KEY POINTS
  • This is the biggest annual-points gain for the Dow in its history.
  • A 140-point rally Monday sent it to an all-time high and pushed it to the 5,000-point milestone.
  • "It's getting a bit extended, but I think it has more room to run," says MKM Partners' Jonathan Krinsky.

The Dow Jones industrial average just did something it has never done in its 121-year history.

The 30-stock average is now up more than 5,000 points in a year, marking its biggest annual-points gain ever. This following a 140-point rally Monday which sent it to an all-time high.