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2017 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Jun 10	Tech Wreck Sends Nasdaq Down 1.8% Investors dumped tech stocks like yesterday’s trash. Oh, and blue chips hit a record high. S&P 500: 2431.77
	Jun 5	Inside the Market’s Magical Mystery Rally Stocks still seem to be a reasonable investment. What alternative do investors have? S&P 500:
	May 27	What Bad News? Markets Surge Despite It All The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both hit record highs, as stocks remain impervious to blaring headlines and disappointing data. S&P 500: 2415.82
	May 20	Strong Profits Help Stocks Rebound From D.C. Woes New probe into Trump administration shakes Wall Street, but earnings power quick comeback. S&P 500: 2381.73
	May 13	Dow Dips 0.5% as Stocks Shrug Off Scandal Comey who? The events roiling Washington struck the market as “background noise,” as another yawner of a week was notched. S&P 500: 2390.90
	May 6	Stocks Ignore the Headlines and Hit Highs Shrugging off shenanigans in Washington, stocks just kept advancing. Even health-care stocks rose after the House repeal of Obamacare. S&P 500: 2399.29
	Apr 29	Profit Gains Lift Dow 1.9; Nasdaq Rises 2.3% Strong profit reports and rising earnings forecasts are driving stocks higher. McDonald’s, Ingersoll-Rand surprise on the upside. S&P 500: 2384.20
	Apr 22	Despite Worries, Stocks Regain Momentum Market breaks out of two-week losing streak, driven by a small number of large stocks. S&P 500: 2348.69
	Apr 15	Stocks Slip 1% on Week, as Geopolitical Worries Grow Investors take cover in safer sectors in a holiday-shortened week after Syria bombing and ahead of French elections. S&P 500: 2328.95
	Apr 8	Stocks Shrug Off Company News, Falling 0.3% on Week Dow falls seven points, ignoring disappointing car sales, weak payrolls. S&P 500: 2355.54
	Apr 1	Dow Rises 4.6% in Sixth Straight Up Quarter Trump stocks have faded, but tech shares are on the rise, helping to propel the market averages. Why oil companies are leaving Canada. S&P 500: 2362.72
	Mar 25	Stocks Weather D.C. Chaos; Dow Slips Just 1.5% Is this the most hated bull market ever? Energy stocks could move higher. Why mall REITs may be the next investor nightmare. S&P 500: 2343.98
	Mar 18	Stocks Sidestep Trouble After Fed Rate Hike Instead of causing markets to tumble, the Federal Reserve’s rate boost fueled their rise instead. S&P 500: 2378.25
	Mar 11	Major Indexes Suffer Their First Loss in Weeks Just because the market is overdue for a correction doesn’t mean it will get one, says one strategist. S&P 500: 2372.60
	Mar 4	Another Week, Another Dow Milestone The major market indexes all rose for the week, after President Trump addressed Congress, and data were strong enough to alleviate fears of a Fed rate hike. S&P 500: 2383.12
	Feb 25	Stocks Squeeze Out Gains, Hitting New Records With a last-minute dash, the Dow managed to get into winning territory for the week. Strong economic data and doubts about the Fed helped. S&P 500: 2367.34
	Feb 18	Washington Turmoil Can’t Deter New Market Highs The stock market seems to be responding more to solid economic data and less to the hijinks of the Trump White House. S&P 500: 2351.16
	Feb 11	Trump Talks, Market Listens, Up 0.8% on Week After meandering, stocks jump when President Trump vows to offer a “phenomenal” tax plan. S&P 500: 2316.10
	Feb 4	Dow Holds On to 20,000—by the Skin of Its Teeth Trump whipsaws the market, then comes to its rescue. But don’t assume next move is up. Plus, insurers, value stocks, retail woes. S&P 500: 2297.42
	Jan 28	Market Breaks Dow 20,000 and Asks, What’s Next The Trump election has released animal spirits. But a plethora of questions remain, from protectionism to deregulation to tax policy. S&P 500: 2294.69
	Jan 21	Stocks Fall As Trump Takes Power Stocks fall on the week as investors try to figure out what comes next. Plus, why Disney is a sale, and bank earnings could jump. S&P 500: 2271.31
	Jan 14	Stocks Grow Weary of the Trump Trade The Nasdaq was up 1% for the week, though most market measures were flat or down. Expect more volatility as the new administration tries striking deals and the president continues his Twitter campaign. S&P 500: 2274.64
	Jan 7	No Cigar Yet: Dow Stops Short of 20,000 Should we worry that the Dow can’t quite make the magic number? Probably not: Time seems to be on the market’s side. Also, why stock shoppers shouldn’t skip Macy’s. S&P 500: 2276.98

2016 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 24	Dow Gains for Seventh Week but Misses 20,000 The market has a history of bouncing around big round numbers before passing them for good. S&P 500: 2263.79
	Dec 17	Stocks Mixed on Fed Hike, S&P Down 0.1% A mixed reaction was good news as the markets absorbed the rate hike and the indication of three more. Also: What Donald Trump means for the market, why Nike should be sidelined, and the implications of a stronger dollar. S&P 500: 2258.07
	Dec 10	All Together Now: S&P, Dow, Nasdaq Set Records Strength of the rally broadens to out-of-favor sectors as investors dive into stocks, and animal spirits revive. S&P 500: 2259.53
	Dec 3	Stocks Slide 1% as Trump Rally Pauses The economic data were decent. The real problem in the postelection surge seems to come down to sheer exhaustion. S&P 500: 2191.95
	Nov 26	Postelection Rally Continues, Sending Dow Up 1.5% The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all hit new highs in holiday-shortened week. S&P 500: 2213.35
	Nov 19	Stocks Rise Almost 1% on Solid Economic Growth The stock market continued its postelection rally, paced by strong gains for small-caps. Also, United Continental points skyward, shipping stocks gyrate. S&P 500: 2181.90
	Nov 12	Dow Climbs 5.4%, Propelled by Trump’s Victory Stocks rallied sharply on hopes for a massive stimulus plan, but infrastructure stocks look overvalued. S&P 500: 2167.48
	Nov 5	Stocks Slide With Tight Election Dead Ahead Markets go on extended losing streak, beset by anxieties over a Trump victory and the possibility of antitrade and anti-immigration policies. S&P 500: 2085.18
	Oct 29	FBI’s October Surprise Rocks Stocks New inquiry into Clinton’s emails unnerves investors and cuts rally short. S&P 500: 2126.41
	Oct 22	After a Bumpy Week, Stocks End Up 0.4% Many investors stay on sidelines, awaiting the elections and clarity on issues such as the likely Fed interest-rate hike. Also, the charms of Allergan. S&P 500: 2141.16
	Oct 15	Weak Earnings Cause Stocks to Drop Again A rising dollar and surprisingly weak data from China also pressured equities, which fell for the second straight week. S&P 500: 2132.98
	Oct 8	Stocks Drop as Rate Worries Intensify Dow drops 67 points as investors fret about rising rates. S&P 500: 2153.74
	Oct 1	Stocks Edge Up on Deutsche Bank Relief The market finished an up-and-down week on a positive note, helped by a strong showing from energy stocks. S&P 500: 2168.27
	Sep 24	Stocks Rise About 1% on Week as Fed Holds Steady Low rates, higher earnings, and seasonal strength could bode well for U.S. shares this fall. S&P 500: 2164.69
	Sep 17	Dow, S&P Eke Out Slim Gains as Rate Fears Flag But Apple shares help to lift Nasdaq 2.3% in a volatile week. Why it pays to obsess about the Fed. Also, bullish on Cognizant Technology; Polaris. S&P 500: 2139.16
	Sep 10	Stocks Fall 2.4% on Week, on Talk of Rate Hike A Fed official’s words Friday pummel shares. Even financials, which could benefit from higher rates, feel the pain. S&P 500: 2127.81
	Sep 3	Stocks Turn Higher as Rate Hike Fears Dim All signs last week pointed to a hobbled U.S. economic recovery and lower interest rates for longer. Stocks basked in the mediocrity. S&P 500: 2173.59
	Aug 27	The Fed’s One-Two Punch Sends Dow Down 1% Investors fret over talk of a September interest-rate hike. Also, the allure of PayPal. And, REITs could find new fans as a separate S&P sector. S&P 500: 2169.04
	Aug 20	Stock Indexes Close Down Despite Monday’s Highs All three major stock indexes closed Monday at all-time highs, yet two ended the week just down. The Federal Reserve is sending mixed signals as to the next rate hike. S&P 500: 2183.87
	Aug 13	Stocks Hit Record Highs, but End Little Changed The case for a continued rally. S&P 500: 2184.05
	Aug 6	S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs on Robust Jobs Data Cyclical stocks lead the way, pushing the Dow up 0.6%, and the S&P 500 ahead 0.4%. S&P 500: 2182.87
	Jul 30	Dow Jones Industrials Fall 0.7% on Sleepy Summer Volume The S&P 500 ends the week flat but Nasdaq adds 1.2%. The Federal Reserve surprised no one by holding interest rates steady. S&P 500: 2173.60
	Jul 23	Another Record High as Market Parties On Another record-setting week for stocks. Is a September rate hike back on the table? S&P 500: 2175.03
	Jul 16	Dow, S&P 500 Soar to All-Time Highs Short covering, good economic news from the U.S. and China, and more central bank ease push stocks to new records. S&P 500: 2161.74
	Jul 9	Stocks Rise 1.5% Friday on Robust Jobs Growth Dow gains 1.1% on the full week, with eight of 10 sectors advancing. S&P 500: 2129.90
	Jul 2	Stocks Shake Off Brexit Woes, Soar 3% After a 6% decline following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, U.S. stocks rebounded sharply. But financials, which fell 8%, are still 2.6% below their pre-Brexit level. S&P 500: 2102.95
	Jun 25	Brexit Rocks Stocks as Dow Falls 1.6% The stunning U.K. vote is another blow to market sentiment, but one key to the longer-term U.S. effect will be the impact on banks and lending. S&P 500: 2037.41
	Jun 18	Dow Falls 1% on Brexit, Growth Worries U.S. stocks fell more than 1% in a volatile week ahead of Britain’s EU vote. S&P 500: 2071.22
	Jun 11	Dow Rises 0.3%, S&P Stays Flat in a Mixed Week for Stocks Brexit fears rattle U.S. equity investors, but world bond markets rise. How to track expectations for the next rate hike. S&P 500: 2096.07
	Jun 4	Stocks Fall Modestly on Subpar Jobs Report The Dow falls less than 1%, and S&P 500 rises less than 1%, in a week of moderate trading. Air Transport is an inexpensive Amazon play. S&P 500: 2099.13
	May 28	Stocks Surge Over 2% on Strong Economic Data Why apathy could keep the bull market alive. S&P 500: 2099.06
	May 21	Surprises Whipsaw Stocks in a Mixed Week That the market was able to recover from the Fed news bolt indicates investors are coming to grips with the prospect of higher rates. S&P 500: 2052.32
	May 14	Dow Industrials Fall 1.2% on the Week on Growth Fears Big stocks took the biggest hit as the dollar rose, hurting companies with substantial sales overseas. S&P 500: 2046.61
	May 7	Dow Falls 33 points For the Week on Earnings Worries U.S. stocks backslide on concerns about global growth. Valeant Pharmaceuticals still isn’t a bargain. And, potential problems at Perrigo. S&P 500: 2057.14
	Apr 30	Stocks Sink 1.3% on Economic, Earnings Woes Disappointing news from Apple, and a mere 0.5% uptick in quarterly GDP, stopped the bull in its tracks last week. Also, J.C. Penney could double. S&P 500: 2065.30
	Apr 23	Dow Tops 18,000, Just Short of All-Time High The stock market rose on active trading, but failed to push through for the record. Earnings weren’t as bad as feared, but they weren’t that good, either. S&P 500: 2091.58
	Apr 16	Stocks Rally 2%, Spurred by Good News From Banks Good earnings lifted financials, helping shares rise broadly; in a bullish sign, market breadth hit an all-time high; and, American Express looks cheap. S&P 500: 2080.73
	Apr 9	Stocks Slip 1.2% Amid Concerns About Global Outlook Dow Jones Industrials, S&P 500 lose ground in a volatile week, as investors prepare for poor earnings news. And, World Wrestling numbers don’t add up. S&P 500: 2047.60
	Apr 2	U.S. Stocks Rally 2%, Nearing All-Time Highs Bullish comments from the Federal Reserve ignite a rally. Centene, Hain Celestial have rosy growth prospects. S&P 500: 2072.78
	Mar 26	U.S. Lose 0.7% on Week, Breaking Winning Streak Rising oil prices get the better of bullish investors as stocks fall slightly in a holiday-shortened week. S&P 500: 2035.94
	Mar 19	Stocks Rise More Than 1%; Now in the Black for 2016 The Fed’s decision to notch back its slate of rate hikes and oil’s rise boost investors’ spirits. S&P 500: 2049.58
	Mar 12	Stocks Up 1.1%, as Oil Rises, Europe Eases Stocks rose for the fourth week in a row, as oil continued to move up—but investors shouldn’t get too comfortable. S&P 500: 2022.19
	Mar 5	Stocks Soar 3% as Fears of Fed Rate Hikes Subside Global markets jump on positive U.S. economic data and stronger commodity prices. Emerging market stocks lead the way. S&P 500: 1999.99
	Feb 27	Stocks Jump 1.5% On Stronger Economic Data Dow industrials, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose on positive economic data. Cyclicals with fat dividend yields. And, is J.C. Penney the next Target? S&P 500: 1948.05
	Feb 20	U.S. Stocks Bounce 3% as Oil Prices Rise While investors welcomed the bullish turn, it was more style than substance. S&P 500: 1917.78
	Feb 13	Friday Stock Rebound Eases a Brutal Week Investors are antsy over the possibility of a Federal Reserve negative-interest-rate policy. S&P 500: 1864.78
	Feb 6	S&P Tumbles 3.1%, Largest Drop in a Month Nasdaq tanks 5.4%, dragged down by LinkedIn. S&P 500: 1880.05
	Jan 30	Bank of Japan Move Prompts Late Market Rally The move to a negative interest rate rescued a market worried about energy-sector carnage. S&P 500: 1940.24
	Jan 23	Stock Market Reverses to 1.4% Gain The major indexes nearly reached bear territory before soaring. S&P 500: 1906.90
	Jan 16	Dow, S&P 500 End Week Down 2.2% Stocks fell into an official correction, with many entering bear-market territory. Oil dropped to $29.42 and China’s turmoil continued. There could be more bad news ahead. S&P 500: 1880.33
	Jan 9	U.S. Stocks Shed 6% in Worst Year-Opening Ever Dow, S&P 500 slid on China’s troubles and couldn’t recover. UPS on the mend. Chipotle in the doghouse. The outlook for stock buybacks. S&P 500: 1922.03
	Jan 2	Stocks Fell Nearly 1% in 2015 Following 2015’s unexpected decline, 2016 opens with loads of challenges. Is it finally time to look at Brazil’s beaten-down iron-ore miner Vale? S&P 500: 2043.94

2015 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 26	Stocks Rise 3%, Leaving S&P 500 Flat on Year A wave of short-covering propelled stocks higher in a holiday-shortened week. Commodities stocks rebounded. A New Year’s forecast. S&P 500: 2060.99
	Dec 19	Stocks Surge Before Fed Rate Hike, Then Sag Stocks fell slightly last week, but the pain was worse than it looked. Also: the 2015 stock market in review, and the Trader’s yearly report card. S&P 500: 2005.55
	Dec 12	Stocks Drop 3.8% in Overture to Fed Meeting Plummeting oil, an unraveling high-yield bond market, and the prospect of higher rates precipitate a market hissy fit. S&P 500: 2012.37
	Dec 5	Volatile Week Leaves U.S. Stocks Up Slightly Stocks are whipsawed on conflicting economic data. S&P 500: 2091.69
	Nov 28	Good Data, Bad Geopolitics Leave Stocks Flat Plus, a look at the promise of small banks, and underappreciated FedEx. S&P 500: 2090.11
	Nov 21	Rate-Hike Certainty Sends Stocks Soaring The Fed signals it’s good to go for an interest-rate increase in December. Investors are OK with that and sent stock market roaring to its best weekly finish this year, up over 3%. S&P 500: 2089.17
	Nov 14	Stocks Reel on Fed and Retail Fears A six-week winning streak comes to an end as stocks lose nearly 4%, felled by weak economic data and interest-rate anxieties. S&P 500: 2023.04
	Nov 7	U.S. Stocks Rise 1% on the Week The S&P 500 rallied even though a December rate hike seems more likely. Also, McDonald’s shows improvement, and Ackman talks with Valeant. S&P 500: 2099.20
	Oct 31	Stock Market Climbs 8% for October Dow and S&P 500 notch best month in four years. S&P 500: 2079.36
	Oct 24	Nasdaq Leads U.S. Rally on Rate-Cut Talk Overseas Shares rose as Europe hinted about more easing and China cut rates again. Valeant is cheap but looks too risky. Chipotle could face tougher times. S&P 500: 2075.15
	Oct 17	Goldilocks Scenario Helps Drive Stocks Higher Stocks regain much of the ground lost in their summer swoon, but more volatility may lie ahead. S&P 500: 2033.11
	Oct 10	Stocks Rise More Than 3% as Investors Regain Their Stride Investors came round to the conclusion that things are not quite as bad as thought back in August. S&P 500: 2014.89
	Oct 3	Despite Weak Data, Stocks Bounce 1% Poor jobs data signal a rate-hike delay, now seen as bullish for equities. However, volatility and investors’ pain still loom. S&P 500: 1951.36
	Sep 26	Stocks Fall as Uncertainty Over the Fed Rises S&P 500 drops 1.4% on the week, with biotech tumbling Friday. S&P 500: 1931.34
	Sep 19	Stocks Give Up Gains on Fed News, Down 0.2% The central bank’s decision to hold rates steady set off worries about global growth, spurring a reversal of stock gains during the week. S&P 500: 1958.03
	Sep 12	U.S. Stocks Rise 2.1% Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting Rally precedes a key Federal Reserve decision that could determine trading patterns. S&P 500: 1961.05
	Sep 5	Stocks Fall on Renewed Fears of a Rate Hike A mixed jobs report fueled expectations of a Fed move this month. Meanwhile, Williams-Sonoma and Wells Fargo look worth owning. S&P 500: 1921.22
	Aug 29	Dow Ends Higher After Global Tumult Anxiety over growth in China and a Fed rate increase spur a correction, but signals that the central bank may move slowly enable stocks to recover. S&P 500: 1988.87
	Aug 22	Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points More bad news from China, plummeting emerging-market currencies, and a likely change in the Fed’s rate plans undercut markets. S&P 500: 1970.89
	Aug 15	Stocks Rebound From Yuan Surprise, Up 0.7% The market’s recovery signals resiliency to some experts, but breadth, a momentum indicator, remains weak. S&P 500: 2091.54
	Aug 8	Dow Suffers Longest Losing Streak in Four Years The blue-chip stock index fell for the seventh straight day, though traders don’t seem too alarmed by a late summer decline. S&P 500: 2077.57
	Aug 1	S&P 500 Rises 1.2% on the Week Stocks mount a recovery even though big names like Procter & Gamble, ExxonMobil, and Chevron disappoint. S&P 500: 2103.84
	July 25	Dow Industrials Lose 3% on Weak Earnings Reports Bad news from IBM, Apple, Caterpillar, 3M, and others cratered stock indexes last week. United Technologies is down, but not out. S&P 500: 2079.65
	July 18	Nasdaq Closes at a Record 5210, Up 4% on Week Tech and banking stocks drove the market up sharply, with the Dow rising 2%. S&P 500: 2126.64
	July 4	Stocks Fall 1.2% on Worries About Greece The recent upheaval is setting the stage for another relief rally in U.S. stocks, says Ed Yardeni. S&P 500: 2076.78
	June 27	U.S. Stocks Fall Less Than 1% Traders play the annual Russell rebalancing, and everyone else watches Greece. Good news for hospital stocks, Range Resources. S&P 500: 2101.49
	June 20	Dow Industrials Rise 0.7% for the Week Stocks rally on expectations that interest rates will stay low, but sell off Friday on fears that Greece might default. Transocean’s hidden charms. S&P 500: 2109.99
	June 13	Stock Market Overcomes Worries to End Losing Streak More Greek debt problems and the Pacific trade bill’s unraveling didn’t prevent the indexes from rising. S&P 500: 2094.11
	June 6	Dow Falls 1% on Fears of a Coming Rate Hike Investors expect strong economic news to hasten an interest-rate rise. S&P 500: 2092.83
	May 30	Investor Ambivalence Sends Dow Down 1.2% Worries about Greece, China–and the U.S.–leave investors wondering what comes next. S&P 500: 2107.39
	May 23	Dow Stalls in Slow Pre-Holiday Trading Dow, S&P slip back after touching new highs; Nasdaq up 0.8% on week. S&P 500: 2126.06
	May 15	S&P 500 Hits a New High of 2122.73 The popular benchmark ends the week at a record 2122.73. Ralph Lauren’s near-term woes make the stock a bargain. S&P 500: 2122.73
	May 9	Dow Industrials Rally 1% in a Volatile Week A strong employment report helps lift U.S. shares Friday, and for the week. The allure of Johnson & Johnson. And, competition nicks Whole Foods. S&P 500: 2116.10
	May 1	Social Media Stumbles, and the Market Falls The Dow slips on slow economic growth and unexpected weakness in some hot tech names. S&P 500: 2108.29
	Apr 25	Stocks Climb 2% as Nasdaq Tops 15-Year Record Tech earnings beat expectations, sending the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 to new highs. Also, challenges at athenahealth and World Wrestling. S&P 500: 2117.69
	Apr 17	Soft Earnings and Jitters Produce a Selloff The Dow slips 1.3% on the week on anxiety over China, Greece, and lackluster U.S. profits. S&P 500: 2081.18
	Apr 10	Stocks Keep Climbing, as Bad News Turns Good The major indexes gained nearly 2% as weak payroll data pointed to continued low interest rates and some deal news added more lift. S&P 500: 2102.06
	Apr 3	Pre-Holiday Market Edges Up on Mixed Data ast week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 51 points to 17763.24, while the S&P 500 index rose six points to 2066.96. S&P 500: 2082.33
	Mar 27	Stocks Sag 2% as Economic News Disappoints Selloff clips biotechs, small-caps. Why stocks could be in a “dead zone” for awhile. And, Shake Shack’s valuation could induce the shakes. S&P 500: 2061.02
	Mar 20	Stocks Soar As Fed Softens Rate Plan Equities jump 3% as investors cheer the central bank’s dovish stance. S&P 500: 2108.10
	Mar 14	Oil Falls, Dollar Rises, and the Market Retreats No rate hike is expected yet, but investors fear FOMC wording changes that spook the markets. S&P 500: 2104.50
	Mar 06	Jobs Report Spooks a Market Wary of Rate Hike The major indexes fell about 1.5% on the week, most of the smackdown coming on the last day of trading. S&P 500: 2071.26
	Feb 27	As World Soars, U.S. Stocks Tread Water It was a quiet week, but once investors grasp what’s ahead for first-quarter earnings, the ride could get bumpier. S&P 500: 2104.50
	Feb 21	Greece Gets a Reprieve and Markets Hit Highs Stocks stormed to new highs after debt-laden Greece and its euro-zone creditors reached an agreement late Friday on a bailout extension. S&P 500: 2110.30
	Feb 14	The Bull Returns, and Stocks Hit New Highs The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 2% on the week to 2096.99 on oil-rebound hopes. S&P 500: 2096.99
	Feb 6	Energy Prices and Economic Data Lift Stocks Stabilizing oil prices and strong U.S. employment gains helped push shares 3% higher. Also, the allure of Evercore Partners. Opportunity in Donaldson. S&P 500: 2055.47
	Jan 31	Stocks Fall Nearly 3% on Fears of QE’s Limits Stocks’ slide reflects a troubling macro backdrop and mixed corporate fundamentals. Shake Shack sizzles; McDonald’s fizzles. And, three cheers for F5. S&P 500: 1994.99
	Jan 24	QE Euro-Style Sends Dow Up 1% on Week S&P 500 picks up 1.6%, and the Nasdaq does even better. Is LabCorp making a smart deal? And, Urban Outfitters could find itself back in fashion. S&P 500: 2051.82
	Jan 17	Stocks Fall 1.3% on Oil and Currency News Swiss National Bank rattles markets. And why Precision Castparts and Flowserve look like bargains. S&P 500: 2019.42
	Jan 10	Volatility and Uncertainty Mark 2015’s Start Misgivings about what oil’s plunge means for stocks as well as about the Fed’s path to higher interest rates contributed to a jittery week. S&P 500: 2044.81
	Jan 3	As 2014 Ends, the Bull Rests, and Markets Slip The major indexes finished more than 1% lower in a holiday-shortened week of light trading. S&P 500: 2058.20

2014 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 27	Dow Rallies 1.4% on the Week, to a New High Positive economic news sends stocks sharply higher in a holiday-shortened week. The case for Arris. And, a bullish outlook for 2015. S&P 500: 2088.77
	Dec 20	Fed’s Statement Lifts Stocks 3% on the Week Stocks jump 3% in another volatile week, as traders calm down about the ruble and oil and take a dovish view of the Fed’s next move. But they may be too sanguine. S&P 500: 2070.65
	Dec 13	Outlook 2015: Stick With the Bull Wall Street’s top strategists expect the S&P 500 to rally 10%. Bond yields could head higher, too. S&P 500: 2002.33
	Dec 6	Jobs Report Lifts Indexes to Record Highs The chief booster: A better-than-expected jobs report. S&P 500: 2075.37
	Nov 29	Dow Hits Another Record High, as Oil Plunges The oil price slide is a net positive for the consumer and U.S. stocks, but it will probably weigh on S&P 500 index fourth-quarter earnings reports. S&P 500: 2067.56
	Nov 21	Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs for the Week With China easing monetary policy and Europe prepared to do the same, U.S. stocks rallied 1% on the week. Bullish on Schlumberger, Keysight Technologies S&P 500: 2063.50
	Nov 15	As Oil Prices Fall, S&P 500 Edges to New High Retail sales beat expectations, suggesting that lower gas prices are boosting consumer spending. Plus, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and Arista. S&P 500: 2039.82
	Nov 8	Stock Indexes at New Highs Not since 1998 have four major indexes finished the same day on record highs. Kellogg’s big breakfast problem. Time to bail out of Avon. S&P 500: 2031.92
	Nov 1	A Halloween Rally Sends Stocks to Record Plus, the chance of shares in luxury auto maker Ferrari, and the revival of infrastructure construction company MasTec. S&P 500: 2018.05
	Oct 25	Stocks Rally on Upbeat Earnings Reports Improving economic sentiment and solid U.S. earnings reports helped to erase the previous week’s losses and lift markets around the world. S&P 500: 1964.58
	Oct 18	A Rocky Week Ends With a Rebound The potential spread of Ebola and fear of slowing global economic growth continue to dominate a long laundry list of investor concerns. S&P 500: 1886.76
	Oct 11	Stocks Tumble 3% on Week, Slammed by Growth Fears Wednesday was the year’s best day for the Dow, up 275 points, followed by its worst day on Thursday, down 335. S&P 500: 1906.13
	Oct 4	Late Bounce Fails to Rescue a Brutal Week Stocks end down less than 1% on the week, after a steep drop on Thursday. Also, CIT still looks attractive; and our bearish call on Potbelly has proved correct. S&P 500: 1967.90
	Sep 27	Dow Off 1% for Week on Global Growth Jitters Geopolitical issues weighed on stocks, but growth in Europe and Japan were the market's bigger worries. Also: why GoPro is a no-go; and Constellation Brands may go stale. S&P 500: 1982.85
	Sep 20	Fervor for Large-Caps Drives Dow to New High Selling small-caps to grab after Alibaba shares contributes to the weakness in the group. S&P 500: 2010.40
	Sep 13	Good News Is Bad News as Rate Fears Rise Stocks fall about 1%, ending five weeks of gains, as strong U.S. economic data stirred worries about rate increases from the Fed. S&P 500: 1985.54
	Sep 06	S&P Glances at Europe on Way to Record Close Despite new signs of weakness across the Atlantic, U.S. stocks close the week at new peak. S&P 500: 2007.71
	Aug 30	The World's Worries Get the Market Brush-off Investors shrug at accusations of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Wall Street's still a cheerleader. What McDonald's must do to make its shares tasty again. S&P 500: 2003.37
	Aug 23	Dow, S&P Score Their Best Gains of the Summer The major indexes all headed higher on light volume as earnings reports impressed. The best bet in a dismal teen-retail market. And, Oklahoma's Southwest Bancorp looks like a winner. S&P 500: 1988.40
	Aug 16	Earnings and Anxieties Lift U.S. Markets The Dow rises 0.7%, as U.S. assets seem to remain as attractive as ever. Also, the retailer that seems poised to beat a sales slump; and what's rescuing Hollywood's summer. S&P 500: 1955.06
	Aug 9	Utilities Help Stocks Edge Up on Week Wary investors seek conservative bets, as fear of a correction continues. Procter & Gamble gets ready to diet. Walgreen backs away from inversion, chilling shares of Medtronic, Pfizer and AbbVie. S&P 500: 1931.59
	Aug 2	Dow Slides 2.75%, Into the Red for the Year One prominent strategist sees the start of a 10%-20% correction as the Fed withdraws support for the market. Plus, Herbalife's currency woes, and a positive outlook for footwear retailer DSW. S&P 500: 1925.15
	Jul 26	Dow Falls 0.8% on Troubling Earnings News The blue chips dip below 17,000 as Amazon, Visa disappoint. Requiem for an ace trader. Weakness at Wal-Mart. Tupperware aims to put a lid on its problems. S&P 500: 1978.34
	Jul 19	Dow Industrials End Week Above 17,000 on Earnings-Based Optimism Stocks rose 0.9% on the week as good news about corporate profits commanded investors' attention. The spinoff scene is getting frothy. And, Syntel looks like a bargain. S&P 500: 1978.22
	Jul 12	Stocks Slip on Euro Bank Jitters, Profit-Taking Plus fresh look-sees on Boeing, Hawaiian Electric Industries, and Lumber Liquidators. S&P 500: 1967.57
	Jul 5	Dow Tops 17,000 on Stellar Jobs Report Why some investment strategists and technical analysts expect the good times to keep rolling. Also, the search for growing dividends leads to Newmont, Delta Air Lines, CVS. S&P 500: 1985.44
	Jun 28	Stocks Fall 0.1% on Hawkish Talk From the Fed Stocks edge lower on comments hinting that interest rates might rise sooner than investors expect. Second-half forecasts from the Street's strategists. Valero's selloff seems overdone. S&P 500: 1960.96
	Jun 21	Defying Iraqi Risk, Dow, S&P Set New Records Investors buy in to Fed Chair Yellen's dovish rate outlook and inflation explanations while sidestepping geopolitics for now. S&P 500: 1962.87
	Jun 14	Stocks Fall on Political Strife, Dow Down 0.9% Violence in Baghdad and a surprising Tea Party victory that unseated Rep. Eric Cantor in the Virginia primary lead to a down week—but the markets weren't as roiled as you might expect. S&P 500: 1936.16
	Jun 7	Dow Near 17,000 on Upbeat Economic Data Manufacturing and jobs data may be signs that economic velocity is improving. S&P 500: 1949.44
	May 31	Making Like 2013, Stocks Hit Another High The Dow hits a record in a holiday-shortened week, helped by mostly positive economic data such as falling jobless claims. S&P 500: 1923.57
	May 24	S&P 500 Up 1.2% on Week, to Record High Stocks edged up to a record high on light volume. Plus: Why Tyson Foods looks tasty. S&P 500: 1900.53
	May 17	Stocks End Flat, After Setting New Highs Dow 18,000 by year end? Prof. Jeremy Siegel says that's a good bet. The bullish case for Triumph Group. And, more trouble at WWE. S&P 500: 1877.86
	May 10	Dow Ekes Out a Record, but Internet Stocks Fall The Dow rose nearly 71 points on the week, to 16,583.34. Broad stock market indexes lost some ground in an up-and-down week. S&P 500: 1878.48
	May 3	Stocks Edge Up 1%; Dow Hits Record Midweek Traders take profits ahead of the weekend as fighting rages in Ukraine; plus, the attraction of spinoffs is apparent at Hertz and Murphy USA. S&P 500: 1881.14
	Apr 26	Stocks Fall Slightly After a Jittery Friday Valuation concerns returned amid fears over Putin's Ukraine intentions. Some investors pared holdings ahead of a possibly volatile weekend. S&P 500: 1863.40
	Apr 19	Resurgent Stocks Jump More Than 2% The major indexes rose as the U.S. economy showed signs of strengthening. Why Weatherford International and Meridian Bioscience should rise. S&P 500: 1864.85
	Apr 12	A Rough Week: Stocks Fall More Than 2% Momentum stocks continued their reversal, bringing the S&P 500 down 2.3%. Technology and small stocks fell harder. Also: Beware LifeLock and payday lender DFC Global. S&P 500: 1815.69
	Apr 5	Nasdaq Dives as Investors Bolt for Value Stocks The tech-driven market's drop is just a vivid highlight of a move that's been going on for a month. A smackdown for World Wrestling? S&P 500: 1865.09
	Mar 29	U.S. Stocks Fall 0.5%, Better News Abroad A sluggish U.S. economy and confusion from the Federal Reserve sent investors overseas this week. Plus: Why Kate Spade's stock is as overpriced as its bags, and Coke's new compensation package. S&P 500: 1857.62
	Mar 22	Fed Hints at Rising Rates, but Stocks Rally A bump down right after the Yellen speech, then resilience. Plus, why Target looks like a bargain. Investment value in tweets? New day could dawn at CommonWealth. S&P 500: 1866.52
	Mar 15	Dow Slides 2.4% on the Week Crimea crisis and Cold War fears have financial markets roiled. Gold, on the other hand, is finally starting to shine. Plus, no bargain in men's wear. S&P 500: 1841.13
	Mar 8	Stocks Rise 1%, S&P 500 Reaches New High Better U.S. economic date trumped geopolitical jitters, spurring talk of a bubble. However, that may be overdone. S&P 500: 1878.04
	Mar 1	Yellen Comments Help Lift Dow 1.4% on Week A possible pause in the taper, along with increased consumer confidence and durable goods sales, moved markets further upward. And, why weight-loss stocks are losing. S&P 500: 1859.45
	Feb 22	Stocks Fall Slightly on Mixed Data Reports both cheered and worried investors, as 2014 looks ever more different from 2013. Also, the case for Ralph Lauren. S&P 500: 1836.25
	Feb 15	Stocks Close Near Record Highs, Up 2% Investors shrugged off weak economic data and sent the major stock indexes up more than 2% for the week. Also: What's next for Liberty Media, and why Smucker's stock looks tasty. S&P 500: 1838.63
	Feb 8	Despite Soft Jobs Data, Stocks Edge Up on Week Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq Composite each rise by less than 1%. AT&T looks undervalued; so does Skechers. S&P 500: 1797.02
	Feb 1	Dow Dives 5.3% in January as Fed Pulls Back Emerging markets hit headwinds as China slows and the Fed tapers. Plus, a positive outlook for DuPont, and Bed Bath & Beyond. S&P 500: 1782.59
	Jan 25	Dow Slides 3.5% in a Global Retreat From Risk Worries about slowing growth in China rippled around the world, roiling currencies and sinking stocks last week. Geopolitical fears on the rise. S&P 500: 1790.29
	Jan 18	After Record High, S&P 500 Takes a Breather A few unsettling differences from last year. The danger in Navistar. Why Marathon Oil could jump. S&P 500: 1838.70
	Jan 11	Stocks Hold Steady Despite Weak Jobs Data Big-caps slip slightly, Nasdaq rallies 1% in year's first full week. The investment case for Schlumberger, Ford, Armstrong World Industries. S&P 500: 1842.37
	Jan 4	S&P 500 Sheds 1% in Early 2014 Trading After a strong finish in 2013, stocks limp into the new year. The case against technology stocks. And, disappointing drug news for Sanofi. S&P 500: 1831.37

2013 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 28	Big and Quick and Headlong The fast-moving, upbeat, year-end stock market is a marvel. But will it maintain its momentum deep into 2014? S&P 500: 1841.40
	Dec 21	How the Market Learned to Love the Taper Although investors had worried about the Fed's pending move, in the end they basically got what they wanted. S&P 500: 1805.09
	Dec 14	Stocks Tank 1.65% on Taper Fears The stock market registered the steepest weekly loss in three months. Also, time to check out of Hilton's new shares? S&P 500: 1775.32
	Dec 7	Stocks Rally Friday; End Mixed on the Week Investors finally took good economic data as good news, lifting the market. Fed tapering seems more likely in the first quarter than this one. S&P 500: 1805.09
	Nov 30	Markets Trot to Eighth-Straight Weekly Gain Many are waiting for a correction that might not come when it's most expected. S&P 500: 1805.81
	Nov 23	Stocks Will Finish 2013 Strong The market is upbeat. Expect the market to stay strong as investors become inured to Federal Reserve tapering rumors in its bond buying. S&P 500: 1804.76
	Nov 16	Stocks Rally 1.6% as S&P 500, Dow Hit Highs Wall Street soars as Main Street struggles. Procter & Gamble needs bold steps to grow. US Airways could offer a smooth flight for investors. S&P 500: 1798.18
	Nov 9	Dow Hits a Record, Up 1%, In a Volatile Week Stocks hit new highs amid signs that economic growth is improving, but not by too much. Beware the boom in 3-D printing stocks. S&P 500: 1770.61
	Nov 2	Dow Ends Week Up 0.3%, After Hitting High Also, why Coke could be it, IBM's struggles, and Insulet's coming challenges. S&P 500: 1761.64
	Oct 26	Stocks Up Third Week In a Row; Dow Rises 1% The S&P 500 closes at another new high, as Main Street piles into stocks. Lackluster results from McDonald's. Questions about Suntech. S&P 500: 1759.77
	Oct 19	S&P 500, Up 2.4%, Sets a New Record High A debt-limit deal and some surprisingly good earnings power the indexes. If Fed tapering's on hold, stocks could rise further. S&P 500: 1744.50
	Oct 12	Talk of Debt Deal Pushes Dow 1% Higher As investors embraced glimmers of hope for a truce in Washington this week, stocks rose about 1%. But they are just 4% off their highs, and the road can still be bumpy from here. S&P 500: 1703.20
	Oct 5	Stocks Mimic Washington's Back and Forth Investors try to gauge what's going to happen next as government remains shut. And why Weatherford deserves another chance. S&P 500: 1690.50
	Sep 28	Washington Wrangling Knocks Stocks All the talk about budget deadlines and debt ceilings unnerves investors. And that doesn't even cover worries about Fed policy. S&P 500: 1691.75
	Sep 21	Federal Reserve's Decision Not to Taper Lifts Stocks 1% for the Week Stocks pulled back from record highs on Wednesday, as concerns grew over budget talks. S&P 500: 1709.91
	Sep 14	Stocks Rally Higher as Syria Concerns Fade The Dow industrials moved up 3% on the week, as uncertainty over a Syria attack lifted—for now. Plus, Verifone gets its act together. S&P 500: 1687.99
	Sep 7	Dow's 0.8% Rise Ends Four-Week Losing Streak Weak jobless numbers indicate that Fed will only modestly trim its massive bond buying. S&P 500: 1655.17
	Aug 31	War Talk Sends Dow Stocks 1.3% Lower Stocks fall for a third straight week, heading into a potentially perilous September. Tyson Foods could offer a finger-lickin' opportunity. S&P 500: 1632.97
	Aug 24	Trading Glitches Only Postpone Market Gains The Dow fell, but the Nasdaq, Russell and S&P indexes ignored the electronic problems. What about September? S&P 500: 1663.50
	Aug 17	Stocks Slide on Fed Speculation, Weak Retail The Dow had its worst week in 14 months, after Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Macy's, and Cisco reported weak results. Airline stocks crashed on news the merger between AMR and US Airways may be blocked. But Alaska Air is still flying high. S&P 500: 1655.83
	Aug 10	Blue Chips Slide 1.5% on Week Stocks marked time amid slow summer trading, but signs point toward continued gains for the year. Materials outfits rallied, and teen retailers slumped. More bad news for Linn Energy. S&P 500: 1691.42
	Aug 3	Dow Hits New High—Up 20% for the Year Generally, "just good enough" economic data is sufficient to lift stocks and ease investor worries about the Fed stepping back from stimulus. S&P 500: 1709.67
	Jul 27	A Bit of a Breather: Dow, S&P Finish Flat This week's earnings results were, on the whole, good, but traders appear to be waiting for next week's news. In the meantime, Angie's List and Nathan's both look pricey. S&P 500: 1691.65
	Jul 20	Bernanke Soothes Markets to New Highs Why this bull could have further to run. S&P 500: 1692.09
	Jul 13	Another Week, Another Record for Dow, S&P Stocks barrel higher as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke tapers talk of tapering. Ten companies that could lift their dividends; and, why Charles Schwab looks richly valued. S&P 500: 1680.19
	Jul 6	Heat Rises: Dow, S&P Up 1.5% on the Week As the Fed takes the economy's training wheels off, there may be considerable wobbles ahead. S&P 500: 1631.89
	Jun 29	About-Face for Stocks Lifts Dow 0.7% on Week Dow's first-half finish, up 13.8%, is best since 1999. Why Cheesecake Factory could benefit from economic strength in the Western states. And higher rates could lift Zions Bancorp. S&P 500: 1606.28
	Jun 22	Stocks Sink 2.1% on Fed Pronouncement Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated that he really means it when he talks about ending the Fed's monetary-easing policy. Stocks sank, but if rates rise gradually and inflation is in check, history indicates stocks will rebound robustly. Also: Weight Watchers as a good health-care buy. S&P 500: 1592.43
	Jun 15	Stocks Drop for Third Week Out of Four "The market has become a drug addict and the Fed is the dealer," says a strategist. S&P 500: 1626.73
	Jun 8	Stocks Bounce 1.4% Friday on Decent Jobs Data Dow rises 0.88% for the week. Is the Fed recreating 2007? Iron Mountain starts to crumble. Good news for Baker-Hughes. S&P 500: 1643.38
	Jun 1	Stocks Notch Sixth Straight Monthly Gain U.S. stocks fell 1.14% on the week, but are up for the sixth straight month. Bullish on General Motors. Pay attention to corporate bonds. S&P 500: 1630.74
	May 25	Investors Flinch, Four-Week Win Streak Ends Stocks faltered as the Federal Reserve tested the brakes on easy money. S&P 500: 1649.60
	May 18	S&P, Dow Close Another Week at Record Highs The parade of new highs is a nice rush for investors, but euphoria should awaken a bit of caution. Plus: the outlooks for Orbitz and Six Flags. S&P 500: 1667.47
	May 11	Dow Tops 15,000, Finishes at a Record Close Special Report: Record Dow -- Dow hits an all-time high, making bargains in the index harder to find. Investors are overly fond of Pinnacle Foods and Annie's. S&P 500: 1633.70
	May 4	Dow, S&P Set Record Highs The April jobs report, which was expected to be weak, came in stronger than expected, and the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 hit records. S&P 500: 1614.42
	Apr 27	Stocks Climb 1.5%, Despite Wan GDP Data Friday's stumble didn't offset the broad rally earlier in week. Why Penney bonds look less risky than the retailer's shares. Why Cisco looks like a better bet than J&J. And, a containerboard price hike could help boost shares of International Paper another 29%. S&P 500: 1582.24
	Apr 20	Stocks Sag 2.1% on Weak Profits, China Fears Why the bull could take a breather after a powerful selloff in stocks and gold. Also, better bank results, and how to play oil. S&P 500: 1555.25
	Apr 13	Dow Flirts with 15,000 Despite Friday's Selloff It was a week for coming close to nice round numbers, as the S&P 500 approached 1600. S&P 500: 1588.85
	Apr 6	Mixed Data Keeps Stocks Flat for the Week The major indexes were flat, though small stocks took it on the chin this week, a slightly ominous sign of things to come. Plus: Dollar General faces increasing competition from, well, everyone, and Lululemon shares are beginning to wear thin. S&P 500: 1553.28
	Mar 30	Dreamy Quarter Ends With S&P at Record High Dow has best initial three months in 15 years. Also, why Humana looks undervalued. S&P 500: 1569.19
	Mar 23	Is the Market Seeking an Excuse to Correct? Hopes for a deal on Cyprus inspires a Friday rally that erases most of the week's losses. S&P 500: 1556.89
	Mar 16	Its Winning Streak Over, Dow Still Rises Gold mining stocks could gain a little more shine as Fed mulls change in direction. And why the beaten-down shares of VeriFone look like a Buy. S&P 500: 1560.70
	Mar 9	Dow Surges to Record Highs, Finishes Up 2.2% Investors shed fears, pushing stocks up to their fourth all-time record high in five days. Banks get a clean bill of health. And why F5 Networks looks cheap. S&P 500: 1551.18
	Mar 2	Dow: Close But No Cigar, Misses High by 0.5% Once again the Dow flirted with its all-time high, but couldn't quite get there. But even if the index crosses that marker, the bigger indexes will have to rally for it to be meaningful. Also: How to play Capital One and dividend increases. And robotic-surgery specialist Intuitive Surgical still looks pricey after Thursday's dive and Friday's recovery. S&P 500: 1518.20
	Feb 23	Stocks Slip 0.3% as Fed Comments Stoke Fears The market's march to a new high was stalled last week by suggestions that quantitative easing could be coming to an end. And, why Titan International's big wheels will keep on turning. S&P 500: 1515.60
	Feb 16	Stocks Flat on Week, but Animal Spirits Rise After a strong January run, the stock market has stalled, even as M&A activity heats up. Why Whole Foods and Heckmann look overpriced. And Michael Dell may have to increase his offer or have the deal voted down. S&P 500: 1519.79
	Feb 9	Looking for a Pause–or a Pullback Two trading camps develop: those who expect this to be a breather versus those looking for a pullback after January's furious rise. S&P 500: 1517.93
	Feb 2	Friday Surge Boosts Dow's 2013 Gain to 6% Stocks ignore disappointing GDP report and jump at week's close, encouraged by positive numbers on employment, consumer sentiment, manufacturing, and construction. S&P 500: 1513.17
	Jan 26	Dow Up 1.8%; Edges Toward Its All-Time High The long-awaited tipping point may have finally arrived, as stocks start looking better than bonds. Also, LabCorp is worth a second look, and what to expect from defense contractors. S&P 500: 1502.96
	Jan 19	GOP Debt Proposal Lifts Dow to Five-Year High Republican initiative helps spur late-week rally. Why cheap Apple shares can't gain any traction and Lumber Liquidators shares could lose their grip. S&P 500: 1485.98
	Jan 12	Stocks, Up 3.2% in 2013, Again Hit a 5-Year High A growing shift from bonds to stocks by individual investors and hedge funds helps push up shares. So do good earnings from Alcoa. S&P 500: 1472.05
	Jan 5	Tax Deal Sends S&P 500 to a Five-Year High The Dow rallies 3.8% and the S&P 500 4.6% as Congress and the White House reach a deal on raising taxes. EMC stores a lot of value. And, an inviting look at underdog stocks. S&P 500: 1466.47

2012 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 29	Stocks Shed 1.9% on Week on D.C. Deal Doubts Dow futures plunge 200% after the close. But a fiscal-cliff deal before the Jan. 1 deadline suddenly doesn't seem impossible. Plus, financial stocks surge, and a way to play the Hispanic consumer market. S&P 500: 1402.43
	Dec 22	Wall Street Rallies as Washington Dithers Stocks rose 1% on the week on hopes of a fiscal-cliff deal. Also, how to play the proposed ICE/NYSE merger. S&P 500: 1430.15
	Dec 15	Investors Ignore QE4; Stocks Slip on Week Investors were unimpressed with the Fed's 0% interest-rate pledge. Berkshire's big stock buyback, and why Apple should step up its own. Puerto Rico munis get a downgrade. S&P 500: 1413.58
	Dec 8	There's No Santa Clause Rally? If the fiscal-cliff talks go on for a few more days, a strong end to 2012 will be tough to pull off. And do taxes really matter to stocks? S&P 500: 1418.07
	Dec 1	Stocks and the D.C. Fear Factor Shares inch higher in a week of reversals prompted by conflicting statements from Washington about negotiations over the fiscal cliff. S&P 500: 1416.18
	Nov 24	Washington's Happier Tune Sends Dow Up 3.4% Small-caps rise 4% in a holiday-shortened week. Express Scripts and Apache look like buys. S&P 500: 1409.15
	Nov 17	Dow Falls 1.8%, Mitigated by a Friday Rally The markets are paying more attention to the political wrangling in Washington, D.C., than to actual economic news. Expect that to continue. S&P 500: 1359.88
	Nov 10	Dow Falls for a Third Straight Week, Off 2.1% Stocks that were expected to benefit from a Romney administration, including coal companies and big banks, led the market's biggest slump of the year. S&P 500: 1379.85
	Nov 3	Stocks Finish Flat in a Storm-Battered Market Hurricane Sandy blew through New York last week, and the markets took a weather-related holiday for the first time in 124 years. When trading resumed, stocks posted small losses. S&P 500: 1414.20
	Oct 27	Dow Falls Nearly 2% on Week as Fears Mount Stock prices slid among worries about corporate profits. S&P 500: 1411.94
	Oct 20	Stocks Give Back Gains on Weak Earnings Disappointing results from Google, Microsoft, GE and McDonald's threw the rising market into a tailspin. Why BB&T and Monster Beverage look like candidates for a rebound. S&P 500: 1433.19
	Oct 13	S&P Falls 2.2% on Tech Stock Slide Stock investors continue to pile into high-yielding names, but it pays to be discerning. UnitedHealth Group, Aetna and Ralph Lauren look attractive. Not so Exelon and Public Service Enterprise Group. S&P 500: 1428.59
	Oct 6	Dow Rallies 1.3% to a New 52-Week High Solid economic reports encouraged investors. But as earnings season draws near, weak company results could dent confidence. S&P 500: 1460.93
	Sep 29	Stocks Fall 1.3% on Weak Economic News Concerns out of Spain and the U.S.'s own fiscal cliff weighed on stocks the second week in a row. An analyst thinks sequestration of Pentagon funds is likely. S&P 500: 1440.67
	Sep 22	Stocks Flat as Sellers Sidestep Fed Moves Stocks have support at current levels, and corrections are likely to be shallow. Special dividend candidates. An 8.3% yield at Spirit Realty Capital. S&P 500: 1460.15
	Sep 15	QE3 News Spurs 2.1% Gain for the Dow Stocks roared to their highest level since December 2007, even as Mideast tensions rise. UnitedHealth joins the Dow 30. What, me worry? S&P 500: 1465.77
	Sep 8	And Now for Some Good News ... Global markets rallied on good news out of the U.S., Europe and China. Technology stocks had a particularly strong showing, and Wynn Resorts poses an interesting opportunity. S&P 500: 1437.92
	Sep 1	Summer's Rally Ends With a Whimper Ben Bernanke's speech punctuated the last trading day of the summer and a 10% rise since the beginning of the season. The Federal Reserve's promise to do what's necessary to help the economy and a lack of bad news out of Europe helped boost traders' moods, but the market finished flat for the week. S&P 500: 1406.58
	Aug 25	Ben Gives Investors a Hallmark Moment The Fed chief's letter raises hopes of easing, and the market takes immediate solace. But the dependency is a little troubling. S&P 500: 1411.13
	Aug 18	Apple and Cisco Lead the Market Higher The summer rally has pushed stocks up 11% on low volume, but don't expect a lot for the rest of the month. The case for Deere and Pilgrim's Pride. S&P 500: 1418.16
	Aug 11	Stocks See Five Straight Weeks of Gains Stocks have rallied despite a multitude of fears—and they have further to run. Also, Best Buy shareholders want the board to consider a buyout from former chairman Richard Schulze, and don't check out of Intercontinental Hotels just yet. S&P 500: 1405.87
	Aug 04	Dow Hits Three-Month High on Jobs Report Stocks notch their fourth weekly gain in a row as employment report comes in stronger than expected. S&P 500: 1390.99
	Jul 28	Stocks Jump 2% on Hopes of QE3, Euro Aid Late-week rally ignited by talk of more quantitative easing. Why Caterpillar looks like a buy and P&G doesn't. S&P 500: 1385.97
	Jul 21	Stocks Gain Ground Despite Friday's Rout A sharp selloff Friday didn't clip all the Dow's gains. And, soft numbers persist at retailer Mattress Firm, while sturdy tool maker Kennametal may have more flex strength than investors know. S&P 500: 1362.66
	Jul 14	Friday Rally Lets Stocks Inch Up on the Week Sentiment improves, but small-caps don't. The cases for United Technologies and Liberty Interactive. S&P 500: 1356.78
	Jul 07	Stocks Pop, Sparkle, and Then Fizzle Dow and S&P 500 post losses for the week, reversing gains notched before the Fourth of July. S&P 500: 1335.02
	Jun 30	Stocks Surge, but End Quarter in the Red Market uncertainty eases on European plan to bolster troubled banks. Stocks finish up 2% on the week. Plus: Why U.S.-centric stocks have outperformed—and why that could change. S&P 500: 1362.16
	Jun 23	Investors Can't Get Enough Fed Stimulus The central bank extends Operation Twist. S&P 500: 1335.02
	Jun 16	Dow Rallies 1.7% as Banks Get Helping Hand Stocks stage a smart rally on the eve of Greece's elections as policymakers ready defenses. Also, trouble at Navistar, and the upside for oil majors. S&P 500: 1342.84
	Jun 9	Stocks Rebound, Surging 3.6% for the Week The merest hint that central banks might cut interest rates sent stocks rocketing. Why Express Scripts looks cheap, and Zillow, expensive. S&P 500: 1325.66
	Jun 2	Ugly Week Shoves Dow Into Red for Year Industrials at 2012 low after sliding 2.7% on week, S&P 500 slips 3%, and Nasdaq Composite loses 3.2%. S&P 500: 1278.04
	May 26	S&P Up 1.7%, as Stocks End Three-Week Skid The Dow rises 0.7%; Nasdaq, 2.1%. A huge pension funding gap at Delta. Why LSI still looks like a buy. S&P 500: 1317.82
	May 19	A Miserable Week Leaves Stocks Down 4% Shares are pummeled by Facebook's mediocre debut, bad news about Europe, and little encouragement for the U.S. economy. S&P 500: 1295.22
	May 12	Stocks Fall More Than 1% as Bank News Stings The Dow falls 1.7%; the S&P 500, 1.2%. Why Cardinal Health and Western Digital might be worth a bet. S&P 500: 1353.39
	May 5	In a Flash, Sentiment Shifts and Stocks Fall 2% Worries about the U.S. economy and votes in Europe make investors skittish. Also, why Xerox and Southwest look worth a bet. S&P 500: 1369.10
	Apr 28	Apple and Amazon Help Lift Nasdaq 2.3% The "Teflon" market continues to rise, as investors ignore bad news in favor of good. Nine stocks that could pay special dividends, including Limited Brands, Carnival and HCA. S&P 500: 1403.36
	Apr 21	Even With Apple Bruised, the Week Was Up The Dow Jones rose 1.4%, the Standard & Poor's 500 edged up 0.6%, and the Apple-laden Nasdaq Composite drooped just 0.36%. S&P 500: 1378.53
	Apr 14	Small Stocks Lead a Fall in a "Risk Off" Mood Jitters over Europe and weak U.S. data create a downdraft. Noted are: Great Wolf Resorts, Apollo Global Management, Westport Innovations, Cummins, Navistar, GameStop, Game Group, Amazon.com, Best Buy and Wal-Mart Stores. S&P 500: 1370.26
	Apr 7	Stocks Skid From 52-Week Highs on Fed News As May beckons, sellers outpace buyers. Why shares of Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources could heat up. And the takeover drama at Great Wolf Resorts continues. S&P 500: 1398.08
	Mar 31	Stocks Up 12%, Best Quarterly Start Since 1998 When time ran out, the bulls led the bears by two touchdowns, but there are three quarters left to play. Best performer, Sears Holdings, up 109%; worst, Supervalu, down 30%. S&P 500: 1408.47
	Mar 24	Foreign Jitters Translate to Dow, S&P Losses European data were gloomy, but investors seemed most worried by a darker economic outlook for China. Among the noted companies: BATS Global Markets, Apple, Apollo Global Management, Great Wolf, IBM, EMC and NetApp. S&P 500: 1397.11
	Mar 17	Banks Help Lift Dow to Near Record As big banks ace stress tests, investors celebrate by buying stocks. Also in The Trader this week: Great Wolf, Tenet Healthcare, Community Health Systems, YPF and Repsol YPF. S&P 500: 1404.17
	Mar 10	Stocks End Mixed, as Small-Caps Shine The endgame for the Greek crisis may be here, but trading was light as investor anxiety remained. The bull market is three years old, but one strategist says the bull's living on borrowed time. S&P 500: 1370.87
	Mar 3	Big Stocks Barely Budge, but Small-Caps Fall 3% Downdraft in small stocks is cause for concern. Also, the hidden value of spinoff WPX Energy. And, a comeback in tanker stocks could be on the horizon. S&P 500: 1369.63
	Feb 25	S&P Ends the Week at a 12-Month High Its rise of more than 20% from October lows is the traditional measure of a new bull market. There are reasons for investors to be cheerful, but at times like these, reflective pauses don't hurt. S&P 500: 1365.74
	Feb 18	Dow Rallies 1.2% to 52-Week High Apple gives the market a psychological boost. Also, a good entry point for Corning; goals of John Paulson for Hartford Financial; and a big year ahead for spinoffs. S&P 500: 1361.23
	Feb 11	Five-Week Win Streak Ends as Dow Slips 0.5% Despite the setback, bears have to pay attention to the market's positive sentiment, receding fears about slow economic growth in the U.S. and predictions of doom for Europe. S&P 500: 1342.64
	Feb 4	Nasdaq Hits an 11-Year High as Stocks Rally Facebook's filing and strong jobs data push stocks sharply higher Friday and on the week. Plus, why MetLife and its dividend could rebound, and a positive look at Iconix. S&P 500: 1344.90
	Jan 28	Dow, S&P End Week With a Dull Thud The U.S. market seems to be doing a lot better job of "taking shots from Europe," says RBC's head of trading. But corporate profit growth is indeed slipping, and fourth-quarter GDP came in lower than expected. Nasdaq pulls off a small gain for the week. Thanks, Apple. S&P 500: 1316.33
	Jan 21	The Lazarus Rally The rebound in stocks is beginning, in its quiet way, to startle. The S&P's 500 Index's 50 worst-performing stocks of 2011 have jumped about 11% so far in 2012. S&P 500: 1315.38
	Jan 14	Financials' Love Fest Continues to Lift Equities Stock prices climbed last week as some of 2011's most hated issues, the financials in particular, led the market to another week of gains. Last year's dogs, the economically sensitive groups like financials, autos and materials, are leading in 2012. S&P 500: 1289.09
	Jan 7	Despite Friday's Fade, Markets Tick Up Nicely The Nasdaq grabbed nearly a 3% gain, while the S&P and Dow were up 1.6% and 1.2%, respectively. Not bad for the first trading week of the year. But there are several signals flashing caution. S&P 500: 1277.81

2011 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 31	S&P Ends the Year Flat; Dow Rises 5.6% History suggests the market will rise next year, after a dangerous stretch. No sign yet of a dividend bubble. The "mystery broker" is mystified. S&P 500: 1257.60
	Dec 24	Investors Step on the Accelerator Again Mostly good economic news boosts the Dow 3.6% and the S&P 500 3.7%. S&P 500: 1265.33
	Dec 17	Parting Ways With Europe Divergence between VIX and euro bodes well for U.S. markets. S&P 500: 1219.66
	Dec 10	Good News Bulls Push the Dow Up 1.4% Stocks moved up for the second week in a row as investors focused on the bright side of the cloudy news from Europe. S&P 500: 1255.19
	Dec 3	Stocks Rally 7% in Best Show Since Fall '08 Investors buy amid helpful action by central banks and positive U.S. economic news. Also, there's upside for BB&T and Guess? S&P 500: 1244.28
	Nov 26	Weakening Force Fields: Markets Drop 5% The S&P 500 fell through its 50-day moving average last week, a not particularly auspicious sign. Nor is the reaction to a German bond sale. Low holiday-week volume is somewhat mitigating. Next week, eyes will be on November U.S. payrolls and purchasing managers' activity. S&P 500: 1158.67
	Nov 19	Thanksgiving Could Be a Turkey for Investors Just like last week, bad news from Europe next week could give U.S. markets a real basting. As the euro-debt crisis churns on, Thanksgiving celebrants over here will be subject to declines over there. S&P 500: 1215.65
	Nov 12	More Sound and Fury, Market Barely Budges For all of the year's market gyrations, the S&P has barely budged in 2011. Stockholm Syndrome for stocks? S&P 500: 1263.85
	Nov 5	News on Jobs Fails to Stem Market's Slide Stocks weighed down by concerns over whether Greek bailout would succeed. S&P 500: 1253.23
	Oct 29	For Stocks, the Best Month in a Quarter-Century Good news from Europe and the U.S. spur stocks, as October's market surge reverses much of the wipeout in the year's third quarter. S&P 500: 1285.08
	Oct 22	Stocks Rally 1.1%, for a Third Weekly Gain No bad news was good news for U.S. stocks last week. Plus, auto shares look attractive. More split-ups and spinoffs are coming. And activist investors see value in CMGI. S&P 500: 1238.25
	Oct 15	Finally, a Rally Begins! But Its Stamina Is the Big Question Some positive news helped stocks, but many clouds linger, including a lack of traditional buying, the European debt crisis and weak trading volume. Plus, a look at Bank of Nova Scotia and share buybacks. S&P 500: 1224.58
	Oct 8	Earnings May Be the Rx for Volatility Fatigue The coming earnings season might restore a focus on fundamentals, after weeks of sharp market swings. S&P 500: 1155.46
	Oct 1	Dow Tumbles 12% in the Third Quarter The market has been swinging continually, making for a trader's market. S&P 500: 1131.42
	Sep 24	Dow Drops 6.4% in Worst Week Since Fall 2008 Stocks were crushed amid fears of another recession brought on by policy paralysis in Washington and Europe. Utilities are pricey, but the sector has several bargains. S&P 500: 1136.43
	Sep 17	Five Days of Gains Send Stocks Up 5.4% The S&P 500 rallied 5.4%, and other market measures headed higher, as central banks gave an assist to Europe. Why auto stocks look ready to roll. A slowdown at MasterCard? S&P 500: 1216.01
	Sep 10	Stocks Skid 2.7% Friday on European Fears Investors on both sides of the pond are spooked by rumors that Greece will default on its debt. Also, the attraction of biotech stocks. S&P 500: 1154.23
	Sep 3	Economy's Still Stirring, but Markets Are Shaken Equity markets finally slump at week's end as manufacturing's momentum sputters. Consumer and business sentiment are faltering—and crowd sentiment is beginning to reshape investor behavior. S&P 500: 1173.97
	Aug 27	QE3 or Not, Stocks Rebound Nearly 5% U.S. stocks posted their first weekly gain in five weeks, even without the Federal Reserve hinting at more quantitative easing. And, why department stores might be the best place for investors to shop. S&P 500: 1176.80
	Aug 20	Europe and U.S. Woes Slam Stocks Again; Next, QE3? European banking woes and more weak American economic data are making the stock market both a predictor and a self-fulfilling prophecy. And U.S. Treasuries, as a haven, see yields plunge. S&P 500: 1123.53
	Aug 13	A Record-Setting, Stomach-Churning Week Weekly loss is mild after a series of four consecutive 4% daily ups and downs. The joys of materials stocks and dividend payers like Merck and AT&T. S&P 500: 1178.81
	Aug 6	Debt-Spat Aftermath Whacks Stocks The debt-ceiling deal is done, but the investor jitters it sparked are not—and Europe's own debt woes aren't helping. S&P 500: 1199.38
	Jul 30	Dow Slides 4.24% in Worst Week in a Year Stocks tumbled on fears of a credit-rating downgrade for Uncle Sam and news of weak GDP growth. But IPOs soared, and the outlook for the market might be brighter than many think. S&P 500: 1300.67
	Jul 23	Stocks Rally 1.6%, Approaching a 2011 High The Dow Jones industrials gain 201 points, the Nasdaq Composite 69 points, as investors cheer a new bailout for Greece. S&P 500: 1345.02
	Jul 16	The Bright Side of a Gloomy Market Investors have been selling into market strength, activity that often sets up a rally. S&P 500: 1316.14
	Jul 9	Stocks Sink on Friday's Foul Jobs Report But the selloff leaves the Dow Industrials up 0.59% on the week. S&P 500: 1343.80
	Jul 2	For the Holiday Week, a Sparkler Progress on Greek debt and a bit of encouraging economic news pushed the stock market to its best weekly performance in two years. So what can it do for an encore? S&P 500: 1339.67
	Jun 25	Big-Caps Post a Seventh Loss in Eight Weeks Europe's debt woes continue to drag on U.S. stocks, although the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 eked out gains on the week. S&P 500: 1268.45
	Jun 18	This Gain Doesn't Mean No Pain The U.S. stock market's first weekly gain since April doesn't mean we're out of the woods. Also, why Ford shareholders may feel the difference. S&P 500: 1271.50
	Jun 11	Slow, Steady and Stymied Stocks' decline hasn't reached the concentrated levels that will start to draw bargain hunters. Also, International Paper tries to wrap up Temple-Inland. S&P 500: 1270.98
	Jun 4	Dimming Outlook Sinks Stocks The worse the growth outlook, the more likely our Federal Reserve will come to the economy's rescue. S&P 500: 1300.16
	May 28	May Isn't Merry for Wary Investors The U.S. stock market falls for a fourth straight week, but investors seem more reluctant to commit than outright bearish. S&P 500: 1331.10
	May 21	Market Eases on the Week as Wariness Climbs Investors' caution might spur a further flight from risk if the tiniest excuse should come to the fore. S&P 500: 1333.27
	May 14	Market Mixed on the Week, as Dow Edges Lower Stocks fell slightly, and commodities more, as investors stepped back from risk. Also, Aruba Networks looks richly valued. And, Rosetta Stone just might be a deal in any language. S&P 500: 1337.77
	May 7	Making Sense of the Material World The rout in commodities spooked equity markets, but the causes remain as opaque as the outlook. Also, a play on palladium. S&P 500: 1340.20
	Apr 30	Small Stocks and Gold Climb to Record Highs The market was awash in records last week after Bernanke signaled an end to the central bank's Treasury-buying this June but promised to hold interest rates low well beyond that. Small stocks and gold gain record highs. S&P 500: 1363.61
	Apr 23	Living in the Now, Stocks Surge The market shrugs off S&P's warning as earnings reports beat expectations. S&P 500: 1337.38
	Apr 16	Stocks Fall Slightly, Despite Decent Profit News Pallid U.S. growth and dulling risk appetite take markets down the second week in a row. S&P 500: 1319.68
	Apr 9	For a Moment, the Rally Is Stilled Traders, not always given to reflection, take time to think about corporate profits, revenue growth and the not-too-distant end of QE2. S&P 500: 1328.17
	Apr 2	Is This As Good As It Gets? Traders are reluctant to bet against the U.S. stock market right now, and for good reason. S&P 500: 1332.41
	Mar 26	Mother Nature Can't Mess With Markets Dow and S&P pick up 3%, even as fearful news continues to flow from Japan and the Mideast. But what will happen when Fed easing ends? S&P 500: 1313.80
	Mar 19	Stocks Fall About 2% in Post-Quake Shock U.S. stock market dips briefly into the red for the year amid fears of slower global growth. Higher oil prices are here to stay. S&P 500: 1279.21
	Mar 12	Stocks Fall 1% on the Week as Momentum Flags Flagging momentum and concerns about European debt pushed U.S. stocks lower last week. And, good news for meat processors. S&P 500: 1304.28
	Mar 5	Happy Anniversary, Baby We've come a long way, but the Trader is wistful, and a little uneasy, about a two-year commemoration of the March 2009 market collapse. S&P 500: 1321.15
	Feb 26	Market Losses Thin Bullish Ranks Oil prices jump over $100 a barrel, sending stocks down 1.7%, the worst week in three months. S&P 500: 1319.88
	Feb 19	Stocks Up 100% From Crisis Lows The love fest with U.S. stocks continues. S&P 500: 1343.01
	Feb 12	The Fundamental Things Apply So far this year, investors have been returning to U.S. markets and eschewing more exotic locales. S&P 500: 1329.15
	Feb 5	Shrugging Off the Woes of the World Stocks climb 3% for the week, seemingly unfazed by the Egyptian crisis and surging commodities prices. S&P 500: 1310.87
	Jan 29	Egyptian Conniption With street protests rocking Cairo and other capitals, investors must rethink their assumptions about markets' vulnerability to risk. S&P 500: 1276.34
	Jan 22	Stocks Stall, Ending a Long Streak S&P 500 posts its first weekly decline in eight weeks. S&P 500: 1283.35
	Jan 15	Listening to the Hallelujah Chorus This week, the Trader is a bit uneasy about all the positive vibes in the market. Could the swelling music be a prelude to cacophony? S&P 500: 1293.24
	Jan 8	Fast Out of the Gate, With the Crowd Roaring A central bank bent on inflating asset prices, and a growing consensus that our economy is improving, have fueled stocks as 2011 begins. S&P 500: 1271.50

2010 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 31	Stocks Log the Best December in Seven Years Dow closes in on a monthly gain of nearly 7%; takeover targets revisited; bullish on Goldman Sachs, and The Trader's 2010 report card. S&P 500: 1257.64
	Dec 24	Out With a Bang Stocks are on track for their best December since 1987. Even the S&P 500 has returned to its pre-Lehman Brothers level. Good omens for 2011? S&P 500: 1256.77
	Dec 18	The Buck, the Stock Market and the Year Ahead Interest rates and the dollar will be key to equities' 2011 performance, with a look at stocks including Microsoft, Pepsi and Procter & Gamble. S&P 500: 1243.91
	Dec 11	Rally Leaves Many Stocks Near Yearly High The prospect of an extension of the Bush tax cuts drove the major indexes, except for the Dow, to new highs. S&P 500: 1240.40
	Dec 4	Jobs Data Fail to Thwart Stocks Early Wall Street forecasts for 2011 look for rising corporate profits as the economy plods along. S&P 500: 1224.71
	Nov 27	All the World's a Stage for This Market International conflicts mostly rattled the markets, though they didn't ruin them. Some stocks to eat and drink. S&P 500: 1189.40
	Nov 20	GM Rides Again, But Stocks Barely Budge Trading was volatile mid-week, but the stock market finished the five trading days just about where it began. Bank stocks tumbled on the prospect of a second round of stress tests, and General Motors came public again after a trip through bankruptcy court. S&P 500: 1199.73
	Nov 13	Stocks Suffer Worst Week in Three Months The U.S. stock market lost about 2% last week as Cisco Systems offered a disappointing forecast and fears swept the market that China's growth might cool. S&P 500: 1199.21
	Nov 6	Back to the Future: Stocks Hit a Post-Lehman High The S&P 500 is at its highest level in 26 months. Where will further gains be found? Plus, why Big Tech needs to step up, and the skinny on Guess? S&P 500: 1225.85
	Oct 30	Preparing to Set Sail on QE2 The central bank's coming effort to stimulate the economy appears to be headed for a smaller size, but it may expand later on. S&P 500: 1183.26
	Oct 23	What It Will Take to Keep Stocks Climbing Near their 2010 peaks, stocks may keep rallying after the November noise dies down. S&P 500: 1183.08
	Oct 16	Stocks Post Slight Gain as Bank Shares Tumble Worries about banking-industry losses depressed shares late in the week, leaving the Dow with only a small gain over the five-day span. The Nasdaq gained sharply, however, on a rally in technology shares. S&P 500: 1176.19
	Oct 9	When Bad News Brings Good Times A grim jobs report turns out to be good news for equities. Plus, Apple's huge impact on a key ETF, Powershares QQQ, and great dividend stocks. S&P 500: 1165.15
	Oct 2	September Sang, but October May Sink The month just ended marked a victory for bulls, but stocks look toppy, and October may be gloomier. Also, don't get tripped up by MakeMyTrip. S&P 500: 1146.24
	Sep 25	Stocks Break Through to Higher Ground Shares rally for a fourth straight week and finally top the trading range that bound them all summer long. S&P 500: 1148.67
	Sep 18	Market Still Peppy After Shot of Tea Our survey of the equities markets at week's close. S&P 500: 1125.59
	Sep 11	In the Dreaded Month's First Full Week, a September Surprise Market rises on low volume, and is up 6% for the month. Will it break through its 200-day moving average? S&P 500: 1109.55
	Sep 4	The Fence-Sitting Crowd Stocks rallied 5.3% in the first three days of September after a summer of negativity, showing that investors' comfort zone is noncommittal going into a political season where anything can happen. S&P 500: 1104.51
	Aug 28	Our Fickle Friend, the Summer Wind... The stock market looks as if it could rally this fall. But will it? S&P 500: 1064.59
	Aug 21	Bonds v. Stocks: Who's Right About Recession? Equities markets, though down on the week, are reflecting a positive outlook based on close-up views of lots of well-run companies. The bond markets, though, are taking a longer macro view, and don't like what they see. S&P 500: 1071.69
	Aug 14	Big Ben Strikes Out Bernanke's half-hearted measure to instill confidence instead managed to undermine, shaving nearly 4% off investors' stock portfolios. S&P 500: 1079.25
	Aug 7	Slow-Growth Story Restrains Gain in Stocks Jobs data confirm the pace of recovery is weak, but not weak enough to satisfy bears. S&P 500: 1121.64
	Jul 31	Double Dip Didn't Happen Technically, that is, but market jitters persist. Auto parts stocks look fully valued, but a meter maker looks bright. S&P 500: 1101.60
	Jul 24	Ahead: a "Japanese" Decade? Fears of a 10-year span of big deficits and small growth gain traction, but strong earnings—and revenues—lift stocks on the week. S&P 500: 1102.66
	Jul 17	Big Profits Don't Generate Much Swagger Profits swelled at companies like JPMorgan, CSX and Intel, but forecasts remain muted. S&P 500: 1064.88
	Jul 10	Dow Jumps 5%, Topping 10,000 Again Stocks rallied sharply on the week, on optimism about second-quarter earnings reports and a slightly better labor market. S&P 500: 1077.96
	Jul 3	Fear Makes a Comeback Stocks have followed their 80% recovery rally with an ominous 16% loss since late April. How worried should investors be? S&P 500: 1022.58
	Jun 26	Can We Talk? Google Trends suggests investors are jittery about macro forces. S&P 500: 1076.76
	Jun 19	Balanced for Now, but 2011 May Tip the Scale At nearly midyear, the indexes recoup their 2010 midpoints. S&P 500: 1117.51
	Jun 12	Stocks Post Their Best Week Since March Indexes reach higher ground on scintilla of consumer strength. S&P 500: 1091.60
	Jun 5	Hemmed In, and a Little Uncomfortable U.S. jobs, Hungarian debt spell major heartburn for markets. S&P 500: 1064.88
	May 29	The Worst May in a Half-Century Assessing damage from the worst May since 1962. S&P 500: 1089.41
	May 22	What to Make of the Bull's Black Eye Jobs, housing and credit data indicate recovery may be faltering. S&P 500: 1087.69
	May 15	Stocks Ping-Pong to a 2% Weekly Gain After a ferocious rally, stocks surrender half their gains. S&P 500: 1135.68
	May 8	Stocks Give Up All of 2010's Gains -- Now What? Indexes worldwide take a huge hit as Greece burns and robots fidget. S&P 500: 1110.88
	May 1	Good News Gets the Cold Shoulder S&P sheds 2.5%, despite good economics news. A loss of risk appetite? S&P 500: 1186.69
	Apr 24	Stocks Climb to a 19-Month High Indexes muscle upward despite Goldman news. S&P 500: 1217.28
	Apr 19	Goldman and Gravity Sink Stocks Friday Indexes' long leg up gets kneecapped by Goldman news. S&P 500: 1192.13
	Apr 12	Spring Awakening -- With a Vengeance Markets don't quite stick the landing after crossing 11000. S&P 500: 1194.37
	Apr 5	Coping With Rate Expectations Markets like the manufacturing up-trend, but fear a rate rise. S&P 500: 1178.10
	Mar 29	Falling Bonds Drag Stocks Down, Too Four-week advance pushes the Dow up just 5%. S&P 500: 1166.59
	Mar 22	Dow Industrials Climb to a 17-month High The industrials finally match other indexes and clock a 52-week high. S&P 500: 1159.90
	Mar 15	As Stocks Hit a New High, Investors Shrug Major indexes grab new highs. But why the lackadaisical volume? S&P 500: 1149.99
	Mar 8	An Upbeat Market Shrugs Off Jobs Data Indexes touch 2010 highs, as traders focus on manufacturing rise. S&P 500: 1138.70
	Mar 1	Against a Dreary Backdrop, Bulls Win a Bronze The market finishes only slightly lower, despite bearish news. S&P 500: 1104.49
	Feb 22	Despite Rising Rates, Stocks March Higher Stocks edge higher for a second straight week. S&P 500: 1109.17
	Feb 15	A Muted Valentine From the Market Earnings reports are good, but markets labor to lift moving averages. S&P 500: 1075.51
	Feb 8	Rising Profits Fail to Prop Up Stocks European debt and a weak U.S.-jobs scenario jolt world markets. S&P 500: 1104.49
	Feb 1	An Inverted V for the Whole Year? The economy may be growing, but the stock market is shrinking. S&P 500: 1073.87
	Jan 25	Eyes on the Exits as Stocks Give Back 2010 Gains Stocks swoon as investors fret over banks and Bernanke. S&P 500: 1091.76
	Jan 18	Second Thoughts on Earnings Shave Markets Investors fret about more than earnings. S&P 500: 1136.03
	Jan 11	Cheery News Boosts Stocks at Start of 2010 Dow gains 2%, despite bad jobs news. A good sign for investors? S&P 500: 1144.98
	Jan 4	2009 Sets the Stage...for What? Panic, then euphoria were a potent combo. S&P 500: 1115.10

2009 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 28	Stocks Hit '09 High -- and a Critical Milestone Stocks regain 50% of their bear-market losses to hit an '09 high. S&P 500: 1126.48
	Dec 21	Painful Trades of 2010; A Punk Week for Stocks Two-faced 2009. Where is the next XTO? S&P 500: 1102.47
	Dec 14	A Shrug Despite "Real Recovery Mode" His return could lift ITG shares 40%. S&P 500: 1106.41
	Dec 7	December's Rehearsal for 2010 Stocks' vault to fresh '09 highs is quickly blunted by profit-taking. S&P 500: 1105.98
	Nov 30	Of Palm-Shaped Isles and Empty Mall Aisles Indexes' earlier gains are wiped out at week's end in a retreat from risky assets. S&P 500: 1091.49
	Nov 23	Market Loses Steam on Shift in Sentiment Markets lose oomph on bad news from the tech sector. And, why Buffett and Gates love garbage. S&P 500: 1091.38
	Nov 16	Moving Object: Why the Rally Can Continue Stocks rally more than 2% in a second week of gains. S&P 500: 1093.48
	Nov 9	Stocks Jump Despite Rising Unemployment Mixed data leave some investors wary -- yet indexes manage to reverse two weeks' decline. S&P 500: 1069.30
	Nov 2	A Brutal Ending for a Bitter Month Despite a lights-out GDP number, indexes suffer 4% selloff as other doubts pile up. S&P 500: 1036.19
	Oct 26	Looking for the Rally's Red Flags Stocks have failed to advance convincingly, even as many companies trump estimates. S&P 500: 1079.60
	Oct 19	Why the Dow May Top 10,000 Again Dow revisits 10,000 on good earnings news, and pulls back. Yet revenues hold more promise. S&P 500: 1087.68
	Oct 12	Yet Again, a Raising of the Bar After markets' 60% rise, the 3Q confessional is a tough room. S&P 500: 1071.49
	Oct 5	In a Relay, Timing the Handoffs Is Everything An up quarter ends with a down week, on poor data. But companies still have cash. S&P 500: 1025.21
	Sep 28	A Balmy Month, Then Frosts Foretold Stocks take a tumble on fears the Fed will become a little less benevolent. S&P 500: 1044.38
	Sep 21	Are Bulls, Eyeing 10,000, on Borrowed Time? Amid markets' star turns, some strategists still worry about a W-recovery effect. S&P 500: 1068.30
	Sep 14	September Isn't Living Up to Its Reputation The Dow's at its Sep 11, 2001, level again. S&P 500: 1042.73
	Sep 7	Stocks Slip 1% as Financials Flounder Anxiety about banks and economy dents the rally. S&P 500: 1016.40
	Aug 31	Not All September Songs Are Sad Investors roaring for a pullback may be deaf to the real story. S&P 500: 1028.93
	Aug 24	This Bull Fights to Get Respect Markets reach '09 high, but many investors fear double-dip recession. S&P 500: 1026.13
	Aug 17	The End of a Four-Week Streak Consumer-confidence flop causes indexes to drop. S&P 500: 1004.09
	Aug 10	An Upbeat Jobs Report Sends Stocks Higher Markets are up a blazing 50% from the scary lows of March. S&P 500: 1010.48
	Aug 3	The Best Five-Month Run Since 1938 A 1% GDP drop counts as good news. S&P 500: 987.48
	Jul 27	Why the Rally Should Keep Rolling…for Now Stocks leap above 9000 as earnings ease markets' worries. S&P 500: 979.26
	Jul 20	Market Recoups Its Losses -- and Its Optimism Equity markets snap their losing streak. S&P 500: 940.38
	Jul 13	The Dominance of Doubt Markets sag as consumers flag -- and car makers drag. S&P 500: 879.13
	Jul 6	Three Strikes, but This Market's Not Out Markets slump on dark data about jobs and growth. Even commodities take a beating. S&P 500: 896.42
	Jun 29	Market Pauses, Searching for Signs of Recovery The bull may pull up short when it meets 2Q earnings. S&P 500: 918.90
	Jun 22	Four-Week Winning Streak Over, What Now? Stocks' four-week winning streak ends. S&P 500: 1827.47
	Jun 15	Stocks Reach a Key Inflection Point Despite signs of turnaround, investors feel embattled. S&P 500: 946.21
	Jun 8	A Tough Friday Can't Derail This Rally Investors have a rally -- but still lack direction. S&P 500: 940.09
	Jun 1	Stocks End Best Three Months Since '98 The market demonstrates it has a lot of fight left. S&P 500: 919.14
	May 25	The Seductions of the Summer Idyll A summer beckons. A sparkling rally through July 4? S&P 500: 887.00
	May 18	Stocks Slide 5% After a Raucous Rally Was the week's 5% drop a pause that refreshes? S&P 500: 882.88
	May 11	Time to Party On, or Pull Back? The raging rally shows some signs of strain. S&P 500: 929.23
	May 4	Stocks Continue Their Spring Roll GDP craters, earnings tumble, and markets see best months since 1975. S&P 500: 877.52
	Apr 27	Hey, It Could Have Been Worse Decent earnings foil a market rout. S&P 500: 866.23
	Apr 20	Against the Odds, Stocks Keep Surging Why some big investors secretly crave a pullback after six-week rally. S&P 500: 869.60
	Apr 13	How Far Can You Trust This Rally? Wachovia-swallowing giant lifts the markets. S&P 500: 856.56
	Apr 6	Promises, Not Problems, Occupy Markets Indexes ignore bad news to accentuate the positive, and get four up weeks. S&P 500: 842.50
	Mar 30	The Best Run in Seven Months The rally's lift is three weeks old. But overhead items may shift in flight. S&P 500: 815.94
	Mar 23	For Stocks, a Second Straight Week of Gains Next, it's stress-test time for banks and the markets. S&P 500: 768.54
	Mar 16	Maybe the Fifth Time's A Charm Traders assess the new rally's staying power. S&P 500: 756.55
	Mar 9	A Scorecard of Market Destruction At least that asteroid didn't hit us. S&P 500: 683.38
	Mar 2	Mr. Market, Meet Mr. Obama And leaves major indexes off 12% for the month. S&P 500: 735.09
	Feb 23	Dressing Uncle Sam in Pinstripes As bank shocks spur markets to multiyear lows, few dare call the end. S&P 500: 770.05
	Feb 16	Where's a Stimulus Plan for the Stock Market? Big indexes drop 5% on the week, despite tax cuts in rescue bill. S&P 500: 826.84
	Feb 9	Mr. Market Goes to Washington The S&P rises 5% on bailout hopes. But some see heartbreak ahead. S&P 500: 868.60
	Feb 2	When January's Cast as the Cruelest Month… Scads of indexes post historic declines. S&P 500: 825.88
	Jan 26	Change Is Coming -- but What Kind? Stocks turned around a bit Friday, but the economy is still a drag. S&P 500: 831.95
	Jan 19	Hold the Group Hug; No Sign Yet of Sustained Rally With more bank corpses stinking up the Street, the indexes got beat. S&P 500: 850.12
	Jan 12	Dow Tumbles Nearly 4.8% for the Week Horrible jobs report means more bad news for retailers. S&P 500: 890.35
	Jan 5	What Will Light All That Dry Powder? There's a lot of cash on the sidelines to fuel more rallies like Friday's. S&P 500: 931.80

2008 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 29	Imagining the Unimaginable Bad news doesn't break for holidays. S&P 500: 872.80
	Dec 22	Coming in 2009: Stockpickers' Paradise The three catalysts that could bring investors some cheer. S&P 500: 887.88
	Dec 15	Stocks Withstand Madoff and More Dow's light drizzle of loss qualifies as a partly sunny performance. S&P 500: 879.73
	Dec 8	Hopes Fade for Corporate Profits Grim economic and profit news spook markets. S&P 500: 876.07
	Dec 1	Is a Sober Retreat in the Wings? Markets recharge on Citi, shrug off India. S&P 500: 896.24
	Nov 24	Stocks Welcome New Treasury Head Battered indexes retrace on reports of coming Treasury appointment. S&P 500: 800.03
	Nov 17	Dow Tumbles 5% in Volatile Week Bargain-hunters wade in as indexes whirl around October lows. S&P 500: 873.29
	Nov 10	A Bad Case of Buyer's Remorse Profit-taking may be a big factor in the selloff after Election Day bounce. S&P 500: 930.99
	Nov 3	October's Tale: A Tragedy With a Happy Ending The week's 11% gain limits October carnage. S&P 500: 968.75
	Oct 27	Can a Horror Movie Have a Happy Ending? S&P is bloodied by a 7% weekly loss; myriad markets fare worse. S&P 500: 876.77
	Oct 20	The Rewards of Low Expectations Stocks post gains for the first time in five weeks. S&P 500: 940.55
	Oct 13	The Dow's Worst Week Ever Despite central-bank plays, Dow and S&P slide 18% in worst week ever. S&P 500: 899.22
	Oct 6	One Problem Down, Many, Many to Go Markets crater, economic woes pile up in debt binge's vicious hangover. S&P 500: 1099.23
	Sep 29	Stocks Sink as Congress Debates Politicians' noise covers other distress signals. S&P 500: 1213.01
	Sep 22	A Week of Hazard -- Moral and Otherwise Banks tank, then revive on historic bailout. S&P 500: 1255.08
	Sep 15	Flip-Flop and Flat: The Jumpiness Continues Markets got away with an up-week, but the rest of the month looks rocky. S&P 500: 1251.70
	Sep 8	Falling Crude Prices Are No Cure for Stocks Despite cheaper oil, Dow dives by 3% on bad news for jobs. S&P 500: 1242.31
	Sep 1	Can We Be Confident About Confidence? An indicator flashes promising reading. S&P 500: 1282.83
	Aug 25	Lazy, Hazy -- and Definitely Crazy This year, the late-summer market action is anything but limpid. S&P 500: 1292.20
	Aug 18	Yes, the Rally's Alive, Especially on the Nasdaq OK, it's not thriving but the stock market mostly rose again. S&P 500: 1298.20
	Aug 11	The Dow Posts Its Best Week Since April The Dow jumped 3.6% for the week as oil tumbled. S&P 500: 1296.32
	Aug 4	Merrill's Confession May Mark the Bottom After a volatile week, stocks end flat. S&P 500: 1260.31
	Jul 28	Stocks Tumble, But Hope Holds Its Ground Stocks' ginger footing leaves much to worry about. S&P 500: 1257.76
	Jul 21	Techs Fail to Endorse the Financials-Led Rally The bull returned for a visit and good earnings news. S&P 500: 1260.68
	Jul 14	Some Relief Possible Following Painful Week The Dow tumbles to 11,000 as the bad news keeps coming. S&P 500: 1239.49
	Jul 7	The Bear Arrives -- With Bargain Hunters Some look for a bounce after the worst first half in 38 years. S&P 500: 1262.90
	Jun 30	A Week of the Worst Kind of Selling The week's drubbing of the Dow includes a 20% fall off October's peak. S&P 500: 1278.38
	Jun 23	After a Rough Week, the Bottom May Be Near Oil stays high, banks stumble, and Dow dives to three-month low. S&P 500: 1317.93
	Jun 16	Stocks Accentuate the Positive -- to End Flat This insurer's stock could climb if housing weakens further. S&P 500: 1360.03
	Jun 9	Oil, Unemployment Rise, Stocks Fall Bear market or no? Until financials steady, we may not really know. S&P 500: 1360.68
	Jun 2	When Consumers' Pain Is Investors' Joy Rebate-check spending lifts shares of discounters, cheap-goods makers. S&P 500: 1400.38
	May 26	Stocks Fall Hard As Oil Hits New Highs Stocks drop as oil soars, but will stored-up cash call up a comeback? S&P 500: 1375.93
	May 19	In Stocks, Summer Nonchalance Arrives Early Markets rally a fourth week in five, despite nosebleed oil price. S&P 500: 1425.35
	May 12	Dude, Where Did That Rally Go? Oil spike helps knock indexes off '08 highs, but the news isn't all bad. S&P 500: 1388.28
	May 5	The Dow's Best Finish of 2008 Genteel profit-taking can't dent euphoria over Dow's new '08 high. S&P 500: 1413.90
	Apr 28	Stocks Make It Two Weeks in a Row The bulls nudged the indexes up, despite a snout full of bad news. S&P 500: 1397.84
	Apr 21	A Sharp Rally Deposits Dow Near Its '08 High It's much easier to deliver good news in a bad market. S&P 500: 1390.33
	Apr 14	This Time, an Orderly March to the Exits Indexes sag on giant GE's unexpected slip. S&P 500: 1332.83
	Apr 7	With 20-20 Foresight, Stocks See Better Days Market's huge gains don't jibe with news of steep job losses. S&P 500: 1370.40
	Mar 31	The Markets' Tender Spring Shoots, But a Swift Rebound Is Unlikely Amid a rough week for the indexes, some dare foresee a new economic cycle. S&P 500: 1315.22
	Mar 24	Markets Defy the Doomsayers Alternating slugs of bad news/good news whipsaw the indexes. S&P 500: 1329.51
	Mar 17	The Smell of Fear: Is a Bottom Near? The spreading panic may mean that an upturn is at hand. S&P 500: 1288.14
	Mar 10	Whatever Happened to TGIF? How Much Of the Recession Is Priced into Stocks? Stocks hit their lowest level in 18 months. S&P 500: 1293.37
	Mar 3	Consumers' Alarm Grows Contagious Oil and mortgage pricing hold more bad news as the consumer craters. S&P 500: 1330.63
	Feb 25	With Signals Mixed, Stocks Score Few Gains Stocks drift as commodities and some bond spreads fatten. S&P 500: 1353.11
	Feb 18	Just How Bearish Are the Bears? Bulls may have seem cowed, but short interest is weak, and falling. S&P 500: 1349.99
	Feb 11	This "V" Truly Would Stand for Victory The S&P's January chart: the shape of things to come? S&P 500: 1331.29
	Feb 4	The Bull Stampedes, but Buyers Worry Rapid-fire Fed action is tamped by job losses. S&P 500: 1395.42
	Jan 28	It's Anyone's Guess What Happens Next Trawling in risk-laden waters as the indexes dip and dive. S&P 500: 1330.61
	Jan 21	For Stocks, It's the Worst Yearly Start Ever Bush medicine can't stop indexes' slide. S&P 500: 1325.19
	Jan 14	Market Continues to Lose Momentum Market gyrations end in full-out Friday slump after consumer news. S&P 500: 1401.02
	Jan 7	The Worst Start Since 1932 Rocketing commodities and plummeting jobs hammer the indexes. S&P 500: 1411.63

2007 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 31	The Bull: What's to Be Its Fate in '08? This year's biggest losers just might be next year's winners. S&P 500: 1478.49
	Dec 24	This Holiday, the Naughty Get the Gifts Bankers making biggest messes reap rewards -- from abroad. S&P 500: 1484.46
	Dec 17	Market Gives Father Christmas Bronx Cheer Markets pout over quarter-point Fed cut. S&P 500: 1467.95
	Dec 10	The Market Enjoys a Refreshing Respite Jobs report is decent, but fails to give indexes more lift at week's end. S&P 500: 1504.66
	Dec 3	Stocks Rally Sharply; What Bad News? After 10% corrections, Fed's words spur rallies. S&P 500: 1481.14
	Nov 26	Will Fed Put a Gift or Coal in Market's Stocking? A little rebound doesn't quell the cry for a rate cut soon. S&P 500: 1440.70
	Nov 19	Nervous Market Recovers at Week's End Investors grasp at profits and indexes rebound. S&P 500: 1458.74
	Nov 12	A Return Trip to the Lows of August With 7% and 4% weekly losses, the fear is clear. S&P 500: 1453.70
	Nov 5	Hope -- and Shares -- Go Down the Drain Rate cut is no instant fix for banking stocks. S&P 500: 1509.65
	Oct 29	Stocks Develop a Fed Dependency Investors on tenterhooks: Will Bernanke make the cut? S&P 500: 1535.28
	Oct 22	Rising Stocks Finally Collide With Rising Oil Oil spike, bank earnings spur market rout. Overoptimism figures in, too. S&P 500: 1500.63
	Oct 15	Crosscurrents Can't Stop Stocks' Progress Stocks manage grains, and a new high, despite headwinds. S&P 500: 1561.80
	Oct 8	What Credit Crunch? The Dow Tops 14,000 The Dow and S&P hit records. Will financials trip up the market? S&P 500: 1500.63
	Oct 1	Eyes on the Calendar, Wall Street Sees a Rally Equity indexes are near records as 3Q closes. S&P 500: 1526.75
	Sep 24	The Best Two Weeks Yet Stocks finish best two weeks of the rally. S&P 500: 1525.75
	Sep 17	Will the Fed Spoil the Fun? Rally rides on hopes of half-point rate cut. What if it's only a quarter? S&P 500: 1484.25
	Sep 10	A Nasty Post-Labor Day Surprise The worst employment report in four years jolts the indexes on Friday. S&P 500: 1453.55
	Sep 3	Composure Arrives at End of Volatile Month Friday speeches inspire markets' clawback. Nasdaq is week's winner. S&P 500: 1473.99
	Aug 27	A Sigh of Relief, but September Looms Will tighter lending drain the economy to the point of killing profits? S&P 500: 1479.37
	Aug 20	At Last, the Market Gets Its Correction Will 10% from month-ago peaks be enough. Video: Kopin Tan feels further market adjustments are coming. S&P 500: 1445.94
	Aug 13	Is It Safe to Come Out Yet? Market's roller-coaster ride ends nearly where it started. S&P 500: 1453.64
	Aug 6	A "Stealth Bear" Market May Be in the Offing Small-caps could be trendsetters again, this time on the downside. S&P 500: 1433.06
	Jul 30	A Big Market Selloff Without a New Surprise The selloff had plenty of both. Buyers, beware more S&P volatility. S&P 500: 1479.37
	Jul 23	Get Ready for a Rougher Ride on the Bull A speedy ascent to 14,000 brings hopped-up visions of the next thou'. S&P 500: 1534.10
	Jul 16	Wall Street Shops at Its Own Mall of America The fiercest one-day rally in years. S&P 500: 1526.75
	Jul 9	Buyouts Scatter Clouds Over Markets A holiday week brings some $45 billion of U.S. buyouts. S&P 500: 1530.44
	Jul 2	Doubts on Debt Weigh on Stocks Markets sober up for the holiday. S&P 500: 1503.35
	Jun 25	A Stalled Rally The Dow suffered its second-worst week of the year. S&P 500: 1502.56
	Jun 18	In the Mood for a Rousing Rally The stock market last week opted for the path of least resistance. S&P 500: 1532.91
	Jun 11	Where Have We Seen This Movie Before? Rising bond yields send stocks south. S&P 500: 1507.67
	June 4	The Cliffhanger Market Breadth struggles, new highs build -- and hedging action grows. S&P 500: 1536.34
	May 28	When Records Prove Elusive U.S. stocks snap a seven-week winning streak. S&P 500: 1515.73
	May 21	Taking Aim at a Record S&P As the S&P 500 closes in on its old high of 1527, what's next? S&P 500: 1522.75
	May 14	Having Your Cake. Eating It, Too Dow drops a bundle in a day – but rises over all on a week of bipolar data. S&P 500: 1505.85
	May 7	Even the Bulls Aren't So Bullish Higher gas prices and jobless rate are party poopers. S&P 500: 1505.62
	Apr 30	The Big Guys Lead the Way With the Dow at a new peak, few are thinking about a pullback. S&P 500: 1494.07
	Apr 23	Dow 13,000? Any Day Now As the industrial average hits an all-time high, some still seek better breadth. S&P 500: 1484.35
	Apr 16	Will Profits Defy the Gloom? The gift of lowball earnings forecasts. S&P 500: 1452.85
	Apr 9	Higher Rates May Give Stock Investors Pause Deal talk lifts shares sharply on the week. S&P 500: 1443.76
	Apr 2	An Orderly Ebb for Stocks Market logs seventh gain in eight quarters. S&P 500: 1420.86
	Mar 26	The Patient's Improving, For Now Stocks score their best one-day gain of '07 S&P 500: 1436.11
	Mar 19	Best Subprime Analogy: Dot-Coms or Bird Flu? Subprime shakeout doesn't look as scary as spillover effect. S&P 500: 1386.95
	Mar 12	A Bounceback Amid Weak Data, Weak Market Stocks rally 1% in a choppy week. S&P 500: 1402.85
	Mar 5	Why Sensitive Markets May Toughen Up Shanghai and Mr. G were mere catalysts. S&P 500: 1387.17
	Feb 26	Nasdaq Finally Joins the Festivities As Nasdaq finally gets going, some see hints of speculative buildup. S&P 500: 1451.19
	Feb 19	Bernanke's Valentine Wins Over Wall Street Fed chief brings market cheer. S&P 500: 1455.54
	Feb 12	A Late Selloff Trims the High Fliers Friday's drop pierces narrow trade range. S&P 500: 1438.06
	Feb 5	A Fine January, but What Will February Bring? S&P 500 sees best week in six months. S&P 500: 1448.39
	Jan 29	Why Mr. Market May Need a Snooze After good profits, a short correction's likely. S&P 500: 1422.18
	Jan 22	Tech Stocks Suffer as Earnings Season Opens Tech's troubles change the market's tune. S&P 500: 1430.50
	Jan 15	As Oil Falls, the Dow Becomes a Gusher Tech leads rally; retail brings upside surprise. S&P 500: 1430.73
	Jan 8	Hey, What's Up With a Down January? The market gets bumpy; is energy the answer? S&P 500: 1409.71

2006 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 25	A Global Laggard Still Draws Cheers Emotions ran wild. Stocks didn't. Not a bad outcome, after all. S&P 500: 1410.76
	Dec 18	The Festivities Rage On…For Now With inflation tame and holiday buying perking along, Wall Street parties hearty. S&P 500: 1427.09
	Dec 11	Deal Talk Makes the Market Go The hunt for the next buyout helps lift the Dow. S&P 500: 1409.84
	Dec 4	Fears of a Weaker Economy Hurt Stocks Poor industrial number knocks down markets at week's end. S&P 500: 1396.71
	Nov 27	A Buyout Boom Lifts Selected Shares Takeover talk lifts shares. And, Google at 500! Look out! S&P 500: 1400.95
	Nov 20	Bears Go Into Hibernation Early The indexes climb as money managers vie to get in on year-end action. S&P 500: 1401.20
	Nov 13	A Houseful of Democrats? No Problem D stood for anything but down in the markets last week. S&P 500: 1380.90
	Nov 6	Specter of Inflation Rises Again Oil and inflation worries drop the Dow below 12,000. S&P 500: 1364.30
	Oct 30	The Rally May Pause, but Not Expire Markets slip on weakest GDP growth in three years. S&P 500: 1377.34
	Oct 23	Dow Pauses to Contemplate the View Psst! Did you hear the Dow topped 12,000? S&P 500: 1368.60
	Oct 16	It's a "Get-Me-In-Now" Market. For Now As Dow approaches 12,000, big investors want 'in' to index-heavy stocks. S&P 500: 1365.62
	Oct 9	A Sparkling New High for the Dow Led by financial stocks, the DJIA finally sets record. S&P 500: 1349.58
	Oct 2	Plodding Bull Finally Struts Its Stuff After the markets' grand week, will public investors recommit to stocks? S&P 500: 1335.85
	Sep 25	Buckle Your Seat Belts Fears of a more severe slowdown hit the stock market. S&P 500: 1314.78
	Sep 18	"V" in This Battle; the War Continues As investors romance the market, the Dow approaches its old high. S&P 500: 1319.87
	Sep 11	Is a Fourth-Quarter Rally in Peril? The "V" drop-and-rebound consensus seems to be a bit pat. S&P 500: 1298.92
	Sep 4	This Market's Ready for September Bulls and bears are ready to square off in September. S&P 500: 1311.01
	Aug 28	The Market's Week at the Beach Stocks slumber through the summer doldrums. S&P 500: 1295.09
	Aug 21	Summer Wind Blows Hot for Stocks Stocks heat up as signs of inflation start to cool. S&P 500: 1302.30
	Aug 14	When a Small Defeat Is a Big Victory Stocks cope well with a tough week. S&P 500: 1266.74
	Aug 7	A Lively Trip to Nowhere The potential ends of rate hikes fails to give equities a lift. S&P 500: 1279.36
	Jul 31	The Bull Busts Out, but for How Long? Markets stage a hopeful none-and-done rally after GDP report. S&P 500: 1278.55
	Jul 24	Forecast: Sun Today, Then Weeks of Rain Late-week gloom follows some midweek glee. S&P 500: 1240.29
	Jul 17	Mideast Strife Wounds Stocks Global marts plunge as concerns displace complacency. S&P 500: 1240.29
	Jul 10	A Less Glorious Post-Fourth of July N. Korea rockets, oil spike and lame job count dampen pre-holiday glow. S&P 500: 1265.48
	Jul 3	Stocks Find an Excuse to Cut Loose One-day rally cheers bulls. But was it just a flash in the pan? S&P 500: 1270.20
	Jun 26	In Search of a Buyable Panic Point The Kerr-McGee buyout signals more oil-patch deals. S&P 500: 1244.50
	Jun 19	Stocks Get a Reprieve – For Now Indexes hit '06 lows, rage upward, then drop. What's up? S&P 500: 1251.54
	Jun 12	No Mood for Shopping The Dow drops more than 3% on the week -- but cheaper stocks may not be bargains. S&P 500: 1252.30
	June 5	Jobs, Retail Numbers Tug at the Market Inflation worries ease while fears of weaker growth rise. S&P 500: 1288.22
	May 29	Beware of Bouncing Dead Cats After two weeks' wrenching declines, a bit of a bounce. S&P 500: 1280.16
	May 22	The Pungent Whiff of Inflation Inflation signs raise odds of another rate hike, sinking stocks. S&P 500: 1267.03
	May 15	The Big Three Run Out of Oxygen Inflation jitters sends stocks tumbling. Is worse coming? S&P 500: 1291.24
	May 8	Jobs Report Sends Dow to Six-Year High Benchmark moves closer to record high. Is P&G a buy? S&P 500: 1325.76
	May 1	Running Hard to Stay in Place The market's expending lots of energy just to stay in place. S&P 500: 1310.61
	Apr 24	Hello, Up There! A Six-Year Dow High The long-term bull case for energy stocks is solid. S&P 500: 1311.28
	Apr 17	Stocks Hold Up As Bond Yields Hit 5% Stocks hold steady despite rising rates, gold and crude. S&P 500: 1289.12
	Apr 10	Bond Bears' Growl Quiets Stock Bulls Stocks get near six-year high, fall back on job news. S&P 500: 1295.50
	Apr 3	"Frustrating," "Confusing" and "Manic" Lack of new highs brings brow-furrowing amid the prosperity. S&P 500: 1294.83
	Mar 27	Stocks Hitch Their Wagon to Bonds The S&P 500 feints and the Dow ends flat as bond yields call the shots. S&P 500: 1302.95
	Mar 18	Stocks Race to New Bull-Market Highs The market sets new cyclical highs, despite negatives. S&P 500: 1307.25
	Mar 13	Is Wobbly Rally on Its Last Legs? Big names sit out as the major averages noodle about. S&P 500: 1281.58
	Mar 6	A Flat Week Is a Victory for the Bulls Good news for bulls: Despite adversity, stocks refuse to fold. S&P 500: 1287.23
	Feb 27	Range-Bound at High Altitude As this bull run ages, the number of Big Board stocks touching highs has dwindled. S&P 500: 1289.43
	Feb 20	Averages Soar on End-of-Day Strength What does heavy buying in the final hour mean? S&P 500: 1287.24
	Feb 13	Bulls Are Fighting the Old Ennui Stocks succumb to fatigue after their January run. S&P 500: 1266.99
	Feb 6	What Happened to All the Easy Trades? Looking back on January's easy money. S&P 500: 1264.03
	Jan 30	A Late Save Rescues the Ballgame Stocks come roaring back from the previous week's loss. S&P 500: 1283.72
	Jan 23	The Dow & Co. Take a Body Blow The stock market gets battered by a barrage of bad news. S&P 500: 1261.49
	Jan 16	Stocks Rest, but the Bulls Stay in Charge The '06 rally gains points for style and technical prowess. S&P 500: 1287.61
	Jan 9	A Headline Sings a Happy New Year Hints of an end to the Fed rate hikes spur new-year rally. S&P 500: 1285.45
	Jan 2	Goodbye, 2005 -- and Good Riddance That's how investors felt after the flat stock market of '05. S&P 500: 1248.29

2005 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 26	The Year Santa Came in October Hello, Scrooge. The October rally fizzles, leaving stocks flat. S&P 500: 1268.66
	Dec 19	Altria, P&G Help Extend Tiring Rally As indexes hit four-year highs, fewer stocks do the lifting. S&P 500: 1267.32
	Dec 12	Haven't We Been Here Before? Next year's forecasts sound a lot like those for 2005. S&P 500: 1259.37
	Dec 5	Stocks Pause After a Winning Streak Dow ends five-week winning streak short of 11,000. S&P 500: 1265.08
	Nov 28	Stocks Hit New Highs in Panic Buying A buying panic propels stocks to new yearly highs. S&P 500: 1268.25
	Nov 21	Fall Rally Takes Stocks to '05 Highs The S&P and Nasdaq hit their highs for the year. S&P 500: 1248.27
	Nov 14	Month-Long Advance Gives Bulls Hope Fear fades after the market's month-long advance. S&P 500: 1234.72
	Nov 7	Stocks Carry a Rally Into a New Month Expecting a year-end rally, traders bid up brokers and tech. S&P 500: 1220.14
	Oct 31	Will Another Furious Friday Rally Fade? But will these gains fade like those of previous weeks? S&P 500: 1198.41
	Oct 24	Is the Bull on His Last Legs? Even a slump in oil prices fails to lift stock prices. S&P 500: 1179.59
	Oct 17	Is the Downbeat Story Near an End? Was Friday's rally a pause in the decline, or a turnaround? S&P 500: 1186.57
	Oct 10	Will Dim Dow Light Up by Halloween? The fall fall arrives, taking down former winners. S&P 500: 1195.90
	Oct 3	The Market's Trading Band Plays On End-of-quarter buying helps the ninth month beat its bad rap. S&P 500: 1228.81
	Sep 26	In Step With Rita, a Modest Downer Markets stay married to Hurricane Rita's numbers. S&P 500: 1215.29
	Sep 19	How the Bulls Changed Their Story Even the negatives look positive to the market's fans. S&P 500: 1237.91
	Sep 12	Stocks Extend Their Post-Katrina Gains Stocks rally as oil eases in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. S&P 500: 1241.48
	Sep 5	Market Rallies Despite Katrina's Headwinds Neither wind nor rain -- tons of it -- stalled U.S. stocks. S&P 500: 1218.02
	Aug 29	Blue Chips Keep Singing the Blues Investors shun big stocks' attractive valuations. S&P 500: 1205.10
	Aug 22	Markets Hit an Oil Slick Energy prices start to crimp retailers and other stocks. S&P 500: 1219.71
	Aug 15	Sweating Out the Dog Days The bull keeps up its advance despite a further rise in oil. S&P 500: 1230.39
	Aug 8	Goldilocks Wilts in August Rising rates point to an end of the long-running advance. S&P 500: 1226.42
	Aug 1	Pawing Over the Picnic Grounds Stocks run out of breath after a heady surge in July. S&P 500: 1234.18
	Jul 25	Market's Upper Range Keeps Stretching The Market is undeterred by uneven earnings. S&P 500: 1233.68
	Jul 18	On the Sunny Side of the Street Forward-looking pros see warning signs in the rally. S&P 500: 1227.92
	Jul 11	Neutral Market Stays Resilient Stocks come roaring back after London terror attacks. S&P 500: 1211.86
	Jul 4	Pepless Rally Has Its Reasons Why won't the market value earnings more? S&P 500: 1194.44
	Jun 27	Market Falls, and Oil Takes the Blame The market searches for motivation for its moves. S&P 500: 1191.57
	Jun 20	There's Life Below Market's Dull Surface While the averages have scarcely moved, a lot has changed in 2005. S&P 500: 1216.96
	Jun 13	Sticking on the Smiley Face Last month's negativism fades as market gains 5%. S&P 500: 1198.11
	Jun 6	Tepid News Could Lead to Trading Rally Traders take profits from the recent rally after May's tepid employment report. S&P 500: 1196.02
	May 30	Stocks' Bounce Leaves Traders Flat Sentiment swings and technicals make for an unimpressive bounce for stocks. S&P 500: 1198.78
	May 23	The Market Violates Murphy's Law Stocks rally as everything that could go wrong didn't. S&P 500: 1189.28
	May 16	The Storm Before the Rally? Unwinding of hedge-fund positions sends stocks lower as investors flee risk. S&P 500: 1154.05
	May 9	A Can't-Win Market Only raiders and corporations seem to be buyers of stocks. S&P 500: 1171.35
	May 2	A Dismal April, Despite Friday's Rebound Stocks may be stumbling over a soft patch -- or worse. S&P 500: 1156.85
	Apr 25	Hold the Champagne on the NYSE-Arca Merger The market's mood swings according to the data du jour. S&P 500: 1152.12
	Apr 18	Stocks Hit 2005 Lows After a Dreadful Week Three triple-digit Dow drops cap a dreadful week. S&P 500: 1142.62
	Apr 11	Despite Lower Oil, Rally Runs Out of Gas An earnings warning from USF stalls the market's rally. S&P 500: 1181.20
	Apr 4	Investors Start Second Quarter on the Defensive The second quarter starts as the first one did, disappointingly. S&P 500: 1172.92
	Mar 28	Welcome Timeout as the Bears Extend Their Run Bulls welcome a timeout after their recent losing streak. S&P 500: 1171.42
	Mar 21	Aging Bull Suffers From Bad Breadth The roster of winning stocks shortens, a sign of an aging bull. S&P 500: 1189.65
	Mar 14	The Bubble: Five Years Old and Still Deflating? The fifth anniversary of Nasdaq top finds us afloat in bubbles. S&P 500: 1200.08
	Mar 7	Is That You, Goldilocks? February's jobs report sends stocks to cyclical highs. S&P 500: 1222.12
	Feb 28	Indexes Come Close to Reclaiming Year's High Ground Good news on GDP provides fodder for a rally. S&P 500: 1211.37
	Feb 21	Lots of Movement Below a Calm Surface A lot can go on beneath the surface of a calm sea. S&P 500: 1201.59
	Feb 14	Home on the Range Stocks again seem stuck in a tight, albeit higher, range. S&P 500: 1205.30
	Feb 7	After a Chilly Month, the Market Starts to Thaw Stocks follow bonds' rally on soft employment report. S&P 500: 1203.03
	Jan 31	Cocktail for Bulls Leaves Market Flat Despite a heady mix of earnings and deals, stocks barely budge. S&P 500: 1171.36
	Jan 24	More Static Than Clarity in This New Year Seasonal inflows fail to prevent third straight down week. S&P 500: 1167.87
	Jan 17	The Death of Rumors? Let's Hope Not Without the help of rumors, stocks trim losses late in week. S&P 500: 1184.52
	Jan 10	An Unhappy New Year as Stocks Retreat Cashing in profits in the new year sends stocks lower. S&P 500: 1186.19
	Jan 3	Separated at Birth: 2003, 2004 -- and 2005? The consensus calls for a rerun of 2004 in the new year. S&P 500: 1211.92

2004 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 27	A Holiday Rally Foments Fears of Froth With one week still left in '04, the party's already started. S&P 500: 1210.13
	Dec 20	Stocks Score Deal-icious Gains The S&P tops 1200 for the first time since August 2001. S&P 500: 1194.22
	Dec 13	Forecasts Aside, Markets Happily Fix on Short Term Bulls bank on optimistic earnings forecasts for 2005. S&P 500: 1188.00
	Dec 6	Stocks Start December in Style; Comforts of Cash Stocks advance after a turnaround on lower oil prices. S&P 500: 1191.17
	Nov 29	Will the Rally Peter Out When the News Picks Up? The market will have to climb a wall of worrisome events. S&P 500: 1182.65
	Nov 22	Greenspan Warning Roils the Market The Fed chief's warning about the dollar whacks stocks. S&P 500: 1170.34
	Nov 15	The Days of Higher Lows The market keeps heading higher, defying sober logic. S&P 500: 1184.17
	Nov 8	Happy Days are Here Again? The stock market follows the script and rallies on Bush's win. S&P 500: 1166.17
	Nov 1	Pre-election Rally Lifts Stocks Greenlighting a traditional fourth-quarter rally. S&P 500: 1130.20
	Oct 25	Market Slouches in Mega-Cap Malaise Dow drifts to low for the year. S&P 500: 1095.74
	Oct 18	Oil Prices Have Allies in Pummeling Share Prices Greenspan's lack of concern about $55 oil ignites a stock rally. S&P 500: 1108.20
	Oct 11	It Don't Mean a Thing if the Market Don't Swing Stocks rally, then notice news on oil and jobs. S&P 500: 1122.14
	Oct 4	Rally Kicks Off the Fourth Quarter Stocks start off the final quarter of '04 with a rousing gain. S&P 500: 1131.50
	Sep 27	Stocks Fall as Late-Summer Rally Departs Winning streak ends as consumer-staple stocks slide. S&P 500: 1110.11
	Sep 20	Bonds and Stocks Have a Big Disagreement Bulls hope for an '03 replay despite message of bonds, oil. S&P 500: 1128.55
	Sep 13	Late-Summer Bounce Continues Beaten-down semiconductors lead the market's advance. S&P 500: 1123.92
	Sep 6	Ready for Kickoff of Stocks' Real Action The stock market gears up for the real action to begin. S&P 500: 1113.63
	Aug 30	Stocks Drift Higher, Waiting for Something to Happen Stocks edge higher while they wait for something to happen. S&P 500: 1107.77
	Aug 23	Does This Bounce Have Legs? Stocks jump in anticipation of a peak in crude-oil prices. S&P 500: 1098.35
	Aug 16	Seldom Was Heard an Encouraging Word New '04 low follows fleeting one-day rally. S&P 500: 1064.80
	Aug 9	Market at '04 Lows on Poor Economic News Oil, weak jobs growth and terror jitters drive stocks lower. S&P 500: 1063.97
	Aug 2	Flirting With the Market's Lows of the Year The market tiptoes back to the lows of the year. S&P 500: 1101.72
	Jul 26	Dow Skids Below 10,000 on Bumpy Profit Reports Investors get turned off by merely good corporate earnings. S&P 500: 1086.20
	Jul 19	Market Flirts Nearer Its May Low Sour earnings again let the air out of the market. S&P 500: 1101.39
	Jul 12	Mid-year Market: Stuck in the Middle Again Traders continue a pattern of anxious, tentative selling. S&P 500: 1112.81
	Jul 5	Will Slower Growth Give Stocks Pause? With investors all on Fed watch, slowing signs emerge. S&P 500: 1125.38
	Jun 28	At the Crossroad, Which Way Will Stocks Turn? oes the market know something -- or nothing? S&P 500: 1134.43
	Jun 21	Whispers From a Trendless Market Stocks stay tightly wound ahead of key events at month's end. S&P 500: 1135.02
	Jun 14	Oil and Soap Lubricate the Dow Lower oil, P&G's gain and Reagan nostalgia lift the Dow. S&P 500: 1136.47
	Jun 7	Fears Fade and Stocks Pop Stocks rally after fears about jobs, oil and Intel fade. S&P 500: 1122.5
	May 31	Drop in Rates, Oil Quotes Spurs Rebound in Stocks Dips in oil and bond yields provide handy excuses for rally. S&P 500: 1120.68
	May 24	Are Contrarians the New Consensus? Market mavens try to play mind games with the consensus. S&P 500: 1093.56
	May 17	Stocks Bob Back to the Surface After midweek plunge, markets tread water. S&P 500: 1095.70
	May 10	High Maintenance A litany of plusses adds up to only a flat market for 2004. S&P 500: 1098.70
	May 3	Play It Backwards, "The Bull is Dead" The so-called reflation trade begins to get deflated. S&P 500: 1107.30
	Apr 26	The Quarter of Awe and Suspicion Much-better-than-expected earnings fail to move stocks. S&P 500: 1140.60
	Apr 19	Stock Investors Feel the Bond Market's Pain Even strong earnings fail to overcome interest-rate fears. S&P 500: 1134.61
	Apr 12	Live From Baghdad, Subdued on the Street Worries about the fighting cast a pall over stock market. S&P 500: 1139.32
	Apr 5	Wall Street Celebrates Friday's Jobs Fair The market rallies on employment gains, rates notwithstanding. S&P 500: 1141.81
	Mar 29	Was Thursday's Rally a One-Day Wonder? Was Thursday's surge the end of, or a pause in, the slide? S&P 500: 1108.06
	Mar 22	Soaring Oil Greases Stocks' Skid But stocks don't end well, as crude rises to a 13-year high of $38. S&P 500: 1109.78
	Mar 15	Whatever You Call It, It Hurts Stocks get their first 5% haircut as the rally turns a year old. S&P 500: 1120.57
	Mar 8	For Traders, It Was Still a Good Thing Martha and the jobs report provide news, but little net change. S&P 500: 1156.87
	Mar 1	This Overvalued Market Can't Get a Brake As Newton would predict, a market won't stop on its own. S&P 500: 1144.94
	Feb 23	A Whole New Ballgame? It was a bad week for all kinds of SOX. S&P 500: 1144.11
	Feb 16	The Mouse That Didn't Roar Comcast's Disney bid, Greenspan break up otherwise wan week. S&P 500: 1145.81
	Feb 9	Market Shakes Off Fright From Cisco As employment grows, but not too much, stocks rally. S&P 500: 1142.76
	Feb 2	Market's Patience with the Fed Lasts Seconds The punch bowl isn't gone yet, but the market gets grumpy. S&P 500: 1131.13
	Jan 26	The Dow Ends an Eight-Week Winning Streak A chilly January has warmed the stock market's heart. S&P 500: 1141.55
	Jan 19	It's Different This Time -- So Far The market's advance is powerful, but there are differences now. S&P 500: 1139.83
	Jan 12	Surprise on Jobs Subdues Opening Week's Joy All was blissful until those punk jobs numbers intruded. S&P 500: 1121.86
	Jan 5	Confident, Complacent or Cocky? After a torrid 2003, stocks enter the new year timidly. S&P 500: 1108.48

2003 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 29	Bullish About '04? Join the Complacent Crowd Why do the Street's "original" thinkers all say the same thing? S&P 500: 1095.89
	Dec 22	Goodbye, You Lousy Losing Streak! What investors would like to find under the tree. S&P 500: 1088.67
	Dec 15	Topping 10,000 -- Again Hitting the sweet spot helps drive the Dow back to 10,000. S&P 500: 1074.14
	Dec 8	Market's Pacers Trip Over Great Expectations Hot-shot stocks stumble as jobs report disappoints. S&P 500: 1061.50
	Dec 1	Timid Turkey: The Market Meanders Along Fear of missing big moves keeps stocks in tight range. S&P 500: 1058.20
	Nov 24	Without New Stimuli, Stocks Slump Stocks decline in the absence of stimulating numbers. S&P 500: 1035.28
	Nov 17	Stalling on Wall Street Fed officials assure markets there will be liquid sustenance. S&P 500: 1050.35
	Nov 10	Investors Yawn at Positive Jobs Report Signs of a strong economy leave stocks utterly unimpressed. S&P 500: 1053.21
	Nov 3	As GDP Booms, the Market Yawns Big gain for GDP translates into modest rise in stocks. S&P 500: 1050.71
	Oct 27	Earnings Realities Fail to Match (Very) High Hopes Unimpressed by earnings, investors take some profits. S&P 500: 1028.91
	Oct 20	Earnings Fall to Dazzle a Complacent Street The improvement in year-on-year profits may be peaking. S&P 500: 1039.32
	Oct 13	Showtime for Money Managers Money managers scramble to catch up in the fourth quarter. S&P 500: 1038.06
	Oct 6	Are Laggards Poised to Become Market Leaders? The most volatile stocks continue to lead the market. S&P 500: 1029.85
	Sep 29	There's More to Market's Slide Than Oil and the Buck There might be more to stocks' tumble than the dollar and oil. S&P 500: 996.85
	Sep 22	Sackings Help Some Stocks Surge Several stocks post gains on layoff reports. S&P 500: 1036.30
	Sep 15	The Market Tastes a 52-Week High, If Only Briefly When the market's weather changes, the blowback is nasty. S&P 500: 1018.63
	Sep 8	Taking It to the Top? A few more weeks like the last and the Dow may hit 10,000. S&P 500: 1021.39
	Sep 1	Will Stocks Stray from the Straight and Narrow? What will get stocks unstuck from their tight summer band? S&P 500: 1008.01
	Aug 25	Financial Stocks Whisper a Warning for the Market The weakness in financials could have ominous implications. S&P 500: 993.06
	Aug 18	Out of the Dark and Into the Black Despite Thursday's outage, stocks end higher for the week. S&P 500: 990.67
	Aug 11	Market Drifts While Tech Stocks Wilt Techs' 4% decline weighs on the overall market. S&P 500: 977.59
	Aug 4	Surge in Treasury Yields Leaves Stocks Behind They're beginning to whisper that forbidden year, 1987. S&P 500: 980.15
	Jul 28	T.G.I.F., Stocks' Favorite Day to Rally Shorts stay out of style as the market parties at week's end. S&P 500: 998.68
	Jul 21	Stocks Continue Churning, Nasdaq Underperforms Despite a ton of news, stocks end the week little changed. S&P 500: 993.32
	Jul 14	Despite Gloomy Data and CEOs, Indexes Rise Again Stocks may be counting too much on good times ahead. S&P 500: 998.14
	Jul 7	Sticking to Stocks in a Low-Return World Despite some discouraging news, stocks push higher. S&P 500: 985.70
	Jun 30	Market Responds Dyspeptically to the Fed's Rate Cut Stocks slide after the Fed's quarter-point rate cut. S&P 500: 976.22
	Jun 23	Rally Slows as Fed Meeting Looms The rally soon will have to be backed up by real earnings. S&P 500: 995.69
	Jun 16	Stock Market Takes a Round-trip Express Consumer-sentiment drop provides an excuse to take profits. S&P 500: 988.61
	Jun 9	Is the Market's Sweet Spot Turning Sour? As the Dow tops 9000, investors see all the news as good. S&P 500: 987.76
	Jun 2	Month's End Brings the Market to a New Everest Stocks extend gains, sending the Dow to a new high for 2003. S&P 500: 963.59
	May 26	The Rally Toddles Along, if a Bit Unsteadily The Dow rises as the Nasdaq's and S&P's winning streaks end. S&P 500: 933.22
	May 19	Is Stocks' Sugar Rush About to Wear Off? Stocks extend their winning streak to a fifth week. S&P 500: 944.30
	May 12	Rally Rolls On, Helped by the Fed and Tech Stocks And the spirits are high as the market nears summertime. S&P 500: 933.41
	May 5	Spring Fever Helps Stocks Extend Their Rally Stocks rise to former highs, but further gains may be tough. S&P 500: 930.08
	Apr 28	Flat Week Belies Earnings Optimism Despite a flat market, optimism about profits takes hold. S&P 500: 898.81
	Apr 21	Strong Profits, Sweet Prophecies Lift the Nasdaq 5% First-quarter profits lift stocks, but the real test lies ahead. S&P 500: 893.58
	Apr 14	Military Headlines Lose Their Market-Moving Potency After Saddam falls, traders return to fundamentals. S&P 500: 868.30
	Apr 7	A Market With Its Head in the Desert Sand The Dow followed the Allies' march north to Baghdad. S&P 500: 878.85
	Mar 31	As Advance to Baghdad Slows, Stocks Retreat Stocks reverse course as hopes for quick Iraq victory fade. S&P 500: 863.50
	Mar 24	War Rally Sends Dow to Best Weekly Gain Since '82 Stocks' rally accelerates as the Iraq campaign starts. S&P 500: 895.79
	Mar 17	Anti-War Rally Lifts the Dow For the Week Stocks surge amid hopes an Iraq war might be staved off. S&P 500: 833.27
	Mar 10	Waiting for the Military to Kill the Bear Report of Osama's sons' capture overshadows jobs report. S&P 500: 828.89
	Mar 3	Smack Dab in the Middle of Uncertainty Stocks remain paralyzed over prospects for war. S&P 500: 841.15
	Feb 24	Is "War Paralysis" Perception or Reality? Maybe it's not just Iraq that's weighing on the stock market. S&P 500: 848.17
	Feb 17	Investors Ante Up and Drive Late-Week Rally The market is tightly coiled, but it could go in either direction. S&P 500: 834.89
	Feb 10	Fourth Down Week Brings Market Back to October Only bad news gets any credence in this kind of market. S&P 500: 829.69
	Feb 3	Investors Ponder Risks -- of Not Being in the Market Investors face the risk of not owning stocks if they rally. S&P 500: 855.70
	Jan 27	Stocks Tumble Along With Bush Approval Ratings Stocks tumble along with approval for the President's policies. S&P 500: 861.40
	Jan 20	New Year's Rally Fizzles on Limp Data and Earnings New year's high hopes are replaced by cold, hard facts. S&P 500: 901.78
	Jan 13	New Year's Rally Rolls On, Aided by Bush Tax Plan Bush's dividend proposal helps keep the 2003 rally rolling. S&P 500: 927.57
	Jan 6	Can Stocks' Happy New Year Last Past Jan. 2? Thursday's rally could wind up as another one-day wonder. S&P 500: 908.59

2002 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 30	Lessons Learned and Spurned in 2002 Oh, no! Stocks can go down for three straight years. S&P 500: 875.40
	Dec 23	Last-Minute Shopping Lifts Stocks Ahead of Holiday The holiday season is a downer for some electronics sellers. S&P 500: 895.75
	Dec 16	Stocks Retreat for a Second Week on Weak Signals Stocks retreat for a second straight week as the dollar falls. S&P 500: 889.48
	Dec 9	Downbeat Economic News Halts Dow Streak at Eight Hopes of a more sympathetic ear in D.C. boosts stocks. S&P 500: 912.23
	Dec 2	Signs of A Shift: Investors Tire of Idling After double-dip fears fade, faith in the double-bottom grows. S&P 500: 936.31
	Nov 25	Dow Rallies Seventh Straight Week as Fear Dissipates As tech earnings forecasts are pared, the rally rolls on. S&P 500: 930.55
	Nov 18	Did HSBC Get Household at a Bargain Price? Will mergers be the stock market's salvation? S&P 500: 909.83
	Nov 11	Market Ignores Several Gifthorses on War Concerns The realization falls short of the market's anticipation. S&P 500: 894.74
	Nov 4	Bad News is Good News as Investors Bet on Rate Cut Hopes for another rate cut make for the fourth winning week. S&P 500: 900.96
	Oct 28	Is the Truth About the Market Out There? Investors want to believe the worst is behind them. S&P 500: 897.65
	Oct 21	Earnings Can't Take All the Credit for Stocks' Surge The Dow didn't actually "earn" its 6% gain. S&P 500: 884.39
	Oct 14	No Bad Earnings News Is Good Enough for a Rally And that's good enough to generate a big late-week bounce. S&P 500: 835.32
	Oct 7	Profit Warnings Drive Market Down for Sixth Week West Coast dock strike adds to stocks' earnings woes. S&P 500: 800.58
	Sep 30	Giants' Woes Create Giant Headache for Market JetBlue may be in for a fall. S&P 500: 827.37
	Sep 23	End of Summer Swoon as the Dow Revisits July Haunts More bad news takes the Dow below 8000. S&P 500: 845.39
	Sep 16	Indexes Fall Modestly for a Third Week in a Row Investors clip Dow Industrials after profit warnings. S&P 500: 889.81
	Sep 9	Stocks Bounce Back Friday on Surprise Jobless Dip Stocks rally Friday on jobs data. S&P 500: 893.92
	Sep 2	Dow Dips for Fifth Straight Month in Sluggish Trading Tech sector drops, damping market's late-summer rally. S&P 500: 916.07
	Aug 26	Stocks Climb a Fifth Straight Week as Fear Subsides Phew! Stocks end in positive territory another week. S&P 500: 940.86
	Aug 19	Stocks Lifted Up by Sighs of Relief The Dow extends its winning streak as CEOs sign off. S&P 500: 928.77
	Aug 12	Contained Pain Helps Market Regain As worries about recession ease, the Dow Industrials rally 5%. S&P 500: 908.64
	Aug 5	Grim Economic News Halts Rally After Six Sessions Stocks erase early-week rally after disappointing data. S&P 500: 864.24
	Jul 29	Stocks Gain Ground Though Corporate Woes Grow Stocks manage a rare weekly gain after a huge Wednesday rally. S&P 500: 852.84
	Jul 22	Wrenching Selloff Rocks Stocks; Dow Loses 7.6% Dow's 7.6% plunge sends blue chips back to October '98 levels. S&P 500: 819.85
	Jul 15	Stocks Slide as D.C. Takes Aim at Corporate Crime Stocks plunge again as Wall Street takes its lumps from D.C. S&P 500: 921.39
	Jul 8	A Sparkler: Market's Largest One-Day Gain This Year Friday rally trims a bit of the gloom. S&P 500: 989.03
	Jul 1	Stocks Battle Back From WorldCom's Blow Stocks survive the latest beating from WorldCom and Xerox. S&P 500: 989.81
	Jun 24	Skittish Investors Slam Stocks for Fifth Straight Week Despite Monday's surge, stocks' losing streak hits five weeks. S&P 500: 989.14
	Jun 17	Stocks Go Oh-for-Four Weeks Stocks post another weekly loss despite Friday's rebound. S&P 500: 1007.27
	Jun 10	Stocks End Losing Week With a Moral Victory Cutting Friday's Dow loss to 35 points feels like a gain these days. S&P 500: 1027.53
	Jun 3	Investors Snooze in a Torpid Post-Holiday Market Stocks slide as investors can't see any reason to buy. S&P 500: 1067.14
	May 27	Market Gets Early Start on the Summertime Blues Stocks slump on terror worries and downgrades. S&P 500: 1083.82
	May 20	Semiconductors Lead Year's Biggest Gain in Nasdaq The Nasdaq soars 8.8% in its best-yet week of the year. S&P 500: 1106.59
	May 13	Cisco-Led Rally Turns Into a One-Day Wonder Stocks lose ground even after Wednesday's surge. S&P 500: 1054.99
	May 6	While Dow Gains, Nasdaq Slides Another 3% The Dow surges at midweek, but the Nasdaq falls again. S&P 500: 1073.43
	Apr 29	Dow Dips Below 10,000; Nasdaq in Bear Range Nasdaq's loss nears 20% and the DJIA breaks 10,000. S&P 500: 1076.32
	Apr 22	First-Quarter Profit Reports Brighten Market First-quarter earnings reports lead the market higher. S&P 500: 1125.17
	Apr 15	David Beats Goliath Again in the Stock Market The market's Goliaths have fallen and the Davids have triumphed. S&P 500: 1111.01
	Apr 8	What Recovery? Asks the Technology Sector There's still precious little good news for the techs. S&P 500: 1122.73
	Apr 1	Flat First Quarter Could Be a Sign of Things to Come Forget buy and hold, look to what worked in the 1970s. S&P 500: 1147.39
	Mar 25	Bond Guy's Slam at GE Hits Stocks Dow drops 1.7% on the week as investors fret about debt. S&P 500: 1148.70
	Mar 18	The Dow Edges Up as Investors Bet on a Recovery The old Industrials lengthen their lead on the tech crowd. S&P 500: 1166.16
	Mar 11	Dow Builds on Its Gains While Nasdaq Soars Recovery signs ignite explosive rally, led by a 7% Nasdaq surge. S&P 500: 1164.31
	Mar 4	Market Sees Recovery, But Are Cyclicals Pricey? Cyclicals signal recovery, but they're no longer cheap. S&P 500: 1131.78
	Feb 25	Market Roller Coaster Ends on the Upswing The DJIA swaps 100-point daily swings in either direction. S&P 500: 1089.84
	Feb 18	A Choppy Sea Tosses All Boats Even IBM isn't exempt as accounting questions dog stocks. S&P 500: 1104.18
	Feb 11	Despite Late Rally, Investor Worries Remain After more accounting jitters, bargain-hunters emerge. S&P 500: 1096.22
	Feb 4	Dow Recovers from Accounting Jitters Accounting worries rattle the market. S&P 500: 1122.2
	Jan 28	Market Posts Slim Gain on Mixed Bag of Earnings The market ekes out a gain amid an avalanche of tepid earnings reports. S&P 500: 1133.28
	Jan 21	Dastardly Trio: Earnings, Asbestos, Argentina Prospects for robust 2002 earnings rebound diminish. S&P 500: 1127.58
	Jan 14	Greenspan Spoils Wall Street's Party Again Greenspan sees weakness; the advance halts. S&P 500: 1145.6
	Jan 7	Market Rings in the New Year With a Pop A rousing tech rally starts 2002 with a bang. S&P 500: 1172.51

2001 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 31	Stocks Edge Up as Investors Anticipate "January Effect" Major indexes lift mildly -- but are off for the year, from a little to a lot. S&P 500: 1161.02
	Dec 24	GE, AT&T, Citigroup Rally to Santa's Aid Santa Claus brings a batch of blue-chip cheer to Wall Street. S&P 500: 1144.89
	Dec 17	Merck Shows There's No Place to Hide in This Market Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb drag down blue chips. S&P 500: 1123.09
	Dec 10	Bonds Away, But Stocks Still Rally Despite a bond slide, technology leads a sharp advance. S&P 500: 1158.31
	Dec 3	Techs Continue Tradition of a Fourth-Quarter Rally Bondholders may not make out as well as they think. S&P 500: 1139.45
	Nov 26	Dow Closes in on 10,000 Mark Yet Again Stocks extend recovery as economy seems to bottom. S&P 500: 1150.34
	Nov 19	Treasuries Fall Sharply, but Stocks Continue to Rise Stocks jump as they peer ahead and see recovery. S&P 500: 1138.65
	Nov 12	Rate Cuts Lift Dow Above Pre-Attack Levels The Fed's rate cut gets the DJIA back to pre-attack levels. S&P 500: 1120.31
	Nov 5	Addition by Subtraction: Bond's End Boosts Stocks Stocks pare losses after Treasury ends 30-year offerings. S&P 500: 1087.20
	Oct 29	Bulls Look to Recovery, as Techs Lead the Surge Stocks rally again as tech lead Nasdaq to a hefty 6% advance. S&P 500: 1104.61
	Oct 22	Yes, This Year's Punk Earnings Do Matter to Investors Investors cannot live on forecasts alone. S&P 500: 1073.48
	Oct 15	Nasdaq Rallies Back Above Its Pre-Attack Level Investors push the Nasdaq above its pre-attack levels. S&P 500: 1091.65
	Oct 8	Stocks Continue To Rebound From Post-Attack Losses Stocks continue their recovery from post-attack losses. S&P 500: 1071.38
	Oct 1	A Rousing End To a Dreadful Quarter The dreadful third quarter ends with a big flourish. S&P 500: 1040.94
	Sep 24	The Dow Slides 14.3%; Worst Week Since 1940 The Dow suffers its worst weekly loss since the fall of France. S&P 500: 965.80
	Sep 17	Market's Next Move Could Hinge on the Fed Fate of the markets may hinge on a Fed move Monday. S&P 500: 1092.54
	Sep 10	Stocks Tumble in Second Straight Lousy Week Are some cash-rich techs too battered? S&P 500: 1085.78
	Sep 3	Soggy End to a Sorry Summer Season Stocks end a horrible summer season on a major downer. S&P 500: 1133.58
	Aug 27	Cisco Trumps Fed as Tech Outlook Spurs Friday Rally Cisco's optimism gives a bigger boost than the Fed. S&P 500: 1184.93
	Aug 20	Autos Clamber Onto Tech Toboggan Tech again leads the sputtering stock market downward. S&P 500: 1161.97
	Aug 13	No Summer Love for the Marts. See You in September? Nasdaq slides 5% as hopes for rebound are deferred til '02. S&P 500: 1190.16
	Aug 6	Stocks Rally on Talk of a Brighter Outlook for Tech Investors' appetite for chips returns. S&P 500: 1214.35
	Jul 30	Braced for Bad Earnings News, Market Holds Steady Market tries to look past expectedly bad earnings news. S&P 500: 1205.82
	Jul 23	Summer Rally Hopes Turn Into Summertime Blues Forget rallies -- this market's prone to the summertime blues. S&P 500: 1210.85
	Jul 16	Even the Bad News Is Good as the Market Rallies Just a few good words from Microsoft and GE send the market soaring. S&P 500: 1215.68
	Jul 9	EMC Warns and Techs Swoon EMC leads another parade of tech earnings warnings. S&P 500: 1190.59
	Jul 2	Wild First Half Ends With GE-Honeywell Unraveling Microsoft ruling and Fed easing fuel quarter-end gains. S&P 500: 1224.42
	Jun 25	The Market Confronts Its Drug Problem Drug stocks, once seen as safe havens, drag down the Dow. S&P 500: 1225.35
	Jun 18	Telecom Woes Send Stocks Through the Wringer Nortel and Nokia make investors feel ill. S&P 500: 1214.36
	Jun 11	Stampede Into Semis Fuels Nasdaq Rally Stampede into semiconductor stocks fuels a Nasdaq rally. S&P 500: 1264.96
	Jun 4	Dow Slips as Tech Rally Is Short-Circuited Network equipment maker leads a retreat in the Nasdaq. S&P 500: 1260.67
	May 28	Nasdaq Moves Up on IT Spending Hopes Nasdaq gains on tech spending hopes while the Dow dips. S&P 500: 1277.89
	May 21	Industrial America Strikes Back: Dow Nears Old High Cyclicals have been the stars of 2001. Can they keep it up? S&P 500: 1291.96
	May 14	Financials Fall on Fear that Fed Easings are at an End Stocks ease on fears the FOMC won't after Tuesday. S&P 500: 1245.67
	May 7	Indifference to Bad News Is Good News to Bulls The market's ability to ignore negatives is seen as positive. S&P 500: 1266.61
	Apr 30	Not-So-Bad Numbers Put Dow in Black for 2001 Stocks consolidate gains on better-than-expected first-quarter numbers. S&P 500: 1253.05
	Apr 23	Half-Point Rate Cut Is Worth 10% to the Nasdaq Spurred by the Fed, the Nasdaq leads another bull stampede. S&P 500: 1242.98
	Apr 16	Even If It Walks Like A Recovery... Things can't get any worse, so chips power the Nasdaq to a 14% surge. S&P 500: 1183.50
	Apr 9	Credit Ills Crunch Stocks The "unsinkable" stocks hit an iceberg. S&P 500: 1128.43
	Apr 2	Dismal Quarter Ends on Upbeat Note for the Dow A miserable quarter finally ends, with a bounce. S&P 500: 1160.33
	Mar 26	Nasdaq Rallies in First Winning Week Since January The Nasdaq has its first up week since January. S&P 500: 1139.83
	Mar 19	Tech Trauma Sinks the Market; Dow Drops 821 After record weekly DJIA loss, now pundits are recommending bonds. S&P 500: 1150.53
	Mar 12	A Year After Nasdaq's Peak, Yet Another Tech Wreck A year later and 60% lighter, another rout for the Nasdaq. S&P 500: 1233.42
	Mar 5	Oracle Turns Out to Be No Prophet of Profits Oracle warns about earnings and quashes a nascent rally. S&P 500: 1234.18
	Feb 26	Market Bear-ly Misses 20% Drop With Late Friday Rally What's in a name, anyway? This market has all the hallmarks of a bear. S&P 500: 1245.86
	Feb 19	Nortel Tanks Techs, Nasdaq Gives Back Gains and More Nortel's earnings warning halts short-lived Nasdaq rally. S&P 500: 1301.53
	Feb 12	Easy Come, Easy Go for Nasdaq '01 Gains The Nasdaq index is back where it began 2001 after a Cisco-induced selloff. S&P 500: 1314.76
	Feb 5	Techs Fall on Fear of a Profits Recession The blue chips come through when technology stocks fizzle. S&P 500: 1349.47
	Jan 29	Blue Chips Feign Ahead of Expected Fed Rate Cut The tech rally stalls and the indexes inch up on anticipation of a rate cut. S&P 500: 1354.95
	Jan 22	Tech Rally Rolls On, Undeterred by Bad Earnings News Tech continues its rise, Nasdaq is up 5% on the week and Intel's bad news is ignored. S&P 500: 1342.54
	Jan 15	Good News: Techs Fail to Succumb to Bad News The Nasdaq surges despite bad news from some big companies, meaning the worst may have been discounted. S&P 500: 1318.32
	Jan 8	Fed Rate Cut Fails to Stave Off More Losses Stocks are down in the week despite huge Wednesday rally. Amazon faces tough choices in 2001. S&P 500: 1298.35
	Jan 1	Appropriately, 2000 Ends On a Downer The Nasdaq falls but the Dow advances. More PC and wireless woes. S&P 500: 1320.28

2000 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 25	Searching for the Bottom Friday rally pulls stocks from Grinch's grip. A strategist's model suggests shares are fairly valued. S&P 500: 1305.97
	Dec 18	Earnings Warnings Whack the Market Again That's the cry welling up from Wall Street, but immediate relief by the Fed probably isn't forthcoming. S&P 500: 1312.15
	Dec 11	Florida Court Gores Stocks in After-Hours Trade Friday's good news for Al Gore may mean tough sledding Monday for the stock market. S&P 500: 1369.89
	Dec 4	The Tech Wreck Deals Nasdaq Another 9% Drop The election muddle, economic softening and savage earnings warnings drive down the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq. S&P 500: 1315.23
	Nov 27	Friday Rally Fails to Offset Early-Week Losses Like shoppers at the mall, investors were in a buying mood Friday, which cut the week's losses in half. S&P 500: 1341.77
	Nov 20	Tech Stocks Continue to Skid in Teeter-Totter Market Stocks end a topsy turvy week barely changed. Credit fears hurt the banks. Textile maker Springs seen undervalued. S&P 500: 1367.72
	Nov 13	Investors Elect to Sell After Stunning Corporate Reversals Dell and Disney depress the market. Onetime tech highfliers continue to descend. S&P 500: 1365.98
	Nov 6	Buyers Outvote Sellers in Pre-Election Trading The Dow and Nasdaq rise ahead of the election; Washington Post seen as undervalued; is Priceline through? S&P 500: 1426.69
	Oct 30	Nortel's Nasty News Fuels Fiberoptic Flameout The downfall of Nortel Networks, Canada's dominant stock, clobbers the Nasdaq, but the Dow rallies. S&P 500: 1379.58
	Oct 23	Stocks Close Higher in Another Roller-Coaster Ride Dow, Nasdaq recover. GE may emerge as Honeywell's buyer. Microsoft gains on unimpressive profits. S&P 500: 1396.93
	Oct 16	Friday Rally Brakes a Scary Slide on Wall Street Tech surge recoups nearly all Nasdaq's losses in prior four sessions. Dow advances less robustly. S&P 500: 1374.17
	Oct 9	Financials, Broadcasters Sideswiped in Latest Tech Wreck Nasdaq crunched again. Halliburton's asbestos exposure. Priceline's woes. S&P 500: 1408.99
	Oct 2	Apple's Warning Takes a Bite Out of Nasdaq Apple knocks Nasdaq for a loop. Philip Morris could be helped by a Kraft spinoff. S&P 500: 1436.51
	Sep 25	Intel's Rout Fails to Derail Broad Rally Investors shrug off bad news from Intel. eBay's grand ambition. Will GM get a premium for Hughes? S&P 500: 1448.72
	Sep 18	Separate but Equal Halliburton's politically inspired bum rap. Chase and Morgan. S&P 500: 1465.81
	Sep 11	Profit Warnings Provoke Post-Holiday Selloff All three market indexes are driven down. Terrible earnings for Campbell Soups. What's good for American Express? S&P 500: 1494.50
	Sep 4	With the Fed on Hold, Techs Extend Their Rally While techs gain, retailers and drug stocks are weak. Are brokerages at their peak? S&P 500: 1520.77
	Aug 28	Nasdaq, S&P Push Past Key Psychological Barriers S&P 500, Nasdaq surmount important benchmarks. Industrials GE, Honeywell, Boeing do well. S&P 500: 1506.45
	Aug 21	Gore's Market Debut Slams Drug, Oil and HMO Stocks Al Gore finally has some market impact. Can brokerage stocks stay on a roll? S&P 500: 1491.72
	Aug 14	Dow Tops 11,000 Again, but Telecoms Don't Join the Ride The Dow pierces 11,000 again, but the important telecoms group continues to weaken. S&P 500: 1471.84
	Aug 7	Rate Peak Is at Hand, Financial Stocks Seem to Say Financials star on rate hopes. American Express' rapid growth may lead to trouble. Is Juniper next for the S&P 500? S&P 500: 1462.93
	Jul 31	In a Disappointing Week, Nasdaq Drops 10%, Dow 2% Tech fears rattle Nasdaq. Conseco stumbles. Ford buyback offer could boost stock. S&P 500: 1419.89
	Jul 24	Good News Isn't Enough To Keep Market Happy Now that nobody's worrying about rate hikes, everybody's worrying about third and fourth-quarter earnings. S&P 500: 1480.19
	Jul 17	Earnings Spur Tech Specs to Boost Nasdaq 5.5% Buoyed by profits, the tech-heavy index surges to its highest level since April. GE: Ho-hum paragon. S&P 500: 1509.98
	Jul 10	Jobs Report Reassures Wall Street June jobs report keys a moderate rally. Opportunity in some retailing stocks. S&P 500: 1478.90
	Jul 3	It Was a Down First Half -- by 9.1% -- for the Dow Big, weak stocks are what's wrong with the world's most famous stock-market barometer. S&P 500: 1454.60
	Jun 26	Cyclicals React to Phantom Menace of Recession Though the economy's still healthy, key sectors of the stock market are flashing slowdown. S&P 500: 1441.48
	Jun 19	Stocks Find Something New to Fret About: Earnings The Dow suffers its biggest loss in two months Friday. Bank stocks hit. Cash takeovers on the rise. S&P 500: 1464.46
	Jun 12	Microsoft Ruling Fails to Deter Further Tech Gains Nasdaq rises, Dow falls. Upstart Transkaryotic wins a round against AmGen. S&P 500: 1456.95
	Jun 5	Signs of Slower Growth Revive the Bulls Nadaq has best week ever and financials also soar in Fed hopes. Battered DaimlerChrysler could be a buy. S&P 500: 1477.26
	May 29	Indexes Fall on Pressures From All Over The Dow drops in a broad selloff. Tech exposure hurts Chase. UAL's airline follies. S&P 500: 1378.02
	May 22	Stocks Finally Succumb To Fed Fears Tech issues suffer but drugs advance. Ford deal may hit a snag. S&P 500: 1406.95
	May 15	Trading Places: Techs Slump While Dow Rises Pricey tech stocks fall, while banks, utilities and energy come back. S&P 500: 1420.96
	May 8	Stocks Weather the Interest-Rate Storm Unlike bonds, stocks held up fairly well as swirling interest-rate fears buffeted the markets. S&P 500: 1432.63
	May 1	Tech Stocks Revive Despite Microsoft Split-Up Specter The Nasdaq jumps 6%, while the Dow slips 1%. S&P 500: 1452.43
	Apr 24	Strong Earnings Pick Stocks Up And Dust Them Off Good earnings pick up the stock market, but there's still plenty of skepticism out there. S&P 500: 1434.54
	Apr 17	Ugly Friday Caps Nasdaq's Ugliest Week Ever Nasdaq loses 25% on the week; the Dow, 7%. Are AMR and Ford good buys? S&P 500: 1356.56
	Apr 10	Whiplash, Anyone? Investors with stomachs of steel buy on the dip to cut Nasdaq's losses for the week to just 3%. S&P 500: 1516.35
	Apr 3	Sector Rotation Turns Off Tech Types In another week of rapid-fire sector rotation, Nasdaq drops 7.9%, Dow 1.7%. S&P 500: 1498.58
	Mar 27	Brobdingnagians Lead Market's Charge Microsoft, Cisco, GE and Intel power the S&P 500 to a new high and the Dow to a blowout. S&P 500: 1527.46
	Mar 20	Dow Roars Back to Largest Weekly Point Gain Ever The Dow gains 666 points on the week, largest percentage move since the '87 crash. Cheap stocks rally, could do more. S&P 500: 1464.47
	Mar 13	New Beats Old Again as Nasdaq Tops 5000, Dow Falls The Nasdaq rumbles through 5,000 while the Dow subsides through 10,000. S&P 500: 1395.07
	Mar 6	Tech Leads Again, With Palm the Hands-Down Winner Stocks finally produce a broad advance, including both the Dow and Nasdaq. S&P 500: 1409.17
	Feb 28	The Dow Slips Below 10,000. Are Tech Stocks Next? That's nothing new. The real question is whether tech stocks are beginning to crack. S&P 500: 1333.36
	Feb 21	Greenspan Scares Exuberance Out of the Market Equities fall steeply with small-caps outpacing large-caps, but biotech takes fire. S&P 500: 1346.09
	Feb 14	Nasdaq Hits a New Record While the Dow Corrects More of the same. The Nasdaq's up and the DJIA's down. Cisco: First trillion-dollar market value? S&P 500: 1387.12
	Feb 7	Techs Take Off, Nasdaq Rises 9% on the Week Nasdaq's 9% gain on the week is the biggest since 1974. Internet fever hits the cattle business. S&P 500: 1424.37
	Jan 31	Worries About the Fed Send Stocks Tumbling After five consecutively superb years, stocks are off to an ugly start in 2000, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P all down. S&P 500: 1360.16
	Jan 24	Market Divergence: Nasdaq Up 4%, Dow Down 4% Nasdaq gains 4% on the week, while the Dow loses 4%. Did GE manufacture its profits coup? S&P 500: 1441.36
	Jan 17	The AOL-Time Warner Deal Sinks 'Net Stocks What if the biggest merger deal of all time marks the end of the Internet bubble? S&P 500: 1465.15
	Jan 10	Despite Fears of a Rout, the Dow Sets a Record Battered but unbowed, even tech stocks bounce back in a strong rally. The Dow sets a record. S&P 500: 1441.47
	Jan 3	Something for Everyone, Good and Bad Tech Investors cheer, value champs mope. Asbestos-plagued Owens Corning could rally. S&P 500: 1464.47

1999 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 27	Explosive Rally Puts Stocks in Stratosphere Every measure you can think of hits a new high. S&P 500: 1458.34
	Dec 20	Same Old Story: Tech Stocks Soar, Others Snore Once again, tech stocks send Nasdaq to a record and keep other averages chugging along. S&P 500: 1421.03
	Dec 13	Speculative Frenzy Drives Nasdaq to Yet Another Record Nasdaq hits another new high on a surge by Net stocks. Is Freddie Mac undervalued? S&P 500: 1417.04
	Dec 6	Tech Stocks Roar, Up 37% Since Mid-October The S&P and Nasdaq hit new peaks, while the Dow fails to. Is tobacco-tainted Loews undervalued? S&P 500: 1433.30
	Nov 29	Nasdaq Shines Again in an Otherwise Flat Market Nasdaq shines again on an otherwise lackluster market. S&P 500: 1416.62
	Nov 22	It's a Tech, Tech, Tech Market as Nasdaq Surges Again Once again, tech stocks star. Are asset rich BCE and Seagate set to rally? S&P 500: 1422.00
	Nov 15	Technology Stocks Roar, and the Nasdaq Soars It roars to another new high, leaving the S&P and Dow in the dust. Financial three soar on good economic news. S&P 500: 1396.06
	Nov 8	Stocks Surge, but the New Dow Doesn't Lead The revamped Dow trails both S&P and Nasdaq for the week. Why Pfizer needs Warner-Lambert. S&P 500: 1370.23
	Nov 1	Stocks Continue Rebound on Upbeat Economic News With financials starring, stocks rise sharply for the second week in a row. Bargain hunting among retailers. S&P 500: 1362.93
	Oct 25	Strong Profit Reports Put Stocks Back on Track The Dow roars back , gaining 4.5% on the week. Financials star, tobacco stocks are hit. S&P 500: 1301.65
	Oct 18	Will the Market Recover Quickly From Its Nasty Spill? The Dow has its worst drop in 10 years; financial stocks slammed. Will the rebound come quickly? S&P 500: 1247.41
	Oct 11	Profit Hopes Push Investors Back Into Stocks The Dow registers its best gain in four months; tech investors mark a memorable anniversary. S&P 500: 1336.02
	Oct 4	In a Tale of Two Markets, Former Favorites Are Shunned Though the major averages moved little, Coke, Gillette, Avon and Berkshire Hathaway hit new 52-week lows. S&P 500: 1282.81
	Sep 27	Stocks Routed as Dow Has Worst Weekly Point Decline As techs crack, the Dow plunged 524 points, its worst weekly point decline ever. S&P 500: 1277.36
	Sep 20	Cisco and Sun Shine in an Otherwise Dull Market Techs fare best in a rocky market. Food issues get no boost from merger buzz. S&P 500: 1335.42
	Sep 13	Euphoria for Tech Stocks Pushes Nasdaq to New High Tech, energy shine; banks, airlines hit. Will GM split off Hughes? S&P 500: 1351.66
	Sep 6	Friday's Rally Delivers Half the Summer's Gains If you added Friday to the Labor Day weekend, you missed roughly half of the "summer rally." S&P 500: 1357.24
	Aug 30	Greenspan Calls "Offsides!" and the Market Loses Yardage By week's end, a nervous market disgorges Monday's entire 199-point gain -- and more. S&P 500: 1348.27
	Aug 23	Will Fed Hike Be '99's Last? Rallying Markets Think So The Dow nears its July peak. S&P 500: 1336.61
	Aug 16	Inflation Report Jolts Stocks Out of Their Summer Funk The market comes thundering back on a favorable report on inflation. S&P 500: 1327.68
	Aug 9	Nasdaq Now Down 11% as 'Net Stocks Continue Dive Union Carbide rescues the Dow for the week; S&P and Nasdaq down. S&P 500: 1300.29
	Aug 2	Dow Continues Fall; It's Now Down 5% Since July 16 Interest-rate fears depress the Dow. Is Conoco a buy now? S&P 500: 1328.72
	Jul 26	Stocks Slide as Words Prove More Important Than Deeds The stock market sets aside stellar earnings reports in favor of a lot of jawboning. S&P 500: 1356.94
	Jul 19	Microsoft's 5% Surge Leads the Nasdaq to a New High Microsoft's market value hits a record $548 billion pushing Nasdaq to a new record of its own. S&P 500: 1418.78
	Jul 12	Another Week, Another Set of Record Highs for Stocks Major averages hit new peaks on a wave of profit optimism. Is Waste Management a buy? S&P 500: 1403.28
	Jul 5	The Dow Hits a Record, Adding to the Week's Fireworks High as a flag on the Fourth of July, the markets put on a spectacular, record-setting fireworks display. S&P 500: 1391.22
	Jun 28	Market Slips in Advance of Key Rate Meeting A selloff in the bond market prompts a near-3% drop in the Dow for the week. S&P 500: 1315.31
	Jun 21	A Good Week for the Dow Despite Rate-Hike Threat While thousands cheer, inflation is quiet. Greenspan isn't and the stock and bond markets both ignite. S&P 500: 1342.84
	Jun 14	Dow Slides 3% as Rate Rise Gets Harder to Ignore An upward march in interest rates sours the mood on Wall Street. S&P 500: 1293.64
	Jun 7	Unfazed by Rates, Stocks Roar Ahead at Week's End Stocks put aside interest-rate concerns and rally more than 2% on the week. Does Quantum split-up mean opportunity? S&P 500: 1327.75
	May 31	Stocks Are Down, but They're Still Far From Cheap After a rocky week for 'Net stocks and cyclicals, stocks may still be rich compared to bonds. S&P 500: 1301.84
	May 24	Stocks Tumble, Then Drift, on Fed's Statement Faced with a dearth of profits and economic news, stocks drift lower while investors wonder about a spring correction. S&P 500: 1330.29
	May 17	Market Shrugs Off Rubin's Exit, but Not Big Jump in CPI After shrugging off Rubin's departure, the Dow is knocked for a loop by inflation hints. S&P 500: 1337.80
	May 10	Bond Vigilantes Can't Stop Dow's Rise Past 11,000 The Dow shrugs off rising interest rates and vaults over 11,000 to a new record. S&P 500: 1345.00
	May 3	They're Not the Dowdy Jones Industrials Anymore The Dow rallies 1% as cyclical stocks shine and 'Net stars take a beating. S&P 500: 1335.18
	Apr 26	Big Boost From Big Blue Lifts the Market While IBM leads the tech sector back to dominance, AT&T and Procter & Gamble pressure the Dow. S&P 500: 1356.85
	Apr 19	And Now a Cyclical Rally as the Dow Hits Another High Old-economy stocks roar back in a remarkable cyclical stampede toward perceived value. S&P 500: 1319.00
	Apr 12	Investors Say Yahoo! to Yahoo!, Ho-Hum to GE The most eagerly awaited profit report last week didn't come from General Electric but from Yahoo! S&P 500: 1348.35
	Apr 5	AOL KOs Coke in Changing of Guard in Growth Stocks It was great to see the Dow above 10,000, but AOL and the Nasdaq's new-economy stocks are where the real action is. S&P 500: 1293.72
	Mar 29	Microsoft, Now the Half-Trillion-Dollar Gorilla The market drifts down, but Microsoft roars ahead toward $500 billion in market value. S&P 500: 1282.80
	Mar 22	The Dow Finds the Going Slippery Atop Mount 10,000 And once again 10,000 fails to stick. The culprits, IBM and cooling bank mergers. S&P 500: 1299.29
	Mar 15	Caterpillar Buries the Dow's Effort to Surpass 10,000 The market's drive to Dow 10,000 is tripped up by Caterpillar and Oracle. Is RJR's spinoff a winner? S&P 500: 1294.59
	Mar 8	The Dow Notches a Record, Closing In on 10,000 The Dow powers to a record with financial stocks in the starring role. Is Disney undervalued? S&P 500: 1275.47
	Mar 1	After All the Gyrations, Stocks End the Week Flat The bond-market bomb and the tech-sector selloff roil a market trying to muddle through. S&P 500: 1238.33
	Feb 22	Tech Stocks Get Hit Again But Dow, S&P Rebound Tech stocks get clobbered as the market searches for new leaders. A merger of Sprint and BellSouth? S&P 500: 1239.22
	Feb 15	As Enthusiasm Ebbs, Stocks End the Week on a Sour Note After some wild swings, both the Nasdaq and the Dow wind up modestly down on the week. S&P 500: 1230.13
	Feb 8	Industrials Revive as the Techs Are Battered The DJIA with its famous old names fell only 0.6% for the week. The Nasdaq was down by nearly nine times as much. S&P 500: 1239.40
	Feb 1	Stocks Surge on Market's Split Opinion Spectacular though it was, the DJIA's 2.6% gain last week trailed those of both the S&P and Nasdaq. One reason: stock splits. S&P 500: 1279.64
	Jan 25	Despite an Awful Thursday, Tech Still Shines So far this year, the Nasdaq is the only major index in positive territory. It ended up for the week again. S&P 500: 1225.19
	Jan 18	Brazil's Bounce Triggers a Relief Rally on Wall Street The market ends a down week with a monster rally Friday. S&P 500: 1243.26
	Jan 11	Dow Tops 9600 as Some Long-Ignored Stocks Perk Up Big old cyclicals, break out to lead stirring New Year's rally. S&P 500: 1275.09
	Jan 4	Indexers Trounce Active Managers and Roil Market, Too After 1998 closed in manic fashion, prospects for active money managers look better in '99. S&P 500: 1229.23

1998 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 28	Wow! '98 Had Enough Thrills for Several Years Thrills, spills, ecstasy and terror -- and the S&P is still set to gain over 20% for an unprecedented fourth straight year. S&P 500: 1226.27
	Dec 21	Teflon Market Resists Dollop After Dollop of Bad News Impeachment, Iraq, big-company earnings woes -- no problem. The market just focuses on something else. S&P 500: 1188.03
	Dec 14	The Trusty Dow Lags Even Further Behind the S&P 500 The Dow and the S&P continue to diverge. Berkshire misses the cut for the S&P 500. Clorox: Too pricey! S&P 500: 1166.46
	Dec 7	The Dow Hits a Bump on the Road to 10,000 The Dow takes its worst weekly tumble in two months, then turns around on encouraging news. Hang on. S&P 500: 1176.74
	Nov 30	Energizer Rally Keeps Going, Going, Going . . . . It keeps going, going, going with the S&P and Nasdaq hitting new highs. Merger fever in the oil patch. S&P 500: 1192.33
	Nov 23	Optimism Pushes the Dow Within 2% of Its All-Time High In a broad and powerful rally, the Dow gains 3% on the week. Growth clobbers value in '98. S&P 500: 1163.55
	Nov 16	With Little Cheery News in Sight, Stocks Take a Break Stocks take a breather ahead of the Fed. The S&P is clobbering fund managers in '98. S&P 500: 1125.72
	Nov 9	What Bear? Dow's Roundtrip Takes It Back Near 9000 It sure looks like it, with the Dow knocking on the 9000 door again, and less than 4% below its all-time high. S&P 500: 1141.01
	Nov 2	Despite Punk Earnings, Stocks Extend Their Rebound In retrospect, last October 8 may be remembered as a day of extraordinary opportunity. S&P 500: 1098.67
	Oct 26	''Don't Fight the Fed'' Becomes Market's Rallying Cry Wall Street team effort: First large-caps snapped back, then small-caps stepped up. S&P 500: 1070.67
	Oct 19	Street Revels in the Greenspan Rally, but Will It Last? The Fed's rate cuts power the Dow to its best weekly gain since 1982. But does that mean the worst is over? S&P 500: 1056.42
	Oct 12	Dow Edges Up, but Tech Stocks Take Huge Hits The Dow is up 1 1/2% while the Nasdaq plunges 7% as tech stocks take a savage drubbing. S&P 500: 984.39
	Oct 5	Market Gets a Nice Bounce at End of a Bloody Week After flirting with the mystical minus 20% that would mean a bear market, the Dow closes up for the day. S&P 500: 1002.60
	Sep 28	Stocks Rally Further on Rate-Cut Hopes Putting the LTCM meltdown behind them, investors concentrate on Greenspan's hints of lower interest rates. S&P 500: 1044.75
	Sep 21	Gillette, Coke and P&G Let Stalwart Supporters Down Gillette, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble show they're not immune from the market's woes. Does that spell opportunity. S&P 500: 1020.09
	Sep 14	Compared to Financial Jitters, Clinton Is a Sideshow A nice gain that probably owed less to the President's latest apology than to another contrite crew. S&P 500: 1009.06
	Sep 7	Stocks Edge Awfully Close to Bear-Market Territory After an awful week, the Dow finishes 18% below its July peak. Yet one reliable forecasting model says it's time to buy. S&P 500: 973.89
	Aug 31	The Only Real Question: Is It a Real Bear Market? With the market swooning almost 551 points in three days, the only question left is whether this is a real bear market. S&P 500: 1027.14
	Aug 24	Panic Hits Wall Street, But Only Briefly That's how Friday began, but by the end of the day the situation didn't look quite so grim. S&P 500: 1081.24
	Aug 17	Odds of a 20% Bear Market Decline: Pick 'Em The stock market keeps declining, and history says the odds are 50-50 that it will continue. S&P 500: 1062.75
	Aug 10	Bargain Hunters Turn to Small-Caps After Blue-Chip Rout The Dow makes a pallid comeback after a dismal week. Small stocks do better. Rumors buoy Boeing. S&P 500: 1089.45
	Aug 3	As the Market Tumbles, There Are Fewer Places to Hide Consumer stocks offer no haven as the market slides. Kellogg: no snap, no crackle, no pop. S&P 500: 1120.67
	Jul 27	Market Suffers 400-Point Decline, the Year's Worst It leads to the Dow's worst weekly point decline of the year. Ralston-Purina and its admirers. S&P 500: 1140.80
	Jul 20	Street Cheers Record Highs, as Some Question Sanity The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq hit new highs, while the market's Seven Beauties power to huge multiples. S&P 500: 1186.75
	Jul 13	Big Stocks Push Nasdaq and S&P 500 to New Peaks Big stocks lead the market rally. Microsoft, GE hit $300 billion in market value. S&P 500: 1164.33
	Jul 6	Despite Near-Term Negatives, Dow Noses Above 9000 Stocks rise despite profit worries. The Dow tops 9000. Is Viagra going soft? S&P 500: 1146.42
	Jun 29	With Bad News Absent, the Dow Surges 232 on Week With techs leading, the Dow gains 232 new points, largely on the mere absence of bad news as well as quarterly window dressing. S&P 500: 1133.20
	Jun 22	A Minute Gain for the S&P, a Wild Ride for the Dow In a tumultuous week, investors show a clear preference for large-cap stocks. After the bell, a big deal for Buffet. S&P 500: 1100.65
	Jun 15	Investors Move Into a Defensive Crouch As the Dow falls more than 200 points on the week, the question is: Will bonds and stocks delink? S&P 500: 1098.84
	Jun 8	Blue Chips Break Out as Small-Caps Still Stumble Amid good employment news, the Dow ends the week up 167 points, second largest gain of the year. S&P 500: 1113.86
	Jun 1	Valuations Induce Superstars to Cash In Some Chips Foreign woes, a dicey earnings outlook and high valuations trip up the stock market. S&P 500: 1090.82
	May 25	Small Caps Generate Good Earnings, But Little Interest Small-caps have underperformed this bull market from the beginning. Once again, they disappoint. S&P 500: 1110.47
	May 18	Beneath the Tranquility, a Momentous Week Despite all the gyrations, the Dow ends the week little changed. Yet the market seems nervous, as does Warren Buffet. S&P 500: 1108.73
	May 11	Will Daimler's Bold Move Force GM Into Action? GM is probably too big to be taken over, but may be its conservative management just got a good idea. S&P 500: 1108.14
	May 4	Rates Replace Earnings as the Market's New Obsession The stock market dances to the interest-rate tune. Wrigley's investors get something to chew on. S&P 500: 1121.00
	Apr 27	Profit Performance Is Less Perky Than It Seems With earnings gains the smallest in over six years, P/Es are off the chart. S&P 500: 1107.90
	Apr 20	Techs, Cyclicals Carry Dow To Another Record Investors decide the U.S. economy isn't at the precipice and the computer industry isn't going away. S&P 500: 1122.72
	Apr 13	Trying To Cash In on the Next Bank Merger? Think Small The great merger was expected to set off another market upleg. But those wonderous Internet stocks actually did the job. S&P 500: 1110.67
	Apr 6	Dow Falls Short of 9000, Reflecting Investor Jitters The market shies at the precipice again, but registers an excellent week anyway. S&P 500: 1122.70
	Mar 30	Two-Month Rally Stalls Just Short of Dow 9000 The Dow suffers its first decline in nine weeks after stalling just short of 9000. S&P 500: 1095.44
	Mar 23	The Dow Closes In on 9000; Can 10,000 Be Far Off? As the Dow defies gravity by soaring toward 9000, can the magic 10,000 be long in coming? S&P 500: 1099.16
	Mar 16	When Buffett Talks, Stock Market Listens and Worries As investors awaited Warren Buffett's annual report, a hint of fear surfaced on Wall Street. S&P 500: 1068.61
	Mar 9	The Bull Refuses To Accept a Technical Knockout The stock market survives the one-two punch of Intel and Motorola. But this week will it shake off Compaq's bad news? S&P 500: 1055.69
	Mar 2	Dow Jumps 8%, Topping 8500 in a February Frolic January is historically strong and February calm. But this market has broken all the other rules, so why not this one? S&P 500: 1049.34
	Feb 23	Ignoring Iraq, Shaky Profit Picture, S&P Hits Record Despite profit fears and apprehensions over Iraq, investors continue to bid up stocks. The S&P 500 hits another record. S&P 500: 1034.21
	Feb 16	Dow Gains Back All Ground Lost in Autumn Setting four records in five days, the Dow makes up all its lost ground and finishes at a record 8370.10. S&P 500: 1020.09
	Feb 9	Solid Earnings, Job Gains Power Market Surge The markets marches on impressively while Asian worries wane, U.S. employment waxes and good profits look good. S&P 500: 1012.46
	Feb 2	Clinton's Apparent Recovery Buoys the Stock Market SmithKline stops romancing American Home Products, prepares to wed Glaxo. S&P 500: 980.28
	Jan 26	Stocks Down in Scandal Week After Three-Day Selloff A political scandal abruptly refocuses the markets' attention from Asia to Washington. S&P 500: 957.59
	Jan 19	Stocks Rebound, But Profit Outlook Remains Unclear After an ugly start to 1998, the stock market regains its footing. The Dow, S&P, Nasdaq gain back some ground. S&P 500: 961.51
	Jan 12	Not Really the Best of Starts The Dow begins 1998 with its largest weekly point-decline ever, tumbling 385 points, to 7580. S&P 500: 927.69
	Jan 5	Dow Falls Just Shy in Another Lunge Toward 8000 Investors indulge themselves on technology and financial stocks. One final lunge toward 8000. S&P 500: 975.04

1997 Barron's "The Trader" Columns and WSJ Stock Market Data
	Dec 29	Fund Managers Get Rich, but Not Their Customers Professional equity managers collectively are having the worst year in their history, relative to the benchmark S&P 500. S&P 500: 936.46
	Dec 22	After a Dizzying Dive, Stocks Regain Their Footing The Dow takes a sickening dive in the morning, regains its footing in the afternoon and closes off 82 for the week. S&P 500: 946.78
	Dec 15	In This Jittery Market, Could Asian Fears Be Overdone? All things must pass, and the plain fact is that the market's three best postwar years are nearing an end. S&P 500: 953.39
	Dec 8	Suddenly, This Year Looks Like One of Wall Street's Best After all its spectacular ups and downs, 1997 may turn out to be one of the best years in stock-market history. S&P 500: 983.79
	Dec 1	Saudi Prince Steps Up, But Results Uneven The stocks favored by that Saudi prince haven't exactly prospered. Jittery oils, blooming techs. So now, a Fed easing? S&P 500: 955.40
	Nov 24	Coke, Disney and AT&T Lead the Dow's 4% Charge On the Dow's fourth-best week of the year, did Merrill overpay for Mercury? Did First Union overpay for CoreStates? S&P 500: 963.09
	Nov 17	The Market Isn't Reliving 1987; It's More Like 1989 Amid signs of weakening in the economy, investors return to some stocks they dumped only three months ago. S&P 500: 928.35
	Nov 10	U.S. Stocks Falter as the Asian Flu Lingers Asian jitters shake Wall Street again. Jobs report adds to pressure. S&P 500: 927.51
	Nov 3	With Interest Rates Tame, It's Easy To Be Cheerful It was different this time: Interest rates were tame. Why the market may stay mired for a while. S&P 500: 914.62
	Oct 27	Forget Asia, the Dow Has Its Own Problems Lost in last week's jitters over Hong Kong was another cause for worry: The Dow has its own problems. S&P 500: 941.64
	Oct 20	Happy 10th: The Dow Is Off 2.5% on the Week, Nasdaq More Fears about tech stocks' earnings lead to the biggest one-day Nasdaq drop this year. S&P 500: 944.16
	Oct 13	Latest Greenspan Warning Sends Stocks on a Round Trip Or falter. To the surprise and dismay of the stock market, the Fed Chairman says the magic is running out. S&P 500: 966.98
	Oct 6	Nimitz Churns for the Gulf, Churning the Market at Home Tensions in the Persian Gulf undercut a nifty rally in stocks. Merger mania hits the telecoms. S&P 500: 965.03
	Sep 29	What Investors Can Expect After the Travelers Deal Salomon Brothers is famous, glamorous and erratic. Sanford Weill's Travelers stock is rich. Therein lay the deal. S&P 500: 945.22
	Sep 22	Finally, Laggards Aim to Please, Driving Up Stocks Threats from outside lead some companies that haven't done much to wake up. Prime example: Whirlpool. S&P 500: 950.51
	Sep 15	GM and AT&T, Once Scorned, Now Market Darlings Andrew Bary Investors aren't deserting the market. They're looking for value. Consider AT&T, GM and small stocks. S&P 500: 923.91
	Sep 8	Forget the Dow - The Big Move Was in Small-Caps Small stocks powered the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 to new highs as profit concerns spread about some big companies. S&P 500: 929.05
	Sep 1	As Dow Swoons, Small Stocks Charge Ahead Money isn't fleeing, it's being redistributed: As the DJIA suffers its worst month since 1990, small stocks shine. S&P 500: 899.47
	Aug 25	Surprise! Greenspan's Model Says We're 20% Overvalued Buried in a recent Fed report is an assessment of the stock market. Bears, take heart. Intel blues. S&P 500: 923.55
	Aug 18	After a 4% Slide Last Week, Is There Worse To Come? One sage sees a decline of 1500 points more. The Feshbachs: Still shorting after all these years. S&P 500: 900.81
	Aug 9	Not Much Fun This Time, but Dow Breaks 8000 Again But still not too shabby: The Dow breaks 8000 again and ends down 163 on the week. S&P 500: 933.54
	Aug 4	The Market Stays Strong, Despite Hints of Inflation A whiff of inflation and a drop in unemployment rattle the stock market. But nothing, apparently, fazes it. S&P 500: 947.14
	Jul 28	Unheralded, the Cyclicals Are Clanking To Unexpected and Impressive Gains Amid the din, the unglamorous and economically sensitive cyclical stocks have been clanking to new highs. S&P 500: 938.79
	Jul 21	Why Shouldn't Microsoft Shares Take a Breather? Bill's Own Financial Man Says They're Too Pricey Microsoft stock that is. The company didn't buy any of it back in the second quarter because "the price was a little high." S&P 500: 915.30