Just for information... the Dow started the year 2005 at 10783...yesterday it closed at 10784...it has made no progress at all despite rest of the world markets going up...there is a disconnection with the Dow... normally it is the other way round...the Dow leads the way and the puppets follow...should the Dow stage a rally in the new year just for the sake of it... new money coming in then we will head much higher... I think as soon as the fed signals the rates have peaked the markets direction will change...