Signs that the economy is on the mend. You have the manufacturing report that showed us back in positive territory. Manufacturing is no longer contracting and it confirms the positive reading we got in last weeks empire manufacturing. Indicators higher than expected on the other hand, jobless claims coming above one million. A waitandseein mode. We have seen the s p 500 go to the nearest peak and then last thursday happened, a sharp drop with a longoverdue pullback. We briefly dipped below 2000 in the s p 500. Recovery once again is the Federal Reserve gave more details on its plans to buy corporate bonds, not just , but individually, which resulted in a 77 point range in the last three days. We can see the dip come back again as a mantra for the markets. Volume has been lighter than average. Perhaps that plays into it. Maybe we will see volume pick up once again after that but we are after memorial day. David i look forward to this. Thank you for that report on the markets. John bolto