Yesterday morning was the bears’ big chance. Futures were down, resistance at S&P 500 1,165 had held and there was a steady stream of seemingly negative news. Greece was still a question mark, trade relations between the U.S. and China was getting tense, and the controversial health care bill had just passed. There was enough uncertainty in the air to drive the S&P 500 to an early test of support at 1,150.   

That was the moment. 1,150. And the sellers couldn’t take it lower. In fact, the bulls took control and pushed the S&P 500 back above 1,165. As I wrote last week, there is very little resistance between 1,165 and 1,200. I think the odds are good that we see S&P 500 1,200 in the near future.   

Now, I want to switch gears and discuss the Nasdaq a little, because it’s been outperforming the other major indices by a wide margin. The S&P 500 is up 2.8% for the year. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, is up 4.3%.