Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

It's not really that big of an accomplishment when you look at it. It took about 7 years for it to grow from 11,000 to 12,000. It took 24 days to go from 10,000 to 11,000. I'd equate the uptick in the DOW to the low gas prices and the fact that a lot of people who were in the housing market have shifted their money to the stock market.