talk of a "bear market rally" may be premature, financial post, 5 march 2009.

"On Tuesday, Barack Obama, the U.S. President, declared that stock markets have bottomed and as indexes bounced on Wednesday, market analysts the world over jumped into the discussion, claiming a "bear market rally" was under way."

index tue 3 march 2009 fri 30 july 2010

DJIA 6726.02 10467.16 (3741.14, 55.62%)
S&P 500 696.33 1101.53 (405.2, 58.19%)
NASDAQ 1321.01 2251.69 (930.68, 70.45%)