stock_trad3r renounced the buy & hold strategy and no longer has any confidence in the US stock markets.
Bi-Partisan bailout agreement for automakers(although the news was out 25 minutes before the market rallied, it didn't start really moving until CNBC "broke" it).
Gettlefinger (sp?) [UAW] asked all Americans to give, all their money, to anyone who does/has worked at an American auto manufacture. We need to be sure that they can continue to donate 10% of their bonus checks. Market loved it.....