The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DU 8,829.04, +102.43, +1.2%) gained 102 points, or 1.2%, to 8,829, with 23 of its 30 components ending higher. While the blue-chip average fell 5.3% for the month of November, it jumped 9.2% over the past week. "Even though it was abbreviated, this is one of the biggest gaining weeks in a long, long time," Cardillo added. With the market falling so far and so quickly over the past few months, "the picture has gotten technically strong here, which is another reason investors are coming in." Even more impressive, the Dow gained 1,277 points, or 17%, in just five sessions, marking its best five-day percentage gain since 1932, and its best five-day point gain on record.