S&P 500 teeters on verge of a breakout
September 15, 2009 at 11:49 AM EDT
The third quarter concludes in just weeks, and the market landscape is strikingly different today than when it started. In fact, the major U.S. benchmarks are consistently pressing the year's best levels, while in the process, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite have edged above major resistance as detailed below.