February Results UGH

More bad market news. When will it end, or just stop going down? Barron's over the weekend suggested that a major rally is due because of the over-sold condition of the market. Art Cashin appears on CNBC every morning to give a trader's market take--he's the head of floor operations for UBS (been on the floor for decades)--he thinks the market is due for a good bounce...alright then, bring it on. Here are February's performance numbers as published by Investment Advisor Magazine:

The Monthly Index Report for March 2009

Index	Feb-09	QTD	YTD	Description
S&P 500 Index*	-11.0%	-18.6%	-18.6%	Large-cap stocks
DJIA*	-11.7%	-19.5%	-19.5%	Large-cap stocks
Nasdaq Comp.*	-6.7%	-12.6%	-12.6%	Large-cap tech stocks
Russell 1000 Growth	-7.5%	-12.0%	-12.0%	Large-cap growth stocks
Russell 1000 Value	-13.4%	-23.3%	-23.3%	Large-cap value stocks
Russell 2000 Growth	-10.4%	-17.2%	-17.2%	Small-cap growth stocks
Russell 2000 Value	-13.9%	-26.2%	-26.2%	Small-cap value stocks
EAFE	-10.2%	-19.0%	-19.0%	Europe, Australasia & Far East Index
Lehman Aggregate	-0.4%	-1.3%	-1.3%	U.S. Government Bonds
Lehman High Yield	-3.1%	2.7%	2.7%	High Yield Corporate Bonds
Calyon Financial Barclay Index**	-0.2%	0.4%	0.4%	Managed Futures
3-mo. Treasury Bill***	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
All returns are estimates as of February 27, 2009. *Return numbers do not include dividends. ** Returns are estimates as of February 26, 2009.