The five day winning streak of last week quickly ended on Monday with the Dow losing over 100 points as the repetitive Greek debt woes theme resurfaced once again. On Tuesday, a large early morning gain was all but wiped out by the end of the day. The Fed’s “Operation Twist”, a measure to lower long-term borrowing costs by buying long-term treasuries to replace its holdings of short-term treasuries, severely spooked the market on Wednesday, as the Dow dropped nearly 300 points. The rush for the exits continued on Thursday with a nearly 400 point Dow drop as investors fear that the fragile economic recovery is dying. On Friday the Dow ended with a small gain, although it finished the week with the largest loss since 2008.

There was a lot of pain all around this week, with small-cap stocks faring worse than large cap stocks. [table id=29 /]