Money | stock market Stocks Soar, Dow Up 322 Analyst chalks it up to psychology By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 23, 2011 3:42 PM CDT Copied Trader Jonathan Corpina, center, smiles as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Stocks had their best day in more than a week today, with the Dow jumping a whopping 322 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P gained 101 and 39 points respectively. Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will heap more stimulus on the economy this week, Bloomberg reports, while a market analyst tells MarketWatch that the rally should be chalked up to “a shift in investor psychology.” Read These Next Why Catherine O'Hara's death feels like a 'gut punch.' A new 'No Kings' protest is on the calendar. Trump's jokes to 'people I hate' aren't all hits. President Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah next. Report an error