It's still over the 2000 highs. I think the recent new highs convinced people we were due for a correction and they get the message that everything is fine because the new highs showed that in the long run, the market always goes up. Most people's money is in their 401(k) anyway.
In other words, the takeaway for them is to hold on and don't sell until things get better.
Bernanke said it would get better, right?