The Jamie Dimon Rally

One person and only one person is responsible for the 10 percent rally in the S&P 500 index since February 11. No it is not Janet Yellen, Carl Icahn or even Warren Buffett, it is Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan

. The reason for that being it was disclosed on that day that he had purchased 500,000 shares of his own company during its recent slide from the $70 area. The announcement instigated a sharply higher open in JP Morgan that day from a level it has yet to revisit (close of $53.07 on February 10) and is now flirting with the $60 area. The index went on to bottom later in the day at 1802.50 and now rests roughly 170 handles above at the 1970 area. Why was Dimon's large purchase so pivotal to the broad markets. At that time, the index was bearing down on a major support level (1800) and the financials had been leading the charge lower since the beginning of the year. Investors were and have been extremely cautious on the sector do to their potential liabilities of holding debt for companies in the energy sector. And for good reason as Crude oil plunging from its October 2014 high ($105.60) to $28.21 in February. One had to wonder who some of the casualties will be in the sector if Crude does not rebound soon and what banks will be caught holding the bag. In essence, Dimon's large purchase gave an all clear signal for financials , or at the least his institution was in the clear. Obviously, other investors took note of his $25m purchase and joined in by buying not only his company but other financials as well. The boost he provided to the lagging financial sector, coupled with a rebound in Crude Oil from its $28.21 low to the $35 area has taken to index to almost the psychological 2000 resistance level. Now the question remains what will be the next catalyst to improve on a solid year's gain of 10 percent in only twelve trading sessions? Could it be a blat to $40 in Crude Oil? Of course, it has to clear the major resistance at $35 first. How about a stellar earnings season? Well we just finished a mixed one and Q1 results will not start piling in for another month. Or does this market really need a strong catalyst to move back to all time highs? For now, it appears to Fed is not going to put a kibosh on the rally with continued interest rate hikes aw China and Europe are quiet for now. Most importantly, where can investors go find a decent yield on their investments. Most certainly not in certificate of deposits or Treasuries. Instead, investors such as Warren Buffett are investing in issues that have been beaten up, but still pay a nice dividend and have a chance at capital appreciation. In others word, Warren is getting paid to wait out the recent decline in the indexes and his track record speaks for itself. If you find value in this article and this type of analysis, join me and my partner Dennis Dick (who contributed to this piece), for Benzinga's PreMarket Show. It is broadcast Monday-Friday from 8:00- 9:30 AM EST at premarket.benzinga.com. Here is a clip from the commentary on "The Jamie Dimon Rally" from today's show.