he 3rd quarter of 2016 ended on a high note with key indexes managing to hang onto their gains earned after the violent rebound from the Q2 Brexit scare.  The S&P 500 gained 3.31% while the Nasdaq shook off its earlier under-performance and bolted 9.69% for the quarter, and managed to catch the SP500 for the year with a gain of 6.08% since January 1st.