So far May is not proving to be a good month for stock prices. The end of the Yahoo deal put a sour taste in the mouth of some investors yesterday and the continued surge in oil prices is an ongoing source of concern. Still, I think this just could be a little bit of profit taking after the big run up in April which had the S&P 500 surge nearly 5%. Let’s see what happens in the next few days before getting too down on the prospects for further gains in stock prices.