Stocks continued to take baby steps higher with the S&P 500 and Dow Industrials closing at all time (closing) highs. Even though the Russell 2000 and S&P Small-Cap 600 remain below their prior highs, they are less than 4% from these highs and both formed bullish engulfing patterns on Thursday. Stocks opened weak, immediately bottomed and moved higher the rest of the day. The S&P…