If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines.

1. Intel inside and with upside
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) posted its best quarter ever, literally.

Fiscal-second-quarter results out of the leading computer chip manufacturer were robustly encouraging. Revenue climbed 34% to $10.8 billion, while adjusted earnings nearly tripled to $0.51 a share. Analysts were expecting a profit of $0.43 a share.

There was strength across most of Intel's businesses, so it's not as though portables, desktops, or servers had to carry the entire company during the quarter.

It's a great way to kick off earnings season in the tech world, since Intel's strong performance is usually a fair proxy for the manufacturers that rely on Intel's chips.

It also didn't get in the way of its biggest rival. AMD (NYSE: AMD) posted an adjusted profit of $0.11 a share last night, well ahead of Mr. Market's estimate of $0.06 a share. After years of losses, AMD has now delivered three consecutive profitable quarters.

2. Lights! Camera! Expansion!
IMAX's (Nasdaq: IMAX) passport is getting dog-eared.

The provider of premium cinematic screenings has been piling on international orders lately, and this week delivered more of the same.

On Monday, it was a deal to open as many as five more screens in Japan, with three of those installations confirmed to be completed over the next few months. Yesterday's press release details a three-screen deal in China, with the first theater to open later this year.

IMAX has now inked deals for 95 new systems this year, well ahead of the 35 systems it made contracts for in 2009. The larger the installed base, the easier it is for IMAX to cash in on theatrical releases that are remastered for its premium platform.

3. Way to go, IPO
Tech stocks are beginning to test the chilly IPO waters with respectable results.

Yesterday's debutante was SMART Technologies (Nasdaq: SMT), a maker of interactive whiteboards for the educational market. The company had to go public at the midpoint of its original $16 to $18 pricing range, but it did manage to close at $17.05. It's not much of a gain, but a positive close for a newbie is commendable given the rocky year IPOs have been experiencing. SMART was also able to sell 10% more shares than it had initially planned on unloading.

The real scorching debut comes today. RealD (NYSE: RLD) priced last night at $16, comfortably ahead of its $13 to $15 pricing range. The company is the leading player in licensing 3-D technology to movie theaters. It's not currently profitable, but investors are excited at the pace that multiplex exhibitors and movie audiences are embracing premium 3-D screenings.

4. All's well that ends spilling well
BP (NYSE: BP) has some good news for a change, as the containment cap put into place yesterday appears to have stopped -- for now -- the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

This is a temporary fix until work is completed on relief wells. More tests are needed. However, nothing silences the "boycott BP" groundswell or the growing tab that the oil giant will ultimately have to dish out like success in containing the spill.

5. Attack of the McSmoothies
Fruit smoothies have officially arrived at McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). The world's largest fast-food chain began marketing its chilly, berry-based beverages on Tuesday, even though some chains have been blending up the mix for a few weeks already.

It's the perfect addition to the burger giant's McCafe line of premium beverages, giving folks of all ages who don't drink coffee a more upscale drink choice than soda.

It should also work wonders for Mickey D's comps. The smoothies sell in three sizes starting at $2.29, providing high price points to offset the lower-margin dollar menu items. Having items at both ends of the pricing spectrum will help McDonald's attract as wide an audience as possible -- short of the folks who steer clear of the place because of the creepy mustard-ketchup-and-mayo-colored clown.

Let me know in the comments box below what stock moves made you feel good about the market this week.