It should be fairly hard for us not to open on a slightly positive note following friday's ridiculousness. 15 minutes before the official open still, the first few trades that have come in are indicating an 8 tick improvement on the open.

Not a lot of scheduled news today, but so far quite a few headlines, including some dismal "global economic health" indicators.

More to follow once the market has a chance to start trading a bit more vigorously...