Markets Melt Sideways After Opening Down

Opening Market Commentary For 12-24-2012 Premarkets were down from Friday's close, but melting up. There will be one market report today as the 'family' has my week planed and if I want to be able to come home tonight (or the next, or the next) I will comply. 'Resistance is Futile' as they say. Seriously, I'll be watching and if anything exciting does happen, I'll be around to report it to you. Trading is expected to be very light this week and the 'fiscal cliff'' will wait until the malefactors of Washington D.C., err, I mean esteemed politicians return on the 27th. Markets opened slightly down, but higher than Friday's morning low. Volume, as expected, is very light and trading will be the same. The HFT algo computers may play around with the numbers today melting them up, but it won't matter in the end game. Please enjoy your Holidays, drive carefully and consume adult beverages respo...