The vix is relatively stable today holding below 20 on a day where Oil is in the news again, up over 119 per barrel amid supply concerns with BP Plc’s shut down its north seas forties pipeline due to a strike at it Scotland refinery and after a weekend where many of us saw an increase closer to $4 per gallon for regular gas here in the US.

Earnings are also a bring spot today as companies like HUM and VZ reported good numbers and a good out look

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