An early pop faded to red in the morning session but picked up traction after the FED minutes failed to stimulate the markets either up or down. In contrast to the last hour sell off seen the first 2 days of the week today's action was positive. The markets are still at the mercy of upcoming earnings reports and it remains to be seen if prior downplays of this quarters will suffice and whether the effect fo the strong dollar has been overplayed. Fasten your seat belt.