Virtual Office, $1052. Dow, +196.23, 13,444.96.

Sanglucci, $1030 on 21,200 shares traded.
OBAT, $368 on 10,800 shares traded.
Me, $132 on 14,000 shares traded.
Misstrade, no trades.
Wincity, no trades.
Akalawoo, no trades.
Denarii, -$55 on 600 shares traded.
Evolution, -$130 on 72,800 shares traded.
Dehtrader, -$293 on 5260 shares traded.

See what happens when you get those numbers in on time Sanglucci? You end up on top.

Speaking of Sanglucci, it seems that he is somehow involved in criminal behavior, selling tickets and/or smuggling children cross borders. I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if it turns out that Sanglucci is employing "illegals" to execute his trades for him... a la "the Fly." I just want to state here for the record that I'm not responsible for what goes on over at the "VO affiliate" sites.

Anyway, lots of people are taking some time off here and who can blame them? The FED meeting, and to a lesser extent, the jobs data that will be released on Friday are holding the market hostage. It's a "hostage market."

Sure, we got a big move today, but the volume is dead and the volatility has left the building.

We traded about 1.3 billion shares on the NYSE today. Yawn.

Still, if you have lots of patience and aren't stupid, there's lots of money to be made in this market. This explains why I'm having a hard time.

Let's see what tomorrow brings. Dow 14,000? Who knows?

Meanwhile, there's like 20 minutes left to go vote on my poll. Also, my daily post will be late tonight. The second half of the post I started yesterday over at "the Fly's" new blog will also come later this evening.