THE OPEN

Markets continue to trade near the flatline with oils and metals the stars. The OIH is back near the $140 level and silver is approaching the $13 area with favorites PAAS (+2.5%) and SSRI (+3.4%) nicely higher.

Sector winners aside from those include internets, brokers and tech. To the downside, small caps. biotech, airlines, finanicials and drugs.

Winners and losers are about equal with +200 on NYSE and -300 on the NAZ.

The DJIA shows 13 winners and 17 losers with VZ CAT AA BA and XOM the winners and GM T JNJ DD HD INTC the losers.

GOOG is trading near 504 and GS has not hit $200, but did hit $199.78, so probably does it today as I go out on the limb and give you $200 before $190.