Oil is certainly a factor clouding the global economy in the year ahead.
Investor appetite for select technology stocks is solid as the sector has paused in the past year.
In the last two or three days, some of these issues, including steel makers ... advanced very quickly, especially for large-cap stocks.
The market's recent rising pitch was a bit too fast, so it's logical that it takes a breather. But investors are still eager to buy on dips.