December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.08%) this morning are up +0.08% and European stocks are up +0.79% at a 2-month high.

Stocks continued last week to seek some firmer footing, as prices found some support and volatility hit some resistance, and a flight to safety of global capital benefited long-term Treasury bonds.

Notable Insider Buys: Opko Health, BioTime, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, SP Plus Corp., and CEL-SCI. Notable Insider Sales: Monster Beverage Corp., Fidelity National Financial, FleetCor Technologies, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., and Groupon.