Tom Schrader Money Quotations

More than half the Dow stocks are up. People are putting money into mainstream companies looking for quality and less volatility.

There's not a lot happening ... it's just really, really quiet. You might see this kind of action through Labor Day. Typically, this just isn't a good time of the year to put money to work.

They like the CPI news this morning and the action in oil markets, with oil down 2 percent. Investors are less worried about inflation, and with energy prices coming in a little bit, that will give more money for the consumer to spend.

It might be tough to keep up this pace, but the gains will probably continue. People are definitely putting money into stocks.

It seems to be some natural selling, an extension of last week ... Terrorist activity over the weekend in Turkey led to selling in Japan and selling here; the earnings this morning were mixed, and you have no staggering economic news until Thursday, so people are taking some money off the table right now.

It's a continuation of the same concerns. People don't want to put money in when we have nothing but uncertainty on the international front. There's been so much selling already, but whatever is left is enough to drag the market down. People want to sit it out right now.