Staying in the Turret

Looks like I picked the wrong time to get away from the office. I just cancelled a little time off, set to begin on Monday, and I am heartsick. But I am also a professional and professionals don't desert their turrets in times of crisis. This is, by the way, a real crisis.

As I type and examine the carnage, stocks are trading up, up smartly. Sun Microsystems (SUNW Quote) and Intel (INTC Quote) are up substantially from where they were at 3:45 p.m.

On any other day I would be encouraged. But this kind of hammering has your head ringing and I can't tell whether there is just an absence of selling or something real going on. ...