ATLAS PIPELINE GETS AN UPGRADE

Monday morning of a new week that is going to start on a down note overall. Ex-distributions continue today with the Atlas Pipeline (APL) family (AHD,ATN) DCP Midstream (DPM) and others going off the board. But Atlas Pipeline (APL) holders will get a bit of a boost this morning as Wachovia is upgrading the stock to a buy from a hold. Goldman also on the horn this morning upgrading Enterprise Holdings (EPE) from a sell to a hold. It should help on a morning where futures are down over 100 points on the dow.

Nothing else going on this morning in the news department. Pressure on stocks driving oil down nearly 2 dollars this morning and natural gas is down 33 cents to just above 8 dollars. So i guess we'll let the open work itself through. We'll be at Friday's lows at the start and see where it takes us from there.