MLPS up 2 on the index.EV Partners (EVEP) Buckeye Partners (BPL) and Natural Resource (NRP) are up 1 or more. Atlas Pipeline (APL) and Atlas Holdings (AHD) are the big winners today up 2 or more each. Strong fractional gains moving many issues to either new all time highs or at least 52 week highs. Western Gas (WES) is down 1.25 on its stock offerning.

Long rates spiking up to 4.20 ahead of the middle auction and results for those are due out at 1. Looks like they are trying to get rates high enough to generate demand.