While the index is still down by a little less than a point it is way off the days lows of minus 4 and there have been some nice reversals since the open. EV Partners (EVEP) was down 1 is now up nearly 2 points as the days big winner. Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is also up 1 and change. Still much of the list is either flat or showing minus signs as we enter the afternoon round of trading. Energy stocks as a hole have reversed and are now solidly higher after a lower open. And word that Japan might need lots of nat gas has the nat gas market up by about 2%.