After some of the wildest days on markets in recent memory, the weekend can't come soon enough for many. Panicked selling Monday and Tuesday gave way to a scramble to buy Wednesday and Thursday.
And there could be a sting in the tail Friday - U.S. stock futures are signaling all three main indexes will open about 1% lower and European markets are weaker in morning trade.
Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1) China rallies again
The Shanghai Composite had a truly wild ride this week, losing roughly 15% on Monday and Tuesday, before mounting a major rally in the second half of the week. Friday saw gains of nearly 5% on the main Chinese index, while the Shenzhen market put in a slightly stronger performance.
The Shanghai index still suffered a 7.8% decline for the week.
Elsewhere in Asia, new data showed Japan is still struggling to lift inflation to its target of 2%. Unemployment data improved, however, and the Nikkei ended the day with a 3% gain.