U.S. stocks look set to nudge higher at the open. But most markets around the world are trading in negative territory.
Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1) Time to settle down
Global stock markets seem to be settling down a bit after weeks of extreme volatility.
As it stands now, U.S. stock futures are pointing up, but not by much.
Most European markets are dipping in early trading. Asian markets mostly closed with losses that ranged from about 1% to 2.5%.
That may seem like a lot, but it's relatively muted compared to recent swings. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday that the economy is "running within the proper range," and insisted Beijing would never start a currency war.
On the foreign exchange market, the Japanese yen is weakening versus most other major currencies. The Aussie dollar is strengthening.