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there's always been a premium since -- since march in buying dips here. down about 5% from the lows that we had. that was -- from the highs that we had. and we hit 15-week highs on monday, maria. a long time ago that seems to be. well, you wanted excitement for the year, you finally got it here, folks. running down what's going on and the real concern here is uncertainty. go through what is happening. pick up in volatility and a put buying here. we've got an uptick in uncertainty overall here. china, the banks and bernanke -- the s&p still only 5% off the highs. take a look at the vi...

[ closing bell ringing ] and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody. welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we've got a market today that traded higher toward the end of the day. it's where traders are all awaiting the kickoff to earnings season. alcoa moments away from reporting its fourth quarter results. today in fact marks the beginning of a very critical time for wall street and investors. today's quarterly numbers from the company will certainly help set the tone for the stock mark...