SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) is recently up $1.26 to $108.60. Gold is also up 11% to $1,108.60 according to Bloomberg. GLD January and February option implied volatility of 24 is near its 26-week average of 25, according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

Clearwire (CLWR) a provider of 4G service called Clear, closed at $6.79. CLWR January option implied volatility is at 73, March at 68; near its 26-week average of 67 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement.

CBOE Volatility Index-VIX at 22.51; 10-day moving average is 21.93.

Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.

Even if prices appear to be clawing their way through the overhead supply at around Dow 8,000 and S&P 500 825 to 875, the going is getting tougher.

The highest that the S&P has achieved so far was the high of Thursday, April 2, at 846, before it was turned aside on a minor reversal this Tuesday. Volume has been on the low side on both advances and declines, but this week that was no doubt due to the impending holiday weekend.

On Thursday, the S&P 500 closed above the 20-day moving average at 745.10 for the first time since Feb. 9. And it closed above the resistance line drawn from the November low at 741.02 for the first time since Feb. 13.

Volume for each of the days of higher prices increased to more than 1.8 billion shares on the NYSE, and that is a higher-than-average volume for any month this year (1.6 billion average). But volume has been picking up since the breakdown on Feb. 27, at S&P 500 740, when more than 2 billion shares traded.

With a reflex rally now under way, the question is: How far can it go?