Santoli's Monday market notes: Earnings defy projections for now, but will stocks continue to reward beats?

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics.

• The resilience of the market carries over into a new week, after the recent rebound and technical traction restored some dip-buying energy that rewarded bidders into another pre-opening drop.