The holiday shortened week will put a temporary hold on the IPO markets this week. There is one on the schedule though it is a less favorable "blank check" IPO. This is industry speak for an IPO where the company has no real business objective or investment plans.

As far as the number of companies that are filing to go public, many analysts are expecting that to pick up. So, while this week may not get much attention for the company that is going public, expect the focus to be on how many company's submit their filings to launch.

KBL Merger Corp. IV (KBLMU  ) is the sole company on the schedule this week. They are a blank check company that will be offering 10 million shares at a price of $10. The intent of the company going public is to effect a merger, stock exchange, stock purchase, asset acquisition, or anything equivalent. They hope to be able to find an operating company in the healthcare business to acquire. As of this writing the company says they have yet to identify the business.