Sharesmagazine
 Home   Log In   Register   Our Services   My Account   Contact   Help 
 Stockwatch   Level 2   Portfolio   Charts   Share Price   Awards   Market Scan   Videos   Broker Notes   Director Deals   Traders' Room 
 Funds   Trades   Terminal   Alerts   Heatmaps   News   Indices   Forward Diary   Forex Prices   Shares Magazine   Investors' Room 
 CFDs   Shares   SIPPs   ISAs   Forex   ETFs   Comparison Tables   Spread Betting 
You are NOT currently logged in
 
Register now or login to post to this thread.
  • Page:
  • 1
  • 2

Traders Thread - Friday 19th December (WTCH)     

Crocodile - 18 Dec 2003 23:17

Premarket Futures FTSE +8 DAX +20 DOW -6 S&P -0.8 Nasdaq -2

1 Day 2 Day 5 Day - UK News

draw?period=1D&class=class+com.deltastre

FTSE 250

draw?period=1D&class=class+com.deltastre

FTSE Small Cap

draw?period=1D&class=class+com.deltastre

FTSE TechMark

1 Day 2 Day 5 Day  Futures  US News

draw?period=1D&class=class+com.deltastre

Nasdaq 100

[Chart]

S&P 500

globex.png

S&P Futures

DAX / CAC    Euro News

Nikkei+180   Hang Seng+144  Asia News

[Chart]

10 Year Bond

 t24_au_en_usoz_6.gif
UK/US charts have 1,2 or 5 day views. and now FT NEWS & Price link to UK, US & Asian markets. The Dax/CAC and Nikkei/Hang Seng are now switchable
News: Sorry Your browser is not java capable  

U.S. stock rally continued as investors expressed optimism about corporate and economic growth after upbeat reports on employment and manufacturing, as well as a number of stock upgrades. Mind you this spike up through the resistance line on the uptrend often signals the end of the rally, as the buying becomes overheated. I am going to take out a small DOW short for a longer term target of a 250 points fall back to 10k or below and I will set a 75 point stop loss.

Wilson Bowden housebuilder said it expected results for the year to meet market expectations with profits of 215 million pounds 

IMI engineering firm said its second-half sales would be around three percent higher with profits in a 136-140 million pounds range compared to 131.5 million pounds in 2002, which included a five million pounds pension credit.

RMC the world's largest producer of ready-mixed concrete, said it expects its full year profit to be at the top of the range of market expectations due to disposals and cost cutting. The company said it expects to take a 15 million pound charge in 2003 for a cost reduction programme. It plans to write down 230 million pounds of assets most of which relating to its troubled business in Germany

ukf.gif Calendar: United Kingdom
usf.gif United States (GMT)
euro.gif Europe & World (GMT

Wilson Bowden (Trading Statement)

09.30 Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin Released 09.30 Nov Car Production 3m/3m FTSE Index changes effective after the close of business

Paychex

Europe: Kaufman & Broad

07:50 French HICP final  prev. 11.00 Oct Trade Balance

Croc@SnappyTrader.com  WWW.SnappyTrader.com

Bloomberg TV

Futures

Pivot Calc

HTML Editor
weather.gif

Douggie - 19 Dec 2003 08:30 - 11 of 36

mornin all

Melnibone - 19 Dec 2003 08:32 - 12 of 36

Morning all,

Dangerous territory here, near the top of the trend
channel, and at options expiry day as others have pointed
out.

All I'm going to be doing from now to Christmas is intraday
scalps. Not interested in playing hero with position trades.
Everything is too frothy and uncertain for me.

Melnibone.

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 08:34 - 13 of 36

Forgot, also small longs in CS. & LLOY

Melnibone - 19 Dec 2003 08:46 - 14 of 36

Not going to get many scalps in this 5 point trading range. Lol.

Melnibone.

Melnibone - 19 Dec 2003 08:53 - 15 of 36

Hi Testex, ref your comment on HBOS at the end of yesterdays
thread, you were certainly right.
I popped off to get a coffee and came back to find it had
popped up.

Looks like it filled the gap from where it opened lower on the
drop.

draw?startDate=15%2F12%2F03&period=5D&pl

What I'm unsure about at the moment is this short term trend
channel of lower highs and lower lows.
I'd like it to break before taking a position long.
Patience is a virtue as well as a great wallet saver.;-)

draw?startDate=19%2F10%2F03&period=2M&ep


Melnibone.

ThePlayboy - 19 Dec 2003 09:17 - 16 of 36

UBS cuts avz to 420 from 475

Melnibone - 19 Dec 2003 09:21 - 17 of 36

Well, Europe would appear to be unimpressed with
Wall Street's shenanigens last night.
Doesn't seem to be many buyers at these levels.

There was a time when last nights performance in the US
would have brought out a rash of buyers and set up a great
shorting opportunity.
Perhaps everyone is a little more canny these days.
You can't fool all the people all of the time.

Melnibone.

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 09:59 - 18 of 36

PTI is up over 2p, a bit more and I consider putting a stop loss in place to lock in profits - one I don't want activated unless there is a major fall in price!

IOT is starting to move upwards.

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 10:01 - 19 of 36

bounce @ 4390 - will it continue?

Fundamentalist - 19 Dec 2003 10:15 - 20 of 36

Any news on whether IOT has got any of the three NHS contracts being announced today?

Also, can someone explain double witching to me (being a longer term investor its not something I understand)

Crocodile - 19 Dec 2003 11:04 - 21 of 36

http://www.snappytrader.com/ta/witch.htm
Have a look
D.

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 11:17 - 22 of 36

I think I'll close the CS. & LLOY and put everything into IOT. Thats still going up and has a way to go before I get out!

Fundamentalist - 19 Dec 2003 11:25 - 23 of 36

thanks Croc

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 13:36 - 24 of 36

Decided to sell LLOY, PTI & part of the TGM. Take some profit.

BT.A is doing well, but VOD & OOM aren't doing anything.

CAT - 19 Dec 2003 14:10 - 25 of 36

re PTI - could be a pivotal year for the company. Have a look at the website:
http://www.protherics.com
The cash-cow of t he snake stuff is cool, as is the BSE testing product, but its the angiotensin "vaccine" for hypertension which is interesting - entering Phase IIb studies in 2004...and if it works, the sky's the limit.
:-)

and the chart shows an impressive breakout, confirmed today.

CAT - 19 Dec 2003 14:12 - 26 of 36

added to longs ROK, NAE, AMT, FSJ, TFC, TIG, PLM

Crocodile - 19 Dec 2003 14:21 - 27 of 36

Looking at long Wimpey

little woman - 19 Dec 2003 14:24 - 28 of 36

PSN is having another good day!

Melnibone - 19 Dec 2003 15:23 - 29 of 36

Only just got back, seemed to have missed all the moves.

Spent this morning as taxi-driver and general packhorse
for Mrs. Melnibone and her Christmas shopping, then taxi-
driver again picking up Miss Melnibone from the station
as she arrived home for Christmas from university.

Don't yer just hate it when life gets in the way of trading.;-)

Melnibone.

namreh3 - 19 Dec 2003 15:41 - 30 of 36

What a dope I am. Assumed "Melnibone" was abbrev. for Melanie Bone? ie female.Just goes to show how wrong you can be even on the most fundamental level ion this world. (what a sad b****** I must be. Doh!)
  • Page:
  • 1
  • 2
Register now or login to post to this thread.