rather than pick out individual stocks to trade, it can often be worthwhile to trade the indices themselves, especially in times of high volatility.

for those so inclined, i attach below charts for FTSE and FTSE 250, though one might equally be tempted to trade Dow or S&P, which is significantly broader in its coverage, or even NASDAQ

for ease of reading, i have attached 1 year and 3 month charts in each instance

Just smoking your cuban GF, that's quite a feat, bragging again? :O)

Shortie sell sell sell. Be quick,be very quick you dont want to be fried.

Its getting very sweaty here but I expect a profit taking exercise with 5 mins to go.

Not that Im betting on it.

Cyners, so sorry you have had a bad time.

The main thing is the us INDICIES HITTING ALL TIME HIGHS AND CONFUSION.

last time it happened off top of my head was 80s and it just kept climbing.

Profit taking kicked in now. I did say.

Lovely end. Hope you lads got out and reversed.

Monday now on should be manic.

it's no big prob sticky .... just means i've missed out on a lot of profit - at least for now

True, but you should have listned to the warnings.

Hope you havent had so bad a time. Chin up bud.

no one, not even you, is always right ... if it was that easy it would be no fun

Absolutely Cyners. Plenty of time to make a few bob in the santa rally imo.

Morning children!

Still short here- although SIPP & ISA having a good year end.

nothing not already known but this is worth watching - bankrupt Britain...............

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After 6 straight down weeks.

Let's go for six straight up weeks then skinners, you know it makes sense :O)

Now come on seniors no squabbling.

It is xmas and time to be jovial.

Happy crimbo.

Happy Chrimbo to you GF, no squabbling here, haven't got a clue where it will end up and not betting either way (yet) :O)

sticky - we've had our moments but for all that, have a great time over Christmas ..... for us? .... well, we're already at our usual cosy and relaxed watering hole near bath (and balerboy aka emu) which we have now come to for the last 23/24 years, and as usual, the children and now grandchildren are joining us

fred would hate it here as it's far too bourgeois ....... I'm not even sure that the gurniad is included in the selection of daily papers, unless it's used for lighting the log fire

Nice one Chris.

It really is the old shrivelled Manuel in his handed down day wear still wishing for the "old days and rules".

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I sometime think it is a pity that the French didn't finish off the job they started in the late 1700s.

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cynic,

Have you filched XMAS as well.

But, I don't think I would enjoy your company.

Prefer that of my own extensive family and friends.

As a friend said to me, enjoy the season,, it may be your last!