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

we know.....lol ;)

DDD
this one bombed in early february after its figures, but has recovered 20% since then, so pretty much back to where it started

an interesting sector to be in, that's for sure

DDD
aha!
3-D printing is no longer only for adults. One of the sector's top firms, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD ) , is partnering with Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS ) to develop products for children utilizing 3-D printing capabilities

cynic - the Hasbro news is from last week - as it the acquisition of Gentle Giant Studios - all positive news!

With the DOW apparently treading water since Friday - the FTSE is now out performing it YTD.

that's when DDD started to recover pretty strongly and is continuing to do so

6,800.

took a tiddly profit on C+M Index far too early, but can't be helped .... markets looked very soggy early on .... not sure why this late bounce, as dow is far from convincing

That was an interesting programme on on BBC 2 How China fooled the world ,Robert Peston .

Cheers for the chart skinny, appreciated.

Going down.

Michael Hewson ‏@mhewson_CMC 13m
*GERMANY FAILS TO GET BIDS FOR MAXIMUM TARGET AT BUNDS AUCTION

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FTSE / DOW

Gold up again today...crude (not today)..but in a rising trend....I reckon the dollar has to drop....

Im amazed this thread is so quiet with all this volatility on the indicies and currencies at the moment. Posters seem to have just disappeared.

Is it a case of the captain not steering the ship!!!!!!!!!

What you on this morning gf........ cynic knocker tablets....

I've been having a dabble at Gold/Silver ,maybe we should set up a thread ,
I should just mention New York doesn't phone me for my opinion in the mornings, i'm a complete rookie and bet slightly lower than Soros.

maybe your not in their phone book.,.

Half term GF. Also, been concentrating on my SIPP & ISA which have been doing rather well :-)