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

only worry when bowels take priority :-)

Stay off the curry.,.

Just made one funnily enough!

So you may be late on parade tomorrow then? Andrex in the fridge overnight? ;o)

Myself and my son are quite hardened to them - I've used some chllies that are @100,000 on the scoville scale.

OUCH!!

Andrex in the freezer then!

Not too bad! :-)

MAN he's hot.,.

LOL..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZstObB4RVsQ

I Think the Trinidad Scorpion is now the hottest!

Look at these idiots :-)

Short @6,794.3.

Debated doing another in the 90's also... Hhhmmm, wondering if Wall St will extend further?

Therein lies the rub!

I was looking to getting in higher, but am still chipping away at that 'dog' short!

Apparently Bob Hoskins has died.

Closed @6,777.3 +17.

NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - A surprisingly weak first-quarter read on the U.S. economy sent the dollar careening lower on Wednesday against the euro and the yen, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to maintain its zero-interest-rate policy. Inflation increased in the euro zone albeit at a lower than expected pace, data showed earlier on Wednesday. While the door for the European Central Bank to print money in a bid to boost economic activity is open given inflation is running below target, the data dampened slightly the expectation of anything being done imminently. ID:nL6N0NM393 ID:nL6N0NM34E Investors were whipsawed after a stronger-than-expected ADP private sector U.S. employment report pushed the greenback higher, only to see it undermined by a paltry 0.1 percent growth rate in first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product. Economists had forecast a 1.2 percent GDP increase. USGDPR=ECI ID:nLLAUFEARH ID:nLNSUFEAFV "That's why you are seeing the dollar move. We have the Fed later today and this certainly is going to give Janet Yellen's camp a lot more ammunition to remain on the more neutral to dovish side," said Richard Cochinos, currency strategist at Citi in New York. "Tapering will likely continue as expected, but give the Fed has suggested they are in very data-dependent mode this is the level of data that causes people to have a little bit of concern," he added. The Fed is expected to maintain near-zero interest rates and continue cutting monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion to $45 billion as part of its quantitative easing program. A decision is due at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). The dollar showed little reaction to a stronger-than-expected reading of U.S. Midwest business activity. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago business barometer was 63.0, up from 55.9 in March, which had been the lowest level for the index since August. Economists were looking for a reading of 56.7 in the month. ID:nN9N0MM021 The euro EUR= was off an earlier three-week low to trade up 0.38 percent to $1.3864, near the session high $1.3870. Investors sold the dollar to 102.27 yen, a loss of 0.33 percent on the day JPY= . The euro was flat against the yen, up just 0.02 percent to 141.75 yen EURJPY= . The debate over the scale of disinflation in Europe has dominated markets this week, and lower-than-expected April price growth in the euro zone of 0.7 percent initially sent the euro to a three-week low against the dollar. The Chinese yuan dropped to an 18-month low against the greenback, finishing at 6.2593 per dollar, down 0.02 percent CNY= . The currency lost 0.7 percent in April, and has depreciated 3.3 percent against the dollar so far this year. In 2013, the yuan strengthened 2.9 percent. ID:nL3N0NM3BC Dealers say the weakening yuan has led to the People's Bank of China recycling some of the dollars it buys in the process into euros to rebalance its reserves. "Every trader I know in London seems to be calling for a weaker euro. You can't find anyone who wants it higher, yet it does not want to fall," said a dealer with one London bank.

Twatter (sic) down 10%.

Cable still showing no signs yet of turning.... Yellen...

may be worth shorting TWTR insofar as the lock-in expires Monday

I'm already into the FTSE and Cable a little deep for comfort, and, will carry overnight... If Yellen hints at a rise in rates though I could well be laughing!!