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

shortie, skinny and all, good new trading tool for you here..........

http://www.fxcmapps.com/trading-station/real-volumetransactions-indicators/?CMP=SFS-70160000000MvRqAAK

does it have a good link to paedophile sites too? :-)

You should know Alf.. your the Tory around here -):

Be carefull what you wish for Cynic.

GF, I'm not one for all these bells and whistles apps that tell you when to buy and sell... I've seen plenty of people pay good money only to end up losing a small fortune on these kind of things... I much prefer my trusted old method of just going with the flow and keeping up to date with all the push and pull factors influencing things.

Indeed indeed shortie. Just remind cynic its been a bad bad day for him.

most certainly hasn't ....... as for all your garbage on your "soapbox", confess i haven't even skimmed over it

Thats because you dont want to admit the truth.

YOUR IN DENIAL.

GF>

As he is getting a bit doddery now you have to excuse him.

Poor or lucky old B. doesn't realise it!

castigate each other here!

Keep your hair on skinny it was just a piece of leg pulling nothing more.

Quite today Skinny...

17077 short wall st

why? .... itchy fingers? :-)

No, I think its reached a consolidating top and will test lower next...

all very unpredictable at the moment

Closed and reversed my last long -14.6 @6,750 - now toying with closing!

Closed @6,716.9 +33.1

Bugger!

17077.5 closed at 17016