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

Short DOW @ 16451

+67 overall today. Might do some more this evening, see how I feel.

i've got a smallish long running from 16438 but will prob get out at ~16490 if i get the chance

Just closed and reversed a FTSE long @6,594.3.

phew! what a couple of days .... horrible yesterday and a struggle this morning, but dow long just hit limit at 16545, which i never expected

shall now contemplate a very modest short, but that just may be a shot too brave with the great unknown of w/e due within a few minutes

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did so at 16550.8 but have actually put in a stop at 15575 just in case everything goes ballistic, which is not my usual style

just been stopped out ... never mind, for it was just a very small postion

Same here, for a somewhat largish position - think I'll go back to juggling chainsaws!

I've managed to make a few shillings over the last week by ensuring I book respectable profits while they're on offer

for all, dow is acting somewhat contrarily, and continues to power ahead even though the Fear/Greed Index remains stuck below 10 (extreme fear)
the dow itself is now getting very close to a major hurdle which lurks, if I remember correctly, at 16720
no doubt skinny or shortie will correct me if that is inaccurate

you off soon cyners? sampling some french tart.,.

have been in dieppe for as couple of days on biz, but back tomorrow afternoon
off cycling for a week at end august, this year's circuit being around moulins

I closed an overnight FTSE short earlier and have closed a FTSE & DAX long - all in profit.

Nothing much now until this afternoon - all a bit zzzzzzzz atm.

Action is all in Sterling

16220 - i was talking bollocks as usual .... don't know where i got that silly "hurdle" number from

No neither did I. But then again it is you.

never mind, for meanwhile i have been successfully trading in small tranches both dow and C+M Index

You Silly Billy.

would only be a silly billy if i did not regularly realise the profits

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have managed to remain disciplined and taken a modest profit today on C+M Index (long) and ditto but rather more on dow
have now reversed dow at 16825.4 which i shall allow to run o'night, though with a stop in place just in case