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

markets are clearly unenamoured

Eyes are on the Dax, will it rebound?

9915 gone long

9847 long again

This has got me running off 5's now... Not a comfortable chart to be on..

9880 closed 2nd position +33

well out i think though DAX (i assume) is not one i ever look at

Should be ok for a profit off the first position, although I settle for a b/e being I'm in profit off the second.

if/when dow drops to about 16810/20, you may want to think about going long

Not a fan of Wall St right now, its very overpriced I think...

gassed too long and missed that entry point, but no matter

Not looking good, I'll stick with it though.

Back on my shorting watchlist

just trying a little tickle on short dow at 17859.6

The upside looks more favourable to me Cynic right now.

got it wrong at the moment :-(

I'm stray on the DAX also if its any conciliation...

whosh!

9915 closed for +10

should have waited, oh well +43 is good enough, not got the time to watch this tonight..