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kandrews250, now and again.

jeff, zarif bought TrendSignal. He seems to like it. I can't find the url.

here it is http://www.trendsignal.co.uk/

Blast, had to go out and closed the long, missed out on 40 points, kids who would have them, still I will stop it out of her pocket money for the next 30 years.

snoball
What are using for the Dow and S&P charts in the header. Are the buy / sell signals automatic?

Jeff,
I use Metastock for the charting and generating the signals but it's my system.
To see an explanation of the system, click on one of the charts then hover over the text and click and an explanation of the chart comes up or go to http://www.cashathome.co.uk/explanation.htm

the signals are automatic. I don't always follow them and therein lies my problem. The psychology of trading.

There seems to be a problem with the S&P500 data. Did it really spike up over 1800??
I'm using a guesstimate from Lycos for the high on my chart as I can't wait for them to sort out what it should be.

I hope we are all long and profitable today.
Days like these I can deal with.

Looks like there was a huge gap up on the S&P at the open.
Can we expect that to be filled?

I had a long open from last night and had put a limit at 10500 on april Dow.Just opened the Ig screen to find out that while i was shopping in manchester i had already without meaning to had creamed the dow.
I think it will trail up then recompense.
The cable has had a big fall and so has the eurodoll.

rgds
zarif

Hi zarif,
I suppose that (the cable drop) is because stocks are rising.

Dow YM about to open .RTeckon 10520-10550 max and then splat down (unless it does that first.Lots of bulls going around i suppose so dont get trampled and lots of guys with fur in their hands so watch out let the market decide our actions.Remember bull and bears make money pigs get slaughtered.

rgds
zarif

Dow reached abt 10512 and is playing around 10490 area for a while so no need to play "scratching Trades" as the market always ends up taking abit out of you.
Will just watch and see what direction breakout it makes.
Always remember a no position is a position of merit!!!!

rgds
zarif

Boy oH Boy : the dow is boring today so far managed a small long and is range bound and more water tight than a ducks a***!!!!!. I hope it will make a move near the end of day - and i will probably have fallen asleep by than ...zzzzzz.

Managed to catch the long and am sticking with it atm.

So you should be quids in, zarif. Nice one.

Snoball: Yep but it was a boring long wait.
hope your viral infection clears up soon

rgds
zarif

Fit as a fiddle again, thanks, zarif.

afternoon all:
Snoball glad to know that you are an ableseaman again.
I wonder what the dow has in store for us -with all these Bullish comments flying around -makes you want to take a contrarian view at times.As usual we will let the market action decide our actions.It is always much better feeling when we take a chunk out of the market rather than it taking one out of us!!!!

rgds
zarif

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Dow has gone bullish IMHO - it made a new 20 day high today.
Just to join the other bullish comments flying around.
Will the S&P and DAX 30 follow?

Who cares?

Could this be the reason the Dow has picked up?

Changes in DJIA Components

Per the announcement this morning of changes in the underlying stocks in the DJIASM , there will be a new DJIA divisor as of 4/8/2004. On 4/8/2004 the following 3 stocks will be removed from the DJIA: AT&T (T), International Paper (IP), Eastman Kodak (EK). The following 3 stocks will be added: American International Group (AIG), Prizer Inc. (PFE), Verizon (VZ).

For a description of how the DJIA is calculated using the DJIA divisor see the section "Index & Contract Features" in the CBOT DowSM Complex Reference Guide.