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

Anyone bothered today about US Market?

Are some of the SPS wrong on this site?

They just dont tie up with IG Index.

eg, PAG, HOME, OCDO, EMG

it s either this site or IG but I havent seen anyone else complaining??????????

for sure IG L2 will be correct as they're live market prices

dow challenging 17900 yet again
certainly not impossible that it will break that barrier with impetus during the course of trading today
fingers x'ed as have opened small long at 17883

Where is everyone Cyners on the beaches in the Caribean??????

i'm in front of a log fire in west country having been on a good walk this morning and visited a couple of fine hostelries

... And here he is, the lad himself.

Getting close to new high on Dow

I didn't know cynic looked that good !

Doesn't look like a good golf swing to me !

He is an old swinger!

Let the crash commence!!

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trading is so thin that almost anything could happen ..... accordingly have very happily closed my little dow long for +65

Shortie - I wouldn't bet on it just yet, those crazy yanks look determined even on low volume to go for a blow off top. I admit I am useless at trading the indices so I steer clear of even attempting to trade them. Good luck!

Well I decided this morning to take a good position short.. Numbers out later and OPEC have said they'll pump even if prices fall to rock bottom prices...

DOW being set up for new year crash. Even with low oil $, fundamentals would not support DOW continued rise. The indices will still all probably crash Q1 - 2015.

Shut down over Xmas & New Year could be a risky time for the 'West', given all the Geopolitical tension around the World.

Longs bets turning to shorts as an insurance policy. Also still lots of Oil $ hedges to unwind in the market & close out.

DYOR

HAb

i am very undecided so am currently sitting on my hands

You sure it's your hands your sitting on......... with those old folgies christmas party places you never can tell...... lol. All packed up and ready for the off tomorrow morn. 21 degrees here we come......... YYYeeeeeaaaa hhhhaaaaa. :))