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

the fish sounds so good that i expect an aperitif was not required?

too many aperitifs and post-prandials for you tonight i fear :-)

IMF communications director Gerry Rice says :

"I confirm that the [Special Drawing Rights] SDR 1.2bn repayment (about €1.5bn) due by Greece to the IMF today has not been received.

"We have informed our Executive Board that Greece is now in arrears and can only receive IMF financing once the arrears are cleared.

"I can also confirm that the IMF received a request today from the Greek authorities for an extension of Greece's repayment obligation that fell due today, which will go to the IMF's Executive Board in due course."

ha ha lol the 18026 mrc - that is always quite possible ;

is this the long and the short of it? lol

A bit of respite before weekend!!!

18019 looks to have been quite a good prediction, but it's always much easier when no money at risk

Is that right Tsipras now recommending a yes vote on sunday?
2517

tsipras brings a variation to the old adage about broker recommendations ......
when tsipras says yes he means no and when he says no he means i didn't really mean that

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safest to be neutral o'night

yep - tsipras is a space cadet - that's for sure - off the radar! :-)

plenty of volatility between now and sunday

made a very quick few shillings before breakfast, but if i have any sense (questionable), then i'll steer clear for the rest of the day

ha ha good to hear it - yep made a bit too today - going cautiously for the moment - agreed ref the sense :-)))) lol and ditto for myself!

Closed off for weekend. No point with Wall Street having the day off for Independence. Anyone taking a position going into close for Mondays open?

not bloody likely!
there'll be more than enough opportunity to lose money once the market re-opens!

ha ha lol - i might but then again i have 2 pencils stuck up my nose and a pair of underpants on my head!! LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2DCExerOsA

market today is a bit meaningless, but nevertheless worth taking note that FTSE has just slipped south through 6600

IG sunday indices will make interesting viewing!

The IG Greek Referendum binary is still strongly pointing to a ‘yes’ victory, and at 67% suggests that a number of Syriza ministers could well be stepping down next week

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will markets crash on monday's open?
personally, i have no idea at all, and sod's law says they'll surge - and i don't think the referendum result will affect much either way

anyone else have a view?

IG Sunday Indices are quiet with FTSE showing +15 and DOW +9
Starting to look that the talk of earthquake volatility on Monday will be unfounded