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

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

.

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

now firmly south ..... both ftse and dow down about 100

NO looks to be the firm call now with indices down lots

FANTASTIC! Tally bally ho Huzzah and hoooorahhhhh!!
:-D
'With 15% of votes counted, results from the Greek referendum on terms for an international bailout suggest a victory for the "No" camp.'

saaaarrrfffffffffffffff

dz - did you leave positions open over w/e? ....... if so, you were an awful lot braver than me, but very well done indeed

(Sunday) FTSE showing -150, and imo that's pretty much low enough
any disagreement?

aye - good old hot headed greeks - never let you down :-) i wont repeat what their own philosophers have said about them throughout history LOL
have a great evening
hard to call how far saaarrrrffffff this will go.......................... unknown territory but a win is a win ;

yummy

With more than 30% of votes counted, results from the Greek referendum suggest voters have rejected the terms of an international bailout.

Results published by the interior ministry showed about 60% of those whose ballots had been counted voting "No", against some 40% voting "Yes".

double yum
'Senior European officials had also said that a "No" would be seen as an outright rejection of talks with creditors.'

if cameron has any knackers he should use this to negotiate a strong deal for britannia! europe will be quaking now - failure after failure - who is next let me see, italy, spain, portugal............. YUM! at least europe has those eastern europeans joined / joining - i am sure europe will be better off with that load of east european dross in it! LOL

he who dares rodney - he who dares :-)
have a great evening all..................

'With more than half the ballots in, results from a referendum in Greece suggest voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout.

Figures published by the interior ministry showed 61% of those whose ballots had been counted voting "No", against 39% voting "Yes".'

remember europe will never sustainably work - one size never fits all - too many different cultures et al - if anyone thinks otherwise they are deluded do-gooding brainwashed simpletons imo

there is also another reason which i doubt no one realises...............

So what will the FTSE 100/250 open at tomorrow ?