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

You should put DOW/FTSE charts in the header cynic ??

We've tried that dozens of times jimmy with no success. That's why I have to keep posting some charts page to page to page to................

there's too many but go to page 1 and all and more is revealed

very busy day tomorrow for company results. RBS, British Gas owner Centrica, Shell and Thomas Cook are among those reporting.........................

cynic 18290 - lots to consider - would need to see dow 17850 + - lets see
gl

i shall be travelling pretty much all day

Ok i get it ..

didn't remotely have the balls to short DOW just before it opened ...... and very well done indeed any who did

Long at the open. Had a good week though after calling Turnaround on Tuesday.

Going to call it day soon and celebrate an England win.

well done and certainly more than i can say for myself ..... shut my position the day before the big bounce (of course!)

should be amusing:

'Greece's stock market will reopen on Monday after a five-week shut down, with restrictions on securities trading by local investors, a spokeswoman for the bourse has said. The Athens Stock Exchange has been shut since 29 June, when the government closed banks and imposed strict limits on withdrawals and foreign transfers to prevent a run on deposits by savers and companies.'

DOW is currently dithering around a fairly important level (17,700) so where it heads next, is quite likely to give an indication of where we might be headed for the day

DOW has now dropped 100 to ~17,600 which is below a fairly critical 17,635

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indices are all over the place, but a worrying bearish tone persists with lower lows and lower highs on both sides of the pond

FTSE at 6700 is one key ...... having opened below that level, it has somehow clawed its way north and beyond, but the question is whether or not that can be held into the close today and the opening tomorrow

FTSE - having once again fallen back from 6700, it is making no effort to recover this higher ground


DOW - struggling manfully to stay above 17,600 but again stumbling at the 17,635 hurdle


very difficult to call, so the prudent will apply the old maxim of, when in doubt do nowt

money to be made by those of nimble fingers and strong nerves

DOW is testing both 17,500 - through that with impetus and die - and 17,600 - well 17,635 really

while FTSE is trying rather half-heartedly to keep its nose above 6700 once more, DOW is struggling to stay above 17,500

a head-scratcher

seem to have got my touch back at last :-)

more to the point ......
DOW is once again hovering just below a key resistance/support of 17,635

US employment numbers were disappointing, upon which the index somewhat perversely surged, presumably on the basis that it might delay any rate rise

now then, now then, now then - if one may still use that catchphrase! ..... DOW has suddenly surged through that resistance ......can it hold it through to close, or at least remain above 17,600?