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

have been cycling - finished back in Toulouse yesterday afternoon - so other than picking up FT news have missed all the fun and games
however, i see that yesterday, DOW staged a massive recovery having been down a further hefty lump earlier in trading ...... so still a great many ways to lose lots of money as well as to make it :-)

Cycling in the foothills of the Pyrenees, Mr C! Hoping to support Chris Froome next year then???

Manuel,

If you have finished waiting at table and not too tired, have a look at and pop into the Hotel de Ville Toulouse.

It has an amazing interior.

Well worth a look!

Said Fred , the champaign communist

aldwick 18326 - i am sure i heard fred say the other day: 'do as i say - NOT as i do!' :-))

fascinating on the dow with the US worried about an earlier than expected interest rate rise and europe via ecb worried about china shenanigans - fantastic peaks & troughs (from here troughs and peaks lol) ahead -ahoy me hearties!!

Tally bally ho Huzzah and hoooorahhhhh!!

we were somewhat disappointed with toulouse, though we did not spend much time there .... this was leavened somewhat by the number of pretty girls!
however, we passed through a number of very pretty villages and took plenty of pix which can readily be labelled and turned into our annual "trip book" via photobox
something i certainly want to investigate is the link between montauban and the armenian genocide 1915/20 courtesy of the turks ..... a good friend of mine could not enlighten me, though his parents had to spend a fortune in protection money at the time, and also to escape

staying o'night in dreux which is surprisingly attractive and even chic, and shall then drive to calais in the morning, and partake of a good lunch before catching eurotunnel

Any crumbs of comfort out there to turn FTSE 100 around?

Here , put this on for now Claret ..

apparently 6429 is the next key level for FTSE - a mere 25 further south
DOW support should be any point now - if you/we are lucky

Thanks jimmy b.

Full body armour required soon if this carries on.

Carnage

if i remember correctly, DOW briefly dropped below 17,200 only a couple of weeks ago
17340 was allegedly a support, and that was breached a few minutes ago (to 17280), but a modest recovery currently under way
whether or not that is sustained, remains to be seen

what a loony evening, and if you'ld been glued to the screen and got into the rhythm, there was a huge amount of money to made
as it is, the market is left in a strange and difficult position and i have no idea what the morrow may bring

what a loony evening, and if you'ld been glued to the screen and got into the rhythm, there was a huge amount of money to made
as it is, the market is left in a strange and difficult position and i have no idea what the morrow may bring

Not looking good again.

Put this on Claret ...

one would like to think that the precipitous falls are overdone, but i'm afraid sentiment currently thinks otherwise

just for info, DOW intraday trading low just a week ago (12/8) was 17,125, with a close back up to 17,400

Thanks jimmy b.

Fully kitted out now.

and down we go again....Dow looking fragile once more.