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

FED decision is @ 6PM UK time / 2pm US time, as they have not changed from summer time.

JB,

I thought the way both you and Manuel ramble on, that you needed some help.

But islands unto your own!

Your welcome here Fred if you have any good ideas on the Indicies .

I thought you had squelched me.

I feel thinner!

As far as the indices are concerned, it is watch and wait.

Let the brave like Manuel plough the furrow!

That's great advice , watch and wait , that's how the world was built !

Doing so, may reduce the number of suicide bids.

indices currently in a very good place (6,440 and 17,693) having surged through potential hurdles (6,400 and 17,650)

FTSE now challenging next hurdle of 6,440

Oil rallying as well .

prob for oil is that it currently hops up for a day or two and then drifts back down
BP doesn't reckon sustained >$60 b4 2017, and even today we are only $46.05 for US Light

meanwhile, world trade stinks .... trust me from the sharp end :-(

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thought i had cocked up on DOW by being too greedy and then getting distracted, but on returning from an excellent bourgeois dinner, i see all has turned out very rosy indeed

interestingly, cash FTSE is only a tad stronger but showing just above the important 6440 hurdle ...... i'ld be surprised if there isn't a quick surge at least first thing

What sectors have done the best since the China Wobble over past couple of months?

in uk, perhaps high street retail and entertainment, but that is almost guesswork
however, BOO, ASC and NXT have all done pretty well (i think) as have RTN, GRG, DOM and CINE

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meanwhile, i note i called FTSE wrong last night, and glad i actually banked DOW profit

Thanks cynic

I have not had much time lately to drill down too deeply on markets.

Dow has had a decent run during October thats for sure.

Any indication yet as to what the Dow is going to open at chaps?

Dow almost back to highs back in Spring.

FTSE 100 not playing the same game.

I was long FTSE twice this morning but stopped out of the last one , not sure about this afternoon .

Is it a sell off for the end of the month ??

Would not be surprised if we have a few big sell days in November. Just finding them is the bit i miss!!!!!!

i hope it's just month-end malaise, but that's almost rationalising