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

DOW
nestling on that important 17,750 mark, so wait for reaction to the NFP numbers due shortly

Wıld swıngs on Dow. 100 poınts up and down. Not borıng thats for sure.

have been out since about 15:00 and i see all sorts of strange things

DOW has recovered from well below to well above 17,550
DAX remains below the important 9,440 mark despite a strongish recovery after the close
FTSE has clawed its way back above 6,500 but only just

Gone short on FTSE 100

6580

good call

Moved my stop down so ın profıt but undecıded about Dow today.

all a bit topsy turvy with no real direction

As you said earlier, NFP tomorrow would seem to be the trigger for a swing one way or the other.

confess that i had lost track of time as am holiday :-)

i see the expected number for NFP is 180,000, so bear that in mind at lunchtime tomorrow

More volatılty today I would expect wıth NFP ıs ıt comes ın way below agaın lıke last month.

no idea how the market will react no matter what the numbers

30 mins we should know NFP. Hoping for a good figure to boost the Friday afternoon trading.

NFP:
Expected : 180,000
Actual : 287,000
4.9% unemployment rate

DOW futures +104

Not too far off all time hıgh agaın.

but must also heighten the prospect of US interest rate rise in the more immediate future

Gone short 18100

Think your pxxxxxg against the wind today Claret, but you never know, may get a sell off towards the bell. Went long Gold 1357 which I will hold over weekend.

now THAT really is pissing against the wind chris

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