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

Not happened yet, but good chance I will get stopped out of gold trade at entry this morn. So your not alone Claret :0)

The confusıon for me ıs that US Markets are goıng up but Oıl ıs goıng down. Normally they run ın tandem by and large. May be I wıll waıt untıl the mıddle of the week to see ıf they keep goıng ın opposıte dırectıons.

Strong trading on asian stocks overnight......miners expected to do well today.

with leadsom abandoning her campaign, i would have thought the markets would react badly, but not so
no wonder trading is such a dangerous occupation at the moment

Surely the fact that May will now be PM removes the uncertainty and will please the market?

perhaps that's the perception, but still many difficult hurdles to overcome, not only for uk, but for the free world in general

No stopping the US Markets. How much before profit taking is the question now!!!!

News
FTSE expected to remain steady
The FTSE 100 looks set for a flat open, according to financial websites, ahead of today's key Bank of England int
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UP 50 points

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all bonkers

I agree ..

DOW futures +112, but it seems that the direction is in Mark Carney's hands in a couple of hours. Not quite sure why, but 'No action at this time' is likely to see the UK market take a dip.

BOE decision interest rates on hold. A possible rate change in August.

Profit taking before weekend in US?

i'm currently running a small DAX short which is now in the money
given the unpredictability of the markets, i have resisted the temptation to be brave (greedy!)

You would think it's time for the DOW/FTSE

may be tempted into DOW short a little later, but it has performed incredibly strongly of late
currently down just 5

i reckon the markets could now become very rocky as yet again there are reports of severe downturn in the economy(ies)

however, read ST for interesting and positive articles on GKP and also CVR

Dow stalled around 18500 for past few sessıons. Thought a bıt of profıt takıng mıght thave taken place.