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

Good analysis cynic

thanks jimmy ... have also corrected a schoolboy grammatical howler which was inexcusable - affect NOT effect

Bull Market intact in US. The new unknown is Putins rhetoric. I would like to get involved in Amazon but at over $800 a share it makes it a bit difficult unless using Margin account.

just buy a few :-)
i bought 15 and ditto GOOG for my sipp
% is %

US 30 not doing much either way.

the bubble has finally burst, at least for now :-))

Dax now 10,550 and falling
perhaps a little early to call this is a significant break south, but if it proves to be so, then next significant support may as low as 10,250

Are we expecting FTSE to do the same?

quite possibly .... watch to see how S&P and Dow close tonight

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S&P struggled back above the important 2108 level before the close .... not yet all doom and gloom

Donald Dump.

Election looks like its having an effect now IMHO.

very happy to be short Dax

A few more points taken away yesterday.

FTSE to fall as US holds rates, Brexit case looms
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FTSE100--- 6851--UP 10 points

Best to go back to `no comment` lads

banked an excellent profit on my last short Dax position last evening
being very greedy, have opened a very small long Dax on basis that at least a DCB is probably due

FTSE up amid Brexit jitters ahead of BoE rate

hahahahahahahahah

have closed this morning's Dax long for a very small profit, and also one on Dow with a slightly larger profit

that still leaves me with a small long open on each of the above, but it reduces my exposure in the event that the gunslinger gets elected
of course, if crooked hillary gets elected, then those positions should whizz away north

I am going for a risky long on Dow

as long as it's small, you shouldn't come to too much harm even if the gunslinger carries the day

Small position. I have just a gut feeling Hills will win it.