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

No wonder it's next Friday )-;

Come on Stan get those brain cells working and get up to speed.

Says he who automatically assumed the NFP were out today.

Can't trust those yanks to do anything right can we George.

i wonder what has spooked DAX all of a sudden ...... it's been farting around all day at about -30 but is now -90

Deutsche Bank shares hit by cash call etc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39172229

FTSE to follow US falls, mixed Asia as Budget in focus

UP 7 points

DOW + DAX
the target prices for all my Dow and 50% of my Dax shorts was hit o'night, at about the current levels ..... these are a fraction above potential support levels

DAX
11,900 is now in view if not yet under threat
if that gives way, then there could be quite a bit further to drop

NFPs
The figures also validate recent comments by Federal Reserve officials that flagged a likely interest-rate increase this month

slightly strangely, the DOW doesn't seem to care and continues north

Is cid1 one to give Dow futures?

who or what is cid1?

iShares DJ Industrial Average UCITS Etf Share Price (CID1)

never heard of it ..... i use IG

Can I get Dow futures without being a member?

i don't know, but probably by running a demo a/c you could
try

I Thank you.

almost tempted to short Dow again, albeit that it has already dropped 100+ from its earlier high
Dax is another tempter, especially if 11,900 gets attacked

DOW
heading sharply towards 20,775
break that, and there could indeed be further retrenchment
on the other hand, it may prove to be a support and thus a bounce likely

FOMC statement this evening plus results of the NL election....plus ex-divi day tomorrow (BATS the biggest I can see)...Thursday might be quite a volatile day.