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

Watch out tomorrow':

"(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc reported a 77 percent slump in quarterly profit as the company invests heavily in areas such as video content and in fast-growing economies such as India.

The company's shares, already up nearly 41 percent this year, were down 2.6 percent at $1,019 in after-hours trading on Thursday."

HC yes i agree. My powder is dry and ready for any mess that might occur. All nice and shiny during earnings. Next Month might be different. wait and see. Vix at lowest level since 2006.

HC yes i agree. My powder is dry and ready for any mess that might occur. All nice and shiny during earnings. Next Month might be different. wait and see. Vix at lowest level since 2006.

Dow nudges higher to the close.

Looking to short Dow Tomorrow if all the ducks line up.

FTSE bounce expected to continue
Breakfast11.jpg London's benchmark looks set to open around 10 points higher to extend yesterday's advance, as Asian markets posted handy gains this morning as did US stocks overnight.
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FRTSE100 DOWN 15 POINTS-they sensibly gave up forecasting but foolishly stated again recently,

did say DAX was looking bearish .... now down 100 points, no doubt because of the sanctions order imposed by trump ..... that is quite likely to affect gas supplies into germany

cynic get you spelling right on this board!!!!!! his name is Donald Dump !! lol

or is it dumb?

I do not know-never read the papers

Apple saved the day on Dow.

DAX
tumbling very sharply .... should it hit 12,100 which is only 50 points further south, then watch ..... there may be a bounce or just as possible is a further slump

Confess I've had better days

DAX
may hit the buffers at 12,310 which is only 50 points away
keep an eye on this

Sell off today.

Ex-divi as well.

Well was that one of the most static ft100 markets today or what.. and we've had a few.