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

currently +520

Augers well for tomorrow

FTSE
testing 7,300 at long last .... it's really struggled to break back north of that level, but just possibly next week will show it's more than just a tease



DOW
25,300 hurdle now well cleared, so just possibly we'll see a chrge back to(wards) the all time highs ...... i confess to remaining nervous after last week's massacres


Monday is a holiday in US, so perhaps a false market today ...... who knows?

DOW
having powered through 25,300 it suddenly collapsed again ..... i was lucky to buy towards the bottom end of that, and sold out at 25,290 for 105 points, above which number, DOW is stalling once more

very early doors but worth noting that DOW is once again trying to push north of 25,300

According to economic calendar US has a bank holiday today so guess today is going to be really slow

you're right CC ..... had forgotten that but markets may still be open

DOW - bought on a sudden dip this afternoon at 25,138 ..... rather missed the bottom of that spike down, but no matter
currently just back in the blue at 25,226 and have again put in a limit at 25,290

DOW - serves me right .... should have banked an ok profit yesterday when it was on the table .... never mind; i'll just sit tight

I am waiting. I feel like the FTSE/Dow gap is too large. Either FTSE needs to go up or Dow needs to fall.

I'm looking for a FTSE long with something beginning 71

what a truly nasty end to last night - complete collapse - with the inevitable follow through this morning

I'm long FTSE 7216. I think this is overdone in the UK and it will claw it's way back up.

I expect the dirty bottom fishers to come back out on the Dow

DOW
having foolishly opened a new long last night at 25,025, it looked rthat i was going to take quite a battering by the time london opned this morning

there has now been a miraculiur turnaround and i am just back in th money ...... i shall not get greedy, but be happy to bank something modest and heave a sigh of relief

I know how you feel Cynic. been there so many times myself.

I've just closed my FTSE long for 23 pts. My entry wasn't great and whilst I feel this may run a little higher into our close I'm happy to take my money and reload when the chance comes along.

I can't say I'm tuned into this today. My other day-trading has been pretty poor as well today but I was on the right side so overall a profit.

now out of that at 25,082 (whew!)

I'm looking for potential FTSE upside to the 7469 level or thereabouts over the next couple of weeks.