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

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

:-)
jolly little in/out flutter long DOW for 50 point profit

DOW + DAX
DOW is roaring ahead yet again and pulling DAX through 12,550 along the way
will DAX hold that level overnight? .... if so, that could be the place to be (I already am)

DAX
a very disappointing start having been (cash) well through 12,550 last night but has now retreated to just south of that

US Sold off last night. New Fed chief got his first say so.

all looking a bit ugly for tomorrow
DOW opened strongly but is now looking very sickly once more - down 150

Still going south

20:50 DOW almost certain to close down >300

500 points in an afternoon!!!

Here we go again

would have been very easy to have been suckered early this afternoon .... thank goodness i was not even around to be even half tempted

FTSE only being called down 25. hmm. Not low enough for me to go long yet.

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Having taken 21 pts on a FTSE long this morning I'm back in at 7188. This time I'm hoping we will get a proper rally once the politicians wake up and smell the coffee

DOW
impossible to trade in these conditions .... must surely be computer trading for it's flying around all over the place
i tried a little dabble early this afternoon and completely lost my bottle .... was glad to have got out at b/e, though could have subsequently done well - or lost a bit had i lost my nerve



DAX
looking very sickly indeed but not sure why, for it's not as if it has been rocketing north of late

Time for a rally? Added to my long FTSE position

Waiting for Theresa May I guess, although everything she's gong to say has probably already been leaked

whatever TM says will not affect the market(s)
the market(s) are beginning to feel bearish - ie good news is ignored and the bad causes a bad reaction - and DT's crap yesterday about imposing 25% steel tariffs will have far-reaching consequences if enacted

No one seems too worried....yet.... about Putin's assertion that he has an arsenal of ICBM's which can reach anywhere on the globe at speeds which render intercept missiles useless! I wonder if DT will rattle a few sabres in response?
I agree, sentiment is starting to change, which makes sense if interest rates start to rise and equities become less attractive.