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

Seasons Greetings to all those who enter the Bear Pit.

Hope we all made some this year.

Its been tough going.

another shitty end to another day ..... hey ho

DOW now down 375 at 22925 :-(

DOW was actually -600 at one point yesterday evening

meanwhile, another down day progresses though the roads are empty and thus the markets almost certainly comatose

Good old Trump spreading Xmas goodies.

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DOW roaring ahead today though no idea why - currently +330

John Williams from the Fed gave a half hour interview on CNBC, he gave a very positive outlook for jobs market in 2019, also saying that the Fed is not inflexible.

well that euphoria did not last long ..... now just +50

Festive cheer in short supply this year.

Not a bad day in the USA yesterday

and of course today, DOW collapses once again - currently down 480 which gives back about half of yesterday's surge

nothing to cheer the spirits quite like the new year getting off to a shitty start, and i fear volatility is about the best that can be hoped for at least several months to come

Happy New Year.

US Markets trying to improve

a very good recovery all round

Dow finished down over 2.8% tonight won’t help things again tomorrow.

FTSE 100. I think 7000 is possible in January.

Currently Long.

FTSE 100. I think 7000 is possible in January.

Currently Long.

On what basis C/D?