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'll tell you on the morrow Peter .... Dow now tracking south with some determination

Seemed to be....but possible test then...and rebound from 12920 again
Watching for now...

had my dinner .... yummy yummy! .... now down below 12900

Good - I bet it was tastier than mine, too; though mine was OK. Need to sort out a pile of accumulated papers now before relaxing with wine in front of the fire later.

Hope your Dow is moving down all right - or up, whichever...

what you doing on here? ...... are you really as much of a saddo as me? .... have not lit fire tonight; keep it for cold weather (us poor old OAPs!)

having set stops on Dow which will ensure a good profit at worst, have now gone short FTSE as that must assuredly open even further down

Don't give me that saddo stuff Cynic - I don't believe it! I just have the laptop open while sorting out the junk that tends to pile up in this room, and it's quite nice to read messages that pop up now and then - keeps me amused!

would rather keep you in profit than just amused .... London may well be quite gory tomorrow

Thanks for warning me. Cheshire is forecast to be dull and drizzly.

haven't been to Manch for quite a while .... quite like that place even if i did get my car keyed all over one night a few years ago .... certainly far pref to L'pool!

I steer clear of both these days. Chester is a pleasant little city - and London's great for a change.

Job done - and a lovely tidy desk for the morning! Let's hope it goes well for us all -whether up, down or sideways...

Wish I had a tidy desk :S

wish i had a desk...!

and i wish i was a smart arse every day of the week; then i could retire disgracefully!

Just seen how the DOW finished!
Sub 6000 for the FTSE tomorrow???
Question is, which sector is going to be worst hit? Financials?

gutted i've been out all day and missed a good profit in POG, whats the betting all the profit will be gone by 8.00am...?!

i confess i am totally and utterly bewildered by what seems to be a significant turn-around by Dow indicators in the early hours of this morning ..... when i went to bed, Dow was still 12740/750 or thereabouts .... this morning, it indicates to be 100 points stronger but for no obvious reason that i can perceive

portfolio currently all flat and one green...!

both my Dow and FTSE shorts got shut, so though i made a very nice profit, it was only about half of what i thought i had in hand when i went to bed!

to be honest, i still find it very hard indeed to believe that the Dow will open as strongly as currently showing