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

OK, I'm sure you know best. Tell me, what effect do you think the SNB might have on the markets if they sell their Euros this afternoon?

no idea .... and are the gnomes likely to do so and if so why?

"no idea"

Thought not.

"are the gnomes likely to do so"

That's the rumour which has been going around this morning.

"if so why?"

Diversification.

so why ask me then, or is it just that you like to be as silly as me?
perhaps the gnomes feel the urge to buy mushrooms-to-let

steady cynic....hilary's not a member of the witches cauldren..........

i know, and her style is not nearly as acerbic, but then nor are my responses!

I feel you are being tested, Cynic, even gently manipulated! ;o)

I thought that only happened in the red light distric harry.....

oops, miss read what you wrote harry.....

i enjoy being manipulated but young ladies .... if they're not that young, i can take off my coke-bottle specs

Bring on Nora Batty .

just to upset your breakfast, IG showing ftse to open -135 at 4936 and dow to have "lost" an additional 200 points after last night's close which was already -126

We could do with a fun day of carnage and utter destruction in the markets. It would be nice.

I'm seeing red..... lots of it... hilary's wish has come true...:((

No, don't make me out to be some king of an evil witch. I'm not blinkered to the extent of trading just one-way and, although I do think it will fall further, I'll be quick enough to reverse and buy it if it starts trending back up.

This was an easy move though, which started to pan out in the FTSE chart as of around 6pm last night.

My barometer is the s&p500 and I find that point and figure does sometimes work.

I'll post two charts. One with a size 10 box and the other with size 15. Both show a pretty nasty downside target around the 940 mark and regretably an even lower one that was created some time ago and which has yet to be negated. Good for Traders. Not so nice for the Savers.



TP

you're right hilary, though it's hard to determine to where it is likely to fall .... for sure there will be a lot of forced selling, but with ftse already -145 or thereabouts, it would be a brave move to now open a short position - or a long one for that matter!

Unless the new witch wardrobe is skimpy bikini, cool shades, long legs that go right up to her b** then get ch***y....... never gave it a thought hilary....:))

I enjoy my food more nowadays, Balerboy.



But I've still got my collection of skimpy bikinis.

:o)

LOL......high 5....just how i imagined......not!!