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

plus que c'a change, le plus est la meme chose

Why aren't you drifting about in the pool cynic?

That leopard skin thong got well worn over the weekend.,.

Sure did, BB. And my shorts felt a bit tight too...

did your arse look big in them too?

Have some decorum cynic, please!

bit cheeky was it?

Thought you were talking to me cynic......blush.,.

sure glad i cashed some profits today and that i'm short of a couple of stocks .... all looking very gruesome for monday

Yes - DOW down nearly 250 points this evening, on poor economic data.
Back to donning the shorts

shorts? ..... do we get a pic?

A pic of the shorts do you mean?

On Friday July 16, 2010, 3:34 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Friday as revenues from GE and two major U.S. banks disappointed investors while consumer prices and sentiment data gave further evidence the economic recovery is stalling.

Google Inc (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News) shares fell more than 6 percent a day after it missed Wall Street's quarterly profit estimates for the first time in two years, further weighing down the Nasdaq Composite.

The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI:^DJI - News) dropped 268.60 points, or 2.59 percent, to 10,090.71. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (^SPX - News) fell 31.99 points, or 2.92 percent, to 1,064.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq:^IXIC - News) lost 69.00 points, or 3.07 percent, to 2,180.08.

Toya... make sure your in them.,.

BB - I'd have to find some pretty big shorts to be able to hide myself inside them!

surely you're not a big porker?

More of a corker than a porker cynic!

Bet you got legs right up to your b.//,..//; sorry mrs came in.,.

Lol ...

Time for some wine and relaxation. FTSE shorts will do nicely in the coming week I reckon, though I'll not be able to keep my eye on all the excitement on Monday!

is that because you'll sqeezing yourself into those skinny bright red shorts and the tiniest bright red bikini top...................................... cold shower needed..