Not saying you would do but remember you can't edit posts, so get the charts right first off in first post.

anyway khalsas pad has got fx fred

messenger...i feel obliged to chat to people who start chatting to me. And I don't like chat or chatting.

there can be more than one fx thread in the world moon ;)

Couldn't figure wtf was going on with this chart for the first few seconds

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hey look that'll be good for Ape...seems you can't stretch the thread.click here

Trading is ez money innit


Britons' 30bn gambling obsession
19 July 2004, Daily Mail

RITAIN'S obsession with betting has spiralled by huge sums, figures reveal. In only three years, the money staked by punters has shot up from 7.3bn annually to 29.6bn.

The astonishing statistics were revealed as the Government plans to relax gambling laws to allow Las Vegas-style casinos with 1m fruit machine jackpots.


The gambling surge began after Chancellor Gordon Brown abolished the 9% betting tax, which had to be paid by punters before October 2001. It has also been fuelled by the rise of internet betting and the wider range of bets offered by bookmakers.


There are fears - especially with proposals to allow Las Vegas-style casinos - that the huge growth in gambling will lead to more people becoming addicted and going into debt.


Rachel Lampard, of the Methodist Church, said: 'One of our concerns is debt. The average debt of gamblers is around 20,000. It can bring with it marriage problems, stress and ill-health.'


Another factor in the increase is the introduction of the 'fixed odds' machines in betting shops, which offer games such as roulette and 500 jackpots.


Experts say they are 'hugely problematic' because they allow punters to stake money very quickly.


Other new forms of gambling include exchanges, which allow people to bet among themselves rather than with a bookmaker and spread betting, in which cash is won or lost based on how far the result varies from that expected by the bookie.


The figures do not take into account the billions spent on bingo, Lottery tickets, gaming machines and in casinos. Betting tax was abolished in a bid to stop stake money going to tax-free outlets offshore.


Instead of punters paying 9% tax on bets, bookmakers were told to pay 15% on gross* profits.


The amount gambled by Britons was relatively stable between 1994 and 2001, according to HM Customs figures.


But in the year betting tax was scrapped, it rose 3bn to 10.3bn.


Over the next two years it rose sharply again, to 18.9bn and then, in the last year, to 29.6bn.

mg to be honest i set these freds up for us to chat on..i really cant be arsed starting another one kalsa one seems good..ian and hatman are over there as well

yeh

I know moon, ian landed a week or so back, duuno how come.. then when you were headed for here and hat threw in the towel i said to him why not come over. i never posted it because of one trouble maker who would make a B line for it.

busy day tomorrow..even drew up a list of things to do..and i've not lost it yet.

morning each.NRK post profits up 14.1% but belw expectations,will it be enuf to stop a slide on BB.

bb adverts are crappo

morning

BB. looking at 220p imho

been on my short list at 264 for sometime.

Played bb. from 271 to 263. closed the day before it dropped to the low 50's. bum.

Equity Technicals:


- DAX Index - the DAX's downwards drift should end soon, probably above 3800 today. The index should make an upmove to 3930 area later in the week -- then we will take it from there. The medium-term outlook remains unchanged -- expect a new upwards cycle to form, one which should go on and challenge the 4175 top further out, and perhaps go on and focus at a 4500 upside target later in the year. The idea, from here on up to next week, is not to quibble about a cyclical low, but rather start building a long stake at current levels for the medium-term haul.


- FTSE 100 Index - the index has retested the 4325 baseline, and we may see the down phase end soon, probably even today. The index should advance further towards the 4400 area later in the week. The medium-term outlook remains positive. The next upwards phase from there may kick off a new upside sequence which will go on and challenge the 4600 top, and perhaps extend gains further towards 4750 later in the year. Therefore, the idea, from here on,is not to quibble, but rather start building a long stake at current levels for the medium-term haul.


- S&P 500 - the index did fell further but probably ended the down phase at 1096 on Monday -- we are still looking for an 1120 recovery from here.
The medium-term view remains positive -- recent action supports the view that a bigger scale +test of the low+ phase is about to end, and that a new bull market cycle, which started at 1076 in May would shortly resume. The new bull phase may go on and challenge the 1165 top, and thereafter extend gains to 1300 later in the year.


- Dow Jones Ind Ave. - the Dow did fall further but the down phase may have ended at 10,027 Monday. We still look for a rally to 10,290 nonetheless. And, the medium-term view remains positive regardless. A new bullmarket phase may be about to unfold. All of these details should be immaterial from an investment point of view -- start building a portfolio now for a medium-term haul. We are looking for this middling correction to end soon -- the main uptrend which started at 9820 from the May low, should resume shortly. The bull market's revival waits in the wings -- and eventually, we expect to see a rally to the 10,800 top, and perhaps further appreciation towards 12,000 later in the year.


- NDX 100 - another test of the 1380 support ended at 1386, and the downphase may have ended right there. We still expect an upmove towards the 1440 resistance from here. A new bull phase may be in the offing, but will only know for certain once the 1440 resistance is taken out. But is it important that medium-term investors should start building a new portfolio, as the uptrend should reassert soon. The medium-term view remains strong -- the new bull market started at 1372 in May, and should go on to test the 1560 top, and perhaps further appreciation towards 1750 later in the year.


- Nikkei - the index retests the 11.200 base once more -- it still looks like a recovery is in progress. We still believe in the bulls case -- a new bull uptrend may have already initated from the 10,450 low in May, which may have 15,000 - 15,500 as the major goal late in the year. -- No change in view -- Japan is on holiday Monday.


- Hang Seng - the index may have found support above 11,800 and the index should ratchet higher from here to challenge the 12,600 resistance. The market gets set for a new bull market rally. The uptrend should then resume and may target the 16,500 - 1 7,000 area later in the year.

closed aun +5.5 and 0.5

mind the gap.......

gents,

Good to see a decent lively thread over here!

To be honest i'm surprised more people haven't arrived yet as ADVFN seem to have more or less given up the moderation game, not that they did very much in the first place!

Am is moderated, and hopefully should be able to keep out the nutters.

IMHO the trickle could soon become a flood, and ADVFN may eventually see what damage a few isolated nutters are doing to their business model!

keep up the good thread!

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