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

Also just taken my third FTSE short of the day @6,795.6.

a little nonsense from elsewhere .....

Dubai enters bear market. Stocks in Dubai have been battered by concerns about the growing turmoil in Iraq, where insurgents have been gaining ground in the oil-rich nation.
The Dubai DFM General index plunged more than 6% overnight. It was the worst one-day drop since Oct. 2008, according to a note from analysts at ETX Capital. The index is down more than 22% so far this month, putting the Persian Gulf Emirate in a bear market.
"There is a possibility that traders are liquidating positions as a result of the current situation in Iraq which has eaten at sentiment in the Emirate region," the analysts wrote.

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i remain staggered (and out of pocket) that dow refuses to take the hint

hallleujah! ..... i seem to have made a correct call at last as i belatedly added a dow short at 16937

100 point swing today on DOW

At least there has been some action.

and very big smile from this corner!

Last short closed @ 6,744.2 +51.2.

closed last night's dow short with a nice profit of 115 points
have left a couple of others running and shall ponder

Just added HFD as a potential hedge next week - XD July 2nd @9.1p

I also closed yesterdays 16956 Wall St short last night for a 128 point gain.

JMAT, bottom formation, looking very oversold right now.

HFD 3.5 points in the money.

Well done Skinny..

Well it was!

Cheers anyway Shortie :-)

CBI Realized Sales @11

Not seen sell a off like this for a number of weeks

Yes - 2 month low earlier and FTSE negative YTD again.

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All I need do again today is sit back and watch my shorts.

HFD & HWDN going well!

Everything indicies looking rather bliss right now...

Profits taken in FTSE, no remaining positions....

Going by the Historical Prices section of Yahoo! Finance, volume seems weak. Is this the correct picture?

+1 on your profits Shortie.

Cheers,
KidA