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

Good news is bad news then? Casino. :0)

markets tend to be perverse

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high speed yoyo, but looking to head south for the moment

markets continuing south on both sides of the pond

i can see reasons for wall street to recover, but not many for ftse

uk has to contend with ukraine and greece, and of course the upcoming GE which assuredly will unsettle both before and (almost certainly) after

My only plus today is KAZ.,.

DOW
the real tester will be if 17670 gets broken, though we're still ~100 points north of that

i have a short position which i am prepared to sit on for the moment, but also dip and out with "quickies" when the mood takes me

DOW
currently below 16700, so watch and beware ..... if it closes below 17670, then get out the tin hat

UM...... currently 16700...... if it closes below 17670...... UM wein glos doont unerstan.,.

try 17670, though it has quickly recovered 40 points to 17720

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can someone keep an eye on international news as something nasty (ukraine?) may be afoot
Dow has quickly dumped 100 points

i currently have very poor connectivity

MINSK/DONETSK, Ukraine - The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began peace talks in Belarus on Wednesday, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war's worst fighting

DOW over 17900 / oil up ? ...

oil has barely moved but dow bolted about 30 mins after close (21:30)
no idea why

this was almost certainly the reason .....

The US Congress gave final approval Wednesday to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that would transmit Canadian crude to US refineries, defying President Barack Obama's veto threat.

oil
it very much looks that Saudi is cutting back on oil production, regardless of what they may be broadcasting
in the last 2 months Aramco, for which read Saudi Oil, has pretty much stopped developing new or even existing wells
while there will not be a sudden surge in crude prices, the effects will slowly filter through
i'ld still bet on it settling at perhaps $60/70, though longer term Saudi will want it back above $85 as that is the sort of level around which their budget is structured

Gone Short FTSE.

6950 STOP

Wrong call on FTSE

certainly is at the moment i'm afraid, but things do not go up indefinitely

Been one of those weeks. Just got it plain wrong.

well let's see what the new week brings and if the markets remain so gung-ho having digested the greek fudge

meanwhile, ukraine rumbles on of course

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as a marker, IG shows cash positions this morning
FTSE 6950
Dow 18132