goldfinger
- 19 Mar 2013 13:57
cynic
- 29 May 2013 15:59
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markets are really scary and unpredictable at the moment ..... just look at what has happened to the dow since yesterday morning, preferably on something like an hourly chart
get your timing and rhythm right, and you'll do very nicely .... get it wrong as i have managed to do in the last few sessions, and be glad you have a few spare shirts! ..... wasn't really that bad, but i liked the line :-)
goldfinger
- 29 May 2013 16:50
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Had a cracking day cyners Gable holdings 2 days in a row best one.
Also TRB, BRW PAY and RNK..... couple of downers but not much. Even TCG looked at one stage as if it was going positive. Changed bloke on computer in afternoon and he cocked it up.
All appear above.
My systems work a treat on market corrections.
halifax
- 29 May 2013 17:19
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cynic only 2 days till end of May, we are sitting and waiting.
cynic
- 29 May 2013 17:21
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it seems you day trade, which by and large i do not as i'm not nearly clever enough - and surprisingly, i also try to run a business, even in my dotage!
halifax
- 29 May 2013 17:25
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cynic we agree with your philosophy take profits while you can, otherwise why are you trading?
goldfinger
- 29 May 2013 17:43
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I dont day trade these days............... havent the patience.
Short to med term trading now.
Investing is boring unless one is being a contrarian.
halifax
- 29 May 2013 18:18
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gf define "short to medium term trading".
goldfinger
- 29 May 2013 22:45
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cynic
- 30 May 2013 06:35
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i see market forces pulling in different directions
us housing market are now picking up strongly, and that will affect industry in many areas as well as sending out encouraging signals across the world
on the other side, apart from the usual mish-mash of unrest, minor wars etc in various parts of the world, contradictory economic signals keep coming from china (i think japan is far less important)
then we have the the markets that have already enjoyed a headlong rush north and could/should be set for a sharp correction, arguably triggered by the traditional "sell in may" syndrome
cynic
- 30 May 2013 07:41
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i mentioned it yesterday on the FTSE thread ......
if you're a smart and alert cookie (unlike me in the last few days!) there's a lot of money to be made especially in trading Dow .... that particular index has made the apocryphal whore look positively restrained!
goldfinger
- 30 May 2013 09:21
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Morning cyners. Difficult looking at the charts both here and in the US where support is in this market with it having gone on such a sustained more or less uphill bull run.
Ultimately the DOW and SPX will lead the way.
Short term the SPX has support around the 1635 area. The Dow has support around the 15.200 mark.
The FTSE as you can see below looking at FIB retrace level 1 38% off high.... around 6580.
Moving averages arent or havent held up.
Conclusion
Flip a coin and hope it doesnt fall down a drain.
goldfinger
- 30 May 2013 09:24
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Right back to the lawn mower.
Laters.
goldfinger
- 30 May 2013 09:50
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Had another look in detail at the FTSE..... Looks to me like we may be entering a channel on the FTSE between 6600 and 6825 and could trade within for a few weeks before breaking out (after the rest) to the upside. (edited, cheers skinny)
skinny
- 30 May 2013 09:52
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I hope you mean 6600 and 6825!
goldfinger
- 31 May 2013 22:00
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FTSE futures at moment 6545..........well outside my 6600 to 6825 channel.
Was this the last sell off on the DOW tonight.?????????
Im hoping so because its going on now for a 5% pullback, anymore and this is far more serious.
cynic
- 01 Jun 2013 07:38
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DOW
around 14750 is a possibility - currently 15110, so not that far
will prob put a stop on my current short in case there's a sharp bounce
FTSE
6550 is prob not a bad buying level
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it seems to me that uk is in a somewhat strange position
unemployment is arguably/probably falling from its current 7.8% (or thereabouts) and is certainly massively lower than in the eurozone where it stands at around 22/23%
uk economy is starting to pick, though there is an inevitable considerable timelag before that and its accompanying feelgood factor feeds through to populace at large
on the other hand, eurozone (to me) looks to be still deep in the mire which is a concern as this is uk's traditional strongest market
uk housing starts and sales are at last on the way back up, and that will benefit not only the general economy, but also certain share sectors
june is likely to see an £15bn structural development plan put out, though how long those projects will take to get off the starting line is another matter
£ will almost certainly continue its slide against $, though € which i have long thought to preposterously o'valued, should slide against £ and will certainly fall against $
UPCH4RT
- 03 Jun 2013 07:16
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Here's a look at the week ahead - UK equities
http://wp.me/p3eO9z-5O
Full link also posted on my twitter page. Check throughout the week for regular updates.
http://twitter.com/upchart
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