The FTSE continues to be undecided despite a last minute rally in US stocks last night.
Other indices continue to catch up with the FTSE which breached its 2010 high last week, whereas the likes of the Dow and German Dax are still lagging below their 2010 highs.
Even if we see gains from other markets the FTSE could quite easily continue to trend sideways.
This is the sort of price action we’d expect during a period of little news flow, economic data and earnings.
On top of this, investors will be aware that the end of the first quarter coincides with Easter so many may already be winding down or getting into holiday mood ahead of this break.
The lack of any push higher is starting to run a little doubt in the minds of bulls so it will come as little surprise to investors if we see a move to the downside.
Index Spreads, 11 Mar 2010
The FTSE 100 this morning is taking a breather after its good run higher yesterday, however, the US markets failed to hold onto their best and still linger below their January highs.
Whilst the FTSE has just broken through its highs for the year it is still in “double top” territory and assistance from US markets will be required in order to hold onto these levels. Clients continue to sell around here, hoping for some profit taking and a move to the downside.
When we’ve seen declines in recent weeks they have been very short lived with bulls continuously lifting us back off the lows. The run from the beginning of February has been impressive and has rarely looked like running out of steam, until now.
Major resistance is seen just above these levels, so the 5675-5700 area is expected to keep a cap on gains. With the lack of anything major on the news front, momentum just seems to be running out.
We are flat on the week thus far, so a little consolidation period means investors are asking the question “should we be up here”?
The end of the first quarter is just round the corner and we can’t rule out some window dressing with bulls pushing markets higher. On the other hand they might just think that the gains made so far are enough and bank some profits.
Economic data is thin on the ground today with the usual weekly jobless claims from the US at lunch time, which can sometime influence the direction of indices.
Index Spreads, 10 Mar 2010
The market has opened a little lower this morning, but only due to some 9 points being paid out in dividends so really we’re flat on the day.
The 5600-50 area has proved too high a hurdle for the FTSE and just beyond here, if we push higher, stronger resistance is expected around 5690-5715.
It’s surprising to see the market isn’t weaker after US indices made a U-turn last night and news from Asia that new Chinese banking lending has declined further. That has triggered a sell-off in the past, but not so this morning.
So for now we seem to be happy just drifting sideways at this 5600 level, waiting to see how the European situation will unfold and whether financial markets will be further curtailed by the politicians.
Index Spreads, 9 Mar 2010
This morning the FTSE 100 is reluctant once again to push on higher, sitting quietly above the 5600 level.
Our spread betting account holders continue to sell around the 5600 mark as they clearly expect a correction. The sideways movement so far this week would not entice many people to buy at these levels.
A move to the downside will, however, probably only serve to attract more buyers as there needs to be a substantial decline to persuade the bulls that the rally is over.
Index Spreads, 8 Mar 2010
There is just a little bit of tentativeness this morning as the FTSE breaks through to new ground but is unable to surge ahead.
We’ve recorded a 15 month high this morning courtesy of a strong end to the week by US markets on Friday. The FTSE is currently above the 5600 level with the next resistance levels in site.
5650 was the last level we saw resistance in the FTSE 100 just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers so this could be a difficult hurdle to overcome once again.
We have to build sufficient support around the 5600 level first as we are also around the level that was followed by the sharp correction in January so the bulls are just sitting on their hands for the time being. A second failure around these levels will form a “double top” which is often a bearish signal.
With other US and European indices still lagging below their January highs, for the FTSE to maintain its strength these other indices will have to push on a little and test resistance levels.
Otherwise a double top in the FTSE and a lower high in other indices will cast doubt over the rally and whether the bullish momentum since last March is well and truly over.
Index Spreads, 6 Mar 2010
Indices Week-on-Week Price Update:
The FTSE 100 closed last week up 245.2 points at 5599.8 (up 4.58% w-o-w)
Wall St (Dow Jones) closed last week up 240.94 points at 10566.2 (up 2.33% w-o-w)
The Nasdaq closed last week up 88.09 points at 2326.35 (up 3.94% w-o-w)
The S&P 500 closed last week up 34.21 points at 1138.7 (up 3.1% w-o-w)
The CAC 40 closed last week up 201.62 points at 3910.42 (up 5.44% w-o-w)
The DAX 30 closed last week up 278.9 points at 5877.36 (up 4.98% w-o-w)
The Nikkei 225 closed last week up 242.93 points at 10368.96 (up 2.4% w-o-w)
A last minute surge from US markets means we’re tentatively trading in the black this morning.
5550 remains a hurdle for the FTSE 100 which continues to offer resistance and for the Dow too the 10450 level is attracting sellers after having rejected it twice so far this week.
For the Dow Jones though if we see strength in Europe early on that could push US futures through resistance against the will of the Yanks and they might not appreciate having their hand forced by European markets.
Come the time the US opens things will most likely be different as by then the US NFP will have been released.
Today’s number is the focal point of today’s trading despite varying predictions.
The range of expectations is very wide as analysts are unsure of the effect that the dire weather conditions will have had on payrolls.
For many parts of the northern hemisphere the weather has been its worst for over a decade and that’s going to have an impact of many work patterns.
Jobless numbers are still improving in the US and Wednesday’s Beige book confirmed that the majority of areas experienced a pick up in activity, with consumer spending in particular being strong.
That flies in the face of last week’s shocking consumer confidence data, but it could very easily be put down as an anomaly due to the weather.
It seems amazing that the climate can have such economic ramifications, but we all know how much we love talking about the weather.
A negative number in today’s NFP could very easily be put down to this and be just a blip in a continuing improvement in the US labour market.
Clients continue to oppose the move taking out short positions and who would blame them as for range traders such a move has proved lucrative in the last few trading sessions.
Index Spreads, 4 Mar 2010
UK markets continue to look reasonably stable, although off their highs of yesterday, as the Dow and S&P 500 failed to make any headway in late action last night.
The Mid 10400’s is proving something on a stumbling block for the Dow at the moment as continued attempts to scale the peak have proved abortive.
The FTSE is opening at around 5510 this morning, off about 25 points. Having said this, there appears to be little other follow through from the 100 point odd drop in the Dow since the UK close yesterday afternoon.
Support will probably focus on the previous resistance of 5445/5460 and lower at 5365/5380 but these are some way off at the moment.
More dealer eyes will possibly be to the up side with 5510, where we are now, the first barrier and 5530/5550 the major bar to further appreciation.
It must be remembered with caution that the index rejected the plus 5500 level quite dramatically back in January so dealers will be cautious of being seen to be over bullish.
Index Spreads, 3 Mar 2010
It looks like were set for a little bit of profit taking today after four days of gains on the trot.
The FTSE 100 in particular has been very strong and is just below the highs it set in January. Unsurprisingly clients have sold at these levels expecting a retreat from resistance levels seen around 5500.
Index Spreads, 2 Mar 2010
European equity markets continue to climb as their currencies weaken, although the overall momentum to the upside does seem a tad weary.
For Global investors UK equities must appear ludicrously cheap. Unfortunately it would be a brave investment advisor who recommended Sterling assets at this moment in time.
The FTSE 100 is opening at new recent highs of 5425 and we have now almost completely unravelled the sell off of late January/February and are back into positive territory for the year.
5400 has proved something of a barrier to the bulls recently and the potential confirmation of a breach higher this morning may bring out more buyers through the session.
The bold move by the Pru is a welcome variation on the more normal takeover going in the other direction, for years we seem to have seen the steady foreign acquisition of UK assets.
The price paid is not ‘full’ but not cheap either and the huge right issue discount price naturally brought the shorters out in droves. However, this time they just might be caught out as the Pru appears to have easily enough takers for the new stock.
Index Spreads, 1 Mar 2010
The Equity markets continue on their way quite serenely as the woes of the various sovereign states remain out of their zone of influence.
Tax rates do not impact the corporate side to nearly the same extent as the domestic, as revenue authorities recognise that too high an attempt to extract money will just result in the removal of the company concerned.
This said, the FTSE is now at the top of the trading range of recent times and traders are looking at getting out of longs and possibly, if we start to drift lower, venturing a short or two.
A break and close above 5400 might give the bulls more to get their teeth into but for the moment things are actually quite peaceful as neither the up nor the down direction looks a favourite.
The S&P 500 has, once again, managed to climb into the 1110/1112 region and, as with myriad previous comments, the bull will be hoping that activity above this mark finally turns into a break.
We have traded above 1110 quite a few times in the last few week, and historically in November/December last year, only for the close to disappoint.
Today looks like being another attempt at the level and the more cautious traders will be sitting on their hands awaiting events. For those with more aggression, we may see some two way activity as bears look for a repeat of previous failures at this level and bulls try to get ahead of any break out.
Index Spreads, 28 Feb 2010
Indices Week-on-Week Price Update:
The FTSE 100 closed last week up -3.6 points at 5354.5 (up -0.07% w-o-w)
Wall St (Dow Jones) closed last week up -77.09 points at 10325.26 (up -0.74% w-o-w)
The Nasdaq closed last week up -5.61 points at 2238.26 (up -0.25% w-o-w)
The S&P 500 closed last week up -4.68 points at 1104.49 (up -0.42% w-o-w)
The CAC 40 closed last week up -60.74 points at 3708.8 (up -1.61% w-o-w)
The DAX 30 closed last week up -123.59 points at 5598.46 (up -2.16% w-o-w)
The Nikkei 225 closed last week up 2.45 points at 10126.03 (up 0.02% w-o-w)
Things have been pretty ugly so far this week but last night the US markets proved that any issues in Europe are not much concern of theirs.
A bright start has meant a large chunk of yesterday’s losses have been recouped, but we’ve pulled back from the highs and not opened nearly as strongly as we had predicted.
This morning’s bounce has a whiff of “dead cat” about it as investors continue to reel over the week that’s almost over and best forgotten about.
Cracks have appeared in the recovery and FX markets in particular have shown alarming moves that indicate they are preparing for something bad.
The juxtaposition of course of a currency that is tumbling is that the equities of that country suddenly become a great deal cheaper. Since some 70% of revenues for FTSE 100 companies come from abroad, foreign investors will sit up and take note.
Index Spreads, 25 Feb 2010
Equity markets seem to be taking all the Greek comments in their stride with the FTSE and Dax pretty much unchanged after opening lower on the Far East weakness.
Weak currencies often translate into solid equity markets as the woes of the state are not always transferable into multinational corporations.
The FTSE seems content to oscillate between 5310 and 5350/60 and our clients had quite a bit of fun yesterday playing this game.
This morning we are likely to see the same activity so traders should be wary of a possible break of these levels. If traders across the market are copying the activities of our clients then there may be scope for a bit of a bear squeeze, if the market breaks 5360, or a bull bash, if we drift under 5310.
In reality markets are yet again stuck in the same tired ranges of November/December, 5200/5400, and it is difficult to get enthusiastic about any particular direction.
The S&P 500 is similarly stuck around 1100 with excitement rising every time we move away from this point only for disappointment to eventually arrive as the gravitational pull of 1100 eventually gains control.
The S&P seems to have a strong barrier at 1115 and, as mentioned over the last week, a lack of appetite in closing above 1110.
On the down side 1092 and 1085 are good supports as well and it is difficult to see these being defeated either.
Index Spreads, 24 Feb 2010
Yesterday came as a bit of a reality check as the bears landed a round of three big hits on the bulls.
The day kicked off badly with the weak German business sentiment, then a left-handed jab with worse than expected US housing data before the right hook from dire consumer confidence that almost knocked the bulls out completely.
European markets are set to open flat this morning and little direction has been provided by early German GDP numbers.
In line with expectations we see this release of German Q4 GDP show that Europe’s biggest economy has almost dipped back into recession growing at zero percent.
This does not bode well for the Eurozone and, in particular, the UK as our continental friends are our biggest trading partners. If they continue to struggle it will only serve to prolong our feeble growth prospects.
The clear shift in the risk trade was made even more apparent yesterday after the blow to consumer confidence in the US actually led to a stronger US Dollar.
Bad news is continuing to hammer the Euro and Sterling, which in turn puts pressure on the likes of oil, gold and of course equities.
The focus today will be on Ben Bernanke’s testimony to Congress, which is due to commence at 15:00. For those Dow intra-day traders, and FX traders for that matter, there could be some volatility in this afternoon’s session.
The markets have not added to yesterday’s losses despite a relatively weak Asian session. The FTSE has found support around 5300 and bounced off there recouping a bit of ground.
This is despite weakness in mining stocks with banks leading the way. HSBC is one of the top leaders and already one gets the impression that investors are stocking up ahead of next Monday’s results.
Index Spreads, 23 Feb 2010
As mentioned in yesterday’s comment, virtually every market was sitting just under the resistance levels with Indices, Gold and Oil all pressing to move higher.
By the close most markets had drifted away from the top of the ranges but had definitely stayed within reasonable touching distance of making another attempt.
This morning has seen the currency markets take a break to the upside with resistance versus the Dollar giving way in early European action.
Dealers will be aware that over the past months Dollar weakness has tended to be, though not always, a trigger for higher prices. Bulls will be hoping for more of the same.
In pre-market action, Commerzbank has announced worse numbers than forecast but this has, yet again, failed to bother the equity markets one jot.
The constant ability of the markets to ignore poor data is definitely encouraging for those looking for a continuation of the recent bounce.
And, although we must be very wary of a sudden shift in sentiment into bearish territory, our clients seem to be picking up on the feeling.
Normally at the highs or lows we see quite a bit of client ‘contra trading’ as they try to call tops or bottoms but this time dealers seem content to ‘go with the flow’.
This said, resistance in the FTSE remains exactly as we said yesterday at 5370-5385 and funnily enough the high was 5384 so I win the fluffy bunny. We must break through here soon otherwise the level will gain confirmation status, encouraging heavier selling pressure.
The S&P 500 likewise followed the pattern mentioned yesterday of trading above 1110/1112 only to fade by the close.
This morning we are at 1113.5 so we might almost be talking about déjà vu once more.
The major western indices are bullish, no doubt about it, but we must break soon.
Index Spreads, 22 Feb 2010
Markets are called higher with the FTSE looking to open at around 5370, the highest since the mid January fall out.
There is quite a bit of resistance from 5370 up to 5385 from last November/December and there was something of a battle around the 5375/5425 region at the turn of the year as well.
So the going might become harder in the near term.
If markets make it through this region though there will be little to hold us back against a retest of the Jan higher levels around 5535/65.
The index had five up days in a row last week, on an ‘our quote’ basis, which is unusual especially as the news was pretty grim. The ability to move higher even in adverse conditions cannot be ignored as just an aberration.
The S&P 500 has finally made it above the 1105/1108 level this morning although the follow through seems a tad weak.
Like the FTSE there is a whole swathe of resistance just above current prices from last year with the market continually breaking through 1110/1112 during trading sessions only to give up the ghost at the death.
The current price at 1112 puts us right in this region. We need a break above 1112/1120 to confirm the renewed strength and if this happens, like the FTSE, we may then see renewed confidence for an assault on the peaks.
Index Spreads, 21 Feb 2010
Indices Week-on-Week Price Update:
The FTSE 100 closed last week up 215.7 points at 5358.2 (up 4.19% w-o-w)
Wall St (Dow Jones) closed last week up 303.21 points at 10402.35 (up 3% w-o-w)
The Nasdaq closed last week up 60.34 points at 2243.87 (up 2.76% w-o-w)
The S&P 500 closed last week up 33.66 points at 1109.17 (up 3.13% w-o-w)
The CAC 40 closed last week up 170.47 points at 3769.54 (up 4.74% w-o-w)
The DAX 30 closed last week up 221.66 points at 5722.05 (up 4.03% w-o-w)
The Nikkei 225 closed last week up 31.39 points at 10123.58 (up 0.31% w-o-w)
Out of the bag the Fed springs a nasty little surprise on virtually everyone, except our clients who had been selling in droves as soon as the FTSE broke above 5300.
The FTSE 100 is called at 5285 in pre-market action, some 40 points off from the close yesterday, having been dragged down by the moves overnight in the US and Asia.
There will no doubt be a hunt through the markets to identify companies most at risk of rising rates, i.e those with high borrowing levels or those whose customers are similarly impacted.
The retail sector will probably be one of the losers this morning, as will builders.
Gold producers may also suffer as the Yellow Metal, in a rising interest rate environment, looks very, very exposed.
Winners, much to everyone’s dismay of course, will be the banks.
The S&P 500 has given up the 1100 level having only busted through it in the last couple of sessions. 1105/1108 is now looking to be a really significant barrier to advancement, having been the resistance for the last four attempts to get higher.
The 1090’s tend to be a price area that the S&P shoots through on the way somewhere else and bulls must be hoping that the pull back to the current 1095 is not the forerunner to another such event.
Index Spreads, 18 Feb 2010
Equity markets are defying the events elsewhere in the financial world as the new levels in the FTSE, Dow Jones et al are held with some ease.
The FTSE battered at the high 5200’s for the whole of yesterday’s session with little to show for it. The renewed series of poorish data coming out of the various government units may make it difficult for investors to get too ahead of themselves.
The effect of the weaker Pound seems to be having an almost opposite impact on the equity markets. It is slightly surprising that events which normally drive the equity markets lower have failed to have this impact this time around.
Investors are presumably taking the view that the travails of the currency will have limited impact on what is virtually a foreign index anyway.
Bank shares continue to strengthen as well as all the results from Europe and the UK beat expectations. Barclays is back above £3 now having put on 20% in the last four sessions.
Index Spreads, 17 Feb 2010
Onwards and upwards. Investors are continuing to shrug off the bad news and pick up equities.
Banking stocks are leading the way after another stellar round of results from leading European banks.
For now it looks like the 5000 level in the FTSE has well and truly held us up. This, of course, comes just when doubts starting to creep into investors’ minds over the sustainability of the rally.
Once again we’ve seen our spread betting price for the FTSE creep up throughout the night as Asian indices put in a good show and, in particular, Australian shares hit a three week high. As a result miners are also stronger bringing the riskier assets back into favour.
Index Spreads, 16 Feb 2010
Finally we have broken out of the constricted ranges of recent sessions as the markets have decided this morning that the future is not as grim as many might be forecasting.
The FTSE has risen above the 5180/5200 resistance range and is powering ahead towards the middle 5200’s as I write.
This represents its highest price for several weeks but, more importantly, seems to have moved us away from the bearish phase that has been dominating since the first week in January.
The trigger for the move seems to have been better than expected numbers out of Barclays who have once again defied expectations with substantially better than forecast results.
This, coupled with the EU attempting to play hardball with Greece, and by association Spain, Portugal and Italy as well, has given a much needed boost to investor morale.
Whether all this will survive the anticipated global spending squeeze is unknown, of course, but for the moment the bulls in virtually every asset class are enjoying their day in the sun.
The FTSE is at it highs for several weeks at 5230 having finally breached 5200 in very early action. There is some minor resistance at 5250 but for the bulls the target seems to be 5275/80 and then 5360.
For pressurised bears the hope will be for a swift return below 5200 in the very short term at least.
The US markets have also moved higher with the S&P 500 breaching 1082, which had proved something of a block, and is now trading at 1089.
The obvious near term target is 1100 but we may find that 1105 is the more crucial point if the rally is sustained.
The market has tended to shoot through the 1090’s on it way somewhere else over the last four or five months with supports and resistances tending to be at, or just above, 1100 or at, or just below, 1085. Very few moves have petered out in the 1090’s.
Index Spreads, 15 Feb 2010
Market trading ranges are getting tighter and tighter at the moment with the FTSE bashing around between, approximately, 5120 and 5185.
In fact the index has retraced this range no fewer than nine times in the last four trading sessions.
This morning does not look much different with dealers buying up to 5190 in early action from pre-market levels of close to 5140 only for pressure to start to fade and sellers to emerge once again.
With the FTSE currently trading at the top of its recent trading range, at 5180, we are likewise seeing the Dow Jones trading towards the top at 10130.
The Dax is still struggling to make much headway but at 5530 is still at the bullish end of the current spectrum rather than the bearish.
In the absence of the US markets, due to Presidents day, it would be stretching things to suggest that much might happen in today’s session, however, stranger things have happened.
In general if there is a break out in European trading, missing out the Americans, markets have an uncanny knack of reversing the move in subsequent sessions. Therefore, there may be an opportunity for contra traders at the close this evening.
Index Spreads, 13 Feb 2010
Indices Week-on-Week Price Update:
The FTSE 100 closed last week up 81.5 points at 5142.5 (up 1.61% w-o-w)
Wall St (Dow Jones) closed last week up 86.91 points at 10099.14 (up 0.87% w-o-w)
The Nasdaq closed last week up 42.41 points at 2183.53 (up 1.98% w-o-w)
The S&P 500 closed last week up 9.32 points at 1075.51 (up 0.87% w-o-w)
The CAC 40 closed last week up 35.31 points at 3599.07 (up 0.99% w-o-w)
The DAX 30 closed last week up 66.05 points at 5500.39 (up 1.22% w-o-w)
The Nikkei 225 closed last week up 35.1 points at 10092.19 (up 0.35% w-o-w)
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How to Spread Bet on Indices?
As with many financial markets, you can spread bet on the future price of Indices. Ie, you can financial spread trade on Indices, like the FTSE 100, increasing or decreasing.
Currently the FTSE 100 (March) market is at 6682 - 6686 with FinancialSpreads.com. This price expires on 21-Mar-08.
Therefore you can financial spread trade on the FTSE 100 settling:
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For the FTSE 100 price, you trade in £X per point, where a point is 1 point of FTSE 100 movement. For example if your stake was £6 per point and the FTSE 100 moves 4 points then that would be a £24 difference to your profits.
FTSE 100 Trading Example
Let's say, taking the above spread of 6682 - 6686 that you have done your research and you think that the FTSE 100 should go up to more than 6686 by 21-Mar-08.
Therefore you buy at 6686 for a stake of £3 per point.
If by the closing date the Index closes at 6698.
Then your profit/loss is worked out by taking the difference between the closing level, ie 6698 and the price you bought at, namely 6686 and then multiplying that by the stake per point of movement.
Profits = (6698 - 6686) x £3 per point stake.
= 12 points x £3 per point stake.
= £36 profit.
But if the market didn't move as you originally forecast and had the FTSE 100 gone against you and the price finished at a lower value of 6670, then you would have made a loss.
Loss = (6670 - 6686) x £3 per point stake.
= -16 points x £3 per point stake.
= -£48 loss.
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As mentioned above, you can get free charts with spread betting companies like Financial Spreads.
You can alter the charts to see market data by the minute, by the hour, by the week etc, plus many other settings to help you analyse the charts.
As you can see the charts show how the market's are not perfect and how you can expect the prices to "gap".
FinancialSpreads.com also have another pretty handy tool in their free Demo account (mentioned above). You can open a Demo account and place demo trades whilst you practice with no risk or cost attached.
Index Spread Betting Markets
Each spread betting company offer their own specific markets however a number of the companies will offer most, if not all, of the following:
Where can I find Free Indices Trading Platforms / Software?
Some of the trading firms offer software / trading platforms you have to download but most offer free web based platforms that allow easier access from home, the office and most other places with Internet Access.
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Euro Stoxx trading information, where to find free Euro Stoxx charts and prices, how to spread bet on Indices, including the Euro Stoxx...read article. Dax 30 Spread Betting, updated 05-Mar-10
Dax 30 trading information, where to find free Dax 30 charts and prices, how to spread bet on Indices, including the Dax 30...read article. CAC 40 Spread Betting, updated 05-Mar-10
CAC 40 trading information, where to find free CAC 40 charts and prices, how to spread bet on Indices, including the CAC 40...read article. Indian Nifty 50 Spread Betting, updated 05-Mar-10
Indian Nifty 50 spread betting. Where to find Indian Nifty 50 real time charts and prices, how to spread bet on the Indian Nifty 50 stock market index and the most popular questions for trading the Indian Nifty 50...read article. Australia 200 Spread Betting, updated 05-Mar-10
Australia 200 spread betting. Where to find Australia 200 real time charts and prices, how to spread bet on the Australia 200 stock market index and the most popular questions for trading the Australia 200...read article. MDAX Spread Betting, updated 05-Mar-10
MDAX spread betting. Where to get MDAX real time charts and prices, how to spread bet on the MDAX stock market index and the most popular questions for trading the MDAX...read article. Indices Spread Betting January 2010, updated 15-Jan-10
Index market news: The positive news for the mining sector yesterday allowed markets to record modest gains after the FTSE looked like it might...read article. Indices Spread Bets December 2009, updated 01-Jan-10
Index market news: The last day of the year is either very, very, boring or wildly variable and we would probably only need the FTSE to climb to around 5450-60 to start some...read article. Indices Spread Trading December 2009, updated 18-Dec-09
Index market news: This morning sees the FTSE opening around where it closed last night. In fact it is maybe just in the black and some 30 points above the lows that...read article. Indices Spread Betting December 2009, updated 04-Dec-09
Index market news: Yesterday saw our clients selling in the mid to high 5300's on the quite reasonable basis that the market had failed up there a few times already so...read article. Indices Spread Trading November 2009, updated 20-Nov-09
Index market news: The Nikkei has lost some 3.5% this week and other Asian indices have been weak. The German Dax has still failed to mark new 2009 highs lagging both...read article. Indices Spread Betting November 2009, updated 06-Nov-09
Index market news: This morning we are calling the FTSE at 5145 in pre-market action about 20 up on yesterday's close. As mentioned earlier the...read article. Indices Spread Trading October 2009, updated 23-Oct-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is being called at 5250 up 40 points - where we closed the evening session yesterday. The bulls will be eyeing the...read article. Indices Spread Betting October 2009, updated 09-Oct-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is looking to open at around 5145 still within striking distance of the 5200 resistance which is where we have been for much of the last...read article. Indices Spread Trading September 2009, updated 25-Sep-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is sitting on the back of a few declines and on the daily chart we are nearing the 20 day moving average which is hovering around the 5000 level, so a test of...read article. Indices Spread Betting September 2009, updated 11-Sep-09
Index market news: Everything is looking quite solid first thing this morning, with the FTSE exactly where it was when I was writing yesterdays comment (5020), having weathered an attempt to...read article. Indices Spread Betting August 2009, updated 28-Aug-09
Index market news: Spread betting clients continue to sell anything near the top. That was initially very profitable for them in yesterday's session. Dealers will be watching for a break out and anything above 4925 in the FTSE or...read article. Indices Spread Trading August 2009, updated 14-Aug-09
Index market news: Comments yesterday were written with Crude Oil, Gold, Indices and Sterling etc all probing the lows and the musings were over the possibility of support levels being broken. All a waste of time in hindsight as the markets promptly...read article. Indices Spread Trading July 2009, updated 31-Jul-09
Index market news: Spread betting clients will be happy to see the lower start to the FTSE Index as they remain firmly in the bear camp and after such a good run higher to the...read article. Indices Spread Betting July 2009, updated 17-Jul-09
Index market news: Now that the S+P 500 has rallied to beyond the high of its right hand shoulder, the pattern is meant to have been negated. The underlying question though is can we maintain this momentum? For all the...read article. Indices Spread Bets June 2009, updated 03-Jul-09
Index market news: This morning sees our Financial Spreads clients very heavily long of all the indices and the initial move is very nice for them with a return to the...read article. Indices Spread Trading June 2009, updated 19-Jun-09
Index market news: Even the Dow and S+P seem to be moribund with no appetite to sell the S+P 500 below 900 or the Dow Jones below 8400. Whilst there was a late rally...read article. Indices Spread Betting June 2009, updated 05-Jun-09
Index market news: Big rallies and falls in Gold, Oil, Indices and Currencies have kept everyone on their toes, in fact the only major market that has really done nothing very much is the one most of our clients are interested in...the FTSE 100 Index. The current range...read article. Indices Spread Trading May 2009, updated 22-May-09
Index market news: From a technical point of view the FTSE has formed a perfect 'double top' around the 4500 mark which sometimes indicates that we will continue lower. However the bulls may not have...read article. Indices Spread Betting May 2009, updated 08-May-09
Index market news: So the FTSE is a little perky this morning and we're back around the 4450 mark. The test for the market now is whether it has the momentum to keep going and breach the 4500 level and close above it recording a new 2009 high. The recent rally has...read article. Indices Spread Trading April 2009, updated 24-Apr-09
Index market news: Anyone spread betting would seldom have had such a favourable market situation and many have been taken good advantage of the constrained ranges to make money on...read article. Indices Spread Betting April 2009, updated 10-Apr-09
Index market news: Relief that the supports all held yesterday has given a boost to traders this morning and buyers are continuing to fill up on stock. Early calls in the FTSE 100 were for a move...read article. Indices Spread Trading March 2009, updated 27-Mar-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is still constrained by the 4000 level, even though we had an attempt on it late on Monday. 4000 and 4050 also has quite a bit of legacy volume resistance and failed...read article. Indices Spread Betting March 2009, updated 13-Mar-09
Index market news: The DAX 30 was briefly trading underneath the FTSE 100 towards the end of...read article. Indices Spread Trading February 2009, updated 27-Feb-09
Index market news: Weakness throughout the late afternoon and evening sessions weighed heavily on the markets yesterday after a bright start and the FTSE 100 is now back in...read article. Indices Spread Betting February 2009, updated 13-Feb-09
Index market news: The Dow had the most impressive try for freedom breaking through the support mentioned yesterday at 7850 to get as low as 7695, down over 200, before...read article. Indices Spread Bets January 2009, updated 31-Jan-09
Index market news: The market is unlikely to be exactly exciting this morning as there are virtually no corporate announcements and the treasury data releases confined to money supply numbers. It will be no surprise if...read article. Indices Spread Trading January 2009, updated 16-Jan-09
Index market news: Another day another decline and 4000 is looming. Yesterday we recorded the longest losing streak since 2004 as the news flow descends into...read article. Indices Spread Betting January 2009, updated 02-Jan-09
Index market news: Today traders are pushing the markets up in the usual first day rally and the FTSE is grinding its way up. The view of the charts is that...read article. Indices Spread Trading December 2008, updated 19-Dec-08
Index market news: The value in world terms of the FTSE indices has taken a real battering over the last few months. We might think that the FTSE 100 has rallied 18% from...read article. Indices Spread Betting December 2008, updated 05-Dec-08
Index market news: Markets continue to jump around all over the place but the total effect seems to be very little. After the close at 16.30 yesterday the FTSE futures market initially traded almost...read article. Indices Spread Trading November 2008, updated 21-Nov-08
Index market news: The S+P 500 is now almost exactly 50% from the highs of October '07. For those of you who think that investment mangers are actually any good at all at their jobs it is instructive to point out that this high was reached many months after...read article. Indices Spread Betting November 2008, updated 07-Nov-08
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is being called some 30 points to the good at around 4300 having traded as low as 4150 last night. It is probably inadvisable to...read article. Indices Spread Trading October 2008, updated 26-Oct-08
Index market news: The bottom has well and truly been snipped out of the markets this morning and we are looking at a near 200 point fall in the FTSE on the open. The FTSE 100 is now back at the support levels mentioned yesterday...read article. Indices Spread Betting October 2008, updated 10-Oct-08
Index market news: Today looks to be starting off as a complete bloodbath. The FTSE 100 is being called an astonishing 300 points lower on the open which will mean a massive 7% off yesterday?s close. The news that...read article. Indices Spread Trading September 2008, updated 26-Sep-08
Index market news: The FTSE is looking to open at around 5135 and investors will be hoping that there is no follow through to attack the 5050 support. In reality we are likely to see low volumes causing volatile moves as liquidity on the Futures exchange...read article. Indices Spread Betting September 2008, updated 12-Sep-08
Index market news: This morning the Miners are leading the way. They are all up around 4% to 5% and the sector remains an incredibly important supporting factor for the FTSE 100. Miners have fallen some...read article. Indices Spread Trade August 2008, updated 29-Aug-08
Index market news: If the FTSE maintains these levels to close the week above 5600 then that could be seen as a good indication that higher prices are to come. However, this week's move has been on the back of low volume so investors remain...read article. Indices Spread Betting August 2008, updated 15-Aug-08
Index market news: Trading ranges over the last month have been exceptional in the US spread betting markets with 250 points a day being quite normal for the Dow. The trend since mid July has...read article. Indices Spread Trading July 2008, updated 01-Aug-08
Index market news: The FTSE is opening 50 points lower after the late action in the US (again) and our...read article. Indices Spread Betting July 2008, updated 18-Jul-08
Index market news: The FTSE is looking to open around 50 points to the good this morning some 140 points off the lows at Midday yesterday but this still only leaves us at around the closing price of Tuesday and well below...read article. Indices Financial Spread Bet July 2008, updated 04-Jul-08
Indices market news: The danger of jumping in now of course is that it could well be a little too early. The temptation must be great considering the market the FTSE has fallen some 900 points (14%) in the last 6 weeks, the old adage...read article. Indices Financial Spread Trading June 2008, updated 20-Jun-08
Indices market news: Precious little reason to get involved on the buy side these days has left the FTSE 500 points off from the highs of last month. But with the foreign legions of mining and oil still propping us up to a certain extent there have been moments of light. Unfortunately for...read article. Indices Financial Spread Betting June 2008, updated 06-Jun-08
Indices market news: With a new scent of confidence around even a poor number may be taken in the markets stride. In the meantime we do not expect much activity in the morning session after the opening levels are secured. The call on the FTSE 100 is for a rally to around 6025, 30 points higher than the close yesterday. The support at 5950 remains...read article. Indices Spread Bet May 2008, updated 23-May-08
Indices market news: The FTSE 100 is struggling to maintain current levels as more sellers coming into the game over the past few days. The squeeze up to 6390 of last week now seems a distant memory but of course dealers are generally hopeful of...read article. Indices Trading May 2008, updated 09-May-08
Indices market news: Indices are a tad weaker after the US indulged in one of its late night sell offs with the Dow Jones dropping 200 points from its highs and the S&P giving up on the 1400 level for now. The FTSE is called to come in 30 points lower at around...read article. Indices Trading April 2008, updated 25-Apr-08
Indices market news: The trading range of the FTSE almost exactly matched the previous days efforts with the ultimate result also almost identical. The markets continue to wrestle with the 5970 to 6100 range and my comment about many traders waiting for one or the other to be defeated still remains in place. Yesterdays action was an absolute boon to FinancialSpreads.com clients who as mentioned in yesterdays comment have been heavy sellers at anything above...read article. Indices Spread Bets April 2008, updated 11-Apr-08
Indices markets: Despite slightly negative taint to todays report, the FTSE 100 this morning has opened much better than expected causing a Gap higher on the open. Yesterdays reversal from the lows at around 3pm yesterday was so sharp and took many Financial Spreads clients by surprise that it could be a signal that...read article. Indices March Spread Trading, updated 28-Mar-08
Indices markets: The FTSE 100 is likely to open almost unchanged at around the 5710 level having looked weaker overnight in the US late trading session but deciding, on reflection, to hold onto the gains of yesterday. As mentioned in yesterdays comment there is a small sense of confidence brewing with our Capital Spreads clients, not huge, but enough to be noticeable on our books. The next...read article. Indices March Spread Betting, updated 14-Mar-08
Indices market information: The FTSE is reacting to the 400 point rally in the Dow last night with another 80 points to the upside as we regain the 5700 level with some ease. The FTSE 100 Spread is now at 5775-5776. Financial institutions are likely to be...read article. Indices February Spread Trading, updated 29-Feb-08
Indices market information: Another 100+ point movement day on the FTSE yesterday as the markets rejected the break out (again) and slumped back below 6000. To their credit the Financial Spreads clients never believed in the break out and sold virtually anything above the 6000 level and were rewarded in...read article. Real-time Indices Prices and Charts, updated 15-Feb-08
Indices pricing information: The FTSE rather disappointed yesterday after a very late sell off took us from 30 or so up on the day into negative territory. Today we are looking to come in just slightly to the downside at around the 5875 level. There is hope that...read article. UK Indices Spread Trading, updated 01-Feb-08
UK Indices Spread Trading: The FTSE 100 Spread is called 30 up this morning at 5910-5911 which is just below a bit of a resistance level at 5920. For all of the bad news around it is wise to remember that...read article. Spread Betting on Indices, updated 18-Jan-08
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To spread bet on stock market indices you do so in the same way as other spreads bets. A number of spread betting firms offer both a daily and futures Index market...read article. How to Spread Bet Stock Market Indices, updated 23-Feb-10
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