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Spread Betting Index UK, 23 September 2011
We end the week a very sour note. Stock markets have plunged and investors are rushing for the exit.
It seems that nothing is safe except for the good old US dollar. When you get moves like that you know that risk aversion is at the forefront of investors’ minds.
The losses incurred by equity investors in the space of just 48 hours are scary and comparisons are being made to the 2008 crash.
When you look at the daily chart of the Dow the moves of the past few months are eerily reminiscent of the period between May and August 2008. There was the initial sell off before markets had a bounce and then Lehman hit which sent everything south very quickly.
This time we’ve had a similar initial sell off and bounce, so have the losses of the last few days been the precursor to the next large leg lower? If so, 10,000 for the Dow Jones spread betting market could be on our screens quicker than you think.
A combination of things compounded yesterday’s sell off which started with Ben Bernanke’s bearish outlook for the US economy and then economic data from around the world disappointed with worse than expected manufacturing data being a recurring theme.
When risk assets (and that includes gold) start to plummet like this then people are called up for margin and many have to liquidate their long positions, further adding to the selling pressure.
Even more worryingly for some European investors the French CAC 40 breached its recent lows and now is only a couple of hundred points above its March 2009 low. That’s two and a half years of bull market wiped out in a month and a half – scary stuff.
It’s at times like these that the level headed and rational thinking investors put to one side all the noise and underlying risks and boldly start buying stock after such hefty losses.
The problem is that it really does take a brave investor to buy after such a sharp retracement, particularly when most other people would tell you that you’re mad. Even contrarian spread betting traders would be having second thoughts at times like these.
This morning the FTSE is seeing a little bit of a relief rally up some 40 points to 5080 in answer to promises from politicians that they will address the current crisis.
Sounds familiar? Well nothing can be expected from this weekend’s meeting of the G20 so the little bounce we see early on could be very short lived.
That said, with no economic data for the rest of the day, the mass sell off we’ve seen in the last couple of days could well attract those bold buyers mentioned above.
The major support for the FTSE is 5000 which as yet is a level that the index hasn’t closed below, although it has had a 200 point move below it intraday.
Below 5000 is 4940 and then 4800. Resistance is seen at 5150 and 5220 with of course the big level at 5400.
As mentioned, economic data has dried up for this week. The only thing we have seen released today has been French business and consumer confidence. These have come in slightly lower than expected but investors are becoming rather used to now.
Spread Betting Index UK, 22 September 2011
The spread betting markets are in negative territory and spectacularly so following a gloomy picture that was painted by Ben Bernanke last night.
They got what they expected from the Fed as Bernanke announced “operation twist”, but what they didn’t expect was a surprisingly bearish outlook for the world’s biggest economy.
Equity markets have been bombarded by bad news after bad and this week looks to have been as bad as any so far.
Major banks across America and Europe have been downgraded on top of Italy’s downgrade a few days ago. The focus has fully shifted back onto the banks again as concern augments about their exposure to sovereign debt.
On top of these, those Northern Rock type banks which relied so heavily on the money markets for funding are at risk of another credit crunch. Calls for a mass recapitalisation of Europe’s banks are becoming greater which might help to stop the rot but will add further to the pressures on global economies many of which are going through a bout of austerity measures.
So the vicious circle goes on but it’s the ever increasing threat of another recession that is really spooking UK spread betting investors. The Fed’s move to shift its balance sheet around in order to bring down long term interest rates was being pooh-poohed even before they actually announced it as being a measure that’s simply not going to go far enough to bring down unemployment in the US.
On top of all this, more evidence that China’s booming economy is coming off the boil was indicated this morning after manufacturing data showed its third month of contraction. We also get the European manufacturing PMI number this morning which is expected to fall and this follows a worse than expected number from Germany earlier, so things aren’t so pretty there either.
All in all, the gloomy outlook doesn’t translate into a particularly bright outlook for equity markets.
The FTSE 100 is down over three percent at the time of writing and much worse than where we were calling the market overnight. Just above the 5,100 area this is where the index bounced off a couple of weeks ago so support is seen around here, but a break below 5,100/5,075 could see a test of 5,000 pretty quickly.
Spread Betting Index UK, 21 September 2011
The UK Chancellor’s nerve will be well and truly tested in the coming months ahead as the IMF has slashed their forecasts for growth with their expectations for Britain’s economy to expand by just 1.1% as opposed to 1.5%.
Next year gets an even bigger downgrade from 2.3% to 1.7%.
But it isn’t just the UK that has seen their growth forecasts reduced, but every major economy across the globe with the US being the worst off seeing their 2.5% GDP for 2011 prediction falling to 1.5%.
For now the FTSE 100 is unsure whether to fall on the side of the angels or not but is down some 20 points at the time of writing.
The ominous 5,400 level is staring UK spread betting traders in the face who continue to seem reluctant to take the index above that level.
Spread Betting Index UK, 20 September 2011
The Dow’s little rally off its lows last night has not been enough to tempt buyers back into Europe this morning as investors continue in their bearish stance following a downgrade of Italy’s credit rating by S&P.
Italy’s coveted A+ is no more and on top of this they have been slapped with a negative outlook.
The FTSE 100 has been quite volatile overnight with the Financial Spreads reaching over 5300 towards the end of the Dow’s session only to reverse those gains pretty quickly.
We’re now back in the mid 5200 range. Defensive stocks are in favour again this morning and banks are a little lower but at least not anywhere near as much as the thrashing they got yesterday.
So the FTSE is looking at support around 5200 and then 5100 with near term resistance at 5300 and then the major barrier at 5375/5400.
This trading range that we’ve been within since the sharp downside correction is reminiscent of the range bound trading we saw throughout 2011.
At some point there will be a break out but for now spread betting clients are enjoying the moves between the highs and lows which provide much more docile trading conditions than what we saw in August.
There’s not much in the way of economic data today but investors will keep a close eye on the German ZEW survey which has been plummeting in recent months.
The concern here is that if economic expectations amongst German businesses are going down the swanny, then Europe’s growth driver could suddenly see its economy take a turn for the worse.
Spread Betting Index UK, 19 September 2011
EU politicians haven’t learnt from the pressure exerted upon them by the markets and yet another meeting between EU finance ministers passes without any coordinated action.
The equity markets had priced in a slim chance that an agreement was going to be met. However with little more than hot air coming out of Wroclaw, this morning has led to some selling.
Equity markets had probably got ahead of themselves and deep down spread betting investors must have known that nothing would come out of the meeting. It’s just yet another grandstanding opportunity by politicians to say “we really ought to do something about the eurozone debt crisis, as it’s getting rather out of hand” and then pouring themselves another cup of coffee hoping the problem will go away.
The difficulty is that the leader of the European paymaster is becoming more and more unpopular at home having lost yet another regional vote to the opposition. So Merkel at this point in time would never sanction the idea of anything that the Germans will have to pay for. This is why nothing can be done as the architects of the European dream are unwilling to put their hands in their pockets to prevent the whole project imploding.
Well, at least there’s a G20 meeting at the end of this week. They’ll definitely come to a solution to save the world this time so everything will be fine.
So the FTSE 100 spread betting market is back below 5,300 as the selling pressure takes us lower and wipes out much of the hard work from last week. The 5,400 area once again has proved to provide a good selling opportunity as this is the fourth occasion that the index has retraced from the level in almost as many weeks.
Needless to say Capital Spreads clients had been selling the index in the run up to and around the 5,400 level and rightly so. However, since the move down the profits have been taken and the FTSE 100 positions are looking rather flat at the moment.
There’s nothing in the way of economic data today so all eyes will be on developments in the eurozone which have been dominating things over the past few weeks, no, actually the past few years.
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Spread Betting Index UK, 16 September 2011
Despite the rogue trading revelation, yesterday equity markets held up well and for UK stocks there was more good news for retailers following Next’s bumper figures on Wednesday.
This time it was the turn of Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q, to report stellar numbers and give retailers another lift.
But yesterday’s gains were led by banks who rallied on the back of the news that central banks will step in to quell any short fall in Dollar lending.
As we’ve regularly pointed out, banking stocks have suffered severe losses recently but in the past few days have showed small signs of a possible end to their declines. It’s still far too early to say the selling is over and today is a critical day for not just the banks, but the equity markets as a whole.
It’s all about today’s meeting of the EU finance ministers and the US Treasury Secretary who has come along for the ride. The financial spread betting markets have rallied so far this week into today, fully expecting the meeting to deliver something big.
When we say “big” we mean big and there are only a few options available to them. One is, for the politicians, the most undesirable and that’s an orderly default by Greece and an exit from the Eurozone. Unfortunately that will cost billions in losses for the banks and others that have lent to them and could set off a domino.
Others include a complete recapitalisation of the whole European banking sector to the tune of $1 trillion which would make the rogue traders looks rather insignificant.
Plus there is also the option of a Euro bond, another desperately unpopular solution, which in affect will mean the richer nations bank rolling and guaranteeing the debt of the poorer ones.
The FTSE is optimistic though ahead of any decision reached by the EU finance ministers, up some 30 points, however lower than where we were calling it earlier with our quote hitting the 5400 level once again.
Unsurprisingly many of our spread betting account holders came in last night and sold into the strength. Overall they are short of the market, which has recently proved the right move to take considering that the FTSE has retraced from around 5400 three times now in the past few weeks. Could this be the fourth rejection of that level?
The only meaningful bit of economic data today is the Mich confidence which suffered a sharp decline at the last reading and might see a rebound.
Spread Betting Index UK, 15 September 2011
Investors seem to be pinning their hopes on the fact that there might be some sort of lasting agreement that will once and for all deal with the sovereign debt crisis.
It could well be wishful thinking as we've seen a lot of hot air coming out of the mouths of politicians in the last couple of years, yet the situation worsens by the day.
Meeting after meeting of finance ministers, G somethings or other leaders just ends up in a load of back slapping and comments about how it'll turn out all right in the end.
Well unless something is done soon European leaders will get a shock and be the ones that were steering the ship when one of the EU's member states defaulted.
The markets are now pricing in a 90% chance of a Greek default, so basically they will default unless...
A lot is riding on tomorrow's meeting in Poland which is also being attended by the US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Calls from the US and China are becoming more frequent and louder for Europe to sort its problems out, as they, and the rest of the global economy for that matter, have so much riding on the matter.
Until then the indices spread betting markets may continue to just gain a little ground as the hopes build, but if the desired outcome isn't achieved, there could be another almighty move to the downside.
As mentioned already this week a lot of banking stocks formed rather bullish candlesticks which have so far seen their share prices halt their falls.
The fact that two French banks were downgraded yesterday but their share prices actually rallied indicates how much of the bad news has now been priced in. It is still far too early days to call this a floor in the sell off however.
This morning the FTSE is continuing in a similar vein to the way it left off yesterday following a decent bout of buying in US markets last night.
At the time of writing, the FTSE is at 5285 so bulls must be thinking the near term resistance around 5325 is a possible target. In fact our spread betting quote actually hit this level towards the end of the Dow's session last night.
Spread Betting Index UK, 14 September 2011
At the time of writing the FTSE is doing very well to improve on what started as a poor start to the day’s trading.
We had called the index lower by some 40 to 50 points, which is where we started out, but it hasn’t taken long to reverse those losses. We’re now back above the 5200 level in positive territory and looking in relatively good shape.
Spread betting investors are holding onto a glimmer of hope that the call between “Merkozy” and Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou will, as a minimum, confirm their next tranche of bailout funds. Many are also hoping it will be the first step towards the desired action needed to halt the crisis ahead of Friday’s key G7 meeting in Poland.
Spread Betting Index UK, 13 September 2011
China comes to the rescue of Italy as they show their support for Europe’s third biggest economy.
You have to wonder how long it’ll be before other European states go cap in hand to the Chinese.
If fact China has already been purchasing large amounts of Euros and European sovereign debt so what we are seeing isn’t anything particularly new or ground breaking. What it does do is remind us of our reliance now on the world’s fastest growing economy.
As a result the response from Asian markets was rather muted and European indices have opened quite a bit lower than our original calls. The FTSE is in the mid 5100 region when we were expecting an open of plus 5200.
Italian bonds have hardly battered an eyelid following the news, with yields pretty much where they left off from yesterday. As a result, everything about today’s little move higher for the stock market indices has a bit of a short squeeze feel about it.
Encouragingly though the FTSE has bounced off the 5050 area once again and this remains the crucial support level for the index.
European indices, in particular the French CAC which got seriously bashed around yesterday, are making tentative gains but as things stand this morning it’s hardly a move that screams “the sell off is over”.
Having said that, our spread betting account holders seem to feel that more gains can be made and the FTSE could get back above 5200 to test 5300 and possibly beyond.
They bought into the index yesterday and those longs on the whole remain in place. If past behaviour is anything to go by though I can foresee that if we do test 5400 again those same clients will close their longs and go short.
The worrying thing for investors in the FTSE is that whilst its European counterparts have broken to new lows for the year, the FTSE has not. It may turn out to be a matter of time before the London market gives up its support and tests the 4800 area again.
Investors seem to be on a knife edge with the battle between bulls and bears finely balanced and at some point one group will gain the upper hand.
Spread Betting Index UK, 12 September 2011
Traders have started the week with a sea of red as European indices are falling, particularly the French stock market which is being absolutely battered.
The French CAC 40 is now below the lows of August and so the index is only 15% or so from the lows of March 2009 following the last banking crisis. As a comparison the FTSE 100 is still over 30% off those lows.
For more on the struggling European banking sector please also see our feature: French Banking Stocks Tumble on Expectations of Downgrades and Greek Default.
The banking sector sell off this morning has brought the UK index down to 5100 at the time of writing, just above its recent lows.
Key near term support is at 5050, which looks dangerously like being tested, meanwhile to the upside resistance is rather further away, expected at 5200/85 and 5325.
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'Spread Betting Index UK' by DB, updated 23-Sep-11
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Index market news: The FTSE hit a low of 4970 in after hours trading last night as the Dow and S&P slumped but his morning has seen something of a reverse reaction with...read article: Indices Spread Trading May 2010.
Indices Spread Betting May 2010, updated 07-May-10
Index market news: The air of nervousness is palpable in all the markets after the chaos of yesterday evening when some programme trading in the US caused mayhem. The Nasdaq, on which...read article: Indices Spread Betting May 2010.
Indices Spread Trading April 2010, updated 23-Apr-10
Index market news: The FTSE is back to near the bottom of the current range at 5670. The support is at 5650 which proved a barrier on the way up and is now proving to...read article: Indices Spread Trading April 2010.
Indices Spread Betting April 2010, updated 09-Apr-10
Index market news: A little bounce in US indices means the FTSE 100 is set to open around 5745. Metal and energy prices are a bit stronger this morning so...read article: Indices Spread Betting April 2010.
Indices Spread Trading March 2010, updated 26-Mar-10
Index market news: The Dow Jones made a spirited attempt at leaping to 11000 but just ran out of steam at around 10960. The close on the FTSE at 5730 is the...read article: Indices Spread Trading March 2010.
Indices Spread Betting March 2010, updated 12-Mar-10
Index market news: 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...read article: Indices Spread Betting March 2010.
Indices Spread Trading February 2010, updated 26-Feb-10
Index market news: Things have been pretty ugly so far this week but last night the US markets proved that any issues in Europe are not much...read article: Indices Spread Trading February 2010.
Indices Spread Betting February 2010, updated 12-Feb-10
Index market news: So far this morning the FTSE is putting in a decent show back above the 5200 mark some 45 points to the good. The little bounce we've seen...read article: Indices Spread Betting February 2010.
Indices Spread Trading January 2010, updated 29-Jan-10
Index market news: The FTSE is opening reasonably well after the late sell-off yesterday pushed the index to its lowest closing level since...read article: Indices Spread Trading January 2010.
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 Betting January 2010.
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 Bets December 2009.
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 Trading December 2009.
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 Betting December 2009.
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 Trading November 2009.
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 Betting November 2009.
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 Trading October 2009.
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 Betting October 2009.
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 Trading September 2009.
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 September 2009.
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 Betting August 2009.
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 August 2009.
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 Trading July 2009.
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 Betting July 2009.
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 Bets June 2009.
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 Trading June 2009.
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 Betting June 2009.
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 Trading May 2009.
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 Betting May 2009.
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 Trading April 2009.
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 Betting April 2009.
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 Trading March 2009.
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 Betting March 2009.
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 Trading February 2009.
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 Betting February 2009.
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 Bets January 2009.
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 Trading January 2009.
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 Betting January 2009.
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 Trading December 2008.
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 Betting December 2008.
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 Trading November 2008.
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 Betting November 2008.
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 Trading October 2008.
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 Betting October 2008.
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 Trading September 2008.
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 Betting September 2008.
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 Trade August 2008.
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 Betting August 2008.
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 Trading July 2008.
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 Spread Betting July 2008.
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 Bet July 2008.
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 Trading June 2008.
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 Financial Spread Betting June 2008.
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 Spread Bet May 2008.
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 May 2008.
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 Trading April 2008.
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 Spread Bets April 2008.
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 Trading.
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: Real-time Indices Prices and Charts.
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: UK Indices Spread Trading.
Indices January Spread Betting, updated 18-Jan-08
Last night, with the Dow closing over 300 points lower, the call was for the FTSE to open this morning at around 5820 (another 80 points off Thursday's close). Cue this morning and Far East dealers have obviously decided...read article: Indices January Spread Betting.
Indices Trading Online, updated 21-Dec-07
Find out where you can Trade Indices Online for free plus your Indices trading questions answered, tips on getting free Indices charts, real time prices and...read article: Indices Trading Online.
Indices Futures Trading, updated 07-Dec-07
Where to trade Indices Futures plus updated Indices trading news and the most popular Indices questions answered....read article: Indices Futures Trading.
Indices Broker, updated 23-Nov-07
Where to find free Indices Brokers plus regular Indices financial trading news as well as the most popular Indices questions answered....read article: Indices Broker.
Indices Platform, updated 09-Nov-07
Where to find free Indices Platforms plus updated Indices trading news as well as the most popular Indices queries answered....read article: Indices Platform.
Indices Software, updated 26-Oct-07
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Indices Prices, updated 04-Feb-08
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