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Spread Trading Index UK, 2 December 2011
Anyone would be amazed to see the rally in equities this morning after having read the headlines of most newspapers today.
Full of doom and gloom and the possible cost of a Eurozone break up to the British economy, investors are brushing that risk aside and pushing the indices higher. It looks like the Christmas rally could be getting underway in earnest.
Fund managers who have had a tough ride this year will not wish to be missing out on any potential upside.
Even though the macro economic picture still looks shaky and uncertain, to many people the shares spread betting markets look cheap from a historical earnings perspective.
There is also the chance that European leaders will actually get somewhere before the year end, as the situation is getting evermore serious.
There are hints that expectations of a resolution to the crisis are rising following the big drop in ten year government bond yields for the likes of Italy and Spain this week.
In addition there has been the continued bounce in equities coupled with the fact that they simply have to do something otherwise the Eurozone in its current form is doomed. Any break up would have ramifications beyond what most people can possibly predict.
This morning’s strength from the FTSE has taken not only clients by surprise, but us as well since we were only calling the index to open higher by some 30 points. Gradually, however, as we approached the open, quotes were bid higher and so now were sitting comfortably in the black with an almost 1.5% jump to 5565.
The move higher in the last few days has caught quite a few bears off guard. In fact, over the short term, as markets continue to rise, things are starting to look even more bullish from a technical analysis point of view.
For the FTSE levels around 5600 are now in view, with resistance near term seen around 5615/50.
The 5650 area is a really major resistance level over the medium term too as that’s where the 200 day moving average is where many European indices failed on the last attempt.
The Dow is now back above its own 200 day moving average so this might be a case of European indices simply catching up with their US counterparts.
All eyes are on the Non Farm Payroll number where analysts rushed to readjust their forecasts higher following Wednesday’s bumper private ADP payroll number.
Expectations are for a figure of 125k due to initial jobless claims that have been trending lower recently, although yesterday’s number bucked that trend, and there are signs that the US’s services sector is healthy and recruiting.
Spread Trading Index UK, 1 December 2011
Markets remain in bullish mode this morning albeit not as much as yesterday in the early stages of this session.
US indices spread betting markets continued the party for the bulls into the night, rising over 4%. This brought the Dow back above the 12,000 level and to levels not seen since the last big rally during the month of October.
Many people are calling the current move a short covering rally, however at this time of year it'll be a brave investor to stand in the way of a possible Christmas rally.
As we commence the final month of 2011 few will want to go back over what has been a tough year for almost everyone, but when you've got the bulls charging little can stop them.
Last night's move in the US had its affect on Asian markets and that has followed through to European equities this morning.
At the time of writing the FTSE is trading at 5520 up by some 15 points from yesterday's close and naturally our spread betting account holders have been selling into the strength. Short positions in the FTSE index have been building up yesterday afternoon and overnight.
Lots of good news to focus on yesterday with not only the coordinated action from central banks to boost liquidity but the private payroll figure from the US was way above expectations.
This was followed by a very good manufacturing data which has given the bulls more cause for optimism ahead of tomorrow's final Non Farm Payroll of the year.
The move by central banks yesterday for some was seen more as a sign of desperation and something to be worried about rather than good news. You have to ask yourself just how close are some of Europe's banks to going under to cause such a move.
Only a couple of days ago a record amount of bank deposits were placed with the ECB as opposed to sitting in other banks, showing just how much the money markets were starting to freeze over.
This morning's strength also comes as a bit of a surprise when PMI manufacturing data from China declined for the first time in three years. Those clients who've sold into the FTSE are probably hoping this will lead to some sort of pull back.
Spread Trading Index UK, 30 November 2011
Downgrades to some of the world’s major banks by the S&P last night knocked Asian markets for six and that’s feeding through to European stock market indices this morning.
We’ve been calling the FTSE to open lower by some 35 points throughout most of the night and at the time of writing as the market opens up we are at 5285.
For the FTSE, support and resistance is seen at 5240/5195 and 5340/60, 5420 respectively over the near term with the recent rally now being called into question.
Over the slightly longer term things are still looking rather on the negative side with major support since at 5040/4960/4800 and resistance at 5600/5735.
Spread Trading Index UK, 29 November 2011
Lots of hype surrounding the Chancellor’s Autumn statement today but in reality he cannot do much without going back on his plans to reduce the deficit.
Unfortunately for him the lack of growth in the past year and downgrades expected for the years ahead are going to mean that we’ll not see the coalition’s targets of deficit reduction met until after the next general election.
The fact that the bond markets have continued to give the Chancellor the benefit of the doubt and even reduced his borrowing costs is an encouraging sign that financial markets believe he is taking the right course.
Even though the cuts to government spending are in reality a drop in the ocean considering the size of the public sector, those who continue to oppose the coalition’s plans remain oblivious to the reality of the tricky situation we find ourselves in.
One of the options open to the Chancellor today is to wave his magic borrowing wand and go for what the opposition call a “plan B” ie borrow more in order to boost growth via government investment.
Now this sounds like a good idea at a time when the economy is struggling, however by borrowing more you are simply brushing the problem under the carpet as opposed to having a proper go at eradicating it.
The bonds markets would not be happy about the UK suddenly borrowing more and they would push our yields higher digging us into an even bigger whole.
Another option is to ramp up taxes, but this would be desperately unpopular and definitely cause us to dip back into recession due to the negative impact on production and demand.
The only other option is to stay the course and do a bit of tinkering here and there, getting the private sector more involved and try to boost lending to business. Unfortunately, this is not the bazooka that the UK economy so desperately needs, but there’s little other option.
In Index spread trading, the FTSE 100 is just taking a breather this morning following two days of decent gains.
The big push higher yesterday was complimented by US markets which sustained their big rally higher so earlier we were calling the FTSE to open higher but we are just in the red at the time of writing at 5300.
Spread Trading Index UK, 28 November 2011
A rare Monday where markets are starting in bullish mood as the gain for the FTSE so far this morning is around 1%.
Needless to say banks and resource stocks are amongst the gainers having been heavily sold off in the past few weeks. Investors are also feeling a little bit more bullish following last Friday’s bumper shopping spree.
In the US, Dow futures are 1.5% higher ahead of “Cyber Monday” where the spending is due to continue as consumers scour the internet for seasonal online deals.
For European spread betting indices the price action seen at the end of last week might be seen as a bullish signal and that the reversal of the recent weakness is underway.
The daily candlesticks for Wednesday and Thursday formed a doji star and then Friday and today have complimented that formation with some rallies.
This also coincides with the month of December which is almost underway and we all know what happens in December for equity markets or at least what has happened more often than not in the past. A bit of bullish fever seems to be sweeping through the markets for now, but the big question is whether it can last.
The FTSE 100 is firmly back above 5,200 and has been rallying throughout the morning taking it to 5250 at the time of writing.
This has been a very welcome move for the Financial Spreads clients who were quite long of the FTSE 100 going into the weekend.
The rally, from a fundamental point of view, is being assisted by rumours that the IMF are concocting some sort of elaborate bailout plan for Italy, as well as the eurozone stepping up a gear and exploring the idea of the ECB playing a critical role in sovereign debt intervention.
Either way the little pieces of information are enough to get investors excited that European leaders are exploring all avenues, despite Germany’s hard stance towards making the ECB the lender of last resort.
If any of these rumours regarding the ECB are substantiated then equities really could fly. If not, then it’ll be a case of we’ve heard it all before and the spread betting markets could come crashing back down again.
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Index Spread Betting, 25 November 2011
It’s Black Friday and that’s not a bad thing for the markets but it refers to the biggest shopping day on the planet as 150 million Americans are expected to hit the malls.
This is the time of year when US retailers are due to go into profit as heavy discounting and a public holiday lures consumers in through their doors. Those who can’t get to the shops, presumably the unfortunate people who have to work in the shops that open at unearthly hours of the day, go online on “Cyber Monday” splashing up to $20bn.
The figures for this US Thanksgiving are expected to break records which comes as a surprise considering the dodgy outlook for the economy. However it just goes to show that you can’t put the US consumer down. When you tempt them with heavy discounts they look under the back of the sofa to find the cash to get that new television or item of clothing.
At the moment the US economy is still growing and even if it is slower than forecasts only a few months ago, unemployment hasn’t run away with itself. The consumer is the heart of the US economy with their spending making up some 70%. If they weren’t to go shopping this weekend then the impact would be huge, with a recession looking even more likely.
As Americans splash the cash for their extended weekend, European markets continue to suffer under the malaise of the European sovereign debt crisis.
Markets were not best pleased about German Chancellor Merkel’s insistence that the creation of eurobonds are not the answer. Even though the President of the European Commission himself has been banging the drum calling for them to help settle nerves at least a little.
Even if Germany did give into the idea this would not be the answer to our problems. It would take time to be ratified across all the European nations, further delaying their impact and meanwhile Italian and Spanish bond yield creep ever higher. Italy’s 10 year bond is back firmly above 7%, a level which is considered unsustainable.
There are some major European bond auctions in the run up to year end with next week being one of the biggest as France, Italy, Spain and Belgium will all be in the spot light. If they are anywhere near as poorly subscribed as this week’s German one then we could be in for trouble.
The FTSE spread betting market is taking the led from Asian markets this morning and with no Dow Jones which is closed for Thanksgiving volumes will be low and there are certainly no expectations for a big move to the upside.
At the time of writing the FTSE is hovering just above 5100, in the red and looking poised to test new recent lows. Often it is the case that with no US markets to assist with direction European indices just follow their most recent trend. Which as we all know has been south. Having said that US stock markets have hardly been propping things up.
Index Spread Betting, 24 November 2011
Fear has once again spread through the markets as traders shunned a German Bund issue yesterday, with just under €4bn of the €6bn issue actually being taken up.
Bond traders and bond spread betting investors generally see the German government as one of the most stable, but this poor sale sent yields higher to 2.15%.
The knock-on effect was the same for Italian and Spanish bonds, whose yields on 10-year bonds hit 6.99% and 6.71% respectively.
To put this into perspective, Portugal, Ireland and Greece all needed bailouts when their yields hit 7%.
Just to throw another ingredient into the mix, France has been told by rating agency Fitch that it may need more fiscal austerity in order to keep its AAA rating.
The UK spread betting markets couldn’t escape the negativity, and the FTSE 100 shed 1.3% making it 8 consecutive down days, which is its longest losing run since 2003.
It closed at 5139.78, its lowest level since October 5th and the Eurozone panic was once again a major reason.
As far as economic data is concerned, the US closure of markets due to the Thanksgiving holiday limits the output of figures.
Spread trading investors' main focus today will therefore be on the second release of UK third-quarter GDP, due at 09:30 GMT.
Index Spread Betting, 23 November 2011
This morning we are seeing further weakness for the UK 100 stock market index as Asian indices traded lower despite the US containing losses.
Later on, we also have more PMI data due for release from Germany and the EU.
Europe's biggest economy, Germany, is no longer immune to the doom and gloom spelt out above and their services and manufacturing sectors are going into decline.
In particular, the manufacturing figure is sitting below the 50 level and set to get lower still.
Services are expected to remain above the 50 level, however don't be surprised if we see this number dip below too.
The EU number doesn't look any better with new orders continuing their decline and exports suffering. All in all not a pretty picture for the Eurozone.
Also today we have the release of the Bank of England minutes where the spread betting markets will want to see what the chances are of further QE. High is the basic answer.
Then US data comes in the form of durable goods, personal income and spending, the weekly initial jobless claims, a day early ahead of Thanksgiving tomorrow, and then we end up with Michigan confidence. No shortage of data before the North Americans go on holiday then.
Index Spread Betting, 22 November 2011
There is finally a positive start to a session this morning after what has seemed like a bit of a rout for equity markets.
The bounce so far though isn’t very convincing as the technical analysis has become increasingly bearish as support level after support level is broken up.
The dizzy heights of 5600 seem a world away from where we are now as any upside looks increasingly challenging with any rallies being very short lived.
Sentiment is seriously bearish now and even meeting a retired ex-banker yesterday, who knew little about spread betting or CFDs, asked me how he could make money from the FTSE going to 4600.
Our spread betting account holders on the other hand are more optimistic at the moment as they have been opposing the weakness buying the FTSE around these levels. In fact, they were even longer of the index yesterday, so a further bounce will be warmly welcomed by them.
Key levels to watch in the near term are 5300 to the upside, which is where the upper downward trend line comes in, and then beyond there, if we ever get to those levels, is resistance at 5350 and 5400.
To the downside, support is seen at yesterday’s low of 5220 and 5200 but if we breach here there’s not much until as low as 5000.
With so much shrouding the financial spread betting markets at the moment investors are finding it tough to get in the slightest bit excited about equities.
With the Americans we’ve seen it all before and, whilst the credit rating agencies have said that they are not currently circling the US, they will be monitoring the politicians’ inability to agree on their budget deficit cuts closely.
The key to all our problems at the moment though is not only to have a lasting solution to the European debt crisis, but to reinvigorate growth.
Yesterday our Dave admitted that his deficit reduction plans were not going to hit their original targets. This was a nice little prompt for the newspapers ahead of next week’s autumn statement from the Chancellor, but the reasons given for the miss were a lack of growth.
The adage of “under promising and over delivering” is not something that politicians seem capable of doing and their original growth forecasts were, at best, over optimistic when the coalition set out their plans.
Lots of hopes are being pinned on next week’s statement as the unemployed and businesses look to George to kick start the economy which has been flat lining for the past few quarters.
Index Spread Betting, 21 November 2011
This morning the FTSE spread betting market is adding to the losses made last week.
Investors once again are focussing on the US debt problems after a weekend that bore no fruit in the respect of an agreement on how to slash their government spending.
Does it really come as much of a surprise that, after agreeing to raise the debt ceiling on the condition of an agreement on spending cuts this month, that we get to the next deadline and guess what, political wrangling.
Spread betting account holders are really getting tired of politicians’ inability to deliver and here again we have an example of a stalemate.
The last thing this fragile market needs is more instability from the World’s biggest economy just as we did in the run up to them raising the debt ceiling. We all remember what happened then as a result of leaving it down to the wire; the US were quite rightly downgraded by S&P.
The markets never forget and investors remember the volatility this instilled across equities.
Selling has taken us back below the 5400 level which had managed to hold up so well and this is negative from a technical point of view.
This has opened up the way to a possible test of the low 5200 region if we go below 5270 and a test of 4800 can’t be ruled out if we carry on down from there.
At the time of writing the FTSE is another 80 points or so in the red at 5280 and has been falling steadily throughout the session so far.
Equities are not a happy place to be right now with so many uncertainties shrouding the indices spread betting markets in doubt.
The landslide parliamentary election victory for the conservative People’s Party in Spain seems to have appeased the bond markets for now. However, this morning’s sell off is being driven by the wider concerns of the overall debt situation affecting not just Europe but the US as well.
Economic data is thin on the ground today with only US existing home sales for us to get our teeth stuck into. Home sales in the US have held up pretty well throughout 2011 but are expected to show a little dip just this time for the month of October.
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Indices Spread Betting July 2010, updated 16-Jul-10
Index market news: The news of a successful test by BP to cap the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is the first bit of good news that the company has had since the...read article: Indices Spread Betting July 2010.
Indices Spread Bets June 2010, updated 02-Jul-10
Index market news: The Dow Jones experienced an extreme period yesterday afternoon/evening moving at will through 60 to 100 point ranges over and over...read article: Indices Spread Bets June 2010.
Indices Spread Trading June 2010, updated 18-Jun-10
Index market news: As my newspaper tells me this morning the FTSE has managed 7 straight winning days for the first time in a year. Consequently it is...read article: Indices Spread Trading June 2010.
Indices Spread Betting June 2010, updated 04-Jun-10
Index market news: In some circumstances they are not too far from their highs of April, with the German Dax a mere 3% away from its...read article: Indices Spread Betting June 2010.
Indices Spread Trading May 2010, updated 21-May-10
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
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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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