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UK Index Trading, 26 August 2011
Not a great start to the day, especially after the Far East did it's best to take us higher after the weakness for American shares.
Yesterday was also a real disappointment to the longs after the early moves had seemed so confident.
Today sees the UK GDP number out at 09:30 and it is difficult to make much of a statement before this hits the wires. We are expecting a ‘very modest’ growth number but there is fear that even this might be too much.
If we get something along the lines of the German disappointment last week then things could get a little nasty. Of course in line with all comments, these things do cut both ways. With the market expecting to be disenchanted, virtually any number may be taken well along the lines of “it could have been worse".
No matter how we look at things, confidence is extremely fragile with the Dax 30 recording its second ‘flash crash’ in two weeks. Last week it was a fat finger error with some poor dealer rumoured to have accidentally sold 1600 DAX contracts ‘at market’ instead of leaving an order to sell at a particular price.
And yesterday we had a twin hit, with first ‘a rumour’ that Germany was about to be downgraded and second that the German regulators were going to extend the shorting ban. The Dax fell 200 points in a flash and in truth, while it bounced back 150 points, it seems to be struggling to recover any confidence.
No matter what happens this morning the markets will be awaiting the pearls of wisdom from Mr Bernanke this afternoon, expected to speak from 15:00 London Time. Do not look for too much before then.
The FTSE is now back at 5090 having revisited yesterday's lows of around 5080 a few times already. We can see support is building here but 5100/05 and 5140/45 are holding us back on resistance.
Above here dealers would be looking for 5185/95, the level that was proving a barrier earlier in the week. On the support side below 5080 there is resistance to falling all the way down to 5065 but then we would be going for the obvious target of 5000.
UK Index Trading, 25 August 2011
Just about the quietest open we have seen for a while, albeit after opening strongly to the upside, with the first 30 minutes only managing some 10 point range on the FTSE.
The falls of late last week have now been largely reversed and we can expect more treading water as we await Mr Bernanke's statements tomorrow.
However, one of the problems is that he will be standing up at 15:00 UK time on a Friday afternoon, giving investors only a small window to react and then a very long weekend in which to worry.
We may well find that there is a great deal of book flattening going on over the next few sessions. This would be to avoid the risk that, even if he says what is expected, i.e. not much, the markets may violently hate it or just as dramatically love it. This will give the opening next week an extra frisson of terror.
In this environment the only real sensible decision for traders is to go into the weekend flat. Or maybe try to take contra positions in markets that tend to move in tandem to hedge some of the risks.
The FTSE is now at 5225, weakening as I write. Support is at this level and below at 5205/10 before better support at 5170/75.
On the upside we have hammered at 5250 for two days in a row without success so it does not take a rocket scientist to see this as being a tough nut. In fact it may take an economic release to crack this level.
Above here 5280/85 and then the high 5300's, 5270/5400, which have also proved difficult to break through.
UK Index Trading, 24 August 2011
The FTSE is well off the highs of last night but still up on the close yesterday with our current quote at around 5140/41.
Sellers seem to creep out of the woodwork above 5185/90 but our spread betting account holders are still, in the main, looking to bottom pick on any further falls. This is obviously a dangerous game but seems to have served relatively well over the last few sessions. There is particular interest at anything approaching the 5100 mark and lower.
Resistance for the FTSE 100 is at 5175/80 and 5210/15 with support at 5100/10 and 5080/85.
The Dax is continuing to be particularly explosive with hundred point ranges seemly two a penny; we have already had one since the 08:00 open.
There is reasonable resistance at 5625/35 and 5680/90 but it is fair to say that with such violent activity no levels can be considered particularly solid. Support is at 5495/5505 and 5430/40.
The US equities markets rallied on the hopes for Bernanke to 'do something' later in the week but this seems to have played out to a certain extent this morning.
Whilst confidence is an import factor in market direction, clients should beware a classic case of buying the rumour selling the fact. If Bernanke fails to impress we could be in for another wild ride.
UK Index Trading, 23 August 2011
The mood of cautious optimism appears to still be with us after yesterday's turn-around in fortune for the shares spread betting markets.
The FTSE market is trading up 1.5% this morning with attention turning to the US and Jackson Hole in particular.
There seems to be some hope of a repeat of Ben Bernanke's quantitative easing announcement last year. QE2 sparked a rally that continued well into the first half of this year and the bulls will be hoping for a repeat performance.
QE3 may not be so easy this time around, given the political turmoil due to the proximity of next year's election and the growing dissention among the FOMC members.
The FTSE market seems to be trying to build a base around the psychological 5000 level, with the S&P 500 holding 1,100 support for the time being.
UK Index Trading, 22 August 2011
Markets are opening slightly lower as Merkel holds firm in not committing Germany to picking up the ‘tab’ for every country in Europe.
She is well aware that she would never be able to force such a commitment through the electorate. However, even if another party were to win at the next election, we all know that some form of compromise must be forthcoming.
But aside from the problems with the sovereign debt in Southern Europe it must be admitted that everyone does seem to have gotten very pessimistic over what are merely poor numbers rather than actually critical. Although this ignores the alarming Philly Fed figures on Thursday, which we will need confirmation of.
Financial spread betting investors seem to be as likely to take the recent weakness as a buying opportunity as look at all the negativity swirling around and take an outright bear position.
As mentioned several times over the years, I am a general believer that governments serve their people best when they do absolutely nothing.
I always thought that John Major was one of the most misunderstood premiers in that he managed to never make a drama out of a crisis. Indeed his tenure covered the golden period from 1992 to 1997 and set up the conditions for ‘Our Tony’ to reap all the benefit over the next 13 years.
Merkel is probably correct in sitting back to await events as Italian 10 year debt is now back below 5%, by quite some way. As this was the trigger point for all the equity market weakness it might seem that traders have taken their eyes off one ball to concentrate on another.
The FTSE 100 has already had a 100 point range this morning after it tried to open down at 4960 only for traders to take one quick look and ask “why are we down here?”
We are seeing buying on almost all fronts from gold to crude oil and back to equities and stock market indices. The lows on Friday proved too much for us to challenge in early action and it is beginning to look as though the mid 4900’s are a dangerous place to be a bear.
There is strong support from 4935 to 4960 which it is difficult to see us challenging today as there are no major economic indicators out of either Europe or the US.
While we might not be expecting a relief rally there is probably no real bad news out there to really do too much damage. As usual this assumes that the US does not come in on a negative frame of mind.
Underlying everything it is still true to say that companies have seldom been in such a strong position both from a current revenue position and from a cash on account perspective.
Resistance for the FTSE 100 is at 5085/95 and then 5125/30 but real bulls might be looking for an attack on the falls of Thursday.
The Dax is probably not in such a sanguine position as the FTSE, given the GDP data out last week, but even here we are struggling to find any sellers. With Merkel’s refusal to join a bailout of the South, the immediate prospect of a multi-year drag on margins seems less likely and so we may see a bit of a base building exercise in the short term.
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UK Index Trading, 18 August 2011
Markets are opening lower with the FTSE 100 currently trading at 5230 having tried to bounce off the support at 5260/65, which proved resilient on Tuesday and Wednesday, but finally gave way.
Spread betting investors may start to focus on the 5200/05 as the next target. On the up side the same barriers as yesterday hold good at 5320/25 5355/60 and 5370/75.
There does seem to be a certain negative miasma over market commentary on the news channels which, while not meaning anything particularly, may keep buyers on the back foot for the time being.
The Dax 30 index is not looking great either with markets slowly giving up the bounce of Thursday and Friday last week.
Over and above everything hangs the GDP number which came in so weak versus expectations. The thinking is going along the lines of “if growth was trundling along nicely at the end of the previous quarter then it must have literally run into a brick wall towards the end of Q2 to record just 0.1%”. i.e. the last month must have been severely negative.
If this is true, and since then we have had all this financial market chaos and Eurozone worries, then what are the figures for Q3 going to show?
The Dax has broken lower and is currently off some 190 points at 5760 and struggling even here. There is support at 5700, a nice round number, and 5665/75 and 5595/5600, with resistance at 5840/50 which buyers must hope will at least be challenged.
UK Index Trading, 17 August 2011
The FTSE index spread trading market is currently trading at around 5300. If we break below 5280/5290 support is still 5210/25 and a new support can be seen at Tuesday's lows of 5260/65. Resistance is at 5320/25 and 5355/60 and then 5370/75, all the same as yesterday.
For the Dax 30, support held yesterday at 5830/40 and we bounced quite violently from here as the US came in on the buy side. Late action saw markets push to the down side and this morning is weak as well. However, it must be said that if the GDP numbers are to be believed then possibly the German market is one to be slightly wary of for the time being.
The index, as it only has 30 stocks, has been violent in the extreme at the moment. It can turn, bounce or drop massively at a moment's notice and for no good reason that I or anyone else can seem to find.
As mentioned, support is at 5830 and 5800 with resistance still at 6050 and 6100.
UK Index Trading, 16 August 2011
Weaker than expected German GDP data has put some pressure on the financial markets this morning.
This data is particularly troubling given that much of Europe is relying on Germany to help them through the economic problems they are currently facing. Any indication of a slowdown will not be taken well by the financial spread betting markets.
For more on the weak German GDP numbers and their impact on both the Euro and the Dax please see our feature, German Dax Struggles as GDP Data Inspires Fear of a Slowdown.
Shell have managed to blot their copy book with a minor leak in the north sea that would, probably, have gone pretty much unreported if the Deep Water Horizon disaster had not occurred.
As it is we can expect finger wagging and possibly more regulatory oversight which will further push up the cost of exploration/extraction. Shell's share price is off about 30p this morning in line with the general market falls (0.5%) but we may find margins under yet another compression.
Volumes yesterday were pretty low as the markets attempted to drag themselves out of the mire and many commentators have been expressing the view that this is a weak indicator.
The argument revolves around the idea that if investors were truly convinced that a low had been reached then there would be a significant volume of Bottom Pickers looking to pick up stock at good returns. This is not to say that they would be right, just that there would be sentiment to buy.
As it is investors are, quite naturally, a little shy of leaping back into a market that has just cost them a pretty packet. The problem is that while people admire Mr Warren Buffet's 15 year investment cycle, hardly anyone can actually live with it.
Immediate losses are, well, losses and it takes a strong nerve to hold on both when you are losing and indeed when you are winning. We are actually seeing our spread betting clients more comfortable buying today than yesterday so there may be a bit of support around at least in early action.
The FTSE is currently back just below 5300, bang on the strong support level mentioned yesterday, 5295/5300. Should we get significantly through this then technical analysis traders will be looking for 5210/25 as the next target.
If the support holds, there is weak resistance at 5320/25 and then up at yesterday's closing area around 5355/60 to 5370/75 where we foundered for much of yesterday's session.
The US markets were quiet yesterday, only a 200 point range for the Dow, giving up at just below 11500 before retracing to the current price of 11360.
US stocks are currently looking a bit pricey versus the Europeans so it would not be a total surprise if there was some underperformance over the coming weeks/months. Support remains at 11320/30 but we have staggered sideway through the short term rising trend below here is 11270/80 and then 11215/25.
UK Index Trading, 15 August 2011
Results this morning are dominated by Michael Page's half year numbers. While the figures themselves are good, when compared to H1 2010 they were actually about £5m below expectations.
Investors have also been unnerved by the total lack of any mention of current trading conditions, apart from the mention of a hiring freeze in the UK banking sector, 10% of their annual revenue.
The stock is off almost 15% in early action and investors will be concerned that Michael Page is a better indicator for the UK economy than many government statistics. If the outplacement companies are not doing well then maybe nobody is.
In the face of no actual bad news over the weekend the index spread trading markets are doing better on the open. The FTSE is currently about 30 points to the good and the Dax doing even better, up by 70.
Day trading investors will be hoping for more of the last few weeks, with the increased volatility creating opportunities galore, although to be fair creating fear in pretty much the same measure.
The FTSE has pushed above 5295/5300, a feat which proved too hard on three separate occasions last week. Our spread betting account holders will be watching to see that there is no pressure to fall back below this mark as the reaction sell offs were violent to say the least.
We can see support at 5320/25, 5295/5300 (strong) and below here the volume trading area in the low 5200's 5210/5225.
Resistance is at 5385/95 but above here there is quite a bit of fresh air with the next serious resistance up at 5495/5505. Risk/reward would suggest the up side but traders should be very wary of a lurch back into 'fear' from 'greed'.
The US markets are also looking perky in early action but it must be noted that, compared to Europeans, the returns look less attractive. Of course in the long term the US is in a better position as they merely have to deal with their own problems and not worry about everyone else.
The Dollar could take up much of the slack if the US administration refused to do anything to address their budget problems but this would make them very unpopular with their trading partners.
The volatility of last week which saw the Dow trade a range of over 600 points no less than 4 times is, we hope, unlikely to reoccur this week.
The Fed seems to have stopped its knee jerk reactions of the past three years and it must be hoped that this will become more of a policy in coming crises. Resistance is at 5370/80, 5430/40 and 5500/10 support at 11320/30, the upward trend line from the lows on Thursday, 11275/85 and 11185/95.
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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
Where to find free Indices Prices plus updated Indices news as well as your top Indices questions answered....read article: Indices Prices.
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