I was looking at some photos of a long past trip. I’m in hardly any of them because I took them. Remember that? Nowadays, of course, it’s the opposite. Probably a majority of photos, certainly on social media, are of the person posting them, and more often than not, ‘selfies’. I suppose the correct word…
If we look at the European indices then we could perhaps conclude that the crash has indeed started, I look at some FTSE share prices and notice there is hardly any buying will left when the share price drops. But, if we look at the DJIA we are not really that much lower from its…
With its half year results announced last week, it is a good time to look at the fortunes of Ocado, somewhat of a black sheep in a much beleaguered sector. Like the rest of the sector, a big fall from the end of February last year (in Ocado’s case from £6.24 at its peak to a…
One of the key things in trading is to be able to anticipate what may happen, because preparation is everything. Not every signal will develop into an expected outcome, but once they start lining up you can be increasingly more confident that something is going to happen. We’ve been in a bull market for some…
The FTSE 100 fell 103.47 points to 6,432.21. The FTSE 250 tumbled 230.35 points to 17,212.93. The FTSE All Share decreased by 28.49 points to 3,573.98. The FTSE AIM All Share finished 8.25 points lower at 750.26. Chinese shares dropped once more despite the Government acting to support prices. Brokerages and mutual funds were encouraged…
The FTSE 100 fell 50.10 points to 6,535.68. The FTSE 250 tumbled 170.18 points to 17,443.28. The FTSE All Share decreased by 28.49 points to 3,573.98. The FTSE AIM All Share finished 5.82 points lower at 758.15. Greece voted to reject the latest EU proposal on Sunday, despite the offer having already expired as the…
Following the Leader It is always entertaining to listen to European officials speaking in a placid tone as if everything were under control. Greece is on the brink of leaving the Euro; austerity policies have wrecked a few peripheral economies; debt levels are higher than before the financial crisis; and output growth is languishing. But…
– The FTSE 100 rose 21.88 points to 6,630.47. – The FTSE 250 slipped 31.03 points to 17,686.02. – The FTSE All Share rose 8.75 points to 3,624.49. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.47 points lower at 761.45. Nationwide said that the rate of annual house price growth hit a two-year low in…
– The FTSE 100 fell 99.50 points to 6,520.98. – The FTSE 250 rose 3.17 points to 17,531.50. – The FTSE All Share tumbled by 43.65 points to 3,570.58. – The FTSE AIM All Share finished 0.55 points higher at 755.68. The Office for National Statistics revised GDP growth figures upwards for the first three…
Painkillers can help you dull the pain when recovering from an unhealthy condition to a healthy one. But when you use too much of them for a prolonged time, increasing the daily dose to unsafe levels until they miraculous cure your unhealthy condition, you may end up killing something (but not the pain). The same…
