FTSE 100 Discussion Board http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion http://www.iii.co.uk/icons/logos/uk_logo.gif http://www.iii.co.uk tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266663 Will be intersting to see if the Dow continues to rally this year when it hits 18000 By bigmoney21 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266663&action=detail Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:34:00 GMT bigmoney21 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266607 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BM21 - I think we have the US to thank for your current economic hiaitus just about as much as we should thank a horde of rats for spreading the bubonic plague. By Chabazite ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266607&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:37:00 GMT Chabazite tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266276 20000 according to Kink
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Don't beleive everything you hear. The current S&P500 p/e ratio is 21.94 against a long term average of 16.43
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http://www.multpl.com/ By nest-egg ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266276&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:56:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266225
Also Europe’s debt / GDP is less than that of the USA, and the US has not even started addressing their debt yet ..... what are they paying in interest! ???

The Yanks were born optimistic lol.
By nest-egg ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266225&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:47:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266217 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266217&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:46:00 GMT BigCow tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266158
Yep what you missed out was there were hundreds if not thousands of posts to this board in a similar vain to yours since March 09 and what happened in that time?
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Like I said the markets are booming. By nest-egg ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266158&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:32:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266148 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266148&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266116
Yep what you missed out was there were hundreds if not thousands of posts to this board in a similar vain to yours since March 09 and what happened in that time? By Yorkie Paul ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266116&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:23:00 GMT Yorkie Paul tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266096 20000 according to Kink
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Don't beleive everything you hear. The current S&P500 p/e ratio is 21.94 against a long term average of 16.43 By nest-egg ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266096&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:19:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266063
We have the US to thank and the Dow should rocket this week when more Greek news is out,

Short the US indices if you are daft enough, Dow at 14000 by end of month id my prediction and Nas at 3000
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The indicies are gone up,because the USA is $15 trillion in debt, and this is increasing by ~$1 trillion each year, it is borrowing 40c for each buck it spends. US Personal credit has increased substantially in the last few months which has helped retail.

60% of s&p companies reporting higher than expected earning (although these earnings were substantially reduced by analysts in Q3 2011, on revenues below analysts expectations because they have found was to increase profits through cost cutting not thro' increasing revenues.

US unemployment is officially at 8.3%, however the true figure is 15% of the adult population without a job.

Greece is euro 160bn in debt and will be given money thro' the troika not to stimulate its economy or to buy vases, but to pass the money on to German and French creditors and will definately default.

There will be a widespread recession throughout Europe as austerity kicks in, which may or may not include the UK.

German and French banks have agreed a massive hit on Greece and have to fire sale assets to increase their core tier 1 to over 9.2%.

China is slowing to 7-8% growth as opposed to 10% growth.

Massive debt has been transfered to western soveriegns which has to be paid for in increased taxation over the next 10 years.

No / low demand for commercial and rsidential property in western economies.

Have I left anything out?

So of course the markets are booming! By nest-egg ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266063&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT nest-egg tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266049 All the best
JNT By Johnny No Techs ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266049&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:06:00 GMT Johnny No Techs tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9266045 http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9266045&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:03:00 GMT spendallot tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9265831 Thanks for not using "text talk" for all of that - I do struggle to extract the meaning from some of your posts, it's an age related issue

Not a lot I can argue with there. Haven't seen a "parabolic" move going my way for some time now. It is worth staying in those because the inverse time squared effect is offset by the increasing gradient.

I also seem to have lost the knack of reversing - used to do it with ease in the past but not anymore.

Yesterday I identified a level on S&P which was unlikely to be breached, it wasn't and all I did was go neutral on a close approach. I had sell orders set below it......

Today I had a position of 3 trades Short the FTSE. On the 16:30 bounce, closed one for profit, went neutral on the others.

The Shorts were delivering but it was a fairly linear event in terms of move versus time.

I have a lot of friends and business contacts in Greece. I need to think like I know them when the FTSE opens and then think like an American who doesn't when they open over there.

cheers theory





By theoryman ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9265831&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:53:00 GMT theoryman tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9265823 20000 according to Kink By bigmoney21 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9265823&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:52:00 GMT bigmoney21 tag:iii.co.uk,2003:tst.9265818
We have the US to thank and the Dow should rocket this week when more Greek news is out,

Short the US indices if you are daft enough, Dow at 14000 by end of month id my prediction and Nas at 3000 By bigmoney21 ]]> http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:UKX.L&display=discussion&id=9265818&action=detail Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT bigmoney21