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FTSE Technical Analysis

Three charts to show you today:
Here is a Weekly showing the gently sloping DOWNTREND LINE that can be placed above the lower highs since the failure/high in October 2007.

What this shows is that the recent rise has taken us up a key juncture. This has pretty much defined the recent highs TO THE TICK.
The next chart …

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FTSE Technical Analysis – Market still nervy.

The market looked damp right from the start yesterday, in fact even before the FTSE had opened the DAX and Stoxx had failed to hold gaps that they’d created with strong opens, so you could argue that the bulls had lost control of the impetus even before the FTSE opened.
But it never felt like it was going to be …

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FTSE Trading Update – May 4th

Our clients are short the miners and banks – are you?
Over the last few weeks our viewing of the Technical Analysis charts has seen us increasing our bearish slant on the FTSE, mainly citing Financials and Miners as the sectors looking most vulnerable.
Last week we issued short trade recommendations in BHP Billition at …

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Technical Analysis of Equity Markets – Pullbacks

In Brief: All I keep hearing at the moment is how we will have a 10% correction, so, let’s have a look:
The “funnymentalist” community, particularly Stateside, seem pretty happy with the idea that this pullback will be a “normal” affair and will pull back 10% from the January highs, at which point you can happily …

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FuturesTechs shortlisted for The Technical Analyst Awards 2010

The finalists for the 2010 Technical Analyst Awards have been announced, and we’re pleased to report that FuturesTechs has been shortlisted in the “Best Fixed Income Research and Strategy” category.
We are up against some strong competition including RBS and UBS.
“Friends” of FuturesTechs that have been nominated in other categories include CQG in the “Best Data Provider” and “Best …

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Technical Analysis of FTSE, Gold and other things that are flying high!

WHAT DO WE THINK NOW?
At FuturesTechs we analyse 28 different markets each day and give our trading clients regular up to date analysis on the current thinking and market’s state of mind. We look at Bonds, Forex, Commodities and Equities. At the moment Stock Markets are the most interesting, providing the biggest conundrum for traders and operators.
We believe …

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Markets or Cricket? The trouble with August…

Markets are often very quiet in August. Although 2007 and 2008 proved an exception to this rule, 2009 seems to be reverting to type. Maybe the Cricket’s got something to do with it, at least in the UK.
I can imagine the UK stock market could be very quiet today as we all watch to see whether our 300-odd for …

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