S&P 500 & other indexes - intraday. Plus chat

a. ONH 1337.00, ONL 1320.75
b. Couple of points to note here, so pay attention kids
b1. The ON VPOC is at 1335.50
b2. There is a selling ledge forming at 1336.50
b3. Most recent auction rotation low is around 1332.50
b4. It's a narrow range here kids and this is what will get tested first
c. OAIR, 460k CBAVOL indicating a moderate amount of activity overnight
d. Opened, tested the previous rotation low, started climbing
e. Oh look, it got to about 35-36 area and there is fairly ferocious selling activity coming in but the buyers have a bit of fight
f. Buyers are starting to figure out this isn't worth fighting
g. Short, market order 1334.75 @ 14:43GMT (1) - that was a sucky entry, could have pulled the trigger a bit earlier, must have the DT's (JOKE!)
h. Selling off now, levels on DOM getting pulled, buyers are rocking up though
i. OK that was some buying activity coming back in, look to take 1pt here
j. Out market order at 1333.50 @ 14:37GMT (2)
k. 5 ticks profit before commissions
l. MAE 0 ticks, MFE 10 ticks, exit efficiency 50%
m. Best trade, this one although entry could have been a bit tighter
n. Hard target for week hit, looking for soft target tomorrow now.
o. Today's opera - Aureliano in Palmira by Rossini
p. Today's coffee - Sainsbury's instant gold
 

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Thanks to Barjon the thread title has been changed.
The reason being that most if not all the indexes go in parallel , so please post about any. The S&P 500 is however in my opinion the grand-daddy of them all.
 
re: Intra day S&P 500

long spx
1328.2
stop at 1324

I cannot trade SPX 500 from Banorte in Mexico, but I follow it in a daily basis since it is the markets mover across the world. From what I watch getting longs in at this time is risky as much as trying to catch a falling knife, imho.
 
Mmmmmmm, in a second thought maybe today was the day to go in long, what about tomorrow Mrs. market playing around with longs chasing shorts. Anyone playing Mexico s IPC market?
The slingshot has been pulled to much over Peñoles, Ica, Sare, Geo and Cemex.
 
Mmmmmmm, in a second thought maybe today was the day to go in long, what about tomorrow Mrs. market playing around with longs chasing shorts. Anyone playing Mexico s IPC market?
The slingshot has been pulled to much over Peñoles, Ica, Sare, Geo and Cemex.

I will have a look to see if Fins do your IPC market.
 
I am travelling today so won't be doing much this morning. But good trading to you all.

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Sorry to go off thread but i'm looking for a broker who can take minimum stakes of less than £1 and has decent spreads. Anyone know of a good one please? thanks
 
Here is a look at the CAC for Dinos if he is around
 

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Sorry to go off thread but i'm looking for a broker who can take minimum stakes of less than £1 and has decent spreads. Anyone know of a good one please? thanks

Fins and IG do 10p minimum bets but only for a limited time
 
Would you agree that an index is easier to make money on than forex with it's 2 component parts ?
 
Gold moves in tandem with indexes more or less. In the recent past it falls slower than the main indexes and rises faster.

The demand for gold has risen recently, which will probably stem it's recent falls.

China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam are the main buyers.

Europe should invest in gold before it gets hit by the Greek crisis.
 
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