insidetrack Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) I think this could be it. Edited March 13, 2008 by insidetrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearback Mountain Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Oh FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I think this could be it. R4 Today programme just had this as breaking news 5 mins ago. Dollar down. FTSE 100 pts down. The markets have finally woken up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingley Bloke Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) R4 Today programme just had this as breaking news 5 mins ago. Dollar down. FTSE 100 pts down. The markets have finally woken up. I was expecting to see the FTSE down today. After the little pumping exercise the other day and the subsequent rise it was a foregone conclusion that things would revert to course soon enough. Every time efforts have been made to pump money into the economy the markets have responded by initially going the way the powers-that-be wanted them to, and then going back to where they were going before. It's like watching a Cat playing with a toy mouse. The markets know exactly what the score is but they like to have a little play with the numpties that think they can change it. It's becoming quite predictable... and fun to watch. Edited March 13, 2008 by Bingley Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Maybe we should have a Black <insert preferred day here> forum? Still fun guessing tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Joe Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 R4 Today programme just had this as breaking news 5 mins ago. Dollar down. FTSE 100 pts down. The markets have finally woken up. Up and down like a Brides nightie Boy this site is great! So long watching and waiting. This last twelve months in particular has been very entertaining regarding stock market threads. Mr Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexFTB Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Maybe we should have a Black <insert preferred day here> forum? Still fun guessing tho. General Question How low do you think the FTSE could realistically go? Although i do not know to much about it i reckon it could hit the 4800 mark or below? How much did it fall in the last recession? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOZ007 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just heard them talking about the stock market going to crash on radio 4 and that a big bank in America went bust on monday and they're trying to find out who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexFTB Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Woops My company is the biggest loser in the FTSE 250 today!!!! Bonus????? What Bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azogar Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 WoopsMy company is the biggest loser in the FTSE 250 today!!!! Bonus????? What Bonus http://www.benfieldgroup.com/NR/exeres/DBF...2Cframeless.htm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae589 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Oh FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey shark Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Although i do not know to much about it i reckon it could hit the 4800 mark or below? How much did it fall in the last recession? FTSE went to below 3,300 in March 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaft Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7293663.stm ouch. another one bites the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexFTB Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 http://www.benfieldgroup.com/NR/exeres/DBF...2Cframeless.htm? Correct!! Read through the Released Statement "Our main problem is our employees addiction to www.housepricecrash.co.uk, it seems this website has increased the knowledge of the employees and now they refuse to be minions working as debt slaves for the corrupt government. It was going so well until the house price bubble burst" Nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azogar Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Correct!!Read through the Released Statement "Our main problem is our employees addiction to www.housepricecrash.co.uk, it seems this website has increased the knowledge of the employees and now they refuse to be minions working as debt slaves for the corrupt government. It was going so well until the house price bubble burst" Nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_w_ Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just heard them talking about the stock market going to crash on radio 4 and that a big bank in America went bust on monday and they're trying to find out who. That is one of the funny parts of this sorry saga. People won't realise that Chemical Bernie doesn't need a disaster to act, a simple 2% drop of the Dow suffices to trigger massive 'pre-emptive' injections of liquidity. This is the policy we've had since what, 2001 now? I am starting to wonder if Bernie wasn't the one who convinced Greenspan to be so overreactive in the first place. And what a mess this is creating!!! It's like having a fireman pour fuel on the fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methinkshe Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 That is one of the funny parts of this sorry saga. People won't realise that Chemical Bernie doesn't need a disaster to act, a simple 2% drop of the Dow suffices to trigger massive 'pre-emptive' injections of liquidity.This is the policy we've had since what, 2001 now? I am starting to wonder if Bernie wasn't the one who convinced Greenspan to be so overreactive in the first place. And what a mess this is creating!!! It's like having a fireman pour fuel on the fire. So will the DJ follow its little brother down, or will Bernanke pull another rabbit from his hat and manage to put a floor under the market for another day or two? Must be a good market for rabbits, these days - they seem to be in high demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Boy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 FTSE went to below 3,300 in March 2003 At what point do you see a buying opportunity in the coming months grey shark ? 5500 or lower ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Nice Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 At what point do you see a buying opportunity in the coming months grey shark ? 5500 or lower ? there is still evry possibility of a global recession/depression as fallout from the credit/housing crisises. putting a bottom on the stock markets is a difficult game at this point in time. most of the really bad news hasn't happened yet, or hasn't come to light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeTrader Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Red across the board today. The falls in Asia were especially hefty. Consider that at the beginning of the year India's Sensex was touching 21,000, the Nikkei was close to 16,000 and the Hang Seng was around 28,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Boy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 there is still evry possibility of a global recession/depression as fallout from the credit/housing crisises.putting a bottom on the stock markets is a difficult game at this point in time. most of the really bad news hasn't happened yet, or hasn't come to light. A bit vague Mr Nice. Will recession/depression and really bad news cause the FTSE to go higher or lower ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGUID Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 At what point do you see a buying opportunity in the coming months grey shark ? 5500 or lower ? I've heard of 5300 being quite a good opportunity, but then again it could go lower still... a lot lower. I'm working on a system to make money out of the current volativity, as I can see this going on for a while yet. Daily swings of 1-2% in the index offer the opportunity to make decent returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Oldie Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I've heard of 5300 being quite a good opportunity, but then again it could go lower still... a lot lower.I'm working on a system to make money out of the current volativity, as I can see this going on for a while yet. Daily swings of 1-2% in the index offer the opportunity to make decent returns. Indeed, or losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeTrader Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Don't know if it's already been mentioned, but the dollar dipped below 100 JPY for the first time in 12 years earlier today (now back above 100 but touched 99.75 at one point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehead Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 People consider themselves rich cos their net worth is >£1m, but can you imagine a time when $200bn could seem less impressive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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