Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??

[postman]

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is this the collapse of the US empire ? began with a financial website breaking down.

is IG website failing to open, modern day Riechstag Fire ?

looks like Goldmans forward guidance "10% correction" was very helpful

Anyone old enough to remember Black Monday may also remember the stories of brokers simply not answering their phones to clients as the markets tumbled. Is this the modern equivalent, 'cause they know they're going to be shafted.

Or maybe just an unfortunately timed computer glitch :innocent:

 

[SuddenDeath]

Anyone old enough to remember Black Monday may also remember the stories of brokers simply not answering their phones to clients as the markets tumbled. Is this the modern equivalent, 'cause they know they're going to be shafted.

Or maybe just an unfortunately timed computer glitch :innocent:

1987 someone should write about that crash, put it into 500 words

did interest rates rise or something, was it thatchers rogue chancellor?

dont worry about crashes "the government" has it all under control hehe

 

[postman]

Hi Is there any problem with IG today?

Can't get in.. has anyone has same problem?

A little late today. Did you hit the bottle a bit hard last night in celebration.

 

[SuddenDeath]

anyone trade through the "flash crash"

I was there in the trenchs, pairs trade I had on dax was one half, awesome day. the room was positioned in the right direction,

 

[SuddenDeath]

dow 16,111

 

[Jessi_trader]

A little late today. Did you hit the bottle a bit hard last night in celebration.

How do you know?

 

[postman]

My golden rule on this is Dow doesnt recover on the day from >90point gap open. Its at 100 now.

I shall be applying this rule again today. -90 ATM.

 

[SuddenDeath]

anyone notice bund/march is flying as dax falls, anyone know how to get a chart overlaying dax/bund

 

[richardb37]

Anyone old enough to remember Black Monday may also remember the stories of brokers simply not answering their phones to clients as the markets tumbled. Is this the modern equivalent, 'cause they know they're going to be shafted.

Or maybe just an unfortunately timed computer glitch :innocent:

Mmmmm, it did go off just before this spike down - how very convenient. :whistling

 

[postman]

What is keeping Dax / ftse up at these levels ????

Yesterday 1.30pm.
What a difference a day makes.

 

[SuddenDeath]

markets keep plunging, imagine having an order with ig and being unable to close it

 

[postman]

My golden rule on this is Dow doesnt recover on the day from >90point gap open. Its at 100 now.

I shall be applying this rule again today. -90 ATM.

I think we can all guess which way this is going!

 

[postman]

Dax Down 100 !

 

[postman]

Dax Down 100 !

Even though its falling quickly it is remarkably controlled and well behaved.

 

[SuddenDeath]

Even though its falling quickly it is remarkably controlled and well behaved.

yes gentle glide lower.

wonder what the biosphere is saying about this sell-off

 

[hereward the wake]

Even though its falling quickly it is remarkably controlled and well behaved.

very german

 

[postman]

I've closed my short and am now long Dax at 9522.

 

[postman]

Even though its falling quickly it is remarkably controlled and well behaved.

I've closed my short and am now long Dax at 9522.

That last move down was not very German like !
But in the face of wave after wave of selling on the Dow you cant blame them.
Lets see if I get out of this one alive.

 

[SuddenDeath]

1804 march looks like possible support.

currently 1809 march

 

[postman]

I've closed my short and am now long Dax at 9522.

Getting near my break even point - wait for the next bout of selling to kick in.