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Rolls-Royce: Trading Turbulence

One of the biggest intra-day movers on the UK 100 this week was engine maker Rolls-Royce. It’s not the biggest riser or faller today – those “honours” belong to Paddy Power Betfair (+2.4%, rebounding from recent lows) and Evraz (-8.4%, disappointing Q3 production), respectively – but it captured the buzz of the trading floor this afternoon….

The UK Index this week – 26 Oct

They say that a market correction requires a fall of at least 10%. So far, at 6885, the UK Index has fallen 9.1% from September’s 7560 peak. A revisit of 2018 lows of 6840 would take it to 9.6%. Some would say this is enough, especially after a 13% fall from May’s 7900 record ….

UK Housebuilders: Help to Bounce?

Shares in UK Housebuilders have had a tough year, most having fallen by around 20% so far to trade 12- if not 24-month lows. This has been driven by a combination of fears about a UK housing market which is already showing signs of slowing. But it’s not all bad. Culprits for this year’s share…

Ready for a UK Index rebound?

All of this has happened before. Price action on the UK Index chart over the past 2 weeks might look unprecedented, but history shows that corrections such as these occur regularly and lessons learnt from past bear markets can help us spot tradable opportunities for the future. I don’t even have to dig too far into…

WPP – Rough start for new CEO

When any shares drop 15% it suggests bad news. And this is very much the case for media giant WPP today. It may not be quite the media giant it once was, but its £13bn market cap remains very respectable. And share price slumps offer opportunities to capitalise on investor fear and panic while shares…

The UK Index this week – 19 Oct

After a painful bruising the UK Index received the previous week, we have mostly seen sideways movement on the benchmark index since Monday. The index has been trading in a fairly tight 6960-7098 range, though London’s blue-chips are off their worst October levels. As the week comes to a close, traders are looking for a…

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