Week Beginning 08/11/2010.Value 5875.4The warning given last week that the global macroeconomic situation could cause a complete change in the market was well founded. The shock of the 20% larger than expected quantitative easing program announced by… more »

Week Beginning 01/11/2010.Value 5675.2As suggested, the recent drop-off in the markets momentum following the recent rally lead to a moderate drop in the assets value this week. It now remains to be seen whether this is the start of the double top pa… more »

Week Beginning 25/10/2010.Value 5741.4The market managed to remain above the 5,700 level this week, however in intraday trading there was a marked amount of volatility with every day bar Friday the index slipping back below 5,700 suggesting further w… more »

Week Beginning 18/10/2010.Value 5703.4Momentum continued to push the market higher this week with a modest weekly gain taking the assets value above the 5700 mark. However the only day of any significance was Wednesday with the market gaining over 85… more »

Week Beginning 11/10/2010.Value 5657.6The markets price finally managed to make what at first glance looks like a significant break above the long term channel this week (dashed line, Figure 1). However despite putting on over 125 points during Tu… more »

Week Beginning 04/10/2010.Value 5592.9The market has continued where it left off last week. The assets value can still not break through the long term upper channel line (dashed line, Figure 1) but it is continually trying and never dropping far from… more »

 Week Beginning 27/09/2010.Value 5598.5After a brief pull-back on Monday, the market added to the bullish spurt from the end of the preceding week to reach a high of approximately 5600 by the close of Tuesday. However over the following days the ma… more »

Week Beginning 20/09/2010.Value 5508.5The FTSE 100 ended the week little changed to how it started. However during the week there were several significant events that are likely to culminate in a substantial move in the coming weeks.Pressure has… more »

Week Beginning 13/09/10Value 5501.6The FTSE 100 looked all set for another week of gentle drifting last week and by mid-week the value of the asset was little changed. However, strong global financial releases pushed the market above the five and a half… more »

Week Beginning 06/09/2010 Value 5428.1 Volume returned with a vengeance after the public holiday on Monday and although the market only climbed 23.6 points by the close of Tuesday, it was clear that positions where being taken ready for th… more »