ftse in fee fall- xmas predictions?

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frugal90
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with the FTSE 100 falling significantly over the last week or so -what are your predictions for xmas 2014


personally I think it will break the 7000 mark as part of a santa rally


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  • ChesterDog
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    6800

    Apparently that is too short to post so...

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  • BLB53
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    A bit of fun, yes but at the same time pointless as no one can predict the direction of the FTSE.
  • jimjames
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    BLB53 wrote: »
    A bit of fun, yes but at the same time pointless as no one can predict the direction of the FTSE.

    I'd say it will go up over time.

    Think I'll be pretty accurate on that one.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • kidmugsy
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    3,141.59..........

    Easy as pi.
    Free the dunston one next time too.
  • Thrugelmir
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    Lots of poor results from larger caps. Expect to see more financial engineering exposed akin to Tesco's. While Glaxo's problems are currently centred in China. I suspect that this business model is also in decline.

    Russia, Ukraine, Middle East , Hong Kong. Not conducive to global trade.

    Xmas. Around 6100 - 6200.
  • PenguinJim
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    6200 at the end of December as a few waves from this year's events wash over the FTSE. My unprofessional, based-on-almost-nothing impression is that Christmas is no longer the boost it used to be.

    6500 again around April.

    Edit: then again, I'm watching the GBP plummet today! o_O
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  • N1AK
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    Literally no idea what FTSE will do, if I did then I'd change my exposure to it up or down to take advantage!
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  • InvestInPoker
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    6700
    ......
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 116,379 Forumite
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    ftse in fee fall

    This is not the Daily Mail. There is no indication that a couple of days of minor drops is freefall.

    It goes up and down. That is how it works. A drop from the 69xx to 64xx is not even classed as a correction, let alone a crash. it could go on to be classed as either of those and to be honest, it wouldnt be a bad thing for a correction or minor crash. However, come back later when the drop is really a free fall.

    Oh my guess... I wont guess. I have been through too many crashes and corrections to know that you cant guess when or how much growth periods or loss periods will be.
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  • ChopperST
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    With the same world events in play as yesterday the index is up over 50 points.

    Nothing as irrational as markets.

    There appears to be a few threads like this recently. I wonder how many people have opened a S&S ISA chasing returns above cash and who have been spoilt by the last 4-5 years returns, assuming that indices only move in one direction?

    When a store has a sale you buy as you achieve greater value, when the markets decline you should do the same.
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