Market On Open - Monday 4 March

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Bear BBQ

by Alex King

Yikes. Friday was a scary burn-up. The Bullo Di Tutti Bulli. Anyone who is standing in the way of this unstoppable bull has been feeling some pain of late. Whether it all ends in sorrow at today's close, who knows, but by looking at our longer- and shorter-term charts we can make some educated guesses as to the direction of the indices. Pattern recognition - for that is all that technical analysis really is - can be more useful than most people recognize when it comes to securities pricing outlook. Below we refresh our charts ready for the new week.

Hedging Update