London Stock Exchange - David Linton archive

David Linton archive

David is Chief Executive of Updata which he founded in 1991 after several years trading and developing systems himself. He is a regular commentator on financial markets in the UK press and TV. He is himself an active investor using the Updata TA system for analysis and trading. He teaches the Ichimoku charting module for the STA Diploma course at the London School of Economics.

The UK stockmarket is still bearish in the short term
This is a daily Ichimoku chart. These charts are beautifully simple although the can sometimes be a bit noisy to read.

Date of publication 18/09/2007 13:07

Gold
Last week’s close above $700 mark for the yellow metal is highly significant. It activates the Point & Figure upside targets, giving us high conviction trades to $750 and more likely $835.

Date of publication 11/09/2007 12:19

Are we in a Bull or a Bear market?
The weekly Ichimoku chart says we are still very much in a Bull market.

Date of publication 05/09/2007 10:29

Footsie's downside risk
Many people struggle with point and figure charts, which as a great shame because they are invaluable when it comes to assessing objective trends and price targets.

Date of publication 28/08/2007 00:00

Chart of the week
The last few years in the UK stockmarket has been fairly straight forward from a Technical Analyst’s perspective.

Date of publication 21/08/2007 10:00