Another dramatic weekend saw four banks receive government bail outs, not to mention the further file sales and mergers. Mondays have been chaos for the last few weeks, as governments on both sides of the pond prefer to work through major announcements, mergers, and bailouts, over the relative calm of the weekend.

Checkus out in Youtube...another cheeky publicity stunt from BetOnMarketsdetermined to shock the City into parting with some increasingly scarcecash.

BetOnMarkets.com streaked through the Square Mile withnaked men handing out scratch cards offering punters free trades tomark the launch of its 30 second flash betting initiative.

While the Feds engineer this "bailout", which it is not, we've been well served staying liquid. This "bailout" is in truth, much more like a margin call that cannot be met by banks. The government then exploits the fear...

Apart from Monday’s opening salvo, it was quieter week for global equities. After Monday’s dramatic reversal, daily movements between high and low, were mostly restricted to sub 2% range days. Between Monday the 15th and Monday the 22nd of September, the level of volatility was unprecedented.

Another cheeky publicity stunt from a financial betting company determined to shock the City into parting with some increasingly scarce cash.

BetOnMarkets.com streaked through the Square Mile yesterday with naked men handing out scratch cards offering punters free trades to mark the launch of its 30 second flash betting initiative.

Please find below the Morning Report from David Evans, market analyst at BetOnMarkets.com

The FTSE is currently indicating a slightly higher opening, while the market awaits the testimony of Mr.Bernanke before the US senate committee. While this is US news, its repercussions will have no borders. Look for volatility to pick up towards the end of the trading day.

It's possible I get some very short term setups, but I am careful of what I trade. I'm more likely to get long JPY (yen futures), rather than mess with the constantly evolving game in US equities. I know several traders that scored...

Traders, investors, and financial journalists must have been glad to reach the end of a week that will surely go down in the history of financial markets. The FTSE closed the week just 66 points down which the S&P 500 actually managed a small profit.

I think I was 5 years old when I learned that actions speak louder than words. The lawmakers are making it so that anybody with a brain should back away from financial markets. A second lesson learned was to never fight a battle you cannot win. I simply refuse to participate...

Readers know I haven't been comfortable being long stocks for over a year. That said, I've managed to make money being long equities the last few days. It's important to note that success has nothing to do with what I traded, but how I traded...

They call it the Freddie and Fannie Frenzy...

Please find below the Morning Report from David Evans, market analyst at BetOnMarkets.com

Too often traders not only have an opinion, but become inflexible. Direction is never a definite, but rather a probability. It's easy after a good day to convince yourself you "know something". Don't get off track...