Current market volatility and staying the course

In the last couple of weeks we have seen an ever-increasing level of volatility within the context of a sharp drop in price in the major market averages.

We have also started to see intervention in the markets by governments and regulators - additional liquidity being provided and interest rate cuts, as well as market trading halts (up and down) being triggered and the introduction of short selling bans on certain stocks.

A look at some recent trends in other markets

While my primary focus is stocks, I do keep an eye on other markets for potential trades - these include commodities like oil and gold, the stock indices, some of major forex pairs and cryptocurrencies. 

It is more unusual for me to get setups which meet my own criteria in these markets, but they do add some diversification to what I do.

Below are some charts showing some recent trending movements in these markets, as well as highlighting some of the aspects I look for when taking a trade (or not).