11:25am  ~  Today’s update is a bit later than usual as I was up very early this morning (6am) to go Clay-Pigeon shooting and I have only just returned home. European markets had a generally bearish day yesterday – weighed down by troubles in Ukraine and even better than expected U.S. GDP growth did not [...]

08:25am  ~  Back home now after arriving late last night, so it will be a quiet and steady move back to normality today – I may do some chart watching later this morning while looking at my stack of emails. As you can see from the market close figures below, the European equities had quite [...]

09:15am  ~  It’s the end to my holiday down here in Cornwall today so will be flying back home later this afternoon. Optimism overnight during the Asian trading session will come head to head this morning with worries over the Ukrainian situation as European Union ministers meet today to decide how to finally proceed with [...]

10:15am  ~  It’s the last day of my Cornwall holiday so back home tomorrow and a resumption of ‘normal’ trading. Looking back over the last week, European markets have struggled to advance in tandem to the U.S. Indices, with the geopolitical problems in Ukraine and Gaza weighing heavily on trader’s minds.  Half-hearted EU economic reaction [...]

07:55am  ~  Another beautiful day down here in Cornwall and the scarcity of trading updates from me will continue today as there no chart watching again – we are flying over to St Mary’s in the Scilly Isles later this morning.  The plan is to return home at some stage early next week, so normal [...]

08:10am  ~  We did not get back here until 11pm last night so there was no chart watching again for me yesterday – and later this morning we’re off horse-riding on Bodmin Moor and then the beach at Trevone Bay but first a quick cycle ride and some emailing. The markets yesterday made up for [...]

08:05am  ~  Just off for a cycle ride along the Camel Estuary to Wadebridge and back and then I’ll sit down to do some emailing – nothing planned for a trip out today yet. As you can see from the ‘Market Close’ figures below (a sea of red) the markets had a generally bearish day [...]

08:10am  ~  Another glorious day in Cornwall and the start of my third week of the holiday down here – not quite sure what’s on the agenda today but I am doing an hour or so of emails now plus a quick glance at some charts to see how they faired over the last week. [...]

11:15am  ~  Still no time for chart watching as the holiday continues with no rest in sight although thunder storms down here last night has subdued outdoor activities slightly. Just turned on my charts quickly 5 minutes ago to see what the markets are doing at the moment and I can see that the U.S. [...]

07:25am  ~  It’s been a busy few days down here doing sightseeing at Land’s End and the Scilly Isles so no market update yesterday and no chance for chart watching yet this week. China – the world’s second largest economy –  has announced favourable GDP numbers which should buoy the markets today after a largely [...]