09:55am CET (08:55 UK time)  ~  No trading for me today, we’re taking our house guests sightseeing for most of the day. If you were trading yesterday you’ll know just how volatile the markets behaved at certain points in the day – it was also evident in the size of some of my stop losses. [...]

08:25am CET (07:25 UK time)  ~  We have visitors from England arriving this afternoon but before then I’ll be here in the study doing emails and Skype calls – plus some chart watching. Markets yesterday had some challenging news to contend with as the copper price collapsed by more than 5% and disappointing U.S. retail [...]

08:35am CET (07:35 UK Time)  ~  A late start for me after getting in early this morning – I shall be at home this morning doing emails and Skype calls with some chart watching every hour or so and then clay pigeon shooting planned for this afternoon just outside Sa Pobla. There was an initial [...]

08:05am CET (07:05 UK time)  ~  A nice lazy day here at home today apart from a cycle ride with my neighbour this morning, so I’ll report back later with any trades I find. U.S. markets took a dive as soon as they opened yesterday, mainly on continued crude price woes which in turn put [...]

08:10am CET (07:10 UK time)  ~  I have a few errands to do in Palma this morning so not sure how much chart watching I’ll be doing this morning but I will report back if I do spot any trades. The big news in the markets on Friday was the U.S. jobs numbers, there were [...]

07:10am  ~  An early start for me today, I have few hours here in the study catching up on emails and then we’re flying back to Majorca for the rest of the month just before lunchtime. No trading for me today as it’s Non Farm Payrolls day once again. Due to the U.S. employment numbers [...]

07:45am  ~  Going to be mainly at home today so will be watching my charts on and off through the day, I will report back with any trade details. Equity markets have largely staged a recovery during the last 24hrs after falls on Tuesday and FOMC Meeting minutes revealed last night that there’s a consensus [...]

08:55am  ~  Nice relaxed start to the day for me this morning after a very late night here with a few friends. There is another sea of red figures below showing that U.S. and European equities had another bearish session yesterday although trading overnight Asia has been quite optimistic with some bargain hunters keeping a [...]

07:30am ~ Happy New Year to all ! Back in the UK last night after a short Xmas holiday and ready for some trading today  –  I will report back here if I have any trade details. Lots to report from the first big day’s trading of 2015 – and the main news was that U.S. [...]