07:35am  ~  Unusually early start for me today, I am off in a minute to a clay pigeon shoot but will be back at lunchtime and will then be spending the afternoon here in the study catching up on emails and doing some chart watching. The markets were given a small boost late on Friday [...]

08:15am UK time  ~  After rushing around yesterday I am going to have a quiet day at home today so I will report back here if I have any trades. Markets were mainly bearish again yesterday as the situation in Yemen becomes more serious with Saudi Arabia joining in on air attack and Pakistan issuing [...]

07:10am  UK time ~  An early start for me today as I have a meeting and hospital visit to fit in this morning. If I have any trades to report throughout the day I will report the details here. As you can see from the numbers below, world markets have been affected by a few [...]

08:25am UK time  ~ A late start and quiet day at home for me today after a busy one yesterday, so I will report back here if I have any trades. There was another case of good news is bad news for equities yesterday as U.S. markets ended down on the day as new home [...]

07:55am UK time ~ No sure how much trading/chart watching I will manage today as I have a few meetings scheduled plus a hospital visit but I will report back here if I have any trades. Asian markets overnight suffered from profit-taking and Monday’s lower U.S. markets together with news just after midnight showed Chinese [...]

08:25am UK time  ~  A late start plus quiet day at home for me catching up on emails and doing some chart watching – and I also have 4 Skype calls with people who want to get started with part-time trading. Overnight Asian markets have been generally bullish after Friday’s performance on Wall Street – [...]

08:40am UK time  ~  I shall be at home for most of the day although I will be out on my bike at some stage as I missed my ride yesterday. Any trades I have will be reported here. Greece was back in the news as Euro Group countries and the ECB are urging the [...]

08:10am UK time ~  Back in Essex this morning and looking forward to some chart watching during the day, I will update this diary if I have any trades. The main news in the markets yesterday was the U.S. Fed chief  Janet Yellen’s speech last night after two days of FOMC meetings. As widely expected, [...]

08:05am CET (07:05am UK time)  ~  I am having to get back to the UK in a hurry today so will just be watching charts and catching up on emails for a few hours this morning before I head off to Palma airport at lunchtime. Markets may well be in a state of limbo today [...]

08:00am CET (07:00 UK time)  ~  Back home and planning a lazy day with some emailing and charts watching and then off for a cycle ride with neighbours after lunch. After a few days away from the markets I can see that U.S. equities had a positive session yesterday after disappointing industrial production numbers together with [...]