07:40am CET (06:40 UK Time)     Another day out of the house so no trading for me until later this evening – I have a long meeting with planning officials in Palma. The U.S. is the main driver of world markets as it is still the largest economy for the moment and despite an early [...]

08:10am CET (07:10 UK Time)   No trading for me today, out ocean fishing with some trader friends in a few hours so I’m here in the study early doing emails and a couple of Skype calls before I go off. There was feeling of pessimism in U.S. and Asian markets yesterday and early this [...]

08:00am CET (07:00 UK time)    Not sure whether I will be doing a lot of trading today as I’ve errands to run in Palma plus a long cycle ride with some neighbours. Any trades I do have will be reported here later. We are used to the ‘bad news is good news’ scenario over [...]

08:20am CET (07:20 UK time)   Last day of the trading week and I shall be around the house for most of the day so if I do find any trade opportunities I’ll report them here. Earnings season is well underway in the U.S. so traders will be keenly watching the numbers to gauge the health [...]

08:40am CET (07:40 UK time)   Going to be out for most of the day in Palma with friends but will be here in the study for an hour or so catching up on emails Even though the markets yesterday were waiting for the release of last month’s Fed minutes, traders were slightly confused and not [...]

08:15am CET (07:15 UK time)   Busy day at home today with the builders in again and some trader friends coming over this afternoon. Any trades I have during the day will be outlined here as they develop. My daily S&P 500 chart shows an overbought situation together with the fact that during yesterday’s trading session [...]

08:05am CET (07:05am UK time)    Back to ‘work’ after the long weekend Easter break for most today and I shall be here in the study catching up on emails that have come in over the last four to five days together with some chart watching and a cycle ride to Formentor later on. If [...]

09:20am  ~  A late start as there’s no trading for me today as we are off to Majorca at lunchtime and I have a few errands and jobs to do before then. U.S. markets were caught with the usual bad news is good news syndrome yesterday after disappointing jobs data together with lower than expected [...]

07:50am  ~ After an enjoyable day out yesterday I am looking forward to having a relaxing day at home now catching up on emails and doing some charts watching. Both the Dow Jones 30 and S&P 500 indices had negative sessions yesterday and hit a previous support level intraday so now look poised to stage [...]