07:35am   This is the last Market Update/Trading Diary until the end of the week as I am away this afternoon for a quick holiday. Market Update: The overnight session was mixed with the Chinese Shanghai Composite and the Japanese Nikkei 225 ending marginally down but the HangSeng and Australian ASX finishing positively – Friday’s [...]

07:25am   Fairly early start for me today, I am back in Suffolk and off for a cycle ride in a minute along the beach path and then I’ll be here in the study this morning doing some chart watching and catching up on emails then this afternoon I am playing my first game of [...]

07:30am    No trading for me today, I have a long meeting here this morning with the builders and then clay pigeon shooting this afternoon. I am away from my screens tomorrow as well but back trading on Friday. Market Update: Main news in the market so far today is the Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI [...]

07:10am   Up early for some reason and I’ve sent off my my daily ‘Trading-Guidance’ email already – down in Essex for a few days and with the weather a bit gloomy and wet outside I shall probably spend most of the day here at home watching charts and catching up on emails. Market Update: [...]

07:30am    Just sent off my daily ‘Trading-Guidance’ email and for most of the day I am here at home catching up on emails and also doing some chart watching from time to time. Any trades I have will be posted here. First I am off for a cycle ride under very grey skies for [...]

07:20am   No trading for me today as I’m helping a friend with his car restoration later this morning – but first a cycle ride for an hour. Market Update: Last night’s U.S. Federal reserve announcement on interest rates came out largely as expected – they kept them on hold at 0.25% again although equity [...]

07:40am  Spending most of the day here at home so I’ll report any trades here as they occur. Market Update: Overnight the Japanese market was fairly positive on the back of a good finish in the U.S. last night and a calm Chinese session as well. I would anticipate today’s indices will be quite subdued [...]

07:35am   Just emailed my daily ‘Trading-Guidance’ sheet to subscribers and today it’s back to normal with some chart watching after another funeral yesterday. If I have any trades through the day I will report details here – although off for a cycle ride with a neighbour first for a few hours. Market Update: Markets [...]

06:55am   Early start for me today as I’ve much to do – but no time for trading unfortunately for the next two days, I shall be back here on Wednesday morning. Market Update: The markets this week are going to be all about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate meeting on Thursday and opinion [...]

07:15am   Just finished my daily ‘Trading-Guidance’ sheet and I am off for a quick cycle ride before settling back in the study for the morning catching up on emails. Market Update: Markets yesterday were marginally optimistic and U.S. equities ended slightly up after Apple and the health sector gained momentum although the S&P 500 [...]