Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 15th March 2017
March 15th, 2017
08:10am Here at home for most of the day so any trades I have will be reported below. Market Update: Traders are on high alert today ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision in around 10-hours time with an expected .025% hike in the minimum lending rate, this is the amount that is [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 14th March 2017
March 14th, 2017
07:50am I had planned to spend a quiet day at home in front of my charts but I’ve been invited out for a clay pigeon shooting day so no trading until tomorrow. Market Update: Although U.S. markets are still in a bullish trend, the bullish momentum is slowing as we approach the Federal Reserve’s March [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Friday 10th March 2016
March 10th, 2017
07:30am As it’s Non Farm Payrolls day in the U.S. I will not be trading today but I will be back in front of my charts next Tuesday morning after a long weekend break. Market Update: U.S. markets closed mainly flat on Thursday as traders await today’s jobs report. Initial surveys earlier in the [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 9th March 2017
March 9th, 2017
08:20am Another quiet day at home planned so any trades I have will be detailed below in my Trading Diary Market Update: Wednesday’s U.S. trading session saw equity markets decline after large falls in Crude Oil prices and encouraging employment numbers for February which is expected to be confirmed tomorrow when the monthly Non Farm [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 8th March 2017
March 8th, 2017
08:10am Back from a short trip away and a quiet day planned here at home - today’s trades are detailed below. Market Update: U.S. equity markets are seeing a cooling of the recent bullish momentum with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its first negative score for many weeks, it ended yesterday’s session at [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Friday 3rd March 2017
March 3rd, 2017
08:45am No trading for me today as I am preparing for a 4-day trip this morning and leaving this afternoon, back on Tuesday night so I’ll be back in front of my screens next Wednesday morning. Market Update: Global markets are taking a small breather after a fairly meteoric rise over the last week, [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 2nd March 2017
March 2nd, 2017
08:15am This will be my last day in front of my screens until next Wednesday as we are away on a short break tomorrow afternoon for 4-days. Any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: Main market news is the record high that U.S. equities reached during Wednesday’s trading session. The Dow Jones [...]
Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 1st March 2017
March 1st, 2017
08:45am Around the house for most of the day so any trades I have will be reported in my Trading Diary below. Market Update: Donald Trump’s much anticipated speech late yesterday offered little confirmation of any economic policy change in the next few months but U.S. equities have still moved higher in the overnight futures market, [...]