08:20am   Nice quiet day planned here at home so any trades I find will be reported below. Market Update: U.S. markets yesterday closed mainly down with the main Dow Jones-30 index falling a total of nearly 200 points over the last two days, mainly due to  disappointing profit figures from a variety of companies [...]

07:10am    Early start for me today as I have a meeting in the village at 8am, but I will be back in a few hours and I am then spending the rest of the day catching up on emails and also doing some chart watching from time to time. Any trades I have will [...]

07:55am   I am planning to some chart watching here at home this morning and early afternoon ahead of a 5-day trip away so any trades I have will be detailed below.  After today, I will be back in front of my screens next Wednesday (19th April) Market Update: Widespread pessimism is spreading across markets [...]

08:30am   Quiet day planned here at home and any trades I take will be detailed below. Market Update: Tuesday’s trading session saw U.S. and most European equities fall as geopolitical issues are coming to the forefront after traders have started to analyse the likely consequences.  Both the Dow Jones 30 and S&P-500 endured large [...]

08:40am   Back home after a short break away and I am planning to be here at home watching charts from time to time this morning/early afternoon so any trades I find will be detailed below in my Trading Diary. Market Update: Markets started the trading week mixed with U.S. equities largely flat although last night’s [...]

07:35am     As it is the U.S. Non Farm Payrolls announcement today I traditionally do not trade but will be back in front of my screens next Tuesday – I hope you have a nice relaxing weekend break. Market Update: Markets have been dominated by the overnight news that the U.S. launched a cruise [...]

08:30am   My plans today are to do some chart watching while catching up on emails and Skype calls so any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: Focus at the moment is on President Trump’s much anticipated meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with trade and North Korea high on the agenda. [...]

08:15am    I am here at home all morning and part of the afternoon so any trades I find will be detailed below. Market Update: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic are looking fairly bullish at the moment following remarks from U.S. President Trump in which he is promising to cut financial regulation that [...]

09:50am   A slightly later than usual start to this dairy today as I have had some technical ‘issues’ with our website this morning but all seems to be getting back to normal now.  I am here at home today so any trades I find will be detailed below. I cannot however, seem to get [...]

08:45am   Late start to my trading day as I returned home from London just after 2am this morning. If I do have any trades today I will post details below in my Trading Diary. Trading Diary: U.S. equity markets staged some bullishness yesterday as we approach the last day of trading for the first quarter [...]