08:15am     I am planning to be around the house for most of the morning ahead of a 3-day trip away – any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: The overnight Asian trading session ended positively on the whole despite a lack of cues from the U.S. who were away from their [...]

08:40am    I am at home for most of today so any trades I take will be detailed below. Market Update: The relentless rise of U.S. equity markets slowed slightly yesterday, the Dow Jones index of 30 top companies closed up 59 points to another new high which was a better result than the S&P-500 [...]

08:00am   Another relaxing day here at home, catching up on emails and doing some chart watching from time to time. Any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: Main news in the markets at the moment is the record highs reached by U.S. equities – the S&P-500 index closed up last night [...]

07:55am    Back from a short trip away – I shall be here at home for most of today so any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: Shares in Asian ended mostly optimistic earlier this morning after initial worries over the Japanese earthquake subsided – damage does not seem as bad as [...]

08:55am  I am here at home in the study this morning doing some chart watching plus catching up on Skype calls/emails so any trades I have before lunchtime will be detailed below. Market Update: Uncertainty over the timing for the next U.S. interest rate hike was more or less dashed yesterday as Federal Reserve Chairman [...]

07:40am   Planning a quiet day here in the study watching charts and catching up on emails and Skype calls – any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: U.S. markets took a breather yesterday after the post-election rise came to an end, the Dow Jones 30 index closed down 55 points at [...]

09:25am   Slightly later start to my trading day as I’ve got the builders in at the moment – any trades I do have will be detailed below. Market Update: While I’ve been away from my screens, global equity markets have been on the whole quite bullish with Asian stocks closing up earlier this morning [...]

07:05am    Early start for me today as I am only in front of my screens this morning ahead of a 4-day trip away – back trading next Wednesday. Any trades I have this morning will be reported below. Market Update: The bullish sentiment in the markets following Trump’s election victory is carrying on – the [...]

08:20am  Quiet day at home catching up on emails and doing some chart watching – plus I also have a 30-mile cycle ride this afternoon with some fellow traders. Market Update: Despite protests across America against Trump’s election victory last night, financial markets are surging after the initial falls yesterday morning. The S&P-500 ended the [...]

08:10am   I shall be at home for most of the day watching the markets and the reaction to this morning’s U.S. election result – any trades I do have will be reported below. Market Update: Markets are dominated of course by the Trump victory in the U.S. election and the overnight volatility may calm [...]