09:45am   Around the house for most of the day so any trades I have will be reported below. Slightly late Market Update this morning due to some technical issues with a couple of laptops. Market Update: Traders will be concentrating on the Bank Of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announcement at midday (UK time) for the expected [...]

08:00am   Chart watching, Skype calls and emails for me this morning ahead of a relaxing afternoon out on the water. Any trades I have will be reported below. Market Update: Equity markets around the world are looking fairly bearish this morning after a disappointing end to the U.S. trading session yesterday and falls across [...]

07:10am    Nice quiet day at home after a long weekend break away so any trades I have will be reported below. Market Update: The main news during the overnight Asian trading session came from Australia where the Reserve Bank Of Australia cut its base rate by 0.25% to a new low of 1.5% although [...]

08:35am   I do not usually trade on a Friday but I have to be at home today for various meetings so I shall also be watching my charts from time to time through the day so any trades I do have will be reported below. After a long weekend break I will be back [...]

07:40am   After an impromptu day off from trading yesterday, I’m back in front of my charts this morning so any trades I have will be reported below as they occur. Market Update: Main news on the markets yesterday was the decision of the U.S. Federal Reserve to  leave rates where they are for the [...]

10:05am   Slightly later than usual Market Update this morning as I have had an early game of golf but back in my study now for some chart watching for the next few hours. Market Update: The overnight Asian session saw the Nikkei 225 index sell-off on Japanese Yen gaining ground as traders move away from [...]

08:50am   Not much planned for the day apart from emails and some chart watching this morning – any trade opportunities I do find will be reported below in my Trading Diary Market Update: Asian markets started the week with mixed results with no large winners or losers and that sentiment has transferred over to [...]

08:50am   End of the week again so it is an early start to my weekend, no chart watching today but back here on Monday morning. Market Update: Gold had a fairly positive day on Thursday as global equities largely lose their bullish momentum and traders book some profits ahead of the summer holidays. The [...]

08:20am   After a few days out in the sunshine, I am planning to do some chart watching today as well as catching up on emails so any any trades I do have will be detailed below. Market Update: Markets in the U.S. had an upbeat trading session yesterday with banks and technology stocks leading [...]

09:55am  Slightly later than usual start to my day here in the study as I’ve already been out on an hour-long cycle ride along the beach path – and the weather is again too glorious to stay indoors today watching charts so I shall have another day off from the markets. Market Update: The markets [...]