07:55am CET (06:55 UK Time)  ~  Some more DIY today on various buildings here but I shall be around watching charts as well so I’ll report back here with any trades I find. The Greek tradgedy did not hold equity markets back on the first day of the new week, U.S. indices finished positively  after [...]

08:45am CET (07:45am UK time)  ~  Quiet day here at home for me today after a busy weekend away so I’ll update this diary with any trades I have during the day. The big news that traders are waking upto this morning is that the anti-austerity Syriza party has triumphed in the Greek elections yesterday [...]

09:20am CET (08:20 UK Time)  ~  Nice late start for me today after a tiring day out yesterday – I shall be around the house for most of the day so I will report back if I have any trades. The big news yesterday, and the  main driver of markets was the European Central Bank [...]

08:45am CET (07:45 UK time)  ~  No trading for me today, I am off on a fishing trip soon. Traders eyes and ears will be on the ECB announcement today as it is widely expected that they will announce a €50 Billion per month Bond buying programme. Germany is against the move but Mediterranean countries [...]

07:55am CET (08:55 UK Time)  ~ Catching up on emails this morning plus some chart watching here in the study and then shopping in Palma this afternoon There is still a fairly bullish mood in Europe despite the general global slowdown that’s been predicted by the IMF, although traders do need to see some concrete [...]

08:25am CET (07:25 UK time)  ~  Our weekend guests departed for the UK last night so it’s back to normal here today, I shall be here in the study this morning catching up on emails and also doing some chart watching from time to time – plus a cycle ride at some stage, I’ve not [...]

09:25am CET (08:25 UK time)  ~  No trading for me today we still have friends over from the UK. European and U.S. equities look set to have a fairly positive start to this week as traders optimism is spreading across dealing floors on the expectation that the European Central Bank will announce their money-printing exercise [...]

09:55am CET (08:55 UK time)  ~  No trading for me today, we’re taking our house guests sightseeing for most of the day. If you were trading yesterday you’ll know just how volatile the markets behaved at certain points in the day – it was also evident in the size of some of my stop losses. [...]

08:25am CET (07:25 UK time)  ~  We have visitors from England arriving this afternoon but before then I’ll be here in the study doing emails and Skype calls – plus some chart watching. Markets yesterday had some challenging news to contend with as the copper price collapsed by more than 5% and disappointing U.S. retail [...]

08:35am CET (07:35 UK Time)  ~  A late start for me after getting in early this morning – I shall be at home this morning doing emails and Skype calls with some chart watching every hour or so and then clay pigeon shooting planned for this afternoon just outside Sa Pobla. There was an initial [...]