08:05am (7:05am UK time)  ~  It looks like another day outside helping the builders today but I shall be here in the study on and off this morning catching up on emails. Firstly though, I am off for a quick cycle ride with a neighbour towards Formentor before it gets too hot. The main news [...]

09:05am (8:05 UK time)  ~  After a very late night, I am having a slow start to my Wednesday but will do some chart watching later this morning. Overnight the Asian markets eased up slightly with the Japanese Nikkei index now on its 8th straight day of gains but, along with other indices, will probably [...]

07:40am (6:40am UK time)  ~  After a day away from the markets I shall be doing some chart watching today while here in the study doing emails and Skype calls. It would seem that geo-political worries across the world are having less of an impact on equities this week than previously, overnight the Asian markets [...]

09:10am (8:10am UK time)  ~  A lazy start to a quiet day, we still have house guests so I shall not be doing any trading today – although I shall be answering emails for an hour or so this morning. The markets on Friday were all about Ukraine – news from their army that they [...]

08:35am (7:35 UK time)  ~   A quiet day for me today, we have friends arriving for the weekend so I shall be off to Palma airport later but before then I shall be doing some emails and a small amount of chart watching. Asian markets took a breather last night after 4 days of upward [...]

08:05am (7:05 UK Time)  ~  I am of on a cycle ride in a minute then I shall be helping the builders with work they’re doing here for the next week or so.  I also have 4 Skype calls with people who are keen to learn to trade and would like to know how to [...]

08:25am CET (07:25am UK time)  ~  I have already been out for a cycle ride this morning – and back now and sitting here in the kitchen doing some emails. I have quite a few Skype calls this morning and I shall also be doing some chart watching as well.  Friends around here this afternoon [...]

08:50am (7:50 UK time) ~  Quite a restful day for me today, I shall be here in the study this morning doing some emails and Skype calls plus chart watching from time to time I will report back here if I get into any positions. Gold has had an interesting journey lately, it has been [...]

010:05am (09:05 UK Time)  ~  Slightly late market update this morning after a lie-in following a very busy weekend – and no trading for me today as I am off to Palma later this morning to help the builder pick up some materials for work he’s doing here and then I have a tennis match [...]

08:25am (07:25 UK time)  ~  Off for a cycle ride in a minute over to Formentor before it gets too hot and then back here to do some emails and chart watching before I am off at 2 o’clock to meet friends for lunch in Soller. A sea of red has hit markets at the [...]