08:10am  ~  We did not get back here until 11pm last night so there was no chart watching again for me yesterday – and later this morning we’re off horse-riding on Bodmin Moor and then the beach at Trevone Bay but first a quick cycle ride and some emailing. The markets yesterday made up for [...]

08:05am  ~  Just off for a cycle ride along the Camel Estuary to Wadebridge and back and then I’ll sit down to do some emailing – nothing planned for a trip out today yet. As you can see from the ‘Market Close’ figures below (a sea of red) the markets had a generally bearish day [...]

08:10am  ~  Another glorious day in Cornwall and the start of my third week of the holiday down here – not quite sure what’s on the agenda today but I am doing an hour or so of emails now plus a quick glance at some charts to see how they faired over the last week. [...]

11:15am  ~  Still no time for chart watching as the holiday continues with no rest in sight although thunder storms down here last night has subdued outdoor activities slightly. Just turned on my charts quickly 5 minutes ago to see what the markets are doing at the moment and I can see that the U.S. [...]

07:25am  ~  It’s been a busy few days down here doing sightseeing at Land’s End and the Scilly Isles so no market update yesterday and no chance for chart watching yet this week. China – the world’s second largest economy –  has announced favourable GDP numbers which should buoy the markets today after a largely [...]

09:25am  ~  Finally got some fairly reliable internet down here after it failed last Thursday night so I can update the diary this morning. Still in holiday mode so no chart watching for me today, we are off on the train to Looe for the day. Looking at the U.S. equity charts for last week [...]

08:45am  ~  We have been down here in Rainy Cornwall since yesterday morning and I’ve just managed to establish a decent broadband signal this morning at the cottage we’re staying at here in Padstow.  No chart watching today as we are out all day but I may have a look tomorrow.

07:35am  ~  I have a day here at home doing some chart watching, emails and Skype calls ahead of a three week holiday in Cornwall starting tomorrow. After the initial euphoria of better than expected job creation numbers in the U.S. last Thursday, we had another case of good news is bad news for the [...]

08:25am  ~  Back in Chelmsford this morning to watch the Tour De France coming through just after lunchtime but before then I shall be here in front of the laptop catching up on emails and doing some chart watching. The markets ended last week with one of the lowest recorded volume levels of the year [...]

08:30am  ~  Another day away from the markets today for me, I shall again be watching the tennis this afternoon but I have some Skype calls with newbie traders this morning plus some emails to reply to as well. For those of you who will be doing some chart watching – the markets will be [...]