08:55am CET (07:55 UK time)  ~  After yesterday’s disaster with the broadband, it has now returned – but on a day when I shall be doing no trading as it’s Non Farm Payroll day once again. Instead I shall be emailing, Skyping and generally having a relaxing time, but I will be out on a [...]

08:35am (CET)  ~  Hopefully the broadband out here is going to be more reliable today, it was only on for an hour or so yesterday resulting in no trading or Skyping and very little emailing.  I did have a look at some charts late last night and noticed that I didn’t miss much.  I do [...]

09:15am (CET)  ~  After being out for most of yesterday, today is going to be spent at home, concentrating on emails, Skype calls, some chart watching and keeping the builders in check. I am also out for a cycle ride with a friend this morning although not sure where we’re off to yet. The markets [...]

09:50am (CET)  ~  We were attending a friend’s party over the weekend in Playa d’en Bossa in Ibiza, so there was no trading for me yesterday as we only arrived back here a few hours ago.  It’s going to be a fairly chilled out day for me, but I may look at some charts later on. [...]

07:35am  CET (06:35 UK time)  ~  Once again I shall be assisting the builders today but there will also be some chart watching while I’m here in my makeshift study catching up on emails this morning. Despite a bigger than expected contraction for the US economy in the first quarter, it dropped 1% against forecast [...]

08:30am  ~  There is a large wooden barn frame to erect today so I shall be in and out of the house today helping the builders but watching some charts when I can. I have 4 Skype calls as well, mainly this afternoon. The German Dax 30 failed to reach the significant 10,000 level and [...]

08:45am CET  (07:45am UK time)  ~  Another day of helping the builders but I will fit in some chart watching/emailing/cycling during the day.  It looks like another hot one so I shall go out for a ride before the sun gets too high in the sky. Even though there is dissent in Europe regarding the [...]

08:55am CET (07:55 UK time)  ~  It’s bright sunshine outside this morning, so I am off for a cycle ride in a few minutes down to Sa Pobla and then it’s back here to get going with renovations with some British builders that have come over here with me.  I shall also be watching some [...]

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09:10am  ~  Nice late start for me today, I have a some ‘admin’ to catch-up on here in the study this morning and then we’re flying off to Majorca for a couple of weeks around midday. Despite worse than expected U.S. jobseekers numbers both the S&P500 and Dow Jones indices managed to close up for [...]