Archive for July, 2014

 

Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Monday 14th July 2014

July 14th, 2014

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 [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 10th July 2014

July 10th, 2014

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.

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 8th July 2014

July 8th, 2014

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 [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Monday 7th July 2014

July 7th, 2014

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 [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Friday 4th July 2014

July 4th, 2014

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 [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 3rd July 2014

July 3rd, 2014

08:00am  ~  We’re still in London and back to Wimbledon later on to watch some more tennis so no trading for me today although I will be doing to some emails this morning before we head off. Both the S&P500 and Dow Jones 30 made fresh attempts yesterday to get back to record highs but [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 2nd July 2014

July 2nd, 2014

08:05am  ~  Another sunny day in paradise !  I am off out for a cycle ride while the roads are still quiet around here then back in the study for the rest of the morning for some trading/emailing/Skype calls  -  and off to Wimbledon again this afternoon The S&P500 finished at a record high yesterday [...]

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+746 Pips For June 2014

July 2nd, 2014

Another month has slipped by quickly and I’ve just totted up my score for my beginner’s “evening” system – I managed a total profit for the past month of +303 pips. The rest of my trading gave me +443 pips in June so the total has come in at +746 pips. Scroll back through this [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 1st July 2014

July 1st, 2014

07:50am  ~  Up early this morning as we are off to Wimbledon at lunchtime to see Nadal play but before then I shall be here in the study watching some charts and doing emails.  Just seen that my “Trade With A Day Job” position last night ended with a +34 pip profit, giving me a [...]

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