I would like to wish all readers of this Trading Diary a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year and I hope you have a nice, relaxing holiday break. As mentioned previously, yesterday was my last day this year in front of my charts and I will be returning to my screens on Thursday [...]

08:25am   This is my last trading day this year and will be going away on holiday tomorrow until January 4th, so I will be back in front of my charts on Thursday 5th January.  Any trades I have today will be detailed below. Market Update: Yesterday’s U.S. trading session ended in a bullish move [...]

07:55am   Back home after a short break and I was envisioning doing some chart watching this morning but I now have an unexpected planning meeting until 2pm. I will be back at home this afternoon so if I do have any trades they will be reported below. Market Update: U.S. equity markets closed yesterday [...]

09:00am   A planned trip away for 3-days has been put back 24hrs so I am unexpectedly at home today which means I will be watching charts this morning from time to time – any trades I find and take will be reported below. After today’s session I will back trading on Tuesday morning. Market [...]

08:30am   In and out of the house all day but any trades I do have will be reported below. Market Update: Main news affecting the markets over the past 12-hrs was the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision last night – they have raised the minimum lending rate by 0.25% to 0.75% and this [...]

07:55am   Relaxing day at home ahead for me so any trades I find will be reported below although we could experience quiet markets as we wait for the Fed’s interest rate announcement. Market Update: As mentioned above, in just over 11-hours time the U.S. Federal Reserve will be announcing their interest rate decision – [...]

07:40am    Back after a short break so will be in front of my charts this morning before a quick trip to London this afternoon. If I have any trades, details will be below. Market Update: Markets are beginning to quiet down ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. interest rate decision – the Federal Reserve are widely [...]

09:25am   Relaxed start to my Friday and no trading for today as I’m helping the ‘resident’ builders finish up. Fairly happy with my score this week, I’ve been in front of my charts for 3-days and managed 5 trades, 4 winners and 1 loser and a total of +122 pips since Tuesday. Back in [...]

07:50am   At home today doing odd bits of DIY, catching up on emails and finishing off the new system manual – but also some chart watching inbetween so any trades I take will be detailed below. Market Update: Equity markets are very bullish at the moment, U.S. indices had another record day on Wednesday [...]

08:50am   Here at home again today working on my new trading system manuals and doing some chart watching from time to time so any trades I have will be reported in my Trading Diary below. Market Update: Equity markets in Europe and U.S. futures are all looking quite positive this morning as the overnight Asian trading [...]