Archive for May, 2017

 

Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 31st May 2017

May 31st, 2017

08:10am   Another quiet day at home planned catching up on emails and Skype calls and also doing some chart watching from time to time ~ any trades I take will be detailed below through the day. Market Update: European markets closed mainly down yesterday amid fears of a snap election in Italy and the [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 30th May 2017

May 30th, 2017

08:10am   I am at home for most of today catching up on emails and also doing some chart watching from time to time so any trades I find will be reported below. Market Update: Markets were subdued yesterday due to bank holidays in the UK, U.S. and China and the overnight Asian session was [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 24th May 2017

May 24th, 2017

08:20am    I am planning a quiet day at home today ahead of a couple of days away so any trades I take will be detailed in my Trading Diary below. Market Update: Markets in the U.S. closed in positive territory last night following on from the bullish end to Tuesday’s European session, with optimism over [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 23rd May 2017

May 23rd, 2017

08:15am  Another quiet day at home planned catching up on emails and Skype calls and I will also be doing some chart watching from time to time so any trades I find will be reported below. Market Update: Markets have been and will continue to be affected by the terrorist attack in Manchester last night [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Monday 22nd May 2017

May 22nd, 2017

08:30am   Back in front of my screens after a week away, if I have any trades I will post details in my Trading Diary below throughout the day. Market Update Equity markets closed last week mainly up and U.S. stocks enjoyed a bullish close as worries over Donald Trump’s Presidency recede slightly amid a well-received [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update~ Friday 12th May 2017

May 12th, 2017

08:20am   I am planning to be at home for most of the day catching up on emails and doing some chart watching ahead of a hastily arranged week-long holiday starting on Sunday.  Any trades I have will be detailed below. Market Update: U.S. equity markets experienced a negative session yesterday as focus turned to [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 11th May 2017

May 11th, 2017

08:35am  No trading for me today as I am off on a ‘chaps day-out’ but should be back in front of my screens tomorrow. Market Update: Most European equity markets closed up yesterday on optimism for the new pro-EU French government and encouraging French industrial production although the sacking of FBI chief did cause some [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Wednesday 10th May 2017

May 10th, 2017

08:20am  I am planning to be at home for most of the day so any trades I have will be reported below. Market Update: Yesterday’s European equity markets closed mainly up after a stabilisation in commodity prices and are reaching highs not seen since last summer. The U.S. markets were initially bullish following on from [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Tuesday 9th May 2017

May 9th, 2017

08:00am   I am back at home now for the rest of the week so will be catching up on emails and doing some chart watching today and any trades I have will be detailed below throughout the day. Market Update: European markets closed mixed yesterday after Sunday’s French election results, the Macron win was [...]

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Trading Diary & Market Update ~ Thursday 4th May 2017

May 4th, 2017

08:30am   Planning a morning here in the study catching up on emails and doing some chart watching ahead of a 4-day trip to Brighton. Any trades I have will be detailed below and already I can report a ‘short’ position entered earlier on my Brent Crude Oil chart – more details below. Market Update: The [...]

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