http://www.ft.com/personal-finance/traders-diaryhttp://www.ft.com/rss/yourmoney/advice/tradersdiaryFT.com - Your Money, Traders Diaryen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0000Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:13:46 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/personal-finance/traders-diary(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/eae292f4-db85-11de-9424-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eae292f4-db85-11de-9424-00144feabdc0.htmlDecember is currently the hottest month in the stock market year. UK share prices rose in December in 18 of the last 20 yearsFri, 27 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/adae3c40-d607-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/adae3c40-d607-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlGiven that western stock markets are often forward-looking, recent advances suggest healthy economic growth in 2010. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/b4d0263e-d088-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b4d0263e-d088-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlAn old stock market adage declares that shares always  move in the direction that disappoints the most investors. The current trend is certainly delivering according to this maxim Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:15:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/2f09b8d6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2f09b8d6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlAttention now shifts from stabilising UK banks to reconstructing them. Mervyn King, the Bank of England governor, recently started the ball rolling with his call for UK banks to divest their risky trading divisionsFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:50:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/435d1d2e-c587-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/435d1d2e-c587-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlNo stock market trend runs forever. Human nature eventually causes every trend to grind to a haltFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:07:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8707da8e-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8707da8e-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlThe 22nd anniversary of the Crash of 87 just passed. Right on cue, some investors began to speculate on the likelihood of another. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:05:16 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/83bfbf8a-ba82-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/83bfbf8a-ba82-11de-9dd7-00144feab49a.htmlMy shorter-term market expectations have become increasingly negative, due to two factors: the size of the recent rally and the upcoming electionFri, 16 Oct 2009 19:59:58 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5347a9c0-b501-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5347a9c0-b501-11de-8b17-00144feab49a.htmlRelief that the world has avoided a full-blown depression has turned into euphoria.Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:27:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/163e55f4-af7c-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/163e55f4-af7c-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.htmlA frustrating aspect of trading shares is that the investment world is forever changing. Trading strategies that worked well for months, or even years, suddenly stop working. One reason is that none of us owns exclusive rights to a winning strategyFri, 2 Oct 2009 18:53:59 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/b607c42c-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b607c42c-a9f9-11de-a3ce-00144feabdc0.htmlI am quite bullish about the future. In spite of the huge advance we have enjoyed since March, I believe this stock market rally has much further to go.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:37:08 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/79942a12-996e-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/79942a12-996e-11de-ab8c-00144feabdc0.htmlRegular readers may recall that I opened a "down bet" on the FTSE 100 index about 10 days ago.Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:22:27 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/d6cfb5b8-93f9-11de-9c57-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d6cfb5b8-93f9-11de-9c57-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK stock market has rocketed up by 28 per cent in the past six months. And, in spite of this advance, I believe this rally has further to go.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:45:41 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/83f25a7a-8e78-11de-87d0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/83f25a7a-8e78-11de-87d0-00144feabdc0.htmlSmall tech company Titon Holdings is in the process of signing several contracts – but the stock market has not yet factored the news into the priceFri, 21 Aug 2009 19:13:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/953c4248-88f4-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/953c4248-88f4-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.htmlUK shares have just broken through the top of a wide trading range after drifting sideways for 10 months.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:14:46 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/39cb2210-8379-11de-a24e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Fadvice%2Ftradersdiaryhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/39cb2210-8379-11de-a24e-00144feabdc0.htmlI said on June 13 that a reversal in Brent Crude beginning around $79 a barrel might make an excellent short-selling opportunityFri, 7 Aug 2009 18:42:51 +0100