I was originally going to begin my new trading trail public trading run on 03 January 2012, and in a way I wish I had…

On the last trading day before the Christmas break, I thought I’d update you on the Trading Trail portfolio. It’s in draw-down, as you know, but I’m not too worried because I think that the upside potential is massively bigger than the downside potential.

Today I pyramided an additional £1-per-point into my Thomas Cook position. At the time of writing, my existing position that was established at 11p…

With news of Italy’s sky-high borrowing rates spooking the markets, and the FTSE taking a turn for the worse, it’s no surprise that my account suffered some stop-outs today.