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Trading Diary – 18% Daily Gain, Despite a Rocky Start
Today turned out to be a fantastic day for my trading — though it didn’t start that way! Late last night, just before the markets opened,...
HowieG
Jun 232 min read
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Weekly Trading Wrap-Up & Dividend Wins
This week’s trading results are in and I’m happy to say I managed to turn £90 into £107, locking in a solid £17 profit. That’s around a...
HowieG
Jun 201 min read
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Friday Trading Recap – NASDAQ 100 Nice End to the Week
Today I focused purely on the NASDAQ 100 futures. I actually set up my first trade late Thursday night during the pre-market. By the time...
HowieG
Jun 201 min read
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Quiet Few Days – But Still Some Wins
Not much in the way of dividends or passive income recently—other than the small amount of compounding interest from the P2P lending I...
HowieG
Jun 191 min read
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Trading Diary – 19/06/202
Slow Day, Higher Stakes, AUD/USD in Focus Today wasn’t the smoothest trading session. With the U.S. markets closed for the Juneteenth...
HowieG
Jun 191 min read
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A Choppy Day in the Markets, Still Managed a Win
Today wasn’t the smoothest ride. I kicked things off with some poorly timed trades, ones that ironically would’ve paid off if I’d just...
HowieG
Jun 181 min read
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Dividend Day, Rolls Royce Joins the List
Today marked a little milestone, I received my first ever dividend from Rolls Royce in my Freetrade account, totalling £2.52. It’s always...
HowieG
Jun 161 min read
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Trades of the day
Monday Forex Recap – A Decent Start to the Week I kicked off the new trading week with two forex positions: buys on both GBP/JPY  and...
HowieG
Jun 161 min read
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Stock of the Day: Aviva plc (LSE: AV)
Aviva is a major UK-listed insurance and financial services group, part of the FTSE 100, with roots going back to 1696. They offer...
HowieG
Jun 121 min read
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Today’s Trading Recap (12/06/2025) NASDAQ Scalps & Missed Gold Moves
Most of today’s trading focused on scalping the NASDAQ 100 futures — quick in-and-out moves that helped keep the balance ticking upwards....
HowieG
Jun 121 min read
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Trades of the Day, Wednesday 11/06/2025
Not Every Trade Goes to Plan – But That’s Trading Today wasn’t the smoothest day in the markets. I didn’t get a chance to set up properly...
HowieG
Jun 111 min read
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Buys and Sells Wednesday 11/06/2025
Today I added £9.39 into my IFISA with Loanpad, a peer-to-peer lending platform I’ve been gradually building up for more stable,...
HowieG
Jun 111 min read
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Trades of the Day Tuesday (10/06/2025)
Today’s trading ended in the green, with a £1.54 profit – just under a 2% return on my trading capital. A solid result, but with a slight...
HowieG
Jun 101 min read
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Small Wins Add Up – Dividend Day & a Bit of Private Equity (06/10/2025)
Small Wins Add Up – Dividend Day & a Bit of Private Equity Today turned out to be a solid little earnings day across the board. 💰 From...
HowieG
Jun 101 min read
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Stock of the Day (Monday)
Today’s stock of the day is Barclay s plc . One of the UK’s largest and most recognisable banking groups. Listed on the FTSE 100,...
HowieG
Jun 91 min read
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Stock of the Day (Saturday) (LSE: SGE)
Another solid, dependable pick from the FTSE 100 today, Sage Group plc , a British software company that’s been around since the early...
HowieG
Jun 71 min read
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Trading Account Weekly Update
Started the week with £72.84 in the trading account on Monday morning and finished up at £80.67 by Friday. After all the wins, losses,...
HowieG
Jun 71 min read
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Stock of the Day (Friday): Halma plc (HLMA)
If you're building a dividend growth portfolio and want something steady, Halma  might be just the ticket. Halma is a British company...
HowieG
Jun 71 min read
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Today’s Moves – Free Stocks & Fresh Dividends
Today shaped up nicely for topping up the portfolio. Thanks to a Lightyear referral link, I bagged two £20 referral bonuses. Put them...
HowieG
Jun 61 min read
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Trade of the Day
Last night I jumped into a buy trade on the NASDAQ 100 after it took a dip, mainly dragged down by a drop in Tesla’s stock. It was a bit...
HowieG
Jun 61 min read
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