Moving Averages Starting out in financial markets can leave a lot to learn, but moving averages are one of the first methods of assessment new traders pick up, because of the relative simplicity of the system. When it comes to trading, being able to identify a trend is a major asset. Once you can work […]

Day Trading Tips for Spread Betters As an investor looking to profit from moves in the market you will either be trading in the short, mid or long-term. Day trading as a trading style is about holding positions for a few hours, minutes or even seconds. When it comes to online trading, there are many […]

Swing Trading with Spread Betting Swing trading is a powerful technique used by spread betters and other traders to buy on the dips and sell on the tops. In broad terms, swing traders aim to profit from the upswings and downswings in the market, identifying rally tops to sell into and troughs in price declines […]

More Trading Tips, Tactics and Strategies 1.) Keep a diary Best advice I can offer to fellow spread betters – keep a diary. Record all trading numbers including gains/losses to-date, closed and open positions, winners/losers, win/loss ratio, biggest win/loss and number of successive winning and losing trades. And don’t record just your trades but more […]

Vince Stanzione’s Tips These 5 basic tips for spreadbetters are from Vince Stanzione; The trend is your friend – don’t bet against the trend. Buy the rumour, sell the fact – markets usually factor in news before it actually gets out so when the news does come out, the market does not always move as […]

Your Spread Betting Strategy And Attitude You need the right strategy The stock market, including spread betting, is full of rules that may sound good, but in many cases turn out to be rather less useful than they appear. Spread bets are a geared instrument. This exaggerates the gains and losses of movements, not only […]

Managing Losing Trades Losing is a necessary part of successful trading. Everyone seems to have this infatuation with always winning and never losing. The problem is in trading there is no such thing as a no lose system or methodology. In fact, losing is a very necessary part of good trading. Successful trading is a […]

Things to Avoid: Overtrading and Oversized Positions In speculation and in financial spread trading it is best not to overtrade. Overtrading has been the bane of my trading career to date.  I have mastered timing, I have mastered money management but I still find myself failing when it comes to overtrading. So why do we overtrade? […]

Greed and Understanding Risk Spread betting is like every other form of gambling, there are do’s and don’ts. Here are some pitfalls to avoid…. Risk, when it comes to shares, is something very subjective. Companies operate in very uncertain enviroments. Different investors/traders will analyse those risks differently. But they are still risks. If you think […]

Don’t Procrastinate & Don’t try to Rationalise the Market -: Spread betting is like every other form of gambling, there are do’s and don’ts. Here are some pitfalls to avoid…. Procrastination happens because of fear of loss and our natural inclination to avoid loss as opposed to seeking gain. This is a powerful emotion that […]