Interesting blog spread betting FTSE stocks which I came across yesterday, haven't read through it all yet though, link below.
Spread betting £30,000 to £60,000 in just a few months of a one year goal is quite impressive. Did note that the £ stakes per point were quite high, far more than is advisable for anyone new to the game to start off at. Also, couldn't find any details on how the shares were actually picked, fundamental, technical analysis or a mixture of both.
Blog can be found here.
http://barefootspreadbetting.blogspot.co.uk/
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Showing posts with label Spread Betting. Show all posts
Friday, 22 February 2013
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Some popular posts from 2012
Here are some of the more popular posts, in terms of hits, from the last year (or 6 months or so that the blog has been going).
It would appear that we all like something that is free, even better if it is helpful as well. There are quite a few good free online trading, investment magazines and when I find something new I add it to the list.
Something for free - online trading/investment magazines
What time frame are you trading/investing in
Should you follow the news?
Vodafone
Dividend Payers
Technical Analysis
US Fiscal Cliff
It would appear that we all like something that is free, even better if it is helpful as well. There are quite a few good free online trading, investment magazines and when I find something new I add it to the list.
Something for free - online trading/investment magazines
What time frame are you trading/investing in
Should you follow the news?
Vodafone
Dividend Payers
Technical Analysis
US Fiscal Cliff
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Investors still lacking market confidence?
As we head towards 2013 with the FTSE approaching another attempt on 6000 and US politicians still talking over their fiscal cliff, it shows how much a confidence game investing and trading in shares is that a recent report suggests that investors still haven't totally bought into the recovery in markets since 2009 regardless of how strong it may look.
What applies to the US could equally apply to the UK. The FTSE may be knocking on the door of 6000, but that is still some way off the 6750 or so back in 2007 and a long way off the almost magical 7000 mark back in 1999. So, it has been a tough 12 years or so for UK shares and tougher to make money when there are so many bigger issue economic matters that always seem to put a stop on the possibility of markets going higher, they seem to be in a constant state of trying to get back to where they once were mode.
The fact is, and the internet, forum and blog comment is often a good guide to this, many people will have missed this bounce since 2009 because they probably thought worse was to come, the financial and economic world was at an end, never ending crisis to follow. Plenty of evidence shows how poor shares have been as an investment in recent times in the UK.
Assets in equity mutual, exchange-traded and closed-end funds increased about 85 percent to $5.6 trillion since the bull market began in March 2009, trailing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s 94 percent advance, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and Morningstar Inc.
The retreat shows that even the biggest gain since 1998 failed to heal investor confidence after the financial collapse that wiped out $11 trillion in U.S. equity value was followed by record price swings in equities, a market breakdown that briefly erased $862 billion in share value and the slowest recovery from a recession since World War II. Individuals are withdrawing money as political leaders struggle to avert budget cuts that threaten to throw the economy into a new slump.
“Our biggest liability in the stock market has been the total destruction to confidence,” James Paulsen, the chief investment strategist at Minneapolis-based Wells Capital Management, which oversees about $325 billion, said in a telephone interview. “There’s just so much evidence of this recovery broadening.”http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-24/americans-miss-200-billion-abandoning-stocks.html
What applies to the US could equally apply to the UK. The FTSE may be knocking on the door of 6000, but that is still some way off the 6750 or so back in 2007 and a long way off the almost magical 7000 mark back in 1999. So, it has been a tough 12 years or so for UK shares and tougher to make money when there are so many bigger issue economic matters that always seem to put a stop on the possibility of markets going higher, they seem to be in a constant state of trying to get back to where they once were mode.
The fact is, and the internet, forum and blog comment is often a good guide to this, many people will have missed this bounce since 2009 because they probably thought worse was to come, the financial and economic world was at an end, never ending crisis to follow. Plenty of evidence shows how poor shares have been as an investment in recent times in the UK.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Some observations on choosing a time frame to trade
This is a follow up to the post what time frame are you trading/investing in.
Choosing a time frame to trade that fits your personality and psychological makeup is one of the most important steps to make if success is to be achieved in the trading game. Some people like action, fast moving markets and volatility while others prefer a more slower, cautious approach. It's difficult to be able to do both and can be a nightmare if you get involved in a type of trading that you are simply not suited to, so it's better to find out as early as possible what time frame of trading you feel comfortable with. However, each time frame that can be traded throws up its own questions, so based on my own experience I thought I would post a few observations.
First, short term trading. I found very quickly that this did not suit me. To be a good short term trader, day trading where you may be using the tick,1, 3 or 5 minute chart, you have to be able to handle volatility and market noise. Many of the market moves over the very short term time frames are noise, with many potentially false signals, not only do you have to be able to trade quick, but also get rid of potential losing trades quickly. On shorter time frames potential big moves while they do happen tend to be rare. While it's certainly possible for those with the right psychological makeup to make decent money on perhaps just 5-10 winning points a day, no one should kid you that it's easy. If you like action then this time frame may be for you, but by and large, at least according to many reports, most traders, especially spread bettors who choose this "action" type day trading tend to lose.
Choosing a time frame to trade that fits your personality and psychological makeup is one of the most important steps to make if success is to be achieved in the trading game. Some people like action, fast moving markets and volatility while others prefer a more slower, cautious approach. It's difficult to be able to do both and can be a nightmare if you get involved in a type of trading that you are simply not suited to, so it's better to find out as early as possible what time frame of trading you feel comfortable with. However, each time frame that can be traded throws up its own questions, so based on my own experience I thought I would post a few observations.
First, short term trading. I found very quickly that this did not suit me. To be a good short term trader, day trading where you may be using the tick,1, 3 or 5 minute chart, you have to be able to handle volatility and market noise. Many of the market moves over the very short term time frames are noise, with many potentially false signals, not only do you have to be able to trade quick, but also get rid of potential losing trades quickly. On shorter time frames potential big moves while they do happen tend to be rare. While it's certainly possible for those with the right psychological makeup to make decent money on perhaps just 5-10 winning points a day, no one should kid you that it's easy. If you like action then this time frame may be for you, but by and large, at least according to many reports, most traders, especially spread bettors who choose this "action" type day trading tend to lose.
Monday, 12 November 2012
Video market round up for week ending 9th November
A week ending round up of the markets from Steve Briggs YouTube channel.
A review of the markets for the last trading week, including FTSE100, S&P, Dow. This week also includes a look at UK FTSE100 shares, Marks and Spencer, Barclays and BG.
This week's episode also looks at the City Index Trading Academy. I tend to agree with the view that so far there hasn't been much about trading methodology and on what basis the contestants actually make their trading decisions.
Links:
Steve's YouTube site http://www.youtube.com/user/sjb5555.
http://www.cityindex.co.uk/trading-academy/
Friday, 28 September 2012
Like to spread bet? Can you beat these?
I came across this article the other day which looked at some of the greatest and biggest spread bets in history. Some are funny, but for those going £1 a point there is some food for thought here. Big bets win, but they can get you in the poor house as well, but here are some winners. Some more by luck than judgement it would seem.
Here's a selection;
Here's a selection;
Then there’s the one about the whale who shorted Facebook when it made its underwhelming New York debut in May. The big-hitter bet the stock would fall on May 21. The shares slumped $4, meaning that as our man had piled in for more than $8000 a point, he walked off with a profit of almost $3 million.
The bet was so huge, said one insider, that when the spread betting firm went to lay off the massive exposure, its broker insisted that the bet had to be closed that day. It duly was. In that one session, our anonymous big-hitter made returns of more than $400,000 an hour. Not bad for a day’s work.
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