Winning spread betting strategies
How to make money in the medium term in up, down and sideways markets
By Malcolm Pryor
Winning spread betting strategies
How to make money in the medium term in up, down and sideways markets
By Malcolm Pryor
Jacket text
From the author of the best seller ‘The Financial Spread Betting Handbook’ comes a book about constructing winning spread betting strategies.
Seven strategies are presented covering all types of market; up, down and sideways. Key ingredients for each strategy include overall market direction, entry and exit techniques and bet size determination. The strategies are used on a wide range of instruments including stocks, commodities and currencies, and trade duration tends to be in weeks.
Examples of each strategy are fully illustrated with charts and commentary – there are over 150 charts in this book, taking the reader step by step through strategy implementation.
About the author
Malcolm Pryor is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts in the UK and has been designated a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.
He is a director of a consultancy practice and is an expert at several games, including bridge, where he has held the rank of Grandmaster or higher since 1996.
He provides one-to-one coaching for traders, details of which can be found at www.sparkdales.co.uk.
Media coverage
From MoneyMaker Magazine:
There are two common misunderstandings about spread betting, one being that it is just gambling, the other that is just for the short term. It is easy to see how the gambling misunderstanding comes about. The word ?betting? conjures up images of the casino or the race track. The reality is that spread betting is… Read more »
From Traders' Magazine:
There are two common misunderstandings about spread betting, one being that it is just gambling, the other that is just for the short term. It is easy to see how the gambling misunderstanding comes about. The word ?betting? conjures up images of the casino or the race track. The reality is that spread betting is… Read more »
From SIGnet:
Malcolm Pryor is an active investor, trading coach and author, editing the website www.spreadbettingcentral.co.uk . The theme of the book is about how to use spread betting (and equally CFDs) in a structured way to take advantage of medium term price movements, hence the ?investor? in the title. The author is a technical analyst, identifying… Read more »
From Media Review:
A carefully written book that chartists will find useful.- SIGnetJanuary 2010
From casinoonline.co.uk:
a veritable delight for potential spread bettors looking for tools to help guide them towards success- Casino Online2nd November 2009
From Media Review:
Pryor does a good job of explaining his views and trades and uses clear charts.- Your Trading Edge, July/August 2009 edition
From Casino Online:
Author of 2007?s The Financial Spread Betting Handbook, Malcolm Pryor has returned with a new publication about the ins and outs of betting in ?up, down and sideways markets?, Winning Spread Betting Strategies. Pryor?s second title, published by Harriman-House, indicates the differences between spread bettors and the ?spread betting investor?. It is the analytic mind… Read more »
Contents
About the author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Risk Warning
Introduction
Part 1 - The Spread Betting Investor
A Tale of Three Investors
- Investor - 1 buy and hold
- Investor - 2 sitting out the down trends
- Investor - 3 capitalising on up and down trends
The Spread Betting Investor
- Definition
- Profile
- Objectives
- Resources
The Rules
- About rules
- 7 Investing Rules That Really Count
The Spread Betting Investor Mind Set
- Objectives
- Acquiring Skills
- Winning Attitudes
Part Two - 7 Spread Betting Investor Strategies
Technical Tools Used in the Spread Betting Investor Strategies
- Tools to define up, down and sideways
- Tools to define short term dips and rallies
- Other technical analysis tools
- Trading concepts
- Important note on the strategy examples
Strategy 1 - Buying Dips
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 2 - Buying Relative Strength
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
- Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 3 - Selling Rallies
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 4 - Selling Relative Weakness
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 5 - Buying Support and Selling Resistance
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
- Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 6 - Long/Short Portfolio
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
- Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy
Strategy 7 - Early Bird
- Introduction to the strategy
- Strategy methodology
- Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy
- Technical challenges of the strategy
- Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy
Appendix
- Exit methodology
- Bet size
- Shorting
- Diversification
- Drawdown
Index
| Published: | 30/03/2009 |
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| Edition: | 1st |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Formats: | paperback - ISBN 9781906659103 ebook - ISBN 9781906659790 |
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