A few weeks ago at the beginning of August, Cape shares slumped by some 40%. I went in at my token £1-per-point (long), with a guaranteed stop order in place just in case the worst should happen (again) shortly afterwards. The worst didn’t happen, and in fact the best happened, with the share price up at […]
Archive | August, 2012
A "whipsaw profit" in the making on Chemring?
In my Position Trading book I raise the possibility of notching up whipsaw profits by employing guaranteed stop orders. These are ‘notional’ profits (i.e. avoided losses) that accrue when the spread betting company is obliged to stop you out at your guaranteed stop order price at a time when you can re-purchase immediately at the […]
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The Emotionally Intelligent Investor
I’d like to introduce you to a brand new book about the psychology of investing and trading: The Emotionally Intelligent Investor by Ravee Mehta. I’ll admit up-front to an interest in this book; not an ongoing financial interest, but I did help out with the editing and preparation for publishing. It means I know the […]
Trade of The Week: Bottom Fishing for Borders and Southern
On 16 July, oil company Borders and Southern Petroleum gapped-down massively from about 60p-per-share to less than 20p-per-share. Pity the fools who were holding a large position through this gap-down, which all goes to show why it is important to diversify or to employ guaranteed stop orders. So, what did I do immediately after the […]
Spread Betting for Cautious Investors
I know that many “cautious” investors are put off spread betting because they perceive (or are encouraged to perceive) it as dangerous gambling. I think they’re wrong, and that spread betting need be no more dangerous than any other form of stock trading and investing. Look at it this way: If you invest £1000 in […]
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Trade of The Week: Textbook Pyramiding of Home Retail Group
This week’s “Trade of The Week” is a really interesting one because it provides an almost textbook example of pyramiding into a trending stock. (If you’re wondering which textbook I’m referring to, I mean my Position Trading book, of course) The IG Index chart (aren’t they great?) illustrates it nicely: Having established an initial £1-per-point […]
Seasoned Spread Bettors, Start Here!
As seasoned spread bettors, we may be tempted to think that we know it all. But the markets have a nasty habit of humbling even the best of us from time to time, and we discover that we all have something to learn after all. That’s what this web site is all about: how to […]
New Spread Bettors, Start Here!
When you’ve been spread betting and writing about spread betting for some time, like I have, it is all too easy to get caught up in the technicalities of (for example) reviewing sample trades. And easy to forget that some readers will be just starting out with spread betting for the first time. If you […]