If you spend most of your time working on the web (like me) and much of your time spread betting (like me) you may be beginning to wonder if you need a proper PC at all, and whether one of the stripped back web-browser-only Chromebook computers might be more appropriate for your needs. Chromebooks will […]
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Three Steps to (Trading) Heaven
By Tony on February 7, 2013 in barratt, better spread betting, capital spreads, etx capital, ig, intertrader, position trading, punch taverns, pyramiding, stop orders
Today I noticed in one of my model “better spread betting” accounts that three positions in the same stock (Punch Taverns) had stopped out for modest profits, as shown here: Although profitable, I don’t regard this as a good result. Not only because of the small amounts involved, but also because of the fact that […]
Trade of The Week on Thomas Cook
By Tony on February 4, 2013 in etx capital, ig, position trading, stop orders, thomas cook, trade of the week
This week’s “trade of the week” is one that I initiated on 24 October last year when Thomas Cook broke upwards from its “flat-line”. In the following chart, the lower horizontal line shows the entry price and the higher horizontal line shows the profit I am guaranteed to take (at least) thanks to a guaranteed […]
Trade of The Week on Centamin
By Tony on December 17, 2012 in centamin, etx capital, ig, position trading, stop orders, trade of the week
Choosing the example for this week’s “Trade of The Week” feature wasn’t easy. Not because there were no good ones to choose from, but because there were too many to choose from. I’ve chosen Centamin, not only because it’s been an “exciting” (read “volatile”) stock of late, but because it provides me a chance to […]
My 2012 Christmas Wish: Trailing Guaranteed Stop Orders
You know how sometimes the spread betting companies ask for feedback on what features you would like to see introduced? Well, here is the suggestion that would be top of my Christmas 2012 wish list: Guaranteed Trailing Stop Orders After something of a love-hate relationship with them, I have once again become a fan of […]
Now in paperback, SOUND FX: The SOUND Approach to Foreign Exchange Trading
Just a short note today, to say that my new book SOUND FX: The SOUND Approach to Foreign Exchange Trading is now available in paperback from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk in addition to the original e-book formats. Two Steps to Better Spread Betting: 1) Buy the Better Spread Betting Book 2) Sign up with Capital Spreads, […]
SOUND FX : The SOUND Approach to Foreign Exchange Trading
I told you several weeks ago that I was embarking on a project to write a new introductory book about foreign exchange (forex or fx) trading based on the MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading platform provided by RPD FX — a sister company of spread betting firm ETX Capital. Well, here is is: Now Available as a Kindle Edition from Amazon.com and as a Kobo book. […]
You Can Never Have Too Many Spread Betting Accounts!
By Tony on October 9, 2012 in capital spreads, etx capital, ig, ig index, intertrader, spread co, spreadco, spreadex
The sensationalist headline “You Can Never Have Too Many Spread Betting Accounts!” is not exactly true, of course, because too many accounts can become unmanageable and time-consuming. But I believe that you do need more than one account, and ideally more than one account provider (because some brands are run by the same provider). Here’s […]
Lucky Lamprell, or How to Catch a Falling Knife
It may appear a little strange, me using the headline “Lucky Lamprell” on the day that Lamprell shares gapped-down some 35%. But Lamprell has been a lucky stock for me in several ways… 1) On 26 July I told your about my Lucky Escape from Lamprell, i.e. how I had exited my long position the […]
No news is good news…
Sorry it’s been a bit quite here at Better Spread Betting for the past few days, but I’ve been busy working on Project FX (the new Forex book) that I hinted at when I told you about my Grand Day Out at RPD FX (and ETX Capital). I’ll tell you more about the new book, […]