Description
Book SynopsisFrom 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.
Trade Review"Pryor does a good job of explainging his views and trades and uses clear charts." - Your Trading Edge
Table of ContentsAbout 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
