Trading can be an all encompassing endeavor that is hard to shut off. Your mind just keeps going on and on and on. The mental noise can often be a distraction and extremely detrimental to your trading. If you are a discretionary...
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Flexibility…No I’m Not Talking About Stretching
Successful trading is very much a counter intuitive game. It often requires you to be extremely mentally flexible and rigid in that flexibility. Yes, I did just use the words flexible and rigid in the same sentence. On top of...
Trading Cisco Systems Shares
Cisco Systems Fundamentals Cisco Systems is an American multinational corporation dealing mainly in networking equipment, and you can see from the volatility in the chart below that it offers good prospects for spread betting. It...
Trading Oracle Shares
Oracle Corporation Fundamentals Oracle Corporation is a US multinational computer company headquartered in California. You can see from the weekly price chart below that it has excellent movement for futures style spread betting...
Discretionary Trading System
A Discretionary Trading System A discretionary trading system is one where you have an element of personal choice in what spread bets or trades you are going to place and when to exit them. This is in contrast to a mechanical...
Mechanical Trading System
A Mechanical Trading System that Works “He who fails to plan, plans to fail” – attributed to Alan Lakein. There is no doubt that you can spread bet without formally adopting a trading system. You can glance at the...
Trading the USD/RUB Currency Pair
The USD/RUB is the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Russian rouble, currently running around 30 roubles to the dollar. You see that the chart is very volatile, which makes it attractive for spread betting, although you...
Trading the USD/KRW Currency Pair
The USD/KRW (US dollar versus South Korean won) is a volatile index, and challenging for spread betting. The South Korean won has had a lot of changes in the 20th century, including having fixed exchange rates at various times...
Trading the USD/INR Currency Pair
Another of the emerging Forex currency pairs, the USD/INR compares the value of the US dollar to the Indian rupee. As you can see from the chart below, there are more than Rs.50 to the dollar, so conventionally the point is only...
Trading the USD/CNY Currency Pair
The USD/CNY foreign-exchange pairing measures the value of the US dollar against the Chinese yuan. Because of the controlled nature of the Chinese economy, if you’re spread betting on this pair you need to keep an eye on...