Financial spread betting

Boeing Co – Sell Spread

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:03:53 +0000

Boeing Co - Daily Candle Chart

The Boeing Co. looks like a sell opportunity for next week, with a closing price on Friday at 33.40. As you can see from the daily candle chart, the last five days have seen rising prices but falling volume, which suggest that the market makers are moving prices higher but are not buying into the move themselves, so we can expect a move lower in due course. The week ended with a small doji candle representing indecision in the market and a possible turning point. With the two factors above I would suggest the Boeing provides a sell bet opportunity for next week in the US markets. I would suggest a stop loss above the $37.20 region.

In order to help you with your financial spread betting trading I have added several new services to the site. First there is an economic calendar which provides details of all the fundamental news items from around the world, including details of the forecast and previous figures, but if you prefer your news on video, then the latest currency news is the place to go, with updates three times a day. In addition there is a live news feed, and for the latest currency prices, live currency charts covering over 70 of the world’s most popular traded pairs. If you are trading the major indices around the world, then for the latest prices check the live index charts, and for gold, silver, copper and oil just check the commodity prices charts. The latest stock prices are provided for the major stocks and shares in Europe, Asia and the Far East.

Short Spread Bet – Cadbury (CBRY)

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:03:42 +0000

Spread Bet Cadbury plc Daily Candle Chart

I believe that Cadbury on the London Stock Exchange offers us some potential for a short trade this week following the close at 551p on Friday. Whilst volume has increased daily during the week, Friday’s candle has closed with a shooting star, suggesting that the increasing volume has met significant resistance in the market. In this case the market makers are desperately trying to move prices higher only for selling pressure to move prices back lower. With the higher volume failing to move prices higher, when combined with a shooting star candle, is often the first sign of a reversal in the trend, suggesting we should see prices fall in the early part of the week. I would suggest a stop loss above the 595 region and my only slight concern with this spread bet is the support below at 538, so this may be a quick in and out trade.

In order to help you with your financial spread betting trading I have added several new services to the site. First there is an economic calendar which provides details of all the latest news items from around the world, including details of the forecast and previous figures, but if you prefer your news on video, then the latest currency news is the place to go, with updates three times a day. In addition there is a live news feed, and for the latest currency prices, live currency charts covering over 70 of the world’s most popular traded pairs. If you are trading the major indices around the world, then for the latest prices check the live index charts, and for gold, silver, copper and oil just have a look at the commodity prices charts. The latest stock prices are provided for the major stocks and shares in Europe, Asia and the Far East.

Cisco Systems Sell Short

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:53:02 +0000

Cisco Systems Daily Candle Chart

Another opportunity in the American stock market, this time with Cisco Systems, which gives us another selling opportunity for spread betting this week. As we can see from the daily chart there are three reasons for thinking this is a short selling bet. First we have a stock rising in price, but with falling volume which means that the professional money ( ie the market makers ) are not buying into the move, and will therefore move the price down once they have finished selling into the rise. Secondly we have a long legged doji on Friday, indicating a possible turning point as indecision enters the market, and finally, we have a series of lower highs and lower lows over the last few weeks, suggesting that Friday’s close at $15.51 may have reached the high of this cycle. So in summary, I would suggest that this is a spread betting sell, for the early part of the week .

Spread Betting Tip – FTSE 100 Index

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:09:19 +0000

FTSE 100 Daily Candle Chart

A look at the chart for the FTSE 100 reveals several interesting details following Friday’s close in London. First, note the volume which is falling as the index is moving higher – always a bad sign, and for those of you who have studied volume spread analysis, will know exactly why, but in simple terms if a stock ( or an index ) is moving higher on falling volume, then the market makers are simply marking the market up, and not taking part in the move themselves. This indicates that they are likely to move the market lower in the short term. The second important point to note from the daily chart is that the opening on Friday was gapped up, and closed with a spinning top candle. If this is confirmed on Monday with a move lower, then we will have a morning star pattern, an excellent signal of a reversal in the move up. If you are confident, then I would suggest a short position on Monday, for those less brave I would suggest waiting until Tuesday. If the FTSE 100 falls on Monday, then we could have an evening star candle pattern and a strong signal of a short term reversal. I would suggest a stop loss position somewhere around the 3.9450 region.

In order to help you with your financial spread betting trading I have added several new services to the site. First there is an economic calendar which provides details of all the fundamental news items from around the world, including details of the forecast and previous figures, but if you prefer your news on video, then the latest currency news is the place to go, with updates three times a day. In addition there is a live news feed, and for the latest currency prices, live currency charts covering over 70 of the world’s most popular traded pairs. If you are trading the major indices around the world, latest prices are available on the live index charts, and for gold, silver, copper and oil just check the commodity prices charts. The latest stock prices are provided for the major stocks and shares in Europe, Asia and the Far East.

Spread Betting Tip – Shire PLC

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:17:27 +0000

Shire plc - Daily Candle Chart 9th March 2009

My suggestion for tomorrow’s spread bet is on the London markets and is Shire PLC, which closed this evening on the cash market at 798.50p per share, and I am suggesting that this is a buying opportunity for the short term. First, following this evening’s close we have a long legged doji, an excellent signal that the market is indecisive and could be ready to reverse from the current downwards trend, and whilst the bulls have not overpowered the bears, the candle suggest that a turn is possible. The second point to note is that the spreads of the down bars are narrowing, suggesting that the momentum of the downwards move is reducing, and combined with this we can see that the volume of the last three down bars is also falling, which again is an excellent signal that the selling pressure is coming to an end. Finally we note the large volume on the day under the doji candle, suggesting that buying or stopping volume has now entered the market. Using volume spread analysis combined with our candlestick analysis, this suggests that we could see a rise in Shire plc prices in the next few days from the current price of 798.50p. I would suggest placing a stop loss somewhere below 760p.

Job Losses In The US Increase

admin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:52:47 +0000

Following the release of the Non Farm Payroll data on Friday, over 8% of the workforce in the US is now unemployed, and all the current forecasts suggest the situation is likley to worsen in the next few months. Particularly badly hit is the manufacturing sector with over 1.3 million jobs lost since the recession began.

Hi And Welcome

admin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:25:33 +0000

Hello and a very warm welcome to another of my financial sites, which I hope will explain everything you need to know about financial spread betting – not simply which companies offer what products and how they all compare, although I’ll cover this in detail for you as well, but much more importantly the risks and the opportunities that this form of trading offers. Spread betting in the financial markets has grown almost exponentially in the last few years. The main reason ( I believe ) is the underlying simplicity, which attracts many novice investors who have little experience of trading in general, and see this as an easy way to start, which undoubtedly it is! However, just like a rocky coastline, beneath the waves lie hidden dangers for the unwary, and if you rush in too quickly, with no clear plan or understanding of how spread betting works, then you will lose not only your initial deposit, but probably a great deal more. So please take time to read this site carefully, as I have been asked many times to produce one, so finally here it is! I hope you find it useful and above all helps you to understand how the spread betting markets work. I firmly believe financial spread betting is an excellent tool for all types of traders, whether novice or experienced, but you have to understand the underlying risks before you start, so please don’t make the mistake of thinking it is easy – it isn’t. What is easy is opening an account, and then losing all you money. Hopefully this site will stop you doing the first until you are ready, and the second in due course!

I will now be updating this site regulalry with suggested trades and spread betting tips, along with the latest news on video, so I hope you will check back regulalry, and as always many thanks for all your support, comments, and advice which are always much apprecaited – regards Anna