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Spread Betting DVD extract - Pullbacks

Over the next few weeks we will be bringing you extracts from Malcolm Pryor's DVD on short term spread betting. The first extract in the series takes a look at Directional Bias and Pullbacks.

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FTSE 350 sectors - update

Posted on 04/09/2010 in FTSE100 analysis
The upward price action of the last week has for the time being at least eliminated all sectors from our list of sectors in a down trend and under performing the overall market by 5% or more over the last three months. Conversely we now have 12 (out of 39) sectors passing all five tests for an up trend and also out performing the overall market by 5% or more: Automobiles & Parts Chemicals Electricity Electronic & Electrical Equipment Forestry & Paper General Industrials Industrial Engineering Industrial Metals Life Insurance Mobile Telecommunications Oil Equipment; Services & Distribution Technology Hardware & Equipment

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Re: Trade History Analysis

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Thanks for the breakdown Malcolm, that makes it easier to understand, I’ve now implemented this feature into my excel analysis workbook (see attached - do I have the fundamentals correct?) ...(Read more)

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To illustrate this a bit more let's just take three trades (theoretical not real) risk here is defined as the amount lost if the initial stop gets hit, assuming no slippage trade 1: risk £...(Read more)

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Malcolm, please could you give us a worked example to your last post? Im not 100% sure I understand the principle and comparative benefit of its use. Im currently just recording my win to l...(Read more)

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Spread Betting Central ADX snapshots - Week Ending 13/8/2010

FTSE100FTSE250S+P500GBP/USDEUR/USDUSD/JPYGold - spot
ADX 14 level16171631353815
ADX 14adx down iconadx up iconadx up iconadx down iconadx down iconadx down iconadx down icon
Higher DI - - - + - - +
ADX 8 level26292636484025
ADX 8adx up iconadx up iconadx up iconadx down iconadx down iconadx down iconadx up icon
Higher DI - - - - - - +
CommentPulls back from 5400 resistancePulls back from resistancePulls back from 1130 resistancePulls back after May to August up trendPulls back after June to August up trend Down trendConsolidation between 1160 and 1240

Based on daily charts using 1) Standard 14 day ADX 2) a faster 8 day ADX

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