Recent content by frinos

Hi Charlton, OK let me clarify a bit... When I say lots of shares are sold, I mean that for example a large institutional investor in a company decides that it wants to reduce it's stock of the shares from 12% to 10%... Once this happens then I have noticed that a lot of smaller investors...

I have a question for those in the know.... For the past few weeks I have basically been watching how the price of about 30 shares fluctuate with the traded volume. My assumptions are that if lots of shares were bought then the price of the share will within the day go up..Also if lots of shares...

Hi Paulds11, Hoggums and UTB Thanks for your insights.... I gather that you guys are full time traders... I have indicated previously that I am in full time work and I will therefore find it very hard to trade during the day... Can I have each one of your opinions in how I should go about...

I get the idea.... The values quoted were purely for example... I just took the first round numbers that popped into my mind to make the question a little easier to understand... Obviously I would utilise money management before attempting any trade.... Can I just describe how I would use money...

Hi UTB, What if I had a stop loss on each side... i.e. If I go long and short on a stock priced at 1000 with a stop at 1010 for the short and 990 for the long... Let's say the bet is £1/pt... If the price moves up from 1000 to 1100... then my short trade will be closed at 1010 giving me a loss...

OK now swiftly moving on.... I have a question for the spread betters... When placing a bet wouldn't it guarantee a win if you placed a bet at the same time but in the opposite direction... i.e. going long AND short on the same stock at the same time with equal stop losses on either side...

Hi TBS, Good questions.. I wouldn't say that money isn't a driver in why I want to do this.. I would say the main driving force right now is the knowledge.. However, there are lots of factors why I want to do this that I won't bore you with... but in a year from now when my knowlege and...

Hi TBS, In one of your last posts you indicated that it would be best for me to to trade medium/long term (swing trading)... Can I still use spread betting for long term trading? If so I gather that I have to pay daily interest on my investment... What other forms of trading can I use for long...

Thanks all, you have made me feel very comfortable posting on this thread... TBS, I have read this entire thread already. I have picked up a lot of things with regards to support, resistance, trends, RR and various patterns... There is definetaly a lot of stuff that needs revisiting as you...

Hi Laptop1, Thanks for the advice... You seem to care more about my money than I do!!... No seriously, I don't intent to start investing heavily for a long time now... and when I do I will be very disciplined... However, I am a firm believer that practice makes perfect... I can read as much on...

Thanks for clearing that up TBS.... So as a beginner what kind of trading should I start with? If I can only trade in the evening (from 7pm onwards) then this means that I can only trade as a day trader or EOD trader in US stocks... Ehm, thats it really... what other choices do I have? Also is...

Thanks Snownation, I though that interest might come into the equation one way or another. So what would be the best derivatives to trade for an EOD trader? Actually let's take one step back, what exactly is an EOD trader. Is it someone who trades in the US stocks because they are the only...

Hello all, I have a great interest and would really like to get into trading. Like many, I am currently in full time employment but, unlike many, I actually like my job and don't feel the need that I want to replace it with full time trading. Since being in full time work I can only trade...