Recent content by sidg219

Catching tops and bottoms As a small trader it is fatal to try to catch tops and bottoms with a small margin account. Only those with millions of dollars in funds like fund managers can catch tops and bottoms as the have deep pockets and no leverage. For a small trader like me, the only wat to...

Reversing my position Added more money to my spread-beting account to cover my position, as at the last minute on Friday the 25th 2008 I changed my long position on Vedanta to a short. Vedanta is at a low risk for a sell technically speaking, as there was a lot of last minute professional...

As a small trader using several platforms and accounts to minimize risk, I take an intermarket view of chooisng markets and technical analysis for entry and exits. The idea is to minimize whipsaws, and reduce the risk of losing accounts. Based on 5 years' exerience in the markets, hopefully this...

None Well since spreadbetting is based on stock futures ( Single), none of the small caps have enough liquidity for qualifying for the futures market. Hence you do not get any small caps for spread betting. Plus the spread would be so huge ( future exchange + spreadbetting firm combined)...