Recent content by bobmick

Hi, I'm looking for a download that will let me back test some trading systems and wonder if anyone has any ideas? Thanks, James

Thanks! Now I'm getting my head around the nuts and bolts of it all I've got to do is figure out how to make money at it!!

ok I think I'm getting it.

Looking into commodity trading I have started to wonder what the prices of commodities 'on the exchanges' have to do with the price of commodities in the real world. Maybe I'm just being thick but I just cant seem to put the two together. Supply and demand? I just cant get my head around it! Say...

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Hi, I may sound a bit thick but how come the prices / spreads seem to go all to buggery as soon as the markets close? This seems to give a totally false position on open trades overnight. I'm sure someone can clear this up for me!

Ok thanks!

Capital Spreads is showing Electra closed at 946 when they actually closed at 917.5. Quite significant when you're short on them as I am! Anyone out there able to explain this to me? Thanks, James

As a novice spread trader and new client of Capital Spreads there's a few technical analysis things on their site that I could do with explaining to me if poss. Firstly, momentum - I know what the word means but how is it applied to spread trading? Secondly, parabolic SAR. Looks like it may be a...

Hi, I'm new to spread trading and have an account with Capital Spreads and notice that if you put on an order when the markets are closed that the spread significantly widens. I was wondering if this is common amongst all the spread firms and is it worth placing an order when the markets are...