Tag: FTSE 100
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FTSE 100 Example
Here is an Example of trading the FTSE. I will first show you how to calculate the your bet size and bet risk. Then in the second part I will show you What to look out for and show you various strategies applied to the FTSE. FTSE 100 Spread Betting Example Here is a example…
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5 Min GBPUSD
Time frame: 5 Min Indicators used / Settings: Parabolic SAR : (0.1, 0.11) Moving Average : SMA 20 MACD:(5, 8, 9) Charts used: GBP Possible other spread betting charts: FTSE 100, DAX, EURUSD ******************************** Entry Rules: Spread-betting long: The Parabolic SAR will give you the direction. Therefore you wait for the Parabolic SAR to be…
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Fibonacci
Fibonacci Retracements are ratios used to identify potential reversal levels. Trader’s use these to predict where support or resistance levels are. The most popular Fibonacci Retracements are 61.8% and 38.2%. Fibonacci numbers were identified by Leonardo Fibonacci, represent ratios that naturally occurred in Nature. Fibonacci numbers are simply a series of numbers that when you…
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ZigZag
ZigZag per se is not an indicator, but it is a filter to show you where the trend has changed. In various spreadbetting strategies this is very useful in showing you where to find support and resistance areas or various classic patterns like a double bottom, triple bottom head and shoulders. As a spread bet…
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MACD Convergence Divergence
Convergence and Divergence are very strong signals in the various spread trading strategies. Now we will see this applied to the MACD. Lets recall: Bearish Divergence is when prices of the Stock, index, Forex pair are making new highs but the technical indicator is telling you the opposite, it is showing weakness. Bullish Divergence is…
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Exponential Moving Averages
Exponential Moving Averages The exponential moving average also known as the exponential smoothing. This indicator is the one preferred by technical analysts of the various different moving averages, as it is a balance between the simple moving average, that lags and the weighted moving average that is over sensitive. The simple moving average gives more…
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Spread Trading the MACD – Moving Average crossover
The way spread betters trade or interpret the moving average crossover is they wait for the signal line to cross over the MACD line, simply explained, the 9 EMA (which is the Fast line) cross the 26 EMA(the slower of the two lines). Below is an example of the FTSE 100 Index using the MACD Moving…