Tag: spread betting strategies
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Gravestone Doji
Gravestone Doji On the other hand we have the Gravestone Doji, which is a strong bearish candlestick pattern that occurs at the top of bull trend, often near the highs. The Gravestone Doji, as a typical Doji has it’s opening and closing at close to the same price. Rarely these two prices are the same…
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Bollinger Bands breakout strategy (the squeeze)
Now we will show you completely the opposite of what we showed you earlier. This is a Bollinger band breakout strategy. This spread betting strategy works especially when prices have been trading in a range and there has been no decision on direction. Then suddenly they move either lower or higher and break out of…
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Bollinger Bands
Bollinger bands are a measurement of volatility. This is a very popular indicator created by John Bollinger. They can be used in many different ways. These are created by measuring the 2 standard deviation from a 20 day moving average of the price.They have three part to this technical indicator: The moving average: This…
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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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Moving Averages, Simple and Exponential
Moving Averages, Simple and Exponential This Indicator is often used in various spreadbet strategies. The moving average is a simple average price of the last n prices. This is a lagging indicator, that is used to smooth data and filter out noise. The moving average is also a base indicator for many other indicators you…