Winning spread betting strategies

Malcolm Pryor is a member of the Society of Technical Analysts in the UK and has been designated a Certified Financial Technician by the International Federation of Technical Analysts.He is a director of a consultancy practice and is an expert at several games, including bridge, where he has held the rank of Grandmaster or higher since 1996.He provides one-to-one coaching for traders.

"Pryor does a good job of explainging his views and trades and uses clear charts." - Your Trading Edge

• About the author Preface Acknowledgements Risk Warning Introduction Part 1 - The Spread Betting Investor A Tale of Three Investors - Investor - 1 buy and hold - Investor - 2 sitting out the down trends - Investor - 3 capitalising on up and down trends The Spread Betting Investor - Definition - Profile - Objectives - Resources The Rules - About rules - 7 Investing Rules That Really Count The Spread Betting Investor Mind Set - Objectives - Acquiring Skills - Winning Attitudes Part Two - 7 Spread Betting Investor Strategies Technical Tools Used in the Spread Betting Investor Strategies - Tools to define up, down and sideways - Tools to define short term dips and rallies - Other technical analysis tools - Trading concepts - Important note on the strategy examples Strategy 1 - Buying Dips - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 2 - Buying Relative Strength - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 3 - Selling Rallies - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 4 - Selling Relative Weakness - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 5 - Buying Support and Selling Resistance - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 6 - Long/Short Portfolio - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 7 - Early Bird - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Appendix - Exit methodology - Bet size - Shorting - Diversification - Drawdown Index