Archive for fixed odds betting

Fixed odds bets – betting on FTSE 100

Monday, September 27th, 2010

The ftse 100 has continued to extend the recent bullish sentiment for the UK leading index this morning, fuelled by merger and acquisition activity in both Europe and the UK. The ftse 100 index closed on Friday with a wide spread up candle, which just failed to breach the 5600 level, closing at 5598.48, but validating the strong signal we saw on Thursday as the index tested the 20 day moving average, which duly provided a solid platform of support. With the bullish trend now well established, my fixed odds betting tip for today is a one touch for the ftse 100 over the next 7 days at the 5726 level, or a no touch bet at 5425 for the same contract period.

Risk on appetite remains firm for equities:

Global Markets Overview: Shares are trading higher as investors are encouraged by Wall Street’s strong performance and rising US demand for capital goods

Fixed odds trading – ftse100 heads towards 5600 mark

Friday, September 24th, 2010

The ftse 100 continued higher today, helped by bid rumours in the UK and a pull through effect from US equities, which gained in afternoon trading following better then expected economic housing news. As a result, the ftse 100 index closed just below the psychological 5600 price point, and is not set to break higher. The technical picture remains bullish for the index, following the breakout above the 5400 level, which is now providing a solid platform of support for the index on the daily chart. For ftse betting on Monday, look for the index to open higher, and my suggestion would be for a one touch bet on the index to touch 5695 in the next 7 days, or alternatively a no touch bet below in the 5425 region for the same period.

The ftse 100 followed the US markets higher today as US equities pushed higher on good economic news:

Bid rumours helped the blue-chip index close just shy of the 5600 mark on
Friday.

Silver futures break above .38 per ounce

Friday, September 24th, 2010

The commodities market in general has been trending higher over the last few weeks, with metals such as gold and silver leading the way. Gold has recently broken out into new high ground and continues to set record highs on a daily basis. As such this is having a pull through effect on silver, which has also broker out recently to trade above $21 per ounce in the spot and futures markets.

As such this now offers excellent opportunities for fixed odds trading with either a no touch bet to the downside below the $20.50 per ounce region, or alternatively a one touch bet to the upside at $21.50 per ounce or beyond. Both offer good opportunities for short term fixed odds trading for today and over the next few days.

Silver futures extend their bullish trend once again:

The longer term bullish trend for silver continued once again yesterday, with the December silver futures contract closing higher once again, and just failing to breach the $21.25 per ounce price point on the day. Yesterday’s price action provided further evidence of the strength of the recent bulli

Fixed odds bet as the gold price marches to fresh record

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

In the last few weeks gold has hit the headlines once again, as the spot gold price continues to test the $1300 per ounce level, with the December gold futures contract currently trading at $1294.30 on the CME. As such the recent bullish trend looks set to continue for some time to come, and therefore a fixed odds bet such as a one touch above the $1300 per ounce level, or a no touch bet below the $1250 per ounce region both look good bets at the moment.

The bullish momentum for the precious metal was given a further boost on Tuesday with the FOMC hinting at another round of quantitive easing, reducing risk appetite in the markets, and sending investors into safe havens such as gold. Interestingly the US dollar has continued to decline, and is clearly not considered a safe haven by investors at present.

The FED hint at quantitative easing once again in the recent FOMC statement:

Fixed Odds Trading Tip – AUD/USD One Touch Bet

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
aussie dollar daily chart

AUD/USD - Daily Candle Chart One Touch 11th February 2010

For fixed odds trading this morning the currency to watch is the Aussie Dollar, which is already up by 1.5% in early trading,  with the Aussie vs Yen also up by a similar percentage at 1.30%. This dramatic move has also helped to drag the New Zealand dollar to the upside, with the NZD/USD currency trading up by 0.75%. The reason for the move higher was the release overnight of the Australian employment data, which came in well ahead of forecast at 52.7, and exceeding  analysts forecasts of 15.1 by some margin. This news coupled with the recent move by the Australian Government to remove its guarantee of banking deposits. has been seen by the markets as a signal that the worst of the recession is now over, and the these two news items have combined to produce the surge higher seen in the currency markets today. Whilst the AUD/USD remain well below the highs of 2009, this is nevertheless and encouraging signal for AUD/USD bulls, and my fixed odds trading tip for today is to bet that this pair will achieve a price of 0.94 in the next 55 days. If correct this bet will return 250%.

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