The Last Ever US Open
It dawned on me today that next week's US Open will probably be the last one I ever trade! As I will be in some distressingly hot country, dressed in sandals and covered in mosquito bites this time...
View ArticleA Life Changing Week
It was a national holiday in the UK on Monday so I took my girlfriend out for a long romantic/dirty weekend. It was pretty much a spontaneous thing (not something I really planned to do as I've known...
View ArticleSultan Tennis Trading Guide
The US Open comes to a close with the women's final today and the men's on Monday. It's been a tournament full of upsets on both sides, with perhaps the biggest being Novak Djokovic's loss to Kei...
View ArticleMillions by the Minute
I recently spoke with a professional gambler regarding my Tennis Trading Guide. He claimed to be very successful, earning hundreds of thousands a year from a simple football strategy he devised but...
View ArticleMillion Dollar Traders
The second episode of "Traders: Millions by the Minute" aired last night on BBC 2. Another interesting show allowing us to look at a few ordinary, every-day financial traders from a variety of...
View ArticleLive Skype Trading Sessions
The trading documentaries I've recently been watching have really got me thinking about the possibilities of doing some live, one to one or group trading. When I began the Academy, I decided against...
View ArticleInternational Premier Tennis League
I'd totally forgotten about the brand new event that is soon to take place in the tennis world - the International Premier Tennis League. Loosely based on cricket's Indian Premier League with its...
View ArticleFirst Live Skype Session Next Week
Interest in the live Skype sessions has been overwhelming! So much so that I've decided to bring forward the date for the free test sessions. They will now take place during the WTA Championships which...
View ArticleLive Skype Test Sessions Results & Analysis
Last night saw my first foray into live Skype trading and I swiftly followed it up this morning and afternoon with a second and third test session. Unfortunately, I was unable to trade the first few...
View ArticleComplete Lack of Focus
One of the things I've written about lots of times on the blog is that my biggest trading issue is a struggle to remain 100% focused. I don't think most people actually believe me when I say this. If...
View ArticleNishikori Night-time Knockout Nets Nice Nuggets (Video)
10 minutes - I thought that was pretty quick for coming up with that title! I'm probably more impressed with that than I am with what it actually refers to! Friday was my first official Sultan Skype...
View ArticleNew Tennis Trading Videos
Yesterday was my second Sultan Skype Session and I took the liberty of once again recording the end of the most successful trade of the day. Not as big as last week's profit but still an excellent ROI...
View ArticleThe End of the Road
And so the tennis season finally comes to a close with a new world record crowd for an official tennis match (27,432) in Lille for an exciting Davis Cup Final. This in some respects made up for the...
View ArticleSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTT!!!!!!!
This is what I've been saying inside my head for the past few days. Outwardly, it's a different story. I've shown nothing but pure joy and happiness. Which is exactly how I feel, for the most part. But...
View ArticleAustralian Open 2015: Last Chance Saloon
Happy New Year!! The tennis season officially begins next week but there's already tennis available to trade, courtesy of the Mubadala Exhibition which starts today with Andy Murray kicking things off....
View ArticleNever Give Up
Happy Birthday to me! It's 4 years to the month since Centre Court Trading began, so I'm treating myself to (extra) Ben and Jerry's today. I've not posted for a while. With a pregnant wife (who I'm...
View ArticleTrump?! What the FUCK?!
This seems to be what most people are thinking this past couple of days. You can say that these are strange times in which we are living but in my opinion, there has never been anything but strange...
View ArticleFear of Muslims and Fear of Markets
Fear is the most destructive force on the planet. Fear creates war: fear of other nations, other governments, other races, other religions. Fear separates and divides humans: fear of something...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of Happyness
My recent posts have had the strong theme of self improvement and in particular, taking control of your own life; realising that we can achieve great things if we make a bigger effort. We live in an...
View ArticleThe Mug v Shrewd Trader Checklist: Which One Are You?
There's nothing more damning or shameful in the betting world than to be labelled a mug. I've seen arguments on forums between traders where this one, 3 letter word, is thrown around liberally as the...
View ArticleThe No. 1 Thing You Need to be a Successful Trader
Most people think it's a good strategy - it's not. Because a good strategy won't work in the wrong hands.Many think you need to have certain personality traits or...
View ArticleCocaine and Strippers
The two traders who I have most looked up to since I began learning how to trade, are Mark Iverson and Matt "Jolly Green Giant" Punt.com (I also have a great deal of respect for Tradeshark but his...
View ArticleMy Year So Far (With New Bonus Graphs!)
I hate statistical analysis. It was one of the modules of my university course that I reluctantly had to do and it was by far my most hated one. I mostly recall trying to stay awake in lectures and...
View ArticleTrading for Betfair = Chundersome
Much introspection has littered my blog posts recently. I genuinely had no intention of ever lifting my finger to keyboard (doesn't have any of the romanticism of "pen to paper" does it?) again, back...
View ArticleMy New Cryptocurrency Trading Guide!
This time last year, I was getting ready to spend some serious time learning how to trade the stock markets. I'll be honest and say it didn't really get me excited. It was gonna be just another string...
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