World #2 status awaits Murray
The semi final went pretty much the way we expected. Gasquet put up a lot of resistance but Murray eventually won out. It may for a nice trading set up, you can see the charts here. No Tennis match can...
View ArticleFrench Open Tennis – Thank you again Monfils
A nice couple of contrasting matches yesterday. First of we had Nadal slip to a set down and 0-3 down in the second set tie break. Of course, he dug deep and pulled himself out of trouble. But you...
View ArticleOpen Golf stats
Fair weather greets us for the Open this year, that’s unusual! But this may make the course a little less random this year. Therefore, from a trading perspective, I’m less inclined to find a big...
View ArticleOpen Golf – End of day one
Day one went a bit better than I expected TBH. The weather was great but we had quite a few golfers complaining about the pin set up on greens that were described as ‘Glass’. This meant the course was...
View ArticleOpen Golf – The cut
If the contenders thought the first day was tough then day two was tougher. Only ten players out of 156 starters managed to get to the cut at par or better. My favourite was Jimenez, it would be great...
View ArticleOpen Golf – What happens to the leaders?
You know me, I can’t look at a sport without trying to understand the structure behind it. So I’ve been looking at how various Open courses play and the dynamics of leader on different rounds. I’ve...
View ArticleOpen Golf
Curiously, Golf was one of the first markets I bet on Betfair way back in June 2000. But I quickly moved onto other sports before I returned with a vengeance a few years later. The British Open is...
View ArticleOpen Golf – Day two
Two clear leaders at the end of day one. McIlroy’s second round collapse is due to start at 14:27 today! I’ve posted a list of movers on the forum. There can be a really complex correlation between tee...
View ArticleLiquidity at the Open Golf
The Open is almost upon us and while I realise it’s not a burning question on everybody’s mind, I thought I’d help you find the best time to take a position the market before it starts. One of the...
View ArticleTrading the Open Golf
The British Open is different from other majors in that it is played on rotation schedule across a number of ‘links’ courses in the UK. Links courses are traditionally near the sea, are near or on...
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