As you can see from today I did a lot better than the last time. I did not go in play at all and even with a few trades that went against me I just took the small loss and moved on like it didnt matter. Its a lot harder than you think for me to break the "in play" habit and it really is going to be the battle that is going to make me or break me. I will keep at it. So I … [Read more...]
Going In Play Epic Fail
Learning to trade has been one of the hardest things I have ever tried to do and although I have all the understanding and ability and have proven this I struggle daily with taken open trades in play. Taking a trade in play is one of the worst things you can do and to be honest every time that I do it I know that I am being a dick and gambling and I know how I will feel … [Read more...]
Better Day Trading The Horses
I was out for the first part of the days trading and so I managed to grab the last hour or so and it started out ok but had a bad loss at first but did not let that get the better of me and carried on. Taking small losses is one of the hardest things for me to do and in previous years I would take that small loss in play and then I would gamble. Not going in play is a big … [Read more...]
13p Profit… YAY
Today I was at my wife's parents on a laptop and was a bit late to the trading. By the time I set up the laptop and got the screen how I wanted I wasted quite a bit more time... However I did get a few trades in and as a whole it was ok. I only had two losing trades out of the day but one of those was quite a big loss but I still manages to make a profit.of … [Read more...]
A Good End To 2018
Since my daughter was born I have not had my head in horse trading and frankly I lost my way and became a bit of a gambler and that was not good. However, I have got use to sleepless nights now and I am use to being exhausted and so now I decided to blow the dust off Bet Angel and start looking at the horse markets and today was a good day to start again. The day started … [Read more...]
That Is The End of That Then
After yesterdays losses i thought that my automation bot was going to die but I was deep down hoping it was a glitch. Well today was not any better, in fact it was worse. I can honestly say I am a little confused and lost as to why but I can say that this bot will be going in the dead bot folder. I need to have a look at another idea of mine but for now it is the … [Read more...]
So close but so far
All through the day I was checking my Betfair profit and loss for the day and was quite please as it was 100% strike rate right up until the last bloody race when I took an £8.51 loss. Bugger... I was a little confident that this bot was going to be good but today it highlighted how volatile an in play market can be. I will let the bet run for tomorrow and see but … [Read more...]
100% Strike Rate Betfair Horse Automation
After the last fewbdays of my Betfair horse racing automation bot going rogue I made a few tweaks and have set it to only offset the lay bet by 3 ticks. Reducing the tick offset it reduces your profit but increases your strike rate and i was expecting a little loss today but i was pleased to see that every trade was a profitable one and that the end of the days horse … [Read more...]
Another day of losses
Well it is another day of losses 1 too many horses came in to win which made me a losing day... I am starting to think that this current Betfair bot is not going pass the test of time... £3.09 down on the day but I am not sure What else to do.... I could move the offset tick to be less than the 15 and hope for a quick match... I will give that a go tomorrow and see … [Read more...]
Back to the Horses Automation
my betfair horse automation bot yesterday was quite profitable for the horses and was tragic for the greyhounds so today I binned off the dog side of the bot and decided to carry on with the horse automation. Well it has been good and bad all day and then I decided to have a look at the markets and issues with my connection using a VPN meant I lost £4 and then I thought … [Read more...]