• Here you will find all the information that you need to get started and maximise the forum

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    @Nikki-HALSALL It seems like you are perfectly set up for this!

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    Well. I. Never.

    2-0, red home, 3-0

    11 mins to go

    Ends 3-3 with a disallowed away goal to boot.

    Love this league!

  • Place for all talk of horse racing

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    @John-Folan yeah noticed this has been flying recently, well done!

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    @Fraser-cord crazy collapse hitting the ball in the air needing 7 per with a lot of overs to go

  • Training section for members

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    @Simon-Bates do you mean when to enter and exit specifically?

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    Has anyone been having random selections ending up in the Tips Form?? I've had 4 today across 3 different strategies and no idea where they care been imported from.

  • Blog posts from individual members

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    Month 24 of trading.

    November was a break even month for me. After 2 years of learning and trading I have decided to take a step back from some of my strategies and just collect the data to get a better idea of performance before trading them.

    In the last 2 years I have learnt and figured out a lot. Had I had this information at the start of the process I think I would be much further ahead - but that us part of the process. So, what I have I learnt about myself and trading after 2 years of giving it a go?....

    The type of trader I want to be..... I want to be a predominantly Set and Forget trader. I don't want to be sitting in front of my comp on weekends. This means I need to find enough good quality selections that I can make some decent money off that fit the way I want to trade. I have begun this process and will hopefully be able to share the fruits of my labour soon.

    Quality over quantity..... for the last 2 years I have chased anything that seemed to make money - even if it was 2% ROI and having to place 50+ bets on a Sat morn. I value my time a lot higher having reflected on this. Therefore I want strategies that have an over 5% ROI as a bare minimum with a decent number of selections each month.

    Data collection is key... I have found myself getting frustrated at strategies that seem to work when paper trading then as soon as you go live they fail. I had a rule about going live after 3 months of collection. This I think is too ambitious and can lead to false expectations. I plan to now collect a few hundred results before even using small stakes. This will save time trading and ensure that when the time is right I will have more confidence in my strats.

    Give myself credit.... it can be very easy to look at my overall losses and think "wow, what a waste" - but I need to take the long view and understand that like setting up a new business the chances are you are going loose money on your first year or two. Compared to a uni degree or college course I have spent a fraction. And I know the long term gains will pay for that with ease.

    Overall I am happy with where I am - I'm still in the fight and have some very exciting strategies that will work better for how I want to trade. After two years of finding my feet I'm ready for the big leagues - let's do it!