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My longest prediction yet

My longest prediction yet

Phew, what a busy period that was and the appropriate climax to much action came on to a head at Wimbledon on Sunday. I’m taking a short break now before returning to the full fold later in the week.

I’m having some R&R, not rest and relaxation, but rest and research. I’m taking a break from the trading to go over things like Royal Ascot and Wimbledon. I’ve collected a massive amount of data over Wimbledon, so I need to

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High expectations

High expectations

Expectations are high for today’s men final and I think for once I’ll just watch and enjoy it, though I will gather data. It’s been a very busy two weeks at Wimbledon and it’s throwing off above average trading characteristics, so time for a well deserved rest.

I watched last years final from Silverstone but this year the diary has lined up a bit better, but I may end up watching it at the beach because the weather is so

07/07/2013 | By | Reply More
Finals day at Roland Garros

Finals day at Roland Garros

Ha, it’s obviously not, but it may well as be. The match of the men’s tournament is upon us and deserves a lot of attention today. Nadal has ended up playing Djokovic in the semis thanks to his 3rd seed status, but it’s a match befitting the final.

On the other side of the draw Tsonga is the big benefactor of Rafa’s seeding and has an intriguing match against Ferrer.

Here are some stats for the Djokovic vs Nadal match, …

07/06/2013 | By | Reply More
Aussie Open serves up another classic tennis match

Aussie Open serves up another classic tennis match

Anybody trading on Sunday was treated to another classic Tennis match in Melbourne.

Stanislas Wawrinka shocked world number one Novak Djokovic by racing to a 6-1 first set lead. Djokovic was clearly in trouble and needed to stage a big fight back or hope that Wawrinka faded.

Being the champion that Djokovic is, he dug deep and started the fight back. This match exhibited perfect trading characteristics again.  It was another match, where if you were trading, you couldn’t lose. …

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Rain stops play, starts trade

Rain stops play, starts trade

After a generally uncompetitive end to the women’s Tennis at the French Open I was looking forward to a decent final in the men’s. Fresh from the Aussie open blockbuster I had hoped we could see some very competitive action, not forgoing Nadal’s dominance on clay.

The first set was a bit of a mish mash with five breaks in seven games before Nadal went on to go two sets up. Djokovic needed some something to turn it around and …

11/06/2012 | By More
Tennis traders turn blue into green

Tennis traders turn blue into green

The tournament in Madrid has caught my attention this week. I haven’t traded it much in the past, but the move to blue clay caught my attention. I love uncertainty, as it often creates opportunity.

Madrid is playing on a new surface this year, blue clay. Officially the surface is supposed to play the same as red clay but the top players are complaining that it’s playing nothing like normal, “It’s too slippery”. Players have complained that it is hard …

10/05/2012 | By More
Underneath a legendary Tennis match

Underneath a legendary Tennis match

Not many words can describe the fantastic Men’s final at the Australian open tennis, so I wont try. But to say it was special, would definitely be an understatement. I started the match half dressed having not risen early enough to get changed properly, broke for a full Sunday lunch and still returned for a hour of excitement. Amazing stuff.

The great thing about these matches is that pretty much any trading strategy you adopt will win. If somebody goes …

30/01/2012 | By More
Awesome match

Awesome match

At last, a real classic match to talk about at the US Open. Djokovic through to the final after defeating Federer, again, in the semi final from two match points down. A great trading match as well, with some clear cut entry and exit points.

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10/09/2011 | By More
Well done Djokovic

Well done Djokovic

Well played and and excellent job so far this year. A remarkable season so far, I wonder what heights he will reach this year?

I managed to call the final just right as it was easy to read and conformed to most entry and exit points. Wimbledon has been great this year. It’s probably the best tournament I have traded in terms of results and very few mistakes. This is rare, as you expect a few howlers through a grand …

03/07/2011 | By More
Meanwhile

Meanwhile

OK, I’m still digesting the news a bit. But while I do that, there is still some great sport on.

The two Wimbledon semi finals are priced around the same level, 1.58 for the favourite, but we have two different contests IMHO.

The head-to-heads tell a different tale: –

Djokovic should be favourite, sure, but Tsonga leads Djokovic 5-2 in head to heads. Though this is the first time they’ve met on grass.

Nadal should also easily be the favourite …

01/07/2011 | By More
Well done Nadal

Well done Nadal

Well done to Rafa Nadal who completed a career grand slam this morning, UK time, at the US Open. He looked good value for the win, though I only stayed up till 11pm to watch it, but at that point the rain stopped play. I looked at the recording and spreadsheet data this morning for the part I missed. It didn’t appear to restart till 1am this morning.

It’s been a good trading tournament and I took forward my Wimbledon …

14/09/2010 | By More
Tennis trading lessons

Tennis trading lessons

A couple of neat lessons were served up by the Tennis yesterday and both showed that statistics don’t always give you the key to actually understanding what is going on in the underlying market.

First we had the Federer match. Struggling with a vibrant opponent you could have counted Federer out for the count, but a revealing post match interview revealed what was going through his head at 2-6 1-3 down. Federer commented on how the sun was bothering him …

28/01/2010 | By More
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