Become A Sports Trader

This week's episode is about what has been learned from this year's Big Bash T20 competition as Matt explains some of the different dynamics and the traps you can fall into as a trader. Mentioned in an earlier podcast on T20 trading playing at the low end numbers is important, however playing both sides of the market can reap dividends when markets hit resistance and support price points. The show also talks about the importance of correct risk management skills and why each trade you make is an individual thought process.

This weeks episode is about back to lay trading on horse racing and Matt expands on the idea and why you need different exit strategies to trade this technique effectively He also explores the importance of the form-book in pinpointing back to lay opportunities, plus he reverses the process and gives a short overview of lay 2 back trading. He talks through some of the dynamic closing techniques that are used in the X-Movers.

In the first episode of 2015 Matt combines two thought process when he talks through reflections & aspirations of his trading. One of the common mistakes novice traders make is having a short time mindsets, Matt talks about the importance of measure your success on yearly basis. He also explains why you should do a SWOT analysis on your trading to help set your future goals. In the aspirations part of the show Matt talks about setting realistic goals and why you should have a purpose with your trading.

This episode is dedicated to horse racing and swing trading as Matt explains some best practices when attempting to trade this technique He also highlights a good starting point for novice traders and which markets they should concentrate on first. He dives deeper into technique and explains why the live shows are very important in giving you a second opinion and helping to identify good swing trading opportunities.

In this episode Matt takes a look at why we make the trading decisions that we do and the differences between the novice and the professional Matt looks at the key influencers in the decision process and break it down into the key elements that will improve your trading profits. He also provides an update on the secret X-Trader and how he has got into a position of being able to enjoy a second income from his trading.

This week’s podcast is dedicated to trading T20 cricket as Matt’s shares some of his thoughts on how you can get started trading this sport. He talks through the essentials that you need to knew and what profiling you need to do in order to gain an edge in the markets. Finally, he explain which price range he has most success with in the past and why targeting those matches initially is a good place to start.

This week’s episode is about ‘Short term mindset’ and how they can damage your trading profitability long term. Matt explains why so many traders have the wrong approach to trading and by making a few simple adjustments you can change your trading dynamics. The show concludes with two killer tips on how you can protect your trading bank and ensure that you mindset remains positive.

In this episode Matt looks at the importance of not cashing out you trading bank at the early stages and why your shouldnt have any everyday attachments to your bank. He also suggests that a shift in mindsets from a hobby to a start-up business is important in adopting a more professional approach to your trading. He also provides feedback on 'The Secret X-Trader' journey on how he has reached his desired goal since the start of football season.

This week's episode is dedicated to the trading the horse racing markets and Matt explains why it's now one of the most difficult sports for novices to master. He talks the pitfalls of trying to scalp every market and what markets should be your starting if you want to start scalping. He also takes a look a the perfect pairs trading racing and why you should just practice this at certain prices. Finally he reveals a neat trick on how you can get a list of potential support and resistance price points.

This weeks episode is dedicated to stop loss and risk management as Matt explains why he believes getting this right is the key to long term profits. He talks through some of the difference on how novice traders approach the whole process of stop loss and how a simple change in thinking will pay dividends. He concludes the show talking about losing positions and how to handle them.

In this week's Podcast Matt talks to Ian Bone who joined the X-Traders in August 2014 after years of punting on the horses. The pair discuss what the first few weeks have been like within the trading community and how Ian is fitting the learning journey around his busy work and family commitments. If you have ambitions of starting to trade effectively then this show will give you some pointers on how to start the right way.

This week’s episode talks through the mechanical trading process and how that can be the starting point to strategy development. Matt explains how simple ideas or theories can be potentially turned into profitable trading strategies. He demonstrates the 50/50 process as key to measure and once you know the answer to that question you can develop strategies into more dynamic techniques.

In this week's episode Matt talks through the differences between stats based trading and trading using match reading skills. He looks at the pro's and con's of stats based trading and why it may not be as profitable as the X-Traders less is more approach to trading. The show concludes by taking a look at some of the punter mindets that can stop them from making that transition into a sport trader.

In the 10th Episode of the popular sports trading podcast the main focus is an intial look at Tennis Trading and how just one little snippet of knowledge could be the catalyst for all your trading this sport. Matt also talks through a hybrid approach to pre-match trading on football and how the process of elimination can create a potential instant green book.

In this weeks episode Matt looks at trading aspirations and why losing or novice traders tend to play the victim when their trading goes wrong He analyses the importance of setting goals and combating the fear of failure, plus why we make the decisions we do. The show concludes by taking a look at the practical steps you can take to debug the punters mindset.

In this week's episode Matt looks at taking responsibility for your actions when it comes to trading as he reveals the simple formula that he has been using to develop his own trading over the years. He talks through the best practices used by professionals in analysing their trading and highlights some of mistakes novice trader make. Finally; he looks how a trading diary should be structure with the three key elements that are essential for developing your trading.

This week's is dedicated to cricket trading and Matt is joined on the show by full-time trader Mark Iverson and the pair discuss the follow aspects of trading the various formats of the game, with Mark giving his insight on the questions below Why is cricket a good sport to trade? which format of the game do you find better trade and why? What three bits of advice would give to novice cricket traders? What is CricIntel and how can we get involved? Do you work with variable or fixed risk management? How do you prepare to trade tournaments like the champions league, Big Bash & IPL etc?

In this week’s episode Matt is joined by fellow full-time X-Trader Andy Richmond to talk about NFL trading. Trading NFL is one of the emerging markets on the betting exchanges and for a novice trader its a good sport to trade as you have time to think. The pair also discuss what is happening in season 3 of NFL Insight trading community that is available on our sister site Betting Insight.

This week's episode is split into two parts with Matt's talking through why the less is more approach to trading can really increase your bank and a rapid rate. He also discusses the importance of learning the markets before placing money through them. The second part of the show is dedicated to market cycles and Matt provides some techniques that you can use to fast track your knowledge of the markets that will ultimately boost your profitability.

This week's episode is dedicated to football trading and Matt's talks through some of the options you have a trader and why there is a place for match reading trading and stats based trading. The bulk of the show explains some best practices when it trading markets and how by adopting these simple techniques can put you in a position of strength to leverage and potential profits from other markets. The show concludes with bit information about Matt's new Soccer Insight Podcast and his new Soccer Insight betting/trading service house on our sister site at Betting Insight.