Archive : Sports Graphs

Tennis games usually include heavy betting and smart money often upsets Betfair graphs. Would you consider a EUR120,000 bet in set betting smart money though, or a desperate move by a gambling addict? I scanned the tennis markets in Betfair this morning, looking for the most popular matches – using the “Where is the money” option – and I was surprised to find out that about 270K euros have [...]

Sports trading in betting exchanges often implicates basic technical analysis of betting graphs. Lightning fast betting in live events though, makes applying technical analysis a difficult task that requires valuable time and effort. Trading in a live football or tennis game requires concentration and quick reactions, let alone betting in live horse racing markets where the betting graph won’t [...]

Betfair graphs show the odds movement of an event. If many bettors back a team or a competitor, the betting odds will shorten and we profit by trading the trend. What about the final result of the game? Can Betfair graphs really predict the final outcome of an event? I believe so and I have a couple of examples to prove that. My latest experience regarding predicting final results with the help of [...]

The first race of Formula 1 this season is Bahrain Grand Prix and Vettel will be starting from the pole position right in front of the two Ferrari’s. Formula 1 is a fascinating sport to be trading in Betfair for a change besides football or horse racing. Since each race consists of a 3-day event, there is plenty of time to trade the odds. At this time the odds pretty much reflect the qualification [...]

These first articles at Trading Graphs are like an introduction and it feels like reinventing the wheel! While I admit I am a newbie at stock trading and have just opened an account with Interactive Brokers, I have tons of experience in another form of online trading, called Betfair trading. Although the general term is sports trading, Betfair is the leading sports exchange and due to their popularity, [...]