Represents a strategy of investing in the US sports marketplace
using a contrarian value approach.
SportsInsights» philosophy of seeking value
using contrarian methods has worked well in the basketball marketplace this season, with both the NBA and College Basketball markets yielding good results.
Using our contrarian betting philosophies, we've uncovered few winning betting systems.
For those of you unfamiliar with the column, the underlying theme is the idea of
using contrarian betting strategies to find value in the NFL.
Investors can seek out contrarian - style funds to invest in, or they can employ a contrarian mutual fund trading strategy by selecting mutual funds to invest in
using contrarian investment principles.
I have made most of my money as a trader by
using contrarian trading approaches like false - breaks and my proprietary fakey trading strategy.
Selectively buy potential bargains
using contrarian investing, and just as important, diversify!
Not exact matches
Contrarian day traders attempt to pick tops and bottom
using other technical indicators and profit from a change in trends.
An AAII survey is often
used as a
contrarian indicator, meaning traders turn upbeat when its readings turn bearish.
Investors are gloomier, and that could be great for stocks While AAII survey shows a jump in bearishness, it's often
used as a
contrarian indicatorInvestors have plenty to worry about, but their growing gloominess actually could be bullish for the stock market.
You can check the previous posts about What are stocks and how to value them, How does Currency Trading Work, How are Currencies Traded, Investing in Commodities, What Fundamentals Affect Commodity Prices, What are ETF's, What are Options, How are Options» Prices Structured, Investing for Beginners Part 2 — Different Investment Strategies, When does Buy and Hold not Work, An Unconventional Approach to Buy and Hold, An Unconventional Approach to Buy and Hold Part 2, How the Investment Advisor Game is Played, An Introduction Into «Secular Investing», Don't Short When it Comes to Secular Investing, An Introduction into Trend Following, An Introduction into Technical Indicators, When does Trend Following Not Work, Risk Management for Trend Followers, An Introduction to
Contrarian Investing,
Using Oscillators for
Contrarian Investing,
Using Magnitude Extreme vs. Time Extreme,
Contrarian Investing can be
Used for Different Time Frames
Here's a
contrarian approach that David Einhorn
uses to find ideas (I'm sure he won't mind if you steal it, in fact he might of taken it from you as you kinda touched on it on your betfair analysis!)
Jared has an extensive network of Wall Street traders, hedge fund managers, and other financial professionals (though he often
uses their consensus as a
contrarian indicator).
Deep Value is a practical guide that reveals little - known valuation metrics that activist investors and other
contrarians use to identify attractive, asymmetric investment opportunities with limited downside and enormous upside.
So, since VIX - suppression has been a well - known but under - advertised mechanism
used by the Criminal Interventionalists to juice stock prices, it appeared to me as the utmost «Fade the Fed,»
contrarian, set - up trade EVER.
For example, in «Crime, Drugs, Welfare — and Other Good News,» a recent and somewhat
contrarian article in Commentary, Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin applauded the fact that various measures of social disaster and dysfunction seem to be improving from previous lows, including, among others, violent crime and property crime, and teen alcohol and tobacco
use.
Religion has been and always will be a tool
used to motivate masses; most have all heard the opium of the masses quote - and just because it came from someone whose political views are
contrarian to ours, doesn't make that statement less true.
Below, we show that a simple method of
using «Number of Bets» can help to «key in on Public games» and improve
contrarian results.
Steam, Reverse Line Movement and
Contrarian signals are
used to determine why a line has moved and where potential value may lie, but are not the be all end all regarding picks.
Last year was a banner year for Sports Insights»
contrarian betting strategy
using college football betting trends in the college football marketplace — with our 2010 College Football Square Plays winning 63.6 % of its plays.
Betting Against the Public (
contrarian betting) is one of the most popular and simplest «how to win» betting strategies
using our unique Betting Trends data.
Contrarian sports investing in a prudent manner
using good money management has sometimes been described as «grinding things out.»
The article details the public's infatuation with Kentucky and shows how a
contrarian bettor can
use this to profitably bet against the public.
Betting against the public is one of the most basic and popular
contrarian strategies
used at Sports Insights.
Keeping consistent with our
contrarian strategies, we've found that betting against the public once again proves valuable while
using our Bet Labs software.
Additional betting strategies that apply
contrarian methods by
using specific events such as:
The article analyzed five NFL match - ups
using SportsInsights» philosophy of studying the sports marketplace in search of
contrarian value.
We don't «love»
using an additional parameter in our approach to researching betting systems — but this approach seems to make sense and is another
contrarian approach that can help investors identify «value.»
Betting Against the Public (
Contrarian Betting) is one of the most popular and simplest «how to win» betting strategies
using our unique betting trends data.
Using our money percentages, I found that employing a
contrarian strategy has been highly profitable in the 16 bowl games that have been played this season.
We first
used our spread percentage filter to look at a very basic
contrarian strategy — specifically teams receiving less than 40 % of spread bets.
We hope you will join our growing Membership ranks and
use our betting percentages and other
contrarian methods to earn profits from the sports marketplace.
In this article, we present a simple method of
using Sports Insights» «College Basketball Betting Trends» (betting percentages) and «Number of Bets» to help select underdogs that can capture
contrarian value.
When we discuss NBA
contrarian betting, we include many strategies that can be
used to extract value.
Can you explain that discrepancy and what exact criteria do you
use when you release an official
Contrarian play?
Using the «Number of Bets» can help you to hone in on the games that are most «heavily - bet» and can potentially yield more value for
contrarian sports investors.
In total, these sports are already up +11 units for the season
using SportsInsights
contrarian sports investing methods.
The table below,
using line data from Pinnacle, shows performance of
contrarian betting on NFL playoff games since 2003.
No matter which terminology is
used, these games offer tremendous value for
contrarian bettors.
Using the public betting percentages from our seven contributing sportsbooks, you can see that using a basic contrarian filter can prove to be quite profitable in college basketball bet
Using the public betting percentages from our seven contributing sportsbooks, you can see that
using a basic contrarian filter can prove to be quite profitable in college basketball bet
using a basic
contrarian filter can prove to be quite profitable in college basketball betting.
After several months of gains in baseball, the
contrarian approach
used in the Index — and Sports Insights Square Plays — had a difficult month.
Using the public betting percentages from our contributing sportsbooks, I analyzed nearly 30,000 games from our historical database to break down the sweet spot for
contrarian betting.
In this article, we show that a simple method of
using Sports Insights» «Betting Percentages» and «Number of Bets» to help select underdogs can capture
contrarian betting value.
They are a good
contrarian pick this week with only 5 % taking them at home but there are also tons of opportunities to
use the Pats in future weeks.
We go with the smart money as
contrarian betting is
used by many professional gamblers.
Computer angles, super systems, sharp service plays, auto - fade
contrarian insight, market movements employing Wall Street techniques, sportsbook betting patterns analyzed, simulators, private and public betting databases, money flow charts and more result in the sports betting Key Play of the Day
using the scientific method.
He's learned to
use his intellect, rather than his body, as an outlet for his
contrarian and rebellious nature.
«Mischievous» Ablakwa insulted me
using a pseudonym — Amidu insists Martin Amidu earlier this week took on Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, describing him as «uncouth» when he responded to an article titled, «Martin Amidu, Is he a
Contrarian..»
A
contrarian trick that has served me well is to ponder a coming technology and then imagine, What if everybody gets to
use it?
I
used to find helpful and clarifying information in the Comments Section, but now it is dominated by
contrarian nonsense and off topic drivel.