As per the title of the topic, for a while I've been wondering how to get access to these charts (like shown in this link https://betting.betfair.com/betfair-ann ... 7-710.html) on a market of my choice. I have no idea how to find them on betfair site. I have just spoken on betfair live chat and they are just as clueless as me.
Secondly, how can they be used to inform your trading decisions? One way I can think of is to observe when the heavy price/volume spikes appear - as this can indicate that someone strongly believes in / has insider knowledge that some event will / will not happen, and then use this to facilitate your own decision making whether to enter the market or not. Am I on the right track?
How do I find Betfair Price/Volume over Time Charts?
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ShaunWhite
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Short answer is you can't. I think people either use screen grabbing software like LightShot or video capture software viewtopic.php?f=30&t=309.
The other way would be to capture price and volume info with BA->Excel and then you can reproduce them in anyway you want.
As for how to use them, not my field really. But they do help you to identify moves that are supported by money vs moves that are more a function of market mechanics (ie money somewhere else and the horse on the chart is just reacting on little volume to maintain the overall book%). Tip of the iceberg really, books about charts and how to read them would fill yards of shelfspace. https://www.investopedia.com/technical- ... on-4689655
It's worth mentioning though that sports markts aren't quite like traditional asset markets, so not all of the chart interpretation stuff crosses over. It's a good starting point though for generating ideas which you can then prove or disprove with your own observations.
The other way would be to capture price and volume info with BA->Excel and then you can reproduce them in anyway you want.
As for how to use them, not my field really. But they do help you to identify moves that are supported by money vs moves that are more a function of market mechanics (ie money somewhere else and the horse on the chart is just reacting on little volume to maintain the overall book%). Tip of the iceberg really, books about charts and how to read them would fill yards of shelfspace. https://www.investopedia.com/technical- ... on-4689655
It's worth mentioning though that sports markts aren't quite like traditional asset markets, so not all of the chart interpretation stuff crosses over. It's a good starting point though for generating ideas which you can then prove or disprove with your own observations.
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Speculator_3
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Hey Shaun, these charts are readily available by clicking on the little "bar chart" picture icon which is on the left of any market you are interested in. Just found that out.ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:28 amShort answer is you can't. I think people either use screen grabbing software like LightShot or video capture software viewtopic.php?f=30&t=309.
The other way would be to capture price and volume info with BA->Excel and then you can reproduce them in anyway you want.
As for how to use them, not my field really. But they do help you to identify moves that are supported by money vs moves that are more a function of market mechanics (ie money somewhere else and the horse on the chart is just reacting on little volume to maintain the overall book%). Tip of the iceberg really, books about charts and how to read them would fill yards of shelfspace. https://www.investopedia.com/technical- ... on-4689655
It's worth mentioning though that sports markts aren't quite like traditional asset markets, so not all of the chart interpretation stuff crosses over. It's a good starting point though for generating ideas which you can then prove or disprove with your own observations.