New Posts For Thread: Greening-up - does it really pay long-term?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-termI believe it really does pay in the long-term to lay off ‘dodgy’ looiing bets that are in danger of going pear-shaped, but after today I have cause to question this policy and would welcome your opinions.Today I have initially placed 3 bets at adlarssonfI not being flippant either, but how does one " feel" the odds are in one's favour ?Btw I tend to agree with your more red than green approach to trading. Makes a lot of sense to me.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498891333#498891333dlarssonfI not being flippant either, but how does one " feel" the odds are in one's favour ?Btw I tend to agree with your more red than green approach to trading. Makes a lot of sense to me.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:07:17 -0500I trade tennis , golf , NFL, and football. All are mainly A v B markets but no I don't use any system. I just use all the information available, along with my own appraisal of what the odds should be pre match. Yes I do a lot of in play as well anhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498887013#498887013I trade tennis , golf , NFL, and football. All are mainly A v B markets but no I don't use any system. I just use all the information available, along with my own appraisal of what the odds should be pre match. Yes I do a lot of in play as well anTue, 14 Jun 2011 15:21:41 -0500No worries dlarssonf. If you don't mind can I ask a question? (that one's rhetorical) What sport do you trade? and assuming you trade in-play do you have any system to determine when a price is value or do you work off gut-feeling/observation?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498886217#498886217No worries dlarssonf. If you don't mind can I ask a question? (that one's rhetorical) What sport do you trade? and assuming you trade in-play do you have any system to determine when a price is value or do you work off gut-feeling/observation?Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:14:13 -0500ah no problem U.A. - i did not take your comment as flippant mate but we shall have to agree to disagree, which is why I mentioned "horses for courses" earlier. For me what works is managing my losses ( reds ) and then letting the green's look aftehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498884173#498884173ah no problem U.A. - i did not take your comment as flippant mate but we shall have to agree to disagree, which is why I mentioned "horses for courses" earlier. For me what works is managing my losses ( reds ) and then letting the green's look afteTue, 14 Jun 2011 14:56:16 -0500Hello there dlarssonf.sorry for my flippant comment it was a very strange sentence to read but i understand your point even if i don't agree with it. I personally think you should be consistant and if you trade out for a loss you should be ultimatelyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498883421#498883421Hello there dlarssonf.sorry for my flippant comment it was a very strange sentence to read but i understand your point even if i don't agree with it. I personally think you should be consistant and if you trade out for a loss you should be ultimatelyTue, 14 Jun 2011 14:49:31 -0500well each to their own U.A. but maybe you missed my point. What I am saying is I would rather let my green run that cutting it just to go all green and I would rather cut my losing trades to go all red.If you are happy to go all green and give awahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498880677#498880677well each to their own U.A. but maybe you missed my point. What I am saying is I would rather let my green run that cutting it just to go all green and I would rather cut my losing trades to go all red.If you are happy to go all green and give awaTue, 14 Jun 2011 14:22:58 -0500"I would much rather trade to go all red than to go all green."I personally would rather trade to go all green rather than all red.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498875553#498875553"I would much rather trade to go all red than to go all green."I personally would rather trade to go all green rather than all red.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:32:04 -0500true, but all depends on your style of betting I suppose.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498861861#498861861true, but all depends on your style of betting I suppose.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:11:06 -0500and if its a 1.01 train you have given away valuehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498844021#498844021and if its a 1.01 train you have given away valueTue, 14 Jun 2011 08:27:21 -0500of course it's with the benefit of hindsight, but I was justtrying to use an example of how playing on the flucuations in playcan lead to far bigger profits than simply placing one crude bet can.for example, lets say both players are evs. I place 2 qhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27736281/greening-up---does-it-really-pay-long-term?post_id=498839189#498839189of course it's with the benefit of hindsight, but I was justtrying to use an example of how playing on the flucuations in playcan lead to far bigger profits than simply placing one crude bet can.for example, lets say both players are evs. I place 2 qTue, 14 Jun 2011 07:33:59 -0500