TradeShark Diary – 6th March 2020

I am still on the normal entries rather than video. My laptop is playing up a bit. It’s not surprising. I use a laptop rather than a desktop as i like the flexibility of being able to take everything with me when needed. I am running 2 24 inch monitors off it so when I add a camera and microphone into the mix I need to pretty much close everything else down to make a video or record my screen. Not ideal.

I looked at desktops to run along side the laptop but in the end have gone with a second laptop. I still have my 2 old monitors. So potentially I will have 6 screens available.

The new Trading Guide sales page is a real improvement on the old one. I used to think the old site converted sales pretty well but the new version is 3 to 4 times better. Its only been 3 weeks since all the SEO stuff has been in place so I suppose it might be a flash in the pan. Quite a long flash though so fingers crossed. I never really bothered with optimising the old site. It seemed to be ticking along quite well on its own. The hard thing with the new site is that I now have to leave it alone. SEO doesn’t work quickly.

The new laptop arrives tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be set up quickly and might try the video diary to show the new set up.

I was called a spammer this week! I send out around 10 -12 tweets a day letting people know about the trading guide and the blog etc. So someone followed me and then sent the 1 word tweet, “Spammer”. Hang on, YOU followed ME. Isn’t that a bit like coming to my house, knocking on my front door while screaming, ” I DON’T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!” and then walking off?

 
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WTA Indian Wells Challenger: Ahn v Begu

Kristie Ahn 2.86, Irina-Camelia Begu 1.52

Third round. Due to start around 8 pm.

This will be their first meeting.

Their 12 month overall results are even at 56% matches won. Begu has made a much better start to 2020 winning 11 of 15 (73%) of her matches. Ahn has won 50% of hers.

Their 12 month hard court results are also pretty even but Begu has again been stronger in 2020.

Ahn has not made a great start to the season although she has faced some tough opponents a few times. This week she was slight underdog against America’s Usue Maitane Arconada. She won in 3 sets winning her 2 sets very comfortably. Last season she also reached the third round where she lost to Kristyna Pliskova in straight sets after beating Sorana Cirstea in the second round.

Begu
Begu

Begu had a poor season in 2019 winning just 44% of her matches. She has made a much better start to 2020. She ended last season well on her favoured clay with a semi final and a final in ITF tournaments. That must have helped her confidence. When her confidence is high she is also a tough opponent on hard courts and her serve can be very effective. She won an ITF hard court title last month. The following week she retired from her second match in the Cairo ITF hard court tournament. She has had a couple weeks’ rest and seems to have recovered. This week she has beaten Mona Barthel and Taylor Townsend in straight sets.

I have to favour Begu to win but we will need a better entry price. Back Begu around 1.90 to 2.00.

 
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