Breakout Trading Blog
How To Make Breakout Trading Work: PORTFOLIO
Algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss “How To Make Breakout Trading Work: PORTFOLIO”, including: Why portfolios are important and...
The Top Grain Markets To Consider For Your Trading Portfolio
If you want to find out more about the easiest grain to develop strategies on, watch this video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss about the...
How Much Capital Do You Need to Trade Micro or Mini Contracts in Energies?
Want to trade micro or mini contracts in energies? Watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss how much capital you need to...
How system sizing can help your trading reach it’s full potential
Position sizing can actually hurt your trading - how? What’s the solution? Watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss how...
What will happen to the markets when COVID is over?
Have you ever wondered what will happen to the markets after the Covid craziness is officially over? I mean, when there is a reliable vaccine, when the virus mutates to a harmless version itself (like with many flus), or when it just disappears as unexpectedly and...
Do you trade EUROPEAN markets already?
I know this is embarrassing. But I have to confess: Although I’m European, it took me 4 long years to finally start incorporating European markets into our hedge fund! BUT… I think the wait was totally worth it. First of all, some really neat European futures markets...
The new type of markets?
Many traders are more than familiar with two regular types of markets: Bull and bear markets. Every trader knows that a rising market is called a “bull market“ and a falling market is called a “bear market”. And if you have at least a bit of trading experience, you...
The “MVS technique” to faster algo strategies
What would you do with this? Here’s the results of testing a raw trading idea using the MVS technique (a super-quick way to take a basic trading idea and convert it into an algo strategy fast). Now, these results aren’t a complete trading strategy (yet), but it’s...
From idea to algo strategy… faster than a speeding bullet
When I was a kid I loved the Superman movies. I still remember going to the cinemas (or watching it on VHS - ha, remember those!) with my parents whenever a new Superman movie was released. One of the scenes that still sticks in mind is the famous helicopter scene....
Accelerate your trading income for 2021
Oliver and Brian are guys like you. They’re passionate for trading, and eager to succeed. They’re also driven, hard-working, and dedicated to leave their 9 to 5 job and make trading their only income. A BIG income. Both Oliver and Brian started with the Breakout...
Other traders’ results
Internet scams are everywhere. In fact, Andrew and I alone could talk about cases where we’ve been victims of dishonest claims and marketing lies from so-called “trading gurus”. Yes, we’ve been scammed too, like many other traders have. And we know transparency is...
Stop the (trading) torture
It was Father's day in Australia a few weeks ago. And as expected, both of my 2 young kids went all out making cards, drawings and wrapping gifts. It was a great day. At some stage during the day though, we got into a tickle fight, because they wouldn’t admit I was...
Better trades, less over-fitting, more cake
Ever heard of the saying "You can't have your cake and eat it too"? It's supposed to mean that you can't get two good things at the same time, especially things that aren’t usually possible to have together. But I think it's a ridiculous saying. What's the point in...