Breakout Trading Blog
Why It’s So Hard to Build a Diversified Portfolio in Crypto
Want to build a diversified portfolio in crypto? If so, you HAVE to watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss why it’s so...
How To Make Breakout Trading Work: BONDS
Without regular servicing and maintenance a car becomes unreliable, inefficient and can break down completely over time.Last week we shared how regular maintenance and...
Is It Worth The Risk To Trade CFDs?
Do you trade CFDs or are you considering it? If so, make sure you watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss the risks of...
Are ETFs A Good Alternative To Futures?
Want to trade ETFs or wondering how they compare to Futures? Find out how in this short video from algo trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott....
Profitable strategies going to the trash…
We are throwing away hundreds of strategies that made us a LOT of money. Seriously. When I launched my hedge fund a few years ago, it was with a big database of exceptional, high-quality breakout strategies (all built with the framework I share in the Breakout...
Think different
These 2 words probably remind you of the Apple advertising campaign in the late 1990s. The campaign was a huge success, and featured a number of iconic personalities, including Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Mahatma...
Most traders think about this all WRONG
“Work hard and you’ll be rewarded”. I’m sure you’ve heard this before. You probably heard it at home as a child. You probably heard it at school from your teachers. And you probably heard it at work too. It’s a common “understanding” around the world, and in lots of...
Is this portfolio going to be a nightmare?
Sometimes, you dream about something, but when it actually happens, you hope it will not turn into a nightmare. This month is a BIG one for our hedge fund. We finally got a ‘green light’ from our main institutional investor to assemble and start trading a new...
“Flat tire” trading accounts testing
A few days ago, I noticed one of the tires on my car was almost completely flat. The tire was looking a little flat a few weeks earlier, but it wasn't causing much of a problem then and I was busy with other things so I did nothing about it. But now, it was obviously...
Just get it done!
This week I got stuck. No, it wasn’t trading (my hedge fund team is taking care of that). It was WRITING A SCRIPT. I’m a former filmmaker. And from time to time I still feel the urge to create a short video and channel some of my creative passion into this beautiful...
Are you ready to leave your 9 to 5 job?
Many people think that living from trading is difficult. I DON’T THINK SO. Not at all. Yes, it’s a bit different to having a regular job. You certainly can’t rely on receiving a regular paycheck in your bank account every month, so you have to accept the reality of...
How to protect your profits and not give them all back
Has this ever happened to you? You have a really good week/month/quarter/year in trading, making a nice amount of profit. Then the following week/month/quarter/year sucks, and you end up losing all or a big portion of those profits you made? In fact, it happened in my...
Finally NEW trading strategies!
We finally did it… What a week! Yes, last week was an important one for our hedge fund. Why? Because we finally started implementing a new generation of trading strategies! :-) Well, don’t expect anything miraculous. It is still the same framework we’ve been using...