Breakout Trading Blog
How Should You Start Trading With A Small Account?
Got a small trading account? Watch this short video on how to start trading with a small account. https://youtu.be/0X33G7bu1Eg For more great trading videos, click here to...
How To Create A Stable Income Through Trading
Want a stable income from trading? Then watch this short video from algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott on how to create a stable income through trading....
How To Make Breakout Trading Work: SOFTS
Algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss breakout trading in the SOFTS markets, including: The #1 reason you need softs trading...
How An Abundance Mindset Helps You Overcome Fear
Want to know a great technique to overcome the fear of failing trading strategies? Then watch this short video with algo traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott on how an...
How to build 1,000,000 strategies under 30 days…
A few days ago I finished reading a book called “One Million Followers”. It’s a book about how to get one million followers on Facebook in less than 30 days. Now, I definitely don’t plan to start growing my Facebook following. (in fact, I don’t even use my private FB...
How to ‘detox’ your trading strategies
I haven't eaten for 10 days. And I haven't had a coffee or a beer for almost 3 weeks. But I feel GREAT. A few weeks ago I was struggling - I felt tired, was lacking focus, and my tummy was turning into a spare tyre. All I needed was a beard and I could have been...
Lemming traders don’t survive
I saw someone wearing this funny t-shirt the other day... In the 1990's, Lemmings was a very popular video game. The objective of the game was to guide a group of lemmings through obstacles to a safe exit. But, what made the game difficult was that the lemmings would...
Why Mercedes su*ks
You won't believe what happened to my car… Some people might think that Mercedes is the most reliable car on the planet and that owning one is a real “privilege”. Well, keep reading, this story might change your mind! Just a few weeks ago my wife and I were about to...
The ‘hidden signs’ you could be missing
Has this ever happened to you? Say you're interested in buying or leasing a new car. Perhaps an Audi. Your friend drives an Audi and he loves it. You do some research online, go to a dealership and look around, and you think the car is pretty cool. Then, the next day...
My #1 hedge fund mistake and an important lesson for you…
If you asked me what was my #1 mistake in our hedge fund, you’d probably be shocked with the answer... Although we did make an enormous number of small mistakes, all of them were really just a necessary part of our growth and evolution - so I don’t regret any of them....
How to know who is full of crap online
Here's something I should have shared a LOOONG time ago… It's a comment that comes up from time to time: "Not sure I can trust you and the methodology presented. I am looking to learn how to trade options consistently and profitably and am looking for a trusted and...
The “C word” hurting traders
Yesterday I read an article from a popular trading website that said... Traders will NEVER be confident with their trading until they've actually traded. While this sounds logical, it's unfortunately incorrect. Let me explain. I remember way back when I started out...
My obsolete trading portfolio…
People think that I’m joking when I say that nowadays, automated trading strategies have a very short life. In fact, shorter than EVER. But look how this is true almost EVERYWHERE. 10 years ago, I owned a Volvo S60. It was an insanely reliable car and I barely had to...