Breakout Trading Blog
The Difference Between Stocks and Futures in Times of Crisis
Which is better in times of market crisis - Stocks or Futures? The answer may surprise you... Watch this short video where algorithmic traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott...
The Importance of Confidence for Beginning Traders
The "right type" of confidence is important for trading success, especially when starting out. Watch this short clip where algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal...
7 Reasons To Use Breakout Strategies
Wondering why breakout trading is so popular and you should focus on it too? Then check out this short video with algorithmic traders and breakout trading specialists Tomas...
How Much Can Traders Realistically Expect to Make?
Want to know how to adjust your trading for changes in the markets? Watch this short clip where algorithmic traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss "How To Diversify...
3 regrets that can improve your trading
Last year I was on a flight from the USA back to Australia, and after waking up from a nap my back felt a little “strange”. It wasn’t painful though, so I assumed it would fix itself.
4 tips to fuel your trading
Today I want to share 4 quick tips with you… Tips that are fuelling radical progress for traders in the Breakout Masterclass. These tips were shared in the private Breakout Masterclass forum by Joss, who has achieved an impressive amount of progress in a short period...
Expect the unexpected
A few weeks ago I did a podcast interview with Linda Raschke over on the Better System Trader website. And in that interview, I made a statement to Linda about her new book 'Trading Sardines' and how she seemed to be slightly unlucky to be on the wrong side of so many...
Stone in your shoe
Have you ever had a stone in your shoe? It can be annoying and painful. So, when you do find a stone in your show, what do you do? The answer is obvious. As soon as it happens you stop walking. You take your shoe off, remove the stone, put your shoe back on and...
It’s like card counting for traders
Have you seen the movie Rainman? It was released in 1988 and stars Tom Cruise (Charlie) and Dustin Hoffman (Raymond). Raymond is an autistic savant with a photographic memory, so his brother Charlie decides to take him to Las Vegas and make some money using his skills...
D.P.S. – a hot trading topic in cold artic days
A long-term friend, and key member of my hedge fund, almost died last week. He was in Chicago, installing new servers for our hedge fund, and he got stuck in the recent arctic cold, which was a staggering -35 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit). It was so cold, that even the...
How the Pet Detective changed my life
I know this will probably anger a few people but I'm just going to come out and say it: I hate Jim Carrey... As an actor that is. I can't stand those annoying characters he plays. They irritate me. It bugs me when he pulls those stupid faces. (They make me want to...
Are you still waiting?
It was school holidays over the last month, so to keep my kids occupied I took my 6-year old daughter and 3-year old son to the cinemas. We watched ‘Wreck it Ralph 2’. As expected, there were lots of kids there, all very excited to see the movie. The lights dimmed,...
Are we making trading too complicated?
I’ve just spent 2.5 hours staring at my computer screen. I’m trying to figure out what should I write about today, but the problem is, I simply can’t see anything overly complicated about trading anymore. So, I can’t think about any specific trading problems to write...