Breakout Trading Blog
How do you know if your trading goal is realistic?
Are your trading goals achievable or unrealistic? Watch this short clip where algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss "How do you...
How To Make Breakout Trading Work: GRAINS
Algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss breakout trading in the GRAIN markets, including: Why grain markets are so great to trade and...
The Predictive Power Of Robustness Testing
Can robustness testing really predict whether a strategy could work in future trading? Watch this video where algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew...
4 Methods to Make Money in Tough Markets
Tough markets? Watch this short video with insights from trading legend Bob Pardo on how to make money in tough markets. https://youtu.be/RMY9UuSoDuE For more great...
Merry Xmas and happy & profitable 2019!
It’s crazy that we’re here again! Christmas and 2019 are just around the corner. Don’t worry, we’re not going to bore you to death in this short post. We just want to tell you this: You guys absolutely rock. Watching the insane growth of many of the Better Trader...
Trading crap still happens
Trading crap still happens - and that is totally ok. Although our hedge fund had a phenomenal year, there is one thing I’m not really proud of. And it is this emini Dow Jones (YM) swing strategy: Out of 15 strategies (5 in our CTA1 program and 10 in our CTA2 program),...
And the winner is…
Sometimes I still get surprised by how “basic” trading stuff is often the best. And the most reliable. In this article, I’m going to discuss the “DISTANCE” element in my breakout model. (If you’re not yet familiar with my model for building breakout strategies fast,...
The DTV Market Quality concept
Last week I landed in Kuala Lumpur. And the change of environment immediately gave me a significant boost of creativity, so I really wanted to take a full advantage of it. And thus, I started working on a cool, new idea that I want to share with you. But first, let me...
Are you grateful for this trading ‘super-age’?
We’re living in a trading ‘super-age’ and very few people even realize it. When I talk to traders, a lot of them seem to be negative and complaining. About markets. Brokers. Software. Data. Volatility. Latency. Slippage. Slow progress. Legislation. Occasional...
I’m done with trading
Don’t worry - nothing bad happened to my trading career :-) In fact, quite the opposite. Just a few days ago, I landed in Kuala Lumpur. I moved here for the winter time and will stay in East Asia for the next 4.5 months. And it is going to be kind of a (long) holiday...
The hedge fund journey: One year later…
Last week it was one year since I’ve launched my hedge fund. And it’s been quite a journey, I have to admit. We had spectacular days, we had bad days. We faced unexpected challenges in many areas, and we were surprised by the smoothness in others. So, what have we...
The winning mindset of failure
Jeff Bezos, the richest man in modern history, the founder and owner of Amazon.com, recently said: I predict one day Amazon will fail. Amazon will go bankrupt. It happened during his speech to Amazon employees. His shocking statement was published by CNBC on November...
The power of persistence
There’s one quality I believe that separates successful traders from the unsuccessful. This quality alone could pretty much mean 50% of the success. It’s persistence. In fact, I was reminded of the power of persistence just recently. Let me share with you what exactly...