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Building Breakout Strategies That Actually Work
Want to build breakout trading strategies that actually work? Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott share 5 tips to build better breakout trading strategies, including: How to...
6 top tips for algo breakout trading
Want to improve your breakout trading results? Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott share 6 top tips for algo breakout trading. Released: Nov 2nd, 2021
5 ways to finish your trading year strong
Wondering where the year has gone and how you can make the rest of your trading year incredible? Andrew Swanscott and Tomas Nesnidal discuss their top 5 ways to finish your...
The “initialization protocol” to make sure you’re fully prepared to trade live
A while ago, I watched a video of Elon Musk talking about the early days at Space-X. He said one of the hardest parts of the process, was framing the question of what they were...
What frozen butts can teach us about trading
I was standing at the bottom of the mountain, looking up. There was a small group of snowboarders trying to make their way down the slope. But I could tell they were all beginners. None of them had any idea how to snowboard. They were basically sliding...
Here’s something juicy we’ve cooked up for you
Yes, it’s finally here. No more rumors. No more guessing. Over the last few months, we’ve been cooking up something juicy for you… And today we’re proud to announce the Better Trader Academy Podcast is finally out! Filled with laughs, learnings and lighthearted...
We finally did it
Well it’s about time. I finally did it. And it felt good! Have you ever had a task you've been meaning to complete for a long time, but you keep putting it off 'for another day'. But 'another day' never comes? I've been doing that for a while now, but today I FINALLY...
The difference between survival and suffering
Oymyakon is a small village in Russia, where the average Winter temperatures drops to a bone-chilling -50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit). The village is widely accepted as the coldest inhabited place on Earth, and it’s so cold there that the electronic thermometer...
Making money in trading is easy (or is it ?)
Have you ever noticed that a lot of traders are very skeptical and negative about trading? Just a brief look at some trading forums shows that many people call themselves “traders” when they’re nothing but an advertisement against trading. These people are not in...
The #1 reason why the winner takes it all
This week I’m in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The place where I was born and lived for many years. Walking the streets of the Old Town brings back a lot of memories, some of them related to my former Czech students. For a long time, I used to co-own the...
The power of the trading community
Last week, I stumbled upon a quote from a Mexican economist José Ángel Gurría. The quote said: "It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives." - José Ángel Gurría [bctt tweet="“It takes collaboration across a community to develop...
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[Automated trading] What’s stopping you?
Recently, we’ve received an interesting question during the 14-Day Breakout Challenge: Tomas, why did you leave other trading styles (commodity spreads, pair trading, options, etc.) and focused on ATS (Automated Trading Strategies) only? Here’s the answer… The reason...
Four levels to smash false breakouts
We all know this pretty well: A breakout trade in an established trend is triggered. Everything looks really great – the markets are trending and momentum is in place. But as soon as you enter… ... prices reverse immediately and within minutes hit your...