Breakout Trading Blog

The hidden genius in your trading losses
Ever hear about how Einstein was basically a total failure for most of his life? He couldn't speak until he was 4 years old. His parents thought he was mentally handicapped. ...

why losing $1,000 could be the best investment in your trading career
I had a powerful conversation with my Protege group recently. We were discussing what truly holds traders back, and it’s not what most people think. Here's the truth: Many...

BREAKOUT TRADING FOR BEGINNERS (BUILD A STRATEGY IN 5 MINUTES)
There’s not much you can do in 5 minutes: Make a coffee… Chomp down a carrot… But, how about building a trading strategy? Some people might say it’s impossible, but today I...

I got kicked in the panic button
My heart dropped into my stomach this week. The new Saudi client I’ve been working with for my Hedge Fund dropped a bombshell… They wanted my first portfolio in Saudi stocks...
Better exits equal bigger profits
I received this question on the BTA Youtube channel last week: "What are the different types of exits that can be used on breakout strategies to improve profits?" This is a great question and it’s one that traders don’t often ask. Many traders focus on entries...
I got lucky in Japan
I discovered something pretty wild about the Japanese markets this week. Here's the deal... Interactive Brokers asked me to present a webinar on how to build breakout trading strategies. And as part of the webinar, they requested I showcase a breakout trading strategy...
my expensive “long-only” lesson
A few weeks ago I was in Saudi Arabia. I was there for my Hedge Fund, and something weird happened. See, in Saudi Arabia, they don't allow short trading. It's against Shariah law. So we had to run an experiment... We removed all our short trades from our portfolio....
my obsessive trading confession
Ever have one of those moments where you get a little obsessed with something? That happened to me with breakout trading. I couldn't stop testing new ideas. Before I knew it, I’d created 2,500 different trading strategies. (Yeah, I might have gone a bit overboard...)...
MY NEW PORTFOLIO: 4 Things I Learned
Building robust portfolios can be one of the most challenging parts of algo trading. Over the last few years, I've spent a lot of time researching and testing portfolio techniques, using my findings to build a completely new trading portfolio. It’s one of the best...
dinner with candles
With so much tension and craziness happening around the world right now, I wanted to share something funny I saw a few days ago… Haha, can you relate? I can. I remember when I first got started in trading, it was all I could think about. I was addicted to looking at...
lost in a maze
Have you ever gotten lost? Not just a little bit lost, but truly lost? That happened to a family in Massachusetts a few years ago. They ventured into a corn maze just before dusk. They wandered for hours, as the maze twisted and turned. As darkness engulfed them,...
My Best Algo Trading Tips (for BEGINNERS)
Benjamin Franklin once said “time is money”. Or was that 50 Cent? Regardless of who said it, I just released a short video with some of my favorite algo trading tips (for beginners) to save you both time AND money. > Click here to watch the video now Tomas. PS. Are...
joe and the bad toe
Quick story time… I want to tell you about a guy named Joe. Joe had a bad toe. Real. Bad. Toe. He limped everywhere he went but refused to get treatment, which shocked everyone he knew. His reason? He believed staying uncomfortable would stop him from becoming...