Breakout Trading Blog
Is It Worth The Risk To Trade CFDs?
Do you trade CFDs or are you considering it? If so, make sure you watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss the risks of...
Are ETFs A Good Alternative To Futures?
Want to trade ETFs or wondering how they compare to Futures? Find out how in this short video from algo trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott....
The Importance Of Timeframes In Breakout Strategies
Have you ever considered the importance of timeframes in trading, and how they could make your trading strategies better (or worse)? What this short video where algo traders...
Do You Know How Long Robust Strategies Last?
Even robust trading strategies die over time, so how long do they usually last? And what should you do about it? Watch this short video where algo breakout traders Tomas Nesnidal...
Creating fresh trading strategies with Market Internals
Today I’m going to share with you what I’m currently working on. It’s a new approach to designing trading strategies and it’s pretty exciting. But first, let me give you some overview. As many of you already know, I’m currently running two investment programs in my...
3 proven ways to lose your trading account fast (3/3)
I know this 3-part series could be a bit “harsh” or unusual for you. But there’s a reason why I used a “tougher” approach... To help open traders eyes. To help you clearly see the dangerous parts of trading, that many traders seem to ignore again and again. The first...
3 proven ways to lose your trading account fast (2/3)
Sometimes the best way to improve in something is to know what NOT to do. Especially, if everybody ELSE seems to be doing it. And that’s what we’re going to talk about today... So, after the previous post on the first proven way to lose money fast, called ‘Living in...
3 proven ways to lose your trading account fast (1/3)
Let’s do something a little bit different: I’m going to share 3 proven ways to become the worst possible trader ever. To lose your money fast. To feel truly beaten by the markets. And then feel deeply ashamed and humiliated. Wouldn’t it be interesting to discover what...
You’re very likely smarter than me, yet…
There’s one thing I’m pretty much certain about: Most of you are very likely much smarter than me. Definitely at least in some areas. I realized this already when I used to give live trading masterclasses in the Czech Republic: I could not compete with many people...
Making money in trading is easy and fun, but only if…
Making money in trading is fun and easy. Lots of traders may disagree, but it's true. Allow me to explain: More than a decade ago, I was struggling to be a consistently profitable trader. Of course, I had billions of reasons why this was happening. Things like an...
Tick or time-based charts?
Last week I received a good question from a reader of my personal trading blog SystemsOnTheRoad.com. In this email, a trader Kevin asks which chart is better: Time-based, or tick chart? First, let me share directly, that for most traders this question is not even...
What’s your ‘final exit plan’?
I’m seriously tired. Running a hedge fund is not fun. Not at all. Yes, we do have spectacular results so far. And new money is flowing into our hedge fund every month. Yet, I feel extremely exhausted. Fast growth is bringing up challenges we were not ready for. During...
The surprising reason of financial no-results in trading
I’ll tell you a very surprising, yet very true reason why many people don’t make money in trading. There is a chance this reason applies to you too... But first, let me share something else with you. I’m a complete idiot when it comes to learning languages. And I mean...