Breakout Trading Blog

How to become a better trader from trading legend Robert Pardo
Want to improve yourself to become a better trader? Check out this short video from trading legend Bob Pardo... https://youtu.be/ATlkP1p6wZM For more great trading videos,...

How To Make Breakout Trading Work: METALS
Algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss breakout trading in the METALS markets, including: The #1 reason you need metal markets in...

The Best Time Windows For Breakout Trades
Some times of the day produce better trades than other times. To find out more, watch this short video where algorithmic and breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and...

The Perfect Solution for Your Trading Problem
Trading not going as planned? Watch this short video where algorithmic traders and breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss "The Perfect Solution...
My Love Affair With Breakouts
It’s Valentine's day in a few days, so I think it’s a good time to share how I fell in love... It happened about 7 years ago, during a time when I was looking for ‘The one’ - that perfect trading strategy. The One I could spend the rest of my life with....
The Apple Portfolio Strategy
Apple is now one of the most valuable companies in the world, but back in 1997 it was a very different story. The company was in extremely poor condition, losing tens of millions of dollars every quarter, trying to sustain a huge amount of products, and with no clear...
Quit to Win
Without regular servicing and maintenance a car becomes unreliable, inefficient and can break down completely over time. Last week we shared how regular maintenance and reoptimization of trading strategies is also important for good performance,...
Maintain to survive (and stay profitable)
Do you know what is one of the favorite hobbies in Europe? Having, and constantly improving small, cozy weekend houses (usually far away from the city). A calm sanctuary to spend our weekends and relax for the upcoming week. My parents had a small weekend house about...
Market-beating lesson from a Karate World Champion
"A very thin line separates victory from defeat" - Ricardo Teixeira (Karate World Champion in 1993) Last year, we had the opportunity to meet the World Champion in Karate Shukokai, Ricardo Teixeira. In an amazingly inspiring speech of his outstanding achievement,...
How to stay ahead of the trading game
Have you ever tested or traded a strategy only to find it stopped working? Perhaps it’s a strategy from a book, website, forum or something you’ve heard about. Other traders can find out about the technique too, they start trading it and it very quickly stops working,...
How do you know if a breakout is a fake?
How do you know if a $5000 luxury watch that you just saw heavily discounted is an authentic one or a fake? Today, many fakes can be difficult to identify, so the truth is, in most cases you simply don't know. With trading breakout signals, it can be a...