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The fastest and easiest way to make money in algo-trading

Sep 19, 2019

People sometimes ask me if there’s a way to “cheat” in the markets a little bit. And I admit, there is. Of course, it's not “cheating” in the classical meaning. But it's definitely a small shortcut to start making at least some profit in algo-trading faster. And it...

Episode 034: How (not) to start your trading career

Sep 18, 2019

People that want to become successful traders tend to start their journey the wrong way. Many will follow a...

Can you save a totally broken trading strategy?

Sep 16, 2019

It’s a pretty scary experience when you witness a real death for the first time. When I was studying at film school, I was working on the very first MISSION IMPOSSIBLE installment. As an 18-year-old student, I had this enormous privilege to stand face to face with Tom...

[VIDEO] How Lawyer Brian made +25,592 USD in live trading in the first 5 months

Sep 12, 2019

Brian is a busy man. Like every trader, he’s short on time. Yet, he is passionate and very serious about trading. He wants to retire secured, with substantial passive outcome. And out of his many investment activities, trading is one of the best ways to achieve that....

What’s so “offensive” about my defensive trading philosophy?

Sep 9, 2019

No, I’m not going to ‘offend’ anyone in this post (not even the Kardashians - which is always tempting!). I just want to talk about something I almost NEVER talk about. So you’d better read this post till the end. Because the chances are that you will not hear me...

Use it or lose it

Sep 5, 2019

The human brain has some staggering capabilities. Yet, we still don't know how to use it to its full potential. What we do know for sure is that if ANY part of the brain gets damaged... ...another part of the brain can take over instead! This brain research field is...

Episode 033: The WORST time to launch a new trading strategy

Sep 4, 2019

Launching a new trading strategy can be tricky. Sometimes even the most obvious moment can come with painful...

What a “small test” means for banks and how to not f*ck it up

Sep 2, 2019

I’m going to share with you something I probably shouldn’t. But I find it both pretty fascinating and pretty funny, so I want to share. As I had already shared with you previously, our hedge fund made a big decision this year. We decided not to accept private VIP...

The ‘Maximum Favorable Market’ (MFM) approach to better trades

Aug 29, 2019

Many years ago, I used to be a discretionary trader. And during that time, two of my biggest weapons of mass financial abundance were Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE) analysis and Maximum Favorable Excursion (MFE) analysis. Both are very simple concepts. In the first...

Episode 032: Are you scaling your business to its full potential?

Aug 28, 2019

Everyone wants more profits. And they want it faster. That includes me, you and all the other traders out...

"A big thank you to Andrew for his well-documented automation course, he has been very generous with helpful information and code."
Mark Automated Strategy Development Student

"It is a great tool. You are taking position sizing to a new level and I can see why it is so crucial for your hedge fund."
Thomas Dynamic Position Sizing Student

"Compliments to the course. The videos were excellent."
Dean Emini Breakout Strategies Student

“I’ve been testing out the MI codes the last few days and just adding the mini-smart code and about 20 min of testing, my new results are a 54% reduction in drawdown!
Wonderful code and course. I really hope you guys release more on this particular topic.”
Alex Market Internals Student

"Everything from the course works exactly as advertised"!
Trevor Market Internals Student

"Tom's approach to ATS design, tests of robustness and portfolio diversification is really unique."
Antonin Breakout Trading Student

"Everything that Tomas puts out is quality content. I own several of his courses and can say that the information and ideas are outstanding."
Sherif Trading Market Internals Student

"I came across the course 'Build e-mini breakout strategies fast' exactly the right time. I am convinced having the knowledge of this course will help bring my skills and success to the next level."
Lars Emini Breakout Strategies Student

"After I analysed the work of so many traders for several years , I can count you as one of the handful of genuine traders and educators whose methods actually work."
Raman Breakout Strategies Masterclass Student

"Thanks everyone for all the tips, and big thanks to Tomas & Andrew for getting this info out. I cannot imagine how much time (and money) these courses have saved me. Up until this point I had assumed a 10-year optimization (with 20% OOS) followed by a SWFA was adequate robustness testing to start trading a strategy live."
Nathan Breakout Strategies Masterclass Student