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[VIDEO] The no.1 reason why I trade futures only

Feb 18, 2019

Many years ago, I decided to switch to trading just the futures markets. No more stocks, no ETFs, no options, no currencies, and definitely no Forex. So, why did I close my doors to any other market? Well, during my entire career, I’ve traded pretty much everything…...

It’s like card counting for traders

Feb 14, 2019

Have you seen the movie Rainman? It was released in 1988 and stars Tom Cruise (Charlie) and Dustin Hoffman (Raymond). Raymond is an autistic savant with a photographic memory, so his brother Charlie decides to take him to Las Vegas and make some money using his skills...

D.P.S. – a hot trading topic in cold artic days

Feb 12, 2019

A long-term friend, and key member of my hedge fund, almost died last week. He was in Chicago, installing new servers for our hedge fund, and he got stuck in the recent arctic cold, which was a staggering -35 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit). It was so cold, that even the...

[VIDEO] Why do You trade?

Feb 11, 2019

Did you know that the reason you trade can actually have a huge impact on how successful you are as a trader? That’s right, the real underlying motivation behind your trading could potentially determine if you ‘make it’ or not. You see, lots of traders get interested...

How the Pet Detective changed my life

Feb 7, 2019

I know this will probably anger a few people but I'm just going to come out and say it: I hate Jim Carrey... As an actor that is. I can't stand those annoying characters he plays. They irritate me. It bugs me when he pulls those stupid faces. (They make me want to...

Are you still waiting?

Feb 4, 2019

It was school holidays over the last month, so to keep my kids occupied I took my 6-year old daughter and 3-year old son to the cinemas. We watched ‘Wreck it Ralph 2’. As expected, there were lots of kids there, all very excited to see the movie. The lights dimmed,...

Are we making trading too complicated?

Jan 31, 2019

I’ve just spent 2.5 hours staring at my computer screen. I’m trying to figure out what should I write about today, but the problem is, I simply can’t see anything overly complicated about trading anymore. So, I can’t think about any specific trading problems to write...

Want to travel more?

Jan 28, 2019

Today, I’m going to share with you what you need to know to travel more while living from trading. Yes, it can DEFINITELY be done. (In fact, this was my #1 reason to start with trading). And I already shared more about this in two extensive interviews for the most...

Make money by copying and improving

Jan 25, 2019

I’m back to communism. In Vietnam, to be more specific. But it is not the communism I remember from my childhood in the Czech Republic (at that time called the Czechoslovak Socialistic Republic). This communism is way BETTER, with so many great services around....

Market breakouts & Exploded Ducks

Jan 21, 2019

WARNING: This email could make you laugh out loud. It could even damage your midriff. It almost did to me. Ok, so what’s it about? I’m currently in East Asia, traveling around and enjoying the local sunshine and great food until April. However, one thing that is still...

“I was skeptical by booking this course. But 'Build e-mini breakout strategies fast' really opened my mind on how it could be possible to build a robust strategy and survive this game.”
Steffen Emini Breakout Strategies Student

"Tom´s systems and trading approach do really work and can bring good, stable and reasonable returns."
David Breakout Trading Student

"The course is very impressive.... the improvements in strategy results that you get are pretty amazing!"
Trevor Dynamic Position Sizing 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

"The scope and content of the course is impressive. The support is prompt and detailed. All in all, an excellent package!"
John Emini Breakout Strategies Student

"As a programmer who has been fiddling with automated trading via AmiBroker and standalone Interactive Brokers API I kind of thought 'Oh well, another set of rules to program, might be interesting, may as well have a look'.
I was completely blown away by Tomas' automated strategy creation idea - so obvious in retrospect, but so clever. Effectively optimizing the strategies rather than the parameters. Game-changer."
Dave Emini Breakout Strategies Student

"The course is great and a complete "Hands-on" starting package. It covers all the main aspects to get you kick-started in the right direction."
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"The courses will cut down your learning curve dramatically. Learning programming trading could have taken years for you on your own."
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“Immediately after applying just the time filters from the ‘Smashing False Breakouts’ course, I achieved an absolutely massive improvement.”
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