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Episode 016: The ‘traditional trading’ trap

Sep 19, 2018

Let’s face it… most traders will NEVER make money in their trading career. Yup, you read that right… in their ENTIRE...

How to train yourself against the pain of loses

Sep 17, 2018

Sadly, I know traders who have ended up with serious depression. Not because they couldn’t be profitable - quite the opposite. Because even after years of successful trading, they were still taking losing streaks too personally. They allowed losing trades to affect...

Work to death or automate?

Sep 14, 2018

Each year, around 30,000 people in Japan commit suicide. Why? Because of overwork. They even have a word for that kind of suicide in Japanese: “Karoshi”. And I personally think that many people around the world are close to Karoshi too. During my last visit to the US,...

Episode 015: How to survive confused markets

Sep 12, 2018

Imagine having a trade that's had a nice run and is holding a tidy profit. Then, just before the market closes,...

From Michael Jackson to traders: You are not alone

Sep 10, 2018

This post is going to be sad. Really sad. If Michael Jackson was still alive today, he would have celebrated his 60th birthday last week. The King of the pop has been gone for a while - and that alone is sad already. His music was timeless. Even people who are not...

Travel the trading world with me

Sep 7, 2018

There are two things in life you never say “NO” to. First, when your grandma asks you to taste her freshly baked homemade apple pie. And second, when a prestigious trading magazine with over 1.2 million readers from 174 countries asks you for an interview. Personally,...

Episode 014: The perfect solution for your trading problem

Sep 5, 2018

Imagine you need a new pair of shoes. You go to the shoe shop and explain to the store attendant what...

How my student lost 50,000 USD in a few weeks

Sep 3, 2018

Yes, one of my students lost 50,000 USD. Yet, he is one of my best students ever. Here’s the thing: Some traders are people truly living on the edge. They live from adrenaline. And that was exactly this student of mine. He is a high-adrenaline guy. He's in perfect...

Does less optimization inputs mean better strategies?

Aug 31, 2018

Let me break a myth. The myth of ‘less is more’. The myth that a good trading strategy needs to be simple. Last week my hedge fund partner in charge of client acquisition had an important meeting. It was a meeting with the boss of the trading division of a big Czech...

Episode 013: Listener question – “What’s the best software for executing and monitoring strategies?”

Aug 29, 2018

Do you remember those ‘Apple vs PC’ ads on the TV in the 1990s? They...

"I've not even watched past module 3 and already I've found a solid use for Market Internals in my own trading system!
I'm really impressed by what I've tested already- I've been trading for nearly 11 years and I've never thought of using something so conceptually simple but so powerful"
Craig Market Internals 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

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

"I finished the masterclass in a few days. It is an excellent course and I wished I had that at the beginning of my trading adventure. I was impressed with how generous Tomas is with the know-how he passes on. I think anyone who trades mechanically will find lots of gems. Most of the traders don't have that level of automation and will be amazed to get a full methodology."
Thomas Breakout Strategies Masterclass Student

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

"I have taken it, and finished lesson 1. I think the value is much higher the price. Actually, I use the similar breakout strategies for swing trading. But this course still inspired me new ideas, it could be a part of my personal trading style. Thank you for sharing this good course."
Rick Liao Emini Breakout Strategies 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

"The Breakout Strategies Masterclass has without a doubt been a great investment for me already. I took the course in the second half of 2017 and my results have improved substantially... I’ve read literally hundreds of books and took many courses on the markets and most of them failed to teach me a robust way to trade... Thank you Tomas for another great course."
Bruno Breakout Strategies Masterclass Student

"Tomas, Andrew and their team put together a thought through, very well structured program. I can recommend this to anyone who wants to develop very robust strategies in many different markets."
Oliver Breakout Strategies Masterclass Student