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How do you know a strategy is really failing?

Aug 13, 2018

This is funny. A lot of traders ask me: “How do I know for sure that a strategy is really failing?” Well, this is, of course, a legitimate question and yes, there are reliable and powerful techniques for that, which I share in the Breakout Strategies Masterclass. But...

Why “fake it until you make it” is rubbish

Aug 10, 2018

Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a “fake dream”. On Facebook, there is so much fake news that it’s not even worth reading anymore. In Marbella, where I live, there are so many women with fake t!ts walking around, that nobody pays attention anymore... Like a...

Can you cheat in trading?

Aug 6, 2018

Yes, it’s true... when it comes to the markets, I’m a cheat. And with all honesty, I cheat a lot. It allows me to get ahead of other traders and literally take their money. But, I don’t call it “cheating” in front of others, because they may think badly of me, so I...

The #1 reason you should never start with trading

Aug 3, 2018

Many people have dreams related to trading. Like driving a super-sport car or traveling the world, while their automated trading strategies make money for them. Yet, when they stumble on someone actually LIVING that dream, they say it's not possible and call him a...

Why wanna be traders should work in McDonald’s first

Jul 30, 2018

Last week I was sitting in McDonald’s, having an iced coffee and preparing a presentation for our latest hedge fund investment program. A guy sitting behind me noticed trading charts on my laptop screen, approached me and asked if I was a trader. I told him yes, and...

The flow chart that changed my life

Jul 27, 2018

About 10 years ago, I first started sharing my trading experiences with others. I was in the Czech Republic and I attended meetings with other traders. At these meetings, people would bring printouts of hundreds of trading charts to ask my opinion of their analysis or...

What’s wrong with this trading strategy?

Jul 23, 2018

About 5 weeks ago I got a great trading lesson from my own hedge fund team. I've spent years “training” these exceptional guys. Sharing as much of trading experience and knowledge as I could with them, but now they’re training me! But before I share the story with...

Who can you become in 14 days?

Jul 20, 2018

Who did you want to become when you were a kid? I always wanted to be a movie director. The next Steven Spielberg. So I studied at Film school and was making a living in the TV and movie industry for a while. But then I changed my mind and realized I wanted to become...

What nobody will tell you about trading

Jul 16, 2018

There’s a dangerous disease that’s been plaguing hopeful traders for a long time now. It’s a serious issue that nobody really wants to talk about. Traders simply don’t want to hear it. So what is it? A lot of traders think they can make millions, (or at least tens or...

What doesn’t kill you today may kill you tomorrow

Jul 13, 2018

Last week I stumbled on a quote on Instagram that made me laugh, as it reminded me of trading through drawdowns: I’ve been trading full-time for over a decade. Each time I have to face new drawdowns I want to believe that it will be EASIER to get through them... But...

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"This really is a game-changing course and one that was worth every penny."
Alan Market Internals Student

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

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

This year I'm much better than I was one year ago before I bought your Trading Market Internals course. This was for me very, very important to improve myself. I'm more confident in trading, especially in trading stock indexes, because of Better Trading Academy.
I'm very, very thankful to you and Tomas, this is very good work.
Maxim Schulz 3rd place in World Cup Trading Championship 2017 Market Internals 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

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

"I recently bought the e-mini breakout course. Ton of value there! Just the lesson with the practical walkthrough of the smart code is worth the whole price of the course. Wow!
Also, I work in a large U.S. corporation, and I see a lot of presentations and training materials. The way the course was laid out and formatted is Top Notch and very professional."
Brian 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