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Most traders think about this all WRONG

Jun 23, 2020

“Work hard and you’ll be rewarded”. I’m sure you’ve heard this before. You probably heard it at home as a child. You probably heard it at school from your teachers. And you probably heard it at work too. It’s a common “understanding” around the world, and in lots of...

Is this portfolio going to be a nightmare?

Jun 16, 2020

Sometimes, you dream about something, but when it actually happens, you hope it will not turn into a nightmare. This month is a BIG one for our hedge fund. We finally got a ‘green light’ from our main institutional investor to assemble and start trading a new...

Just get it done!

Jun 9, 2020

This week I got stuck. No, it wasn’t trading (my hedge fund team is taking care of that). It was WRITING A SCRIPT. I’m a former filmmaker. And from time to time I still feel the urge to create a short video and channel some of my creative passion into this beautiful...

Are you ready to leave your 9 to 5 job?

May 29, 2020

Many people think that living from trading is difficult. I DON’T THINK SO. Not at all. Yes, it’s a bit different to having a regular job. You certainly can’t rely on receiving a regular paycheck in your bank account every month, so you have to accept the reality of...

How to protect your profits and not give them all back

May 26, 2020

Has this ever happened to you? You have a really good week/month/quarter/year in trading, making a nice amount of profit. Then the following week/month/quarter/year sucks, and you end up losing all or a big portion of those profits you made? In fact, it happened in my...

Finally NEW trading strategies!

May 19, 2020

We finally did it… What a week! Yes, last week was an important one for our hedge fund. Why? Because we finally started implementing a new generation of trading strategies! 🙂 Well, don’t expect anything miraculous. It is still the same framework we’ve been using...

Life and trading after 49 days in “prison”…

May 12, 2020

I never thought I could end up in a prison. But yes, I did. For 49 long days - like most of us in this COVID craziness. Sure, it was a “luxury” prison. Being locked down in my house, with everything I needed (including lots of pizza 🙂 ) But it still felt like a...

“Flat tire” trading accounts

Apr 29, 2020

A few days ago, I noticed one of the tires on my car was almost completely flat. The tire was looking a little flat a few weeks earlier, but it wasn't causing much of a problem then and I was busy with other things so I did nothing about it. But now, it was obviously...

World’s largest hedge fund didn’t even know what to do

Apr 28, 2020

It's no secret… We're in a challenging time right now. Traders at all levels are struggling to navigate the crazy markets we've had. Even Hedge Fund managers with 40+ years experience are having issues, like this article about Ray Dalio, the billionaire co-founder of...

How to double your trading strategies

Apr 21, 2020

If you want to double your trading income, you need to double your amount of trading strategies. It’s simple math - if one trading strategy can make you 20,000 USD per year, then two strategies can make you 40,000 USD per year, etc. And NO, just doubling your position...

"The Breakout Masterclass system works… I started live trading in August 2018. It was an intense journey with many ups and downs, a lot of work, and finally meaningful results."

Oliver Breakout Strategies Masterclass 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

“Immediately after applying just the time filters from the ‘Smashing False Breakouts’ course, I achieved an absolutely massive improvement.”

Shawn Smashing False Breakouts Student

"I am already amazed about the concept/ideas presented in the introduction. I always filtered the trades completely out instead of simply down or upsizing them based on the probability. Already that one is simply great, especially to prevent curve fitting and still being in the game also on bad days!"

Christian Dynamic Position Sizing Student

"The Robust Strategies Masterclass is great. Bob Pardo has a powerful system."

Sherif Building Robust Strategies Masterclass Student

"The concepts of Better Trader Academy allowed me to develop unique strategies and portfolios beyond what I’d been able to accomplish in the last 10 years."

Alan Advanced Swing Strategies Student

"I think the Dynamic Position Sizing course is great. It is well laid out and very clear. Thanks for another great course."

Jim Dynamic Position Sizing 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'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

"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