NextWave helps busy, time-poor professionals replace constant screen-watching with a structured trading routine, executable in under 30 minutes a day.
Are you new to trading or have you traded before but without much success? Get on track with our FREE Trading Foundations course...
Want to learn how to apply a 100%, rule-based trading strategy? Find out about our TRIPWIRE strategy.
Trading Made Simple. Period.
NextWave helps busy, time-poor professionals replace constant screen-watching with a structured trading routine, executable in under 30 minutes a day.
Are you new to trading or have you traded before but without much success? Get on track with our FREE Trading Foundations course...
Trading Made Simple. Period.
Want to learn how to apply a 100%, rule-based trading strategy? Find out about our TRIPWIRE strategy.
Is NextWave Right For You?
NextWave Is Designed For:
Busy Professionals
You want to develop your trading skills without spending your entire day watching financial markets.
Beginners Seeking Clarity
You want a structured roadmap rather than a collection of conflicting strategies, indicators, and online opinions.
Analytical Thinkers
You prefer clearly defined rules, logic, and repeatable processes over impulsive decision-making.
Traders Seeking Consistency
You've already gained experience but struggle to apply your knowledge consistently and want a more structured approach.
NextWave Is NOT For:
Get-Rich-Quick Seekers
Trading isn't a shortcut to easy money. Developing trading skill requires time, practice, discipline, and an understanding of risk.
Screen-Obsessed Day Traders
If your goal is to spend every waking hour chasing short-term market movements, NextWave isn't for you..
Signal Followers
If you want someone to tell you what and when to trade without explaining the whole process, NextWave isn't for you.
Anyone Unwilling to Learn
There are no shortcuts. NextWave is not for you if you are not prepared to learn the framework and reasoning behind it.
NextWave Is NOT For:
My trading journey began in the late 1980s during the Japanese stock market boom, when I first caught the trading bug.
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I immersed myself in everything I could find about the markets and began a long learning journey. Like many traders, I experienced periods of success followed by disappointment.
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Over time, I discovered something important: many of the trading principles I had studied were simply too subjective to apply consistently in real time.
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So I began developing, testing, and refining my own rule-based strategies.
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The result was a fundamental change in the way I approached trading — replacing subjective decision-making with a structured process built around clearly defined rules, risk management, and disciplined execution.
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That experience ultimately led to the development of NextWave Trading Academy.
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— Howard Friend, CMT
From Market Enthusiast to Structured Trader
Trading looks deceptively simple. You buy. You sell. You make a profit or take a loss. But consistently making good decisions in an uncertain environment is considerably harder.
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Many traders struggle because they:
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Don't have a clearly defined trading methodology
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Change strategies whenever results disappoint
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Risk too much on individual trades
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Enter or exit based on emotion
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Overtrade when markets become volatile
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Spend too much time watching screens
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Hold losing positions because they hope the market will turn
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Lack a repeatable process for evaluating opportunities
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Without a framework, trading can quickly become an exhausting cycle of uncertainty, stress, and inconsistent decision-making.
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It doesn't have to be that way......
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Why Do Most Traders Struggle?
Once you have the basics down, you'll be ready to take your trading to the next level.Â
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Our Trading Mastery course combines structured, recorded modules with personalized one-to-one sessions where you will learn how to trade - the right way.
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The Objective:
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To replace guesswork with rules.
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To replace reaction with process.
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To replace screen-watching with a disciplined daily routine.
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What’s Included in TRADING MASTERY?
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Bootcamp Session
You take the controls, carrying out a range of trading-related functions under our direct supervision. These include placing orders, executing trades and managing risk levels.
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Trading Edge session
We teach you how to apply one of our proprietary trading strategies, TRIPWIRE Europe. The strategy is used to demonstrate how we identify trading opportunities and manage risk according to a clear set of rules.
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Daily Routine session
A step by step guide to applying a rule-based trading strategy in under 30-minutes a day using TRIPWIRE Europe as a test case.
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Automation session
Learn how to automate your trading using a trade copier which can enable you to identify and capture trading opportunities around the clock.
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Trading Venue session
A look at the benefits and pitfalls of trading your own funds at online brokers vs trading prop firm capital.Â
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As part of the Trading Mastery course you will have view-only access to our live trading account and an exclusive Telegram channel where we post updates on TRIPWIRE Europe's activity.
A Structured Way to Learn
NextWave Trading Academy provides a progressive learning path designed to take you from understanding the fundamentals to developing and applying a structured trading process.
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TRADING FOUNDATIONS -Â Your FREE introduction to the world of trading.
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Before risking your own money, you need to understand how the markets actually work.Â
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Trading Foundations is our free, 18-module course designed to give you the knowledge base you need to make an informed decision about whether trading is right for you.
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The course includes:
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Recorded video modules which you can complete at your own pace.
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Multiple choice quizzes to cement what you have learned on each module.
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Transcripts of the dialogue for each module for reading and translation.
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Presentation slides for each module.
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A jargon-busting glossary of technical terms used for quick reference.
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No prior trading experience is required. Anyone can do this!
NextWave Trading Academy provides a progressive learning path designed to take you from understanding the fundamentals to developing and applying a structured trading process.
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TRADING FOUNDATIONS -Â Your FREE introduction to the world of trading
​
Before risking your own money, you need to understand how the markets actually work.Â
Â
Trading Foundations is our free, 18-module course designed to give you the knowledge base you need to make an informed decision about whether trading is right for you.
​
The course includes:
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Recorded video modules which you can complete at your own pace
-
Quizzes to test what you have learned on each module
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Transcripts of the dialogue for each module for reading and translation
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Presentation slides for each module
-
Glossary of technical terms used for quick reference
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No prior trading experience is required. Anyone can do this!
TRADING MASTERY -Â Turn Knowledge Into a Trading Process
Once you have the basics down, you'll be ready to take your trading to the next level.Â
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Our Trading Mastery course combines structured, recorded modules with personalized one-to-one sessions where you will learn how to trade - the right way.
Â
The Objective:
-
To replace guesswork with rules.
-
To replace reaction with process.
-
To replace screen-watching with a disciplined daily routine.
​
What’s Included in TRADING MASTERY?
​
Bootcamp Session
You take the controls, carrying out a range of trading-related functions under our direct supervision. These include placing orders, executing trades and managing risk levels.
​
Trading Edge session
We teach you how to apply one of our proprietary trading strategies, TRIPWIRE Europe. The strategy is used to demonstrate how we identify trading opportunities and manage risk according to a clear set of rules.
​
Daily Routine session
A step by step guide to applying a rule-based trading strategy in under 30-minutes a day using TRIPWIRE Europe as a test case.
​
Automation session
Learn how to automate your trading using a trade copier which can enable you to identify and capture trading opportunities around the clock.
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Trading Venue session
A look at the benefits and pitfalls of trading your own funds at online brokers vs trading prop firm capital.Â
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As part of the Trading Mastery course you will have view-only access to our live trading account and an exclusive Telegram channel where we post updates on TRIPWIRE Europe's activity.