BT Index Trading
Gemiddeld rendement
+32.26%
Totaal rendement
+26.88%
4
Profile
Active since
2010
Trader at Systems2Follow since
September 2026
Methodology
Trend Following & Mean Reversion | Long-Only | Systematic
Instruments
S&P 500
Nasdaq
Dow Jones
Molle de Jong
I have been an investor since 2010 and have been developing my own trading strategies and algorithms since 2015. My approach combines trend following with mean reversion: within the broader market trend, I look for temporary outliers to capitalize on them. The key principle is simple: don’t try to predict the exact tops and bottoms, but consistently follow a proven trading strategy while always keeping an eye on risk.
Biography
I started investing on my own in 2010. My interest in the stock market began during my International Business degree program, where “Investing” was one of the courses. That course sparked my interest to such an extent that I started reading a lot about investing afterward and eventually began investing on my own.
Like many novice investors, I made just about every mistake you can make in those early years. I followed analyses from investment websites, confidently bought into recommended stocks, and then discovered that you often didn’t hear anything more when such a position turned out badly. I also regularly held onto losing stocks for too long, because I was convinced that things would eventually turn around.
In hindsight, those very mistakes have been incredibly instructive.
After taking several courses on investing, I gradually got a better grasp of the basics. Starting in 2015, I began developing my own trading strategies and algorithms. The first version of the algorithm that now forms the basis of Index Trading was created that same year. In the years that followed, I continued to test and refine the system. Since 2018, the core of the algorithm has remained virtually unchanged.
My most important principle is that, as a trader, you shouldn’t try to predict the exact peaks and troughs of the market. No one can do that consistently. It’s much more important to develop a trading method that offers a statistical advantage under certain conditions and then have the discipline to consistently follow that method.
My trading style combines trend following with mean reversion. I trade long-only and look for situations within the broader market movement where an index has fallen too sharply in the short term. The algorithm does not look at a single indicator, but rather at a combination of different signals. On the one hand, the decline must be rapid and large enough to be of interest; on the other hand, there must be indications that buyers are beginning to re-enter the market. Only when all conditions are met does a buy signal follow.
The goal is then to profit from the recovery toward the average. As soon as this is reached, the average becomes a trailing stop loss. This way, we can let profits run and only close the position when it appears that a move in the opposite direction is on the horizon.
Return is important here, but risk management is even more important to me. Anyone who focuses solely on returns and completely ignores risk will run into trouble sooner or later. That doesn’t mean, however, that every trade will be profitable. Losing trades are part of investing. Even a good system can enter a trade too early or temporarily go against the market.
What ultimately matters to me is the big picture. If you win more often than you lose, and your average profit is greater than your average loss, you create a positive long-term expectation. That’s what systematic trading is ultimately all about.
In the years following the development of my algorithms, I worked for various stock market websites and licensed my trading signals to third parties. The longer I did that, the stronger my desire became to take full control of everything myself. Not only because of the trading strategy, but also because of the way I believe investors should be treated and informed.
That’s why I founded Beurstrade in 2025.
At Beurstrade, we’ve offered various strategies for different types of investors. For Systems2Follow, we’re starting with Index Trading, our most aggressive strategy. This involves trading micro futures on the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones. On average, we execute about one trade per week, and a position typically remains open for several days.
Although the individual trades are relatively short-term, I view Index Trading explicitly as a long-term strategy. It is not a system for getting rich within a few weeks, nor is it a strategy that depends on a single exceptional trade. Its strength lies precisely in consistently applying the same trading rules over and over again.
The partnership with Systems2Follow is a logical next step in this regard. Beurstrade grew rapidly in a short period of time, and I noticed that more and more time was being spent on customer service, administration, and operational tasks. Yet my added value lies precisely in monitoring the market, developing and refining strategies, and trading itself.
Systems2Follow can take over a large part of those tasks and, moreover, has extensive experience with the technical infrastructure surrounding automated trading. This allows me to focus on what I’m good at, while Systems2Follow does what they’re good at.
Ultimately, I strongly believe in one principle: a good trading strategy doesn’t have to be right every time. Above all, it must be executed consistently and ensure that the ratio of profitable to losing trades is in your favor over the long term.
Molle de Jong