THE STOP HUNTER
Provides quality education, training, resources and trading solutions to both private and professional traders & investors globally.
THE STOP HUNTER was established in 2015 by Stephen Hoad.
Based in Canterbury (UK) we integrate an elite YouTube channel, a portfolio of published trading books, high-level consultancy services, and professional lecturing for the Society of Technical Analysts and leading universities. Leveraging Stephen’s expertise, The Stop Hunter Ltd also designs, develops, and operates advanced trading systems across multiple markets.
"Our mission is simply to provide you with an honest, genuine, quality resource in trading."
STEPHEN HOAD
CEO, Trader & Founder
"Financial Markets, Technical Analysis & Trading Expert."
He has worked as a PM and proprietary trader and is now a successful trader, trading his own funds and strategies and the Copy Trading Managed Fund, which are based on Technical, Quantitative, Funadamental Analysis and Gaming Theory and Behavioural Science.
Stephen is an Economics graduate, who also holds an MSc in Financial Markets & Derivatives and is a fully qualified Technical Analyst (MSTA) – being one of only a rare few to achieve a distinction level in this vast subject. He specialises in technical analysis (Japanese charting techniques), systematic and automated / algorithmic trading, derivatives products, financial & quantitative theory and risk management.
In February 2015, he founded THE STOP HUNTER, a trading training & consultancy business. He now utilises his considerable expertise in the commodities, forex and equities markets to educate and train private and professional traders and investors who want to learn to trade the financial markets.
Stephen published his book: Renko Chart Trading Revolution in spring 2025.
Stephen is a trading, risk management, technical analyst professional and financial markets expert, with more than twenty five years’ experience on trading floors in the City of London. What makes his career history so unique is that he has been both the game keeper and the poacher; providing him with a rare insight into how the world’s financial markets work and are traded.
He started his journey at one of the world’s largest American Investment Banks in Fixed Income. He then honed his risk and quantitative risk management skills in equities, money markets and commodities at both Japanese and German investment banks, before moving to a role at the world’s largest private company – Koch Industries.
Here, as a Front Office Risk Manager, he specialised in Commodities; designing and optimising global trading and risk strategies. He then moved over to the trading desk as a fully-fledged options market maker, proprietary trader and technical analyst / trader.
Although ‘retired’ from the City, (he’s never been busier!) he still undertakes consultancy work in technical analysis and systematic trading solutions for financial institutions and Universities. He is regularly a guest speaker at conferences and corporate events. He is also on the core panel of lecturers for the Society of Technical Analysts (STA); in the last few years teaching at the London School of Economics, Queen Mary’s University and Kings College.
Stephen lives with his wife and four children in Kent. A keen triathlete, golfer and martial artist, he loves watching all sport and reading the odd history book when he gets the spare time! He’s also been a consistent fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital Charity over the years.
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- Risk Disclosure: Futures and forex trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing ones’ financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
- Hypothetical Performance Disclosure: Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, some of which are described below. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown; in fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently achieved by any particular trading program. One of the limitations of hypothetical performance results is that they are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk of actual trading. for example, the ability to withstand losses or to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can also adversely affect actual trading results. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results and all which can adversely affect trading results.
- Live Trade Room Disclosure: This presentation is for educational purposes only and the opinions expressed are those of the presenter only. All trades presented should be considered hypothetical and should not be expected to be replicated in a live trading account.
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