Run Your Trading
Like a Business,
Not a Casino.
A rule-based tradeplan you prove in simulation before you risk a dollar. Built for busy professionals, by a 35-year trader. You're closer than you think.
200+ CEO Traders. Proven tradeplans. No income promises — just a system you can prove before you risk a dime.
You've tried. You're tired of working too hard, for too long, with nothing to show for it. You've spent years — maybe decades — building someone else's dream, or grinding through a career that was supposed to give you freedom but never did.
You've tried trading. Maybe you've even made money. But you gave it back. You didn't have a plan. You didn't have a system. You were just a person trying to trade, doing what felt right in the moment — and the market punished you for it.
Here's the truth no one tells you: you're not bad at trading. You were never taught how to succeed at it. There's a difference.
Life is too short to keep doing this the wrong way. Too short to spend every day chained to a screen, chasing trades, second-guessing yourself, watching your account bleed. You deserve better than that. Your family deserves better than that.
What if you could reinvent yourself? What if there was a clear, step-by-step path from where you are right now to becoming the CEO of your own trading business — on your schedule, your terms, your life?
One System, Three Paths to Freedom.
Successful But Stuck
You've built a great career, but your trading side hustle keeps stalling. You want the plan and the system to break through and take control on your own terms.
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You've worked hard for financial security. Now you want more ways to grow it safely — without gambling in the markets. You need a proven approach that fits your busy life.
REGISTER FOR BPT LIVE →Ready to Accelerate
You're just starting to build serious wealth. Trading is a skill that lasts a lifetime. Learn it right, and you'll compound results for the rest of your life.
REGISTER FOR BPT LIVE →Trading education turned into endless quicksand. We decided you deserved a better shot.
Here's what makes us different: systems, proof and guidance that work whether the market goes up, down or sideways.
One System. Every Market.
Our CEO system is built for bull markets, bear markets and sideways markets. It even makes volatility your friend.
The Strategy Over the Trading
Master the strategy behind sound decisions. Play the long game so your trading runs like a business, not on guesswork.
Prove It Before You Risk It
Backtest → Simulate → Small Live → Scale. We build proof at every stage. When you enter a live trade with real money, you've already earned the right.
Get In, Get Out, Get Done
Every trade comes from your plan. Under 30 minutes of focus a day turns that plan into a routine that fits the rest of your life.
Hey, I'm Troy Noonan
aka "The Backpack Trader"
Since 1991, I've been on a mission to prove that you don't need to be glued to a screen 12 hours a day to be a successful trader.
In 35 years in the markets, with 5,000+ students mentored across 100+ countries, I've distilled everything into one repeatable system. I'm also the bestselling author of the Day Trading QuickStart Guide, one of the top-rated trading books on Amazon, and the Forex QuickStart Guide.
My goal is simple: help you become the CEO of your own trading business. Trade smart. Live better.
Yosemite
London
FlorenceREAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES
Don't take my word for it. These are the people who were tired of the same defeating grind. They put in the work, followed the system, and now they're living proof that you can trade smarter, not harder.
Bestselling author. 1,100+ five-star reviews across his books.
Troy's Backpack Trader books hold nearly 200,000 words of trading education and have consistently ranked among Amazon's top 5 bestselling trading titles.
The 12 Powers to Successful Trading
These are essential trading powers that will help you transform your trading. Download our free ebook and put yourself in a stronger position than all the other traders who don't know about these 12 Powers.
Real People, Real Results
“Paid for my software on my very first trade.”
“First day of boot camp and already inspired.”
“Best investment book I’ve ever read.”
“Paid for my software on my very first trade.”
“First day of boot camp and already inspired.”
“Best investment book I’ve ever read.”
“Paid for my software on my very first trade.”
“First day of boot camp and already inspired.”
“Best investment book I’ve ever read.”
“Paid for my software on my very first trade.”
“First day of boot camp and already inspired.”
“Best investment book I’ve ever read.”
“TJ actually cares — Catapult helped me pass a funded combine.”
“TJ actually cares — Catapult helped me pass a funded combine.”
“TJ actually cares — Catapult helped me pass a funded combine.”
“TJ actually cares — Catapult helped me pass a funded combine.”
“Best coach and mentor I’ve ever had.”
“GBP/JPY winning trades — the system works!”
“Best coach and mentor I’ve ever had.”
“GBP/JPY winning trades — the system works!”
“Best coach and mentor I’ve ever had.”
“GBP/JPY winning trades — the system works!”
“Best coach and mentor I’ve ever had.”
“GBP/JPY winning trades — the system works!”
The Backpack Trader Podcast
"You're just one tradeplan away from the lifestyle you've always imagined."
Ready to Trade Like a CEO?
Trading is too important to figure out alone. In 90 minutes at BPT LIVE, Troy walks you through the exact framework his CEO Traders use to plan, test and run their trading around a full-time career. It's free, it's live, and you'll leave with a plan you can start testing the same night.
100% FREE. 90 minutes. No confusion. No mystery products. Just a system you can prove before you risk a dime.