Alistair Crooks

About Alistair Crooks

Alistair Crooks, known to traders as Ali Crooks, is a professional money manager, FCA-regulated trader, and trading educator with 23 years of live trading experience. He is one of a small number of UK retail traders who is also an Authorized Money Manager under London & Eastern LLP, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 534484). His fund has been profitable since its inception in July 2020. He is also the founder of Traders Support Club, one of the most established trader education companies in the UK.

Trading Background

Ali Crooks started Traders Support Club in 2007 and has trained new and experienced traders ever since. In 2013 he built the swing trading system that still anchors his members' trading today, designed for one specific kind of trader: the person who cannot sit in front of charts all day. It is a complete, rules-based approach to reading the market, timing entries, and managing risk without being glued to a screen.

His track record is documented, not theoretical. He has run a live online trading room since 2011, logged more than 10,000 hours of real-time trade calls and coaching, and referenced over 1,100 live trades since his weekly calls began in 2013. His biggest single winning month exceeded £71,000.

How Ali Crooks Trades

Ali Crooks trades forex using a discretionary swing trading framework built around systematic analysis and disciplined risk management. He classifies what a market is actually doing before looking for a trade, then executes defined setups with clear stop placement and 2-to-1 targets. Above all, he treats trading as a measurable process: every trade is logged, reviewed, and used to sharpen the next one.

Beyond the Charts

Ali Crooks's reputation extends well beyond his own trading desk. In 2011, Rich Dad Education invited him onto their Global Board of Advisors, and he has since spoken as a keynote at the London Forex Show, Pepperstone Talks London, and Show FX World events across Europe and Asia.

He is also a published voice in the trading world. He was one of only a handful of verified traders selected to contribute to the best-selling book Prop Trading Secrets, co-authored The Madness of Money, and wrote and recorded the audiobook Lessons from the Trading Room. Today he reaches a community of more than 180,000 traders on TikTok, where he teaches the same straightforward, results-first approach that runs through everything he does.

Learn From Alistair Crooks on Chart Academy

Ali Crooks recorded an 11-lesson masterclass on Chart Academy that walks through the full discretionary swing trading system he has refined over 23 years in the markets. He covers how to read any chart, decide whether a market is worth trading, and execute his core setups with defined stops and targets, then closes with the testing, journaling, and risk rules that make it repeatable.

The masterclass is now live on Chart Academy. Watch it free here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alistair Crooks?

‍Alistair Crooks, known as Ali Crooks, is a professional money manager, FCA-regulated trader, and trading educator with 23 years of live trading experience. He is the founder of Traders Support Club and an Authorised Money Manager under London & Eastern LLP, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 534484).

What markets does Alistair Crooks trade?

‍Alistair Crooks trades forex. He uses a discretionary swing trading framework built around systematic analysis, defined entries, and strict risk management.

Is Alistair Crooks a regulated trader?

‍Yes. Alistair Crooks is an Authorised Money Manager under London & Eastern LLP and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom (FRN 534484). His fund has been profitable since its inception in July 2020.

What is Alistair Crooks's trading strategy?

‍Alistair Crooks trades a rules-based swing trading system he built in 2013 for traders who cannot watch screens all day. The approach classifies each market into a tradeable condition, then executes defined setups with clear stop placement and 2-to-1 targets, supported by consistent journaling and review.

What can I learn from Alistair Crooks on Chart Academy?

‍On Chart Academy, Alistair Crooks teaches an 11-lesson masterclass covering his complete discretionary swing trading system. You will learn how to read any chart, identify the right market conditions to trade, execute his core entry setups, and apply the testing, journaling, and risk management that make a strategy repeatable.

What is Chart Academy?

‍Chart Academy is a free, all-in-one trading education platform designed to help traders learn real, practical skills from world-class traders. It offers in-depth masterclasses taught by real traders across stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto, and trading psychology.

In addition to educational content, Chart Academy includes personalized learning paths, downloadable resources, and access to exclusive tools and rewards, all in one place. There are no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no credit card required. The goal is to make high-quality trading education accessible, practical, and easy to follow for traders of all levels.

What is Traders Support Club?

‍Traders Support Club is a trader education company founded by Alistair Crooks in 2007. It is one of the most established trading education businesses in the United Kingdom and is home to the swing trading system Ali Crooks teaches to new and experienced traders.