504 +160% in 2 Years with Systematic Trading: Giovanni's Lesson

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+160% in two years. But also some "very hard hits" when he decided to stray from the method. Giovanni's story shows both sides of trading: the results that can come from working with a structured approach, but also the mistakes that can happen when you start straying from the rules of the method. Giovanni is an electronics engineer and IT entrepreneur. Until just a few years ago, he knew virtually nothing about trading. It was his son, a discretionary trader, who introduced him to this world. What attracted him to systematic trading was above all the seriousness of the approach: no promises of easy money, but the understanding that if you want results, you have to put in the work and follow a method. It was a philosophy that naturally appealed to his mindset as an engineer and that, according to Giovanni, helped him achieve a +160% return over two years. His journey, however, wasn't always smooth. After his initial good results, Giovanni started feeling more confident and gradually moved away from the method, adding a discretionary component to his trading. At first, he got good results that way too. Then came what he describes as some "very hard hits." That experience taught him an important lesson: automated trading doesn't mean automatically getting results. You still have to think, put in the work, and above all, stick to the method. Today, trading also represents something more than financial results for Giovanni. It's a world where he can apply his knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and software to a field that he continues to find fascinating. Watch the full interview to discover his story!