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Our Approach to Manual Systematic Trading
Developed by Marco and Angelo, twin brothers and traders with 10+ years of experience in the financial markets. No shortcuts. No miracles. Just method.
We’ve written an e-book to explain our approach in detail.
Feel free to email us if you have any questions or would like to schedule a private call:
Why We Trade This Way
Our journey began out of curiosity and passion, but quickly evolved into a full-time commitment: we've spent the last ten years studying, trading, and improving every single aspect of our approach to the markets.
Over time, we've collaborated with several proprietary trading firms, managing funded accounts and making hundreds of thousands of dollars, but also facing real-world challenges that most traders never talk about.
At the same time, we've also built and traded on personal accounts, using our own capital to validate and refine our work. This has pushed us to develop a new approach that's not only profitable, but also robust, repeatable, and deeply tested.
We have built it over thousands of hours of testing and execution, grounded in:
  • Historical data covering over 15 years
  • Systematic rules, applied manually by choice
  • Risk management refined through real market conditions
  • Discipline and journaling, every single day
Manual Systematic Trading Explained
Systematic Rules
Each strategy follows written, objective rules tested on 15-25 years of historical data. No decisions are made on instinct or emotion.
Manual Execution
We execute every trade ourselves, maintaining full control over execution and adapting in real-time to market anomalies while managing multiple accounts efficiently.
Performance doesn't depend on automated software, but on following the rules. The trader remains involved and aware of the process. We avoid errors caused by bugs, slippage, or expert advisor crashes.
Our 5-Step Strategy Development Process
Experimentation
We test ideas based on price logic, market context, and recurring patterns. No shortcuts—every concept is thoroughly vetted.
Rule Definition
We create precise rules for entry, exit, position management, sizing, and trading context—leaving nothing to interpretation.
Manual Backtesting
Using TradingView, we analyze each candlestick and record every trade in Excel—a painstaking but essential process.
Validation
We analyze drawdown, risk/reward ratio, percentage of positive months, and average recovery time after declines.
System Integration
Only strategies that pass all criteria are added to our monthly selection of 10 strategies, combined with rotation and balancing logic.
Why Manual Backtesting Matters
True Market Understanding
Manual backtesting allows us to truly understand how the strategy behaves month after month, in all market conditions.
Prevents Overoptimization
Avoids the "perfect but unrealistic" curves that automated testing often produces due to hindsight bias.
Mental Training
Forces us to observe the market for years, candle by candle—providing invaluable mental and technical training.
Proven System Reliability
10%
Monthly Average
Average monthly return on personal accounts (full risk)
1.34%
Prop Firm Return
Average monthly return on prop firm accounts (low risk)
61%
Positive Months
Percentage of profitable months across 16 years of trading
1/16
Negative Years
Only one losing year (2013) out of 16 years of trading history
These results aren't simulations—they represent thousands of hours of testing and careful documentation across multiple market cycles.
System Recovery Performance
Resilience Through Drawdowns
Significant drawdowns (>30%) occurred 7 times in our testing period. Six recovered within 2-9 months, with only the 2014 event requiring 16 months for full recovery.
This recovery data demonstrates the system's resilience and ability to withstand market volatility—critical information for traders who understand that drawdowns are inevitable in any trading system.
Is This E-Book For You?
For The Disillusioned Trader
If you're tired of trading clichés and have wasted time with useless indicators, automated bots, or courses taught by inexperienced "gurus," this document offers a refreshing alternative.
For The Methodical Practitioner
This e-book doesn't promise instant profits—it explains a real, tested method for those who want to learn, understand, and apply concrete trading principles based on years of market experience.
What People Say About Us
Vincenzo S.
After years of failed automated systems, Marco and Angelo's manual approach finally worked for me. Their testing process is very thorough - I've had steady results for 8 months now.
Raffaele S.
The discipline needed seemed hard at first, but their step-by-step process made it easy. Manual trading gives me control I never had with automated systems. Great for serious traders.
Zach T.
What impressed me most was their honesty about losses and recovery times. No false promises - just real data from real trading. Their risk management has changed how I trade.
Samuel L.
I wasn't sure about systematic trading in 2025, but their clear rules remove all guesswork. The e-book is full of practical tips from traders who've actually been through different market conditions.
Alessandro T.
The 5-step development process is brilliant. I've started using their testing methods on my own strategies. Finally, a system that focuses on being consistent rather than making quick money.
Gianluca S.
Their prop firm experience shows in every detail. The position sizing and portfolio rotation ideas alone were worth the entire e-book. Real traders sharing real methods.
Sean C.
Marco and Angelo's approach to manual backtesting changed everything for me. The mental training part is priceless - you really understand your system after going through their process.
Adam G.
Their system made me rethink how I approach the markets. I stopped relying on indicators and started following structure and logic. Systematic trading is powerful because is rule-based.