Darwinex's Market Masters series kicked off with an engaging interview featuring Fabrizio Alessandro, a seasoned trend-following and mean-reversion trader boasting over seven years of experience in the financial markets.
Fabrizio is a key figure behind DARWIN FFG, a trading strategy that has achieved an impressive 75% return since its inception. Launched on Darwinex in June 2023, DARWIN FFG currently manages over $2.8 million in assets from more than 300 investors.
Fabrizio's trading journey began in 2016 while working as a financial advisor at an Italian bank. Feeling unfulfilled by his role as a salesman for financial products, he discovered online trading through a friend and was "immediately fascinated." This passion led him to create an online community where he met his current colleagues. Together, they developed an academy focused on the MT4, MT5, and cTrader platforms, producing over 300 indicators and Expert Advisors.
For the first eight to nine months of his trading career, Fabrizio did not experience a single loss. However, he quickly learned the dangers of overconfidence. "When you feel unbeatable, you are bound to understand certain situations," he reflected. After two years of continuous learning and experimenting with various strategies, he realized the importance of setting specific monetary targets. By breaking down his monthly targets into trades, pips, and lot sizes, he discovered a sustainable approach: focusing on setups that yielded 25 pips per trade with a mini lot size. This disciplined strategy has been the cornerstone of his success.
Initially hesitant to manage other people’s money, Fabrizio found Darwinex, which offered a controlled environment providing a sense of security for both him and his investors. Today, he avoids unstable markets, such as exotic currencies, to reduce potential risks. His strategy prioritizes safety, stability, and minimizing drawdowns, ensuring his investors feel as secure as possible.
When asked what distinguishes successful traders, Fabrizio emphasized the importance of drive and dedication in the early stages. "You need to want to do this thing, wake up every morning and chase after your setups," he said. The path to profitability involves extensive study, setting up a sound trading system, and applying it consistently—"easier said than done," he added. Accumulating experience and understanding market behavior are also key components of success.
As a final piece of advice, Fabrizio underscored the proactive nature of trading: "You cannot wait for the market to pay you or make you rich; you have to decide what you want to take from the market."
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