Antonio is an entrepreneur with a passion for business and finance.

Over the years, he has read many books on trading, studied technical analysis, and started discretionary trading. But unfortunately, he never managed to make profits.

When he had to decide whether or not to finally give up on his dream of becoming a trader, Antonio decided to give himself one last chance.

He joined Unger Academy and began studying systematic trading.

After only three months, he completed our training program, started trading with the Unger MethodTM, and closed the first month and a half with a return of over +12%.

In this interview, Antonio shares his journey in the trading world and explains how our training program helped him become a profitable trader.

By watching the video, you will discover:
-Antonio's experience with trading and the Unger Academy®
-The aspects of the program that helped him the most
-Why he chose our program from the many available
-His advice for those who want to become traders

Enjoy! 😊

Transcription

Introduction

Chelsi
Hey everyone, I'm Chelsi from Unger Academy. Today I’m excited to introduce Antonio to you, a student with a great passion for trading who has achieved remarkable success in a very short time. His dedication and commitment to our training program enabled him to start live trading in just 3 months. Hi Antonio, how are you?

Antonio
Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you! Hello everyone! All is well, thank you.

Who is Antonio, live trader after 3 months of study

Chelsi
Alright. Well, I'm glad you’re here to share your experience with our training program. First, I’d like you to tell us a little about yourself, you know, what you do and your profession.

Antonio
So, okay, I’m an entrepreneur. I have a really small company with 20 employees, where I also work. I studied economics and have a degree in economics. I’ve always, let's say, continued to study, even after graduation, let's say.

Initially, I studied marketing and sales, just because it helped me a lot in my work. Then, later on… let's say, my big passion has always been finance. So, I decided to study finance. I've read a lot of books in Italian and English, since I've always been interested in this field. Finally, one day, I've got the opportunity to meet Andrea Unger and of course, the Unger Academy, who helped me to take this last step forward in my journey.

Chelsi
Learning helps keep you young! So, what was it like before you joined our program? Did you have any difficulties? Did you know something already or did you follow a discretionary approach? Or what was the experience before you started with us?

Antonio
Yes. So I always had – actually, I’ve read a lot of books, so I had advanced knowledge, both in technical analysis and also in the cryptocurrency world, let's say, because those were 2 things that I’ve always been passionate about and that I've always studied. However, I was never in a position to be profitable.

I had precisely a discretionary approach and then, in hindsight, I realized that I was making so many mistakes that are just so common for many people. Also, when you do everything by yourself, well, you are a victim of your mistakes and you don't have the outside help from a coach, from a teacher, from someone better than you, who can help you instead to avoid those recurring mistakes.

Why he chose the Unger Academy

Chelsi
Okay, and why did you choose our training program and not another program?

Antonio
So, let's say I, what did I do? My experience was the following. During the Covid period, I clearly, a little bit like all companies, had less work, which obviously gave me a lot more free time. And there I greatly expanded my studies, but still, I continued to be an unsuccessful trader, and I could never come to terms with it.

After that, let's say, when I came to Unger Academy, the decision was derived from what I said before... Since trading has always been my passion anyway, I said, before I finally gave up the idea of becoming a trader, I decided to make this last attempt.

And so, I approached the Unger Academy because I was attracted by the figure of Andrea Unger, who was an internationally recognized personality, he wrote books, and everybody recognizes his authority. So, I said, if I choose one school out of the bunch, I’d prefer to choose the best one, the one that I think is the most trustworthy. And then, if I can be successful like that, I’d be happy. Otherwise, I’ll forget it for life, and I don't want to hear anything more about trading. Let's say that was the initial idea.

His experience with the training program, why it worked, and the results he achieved

Chelsi
Fortunately, that was not the case, and everything worked out well. So is there anything in particular in our program that has really helped you so far, maybe even something that has really surprised you about our program?

Antonio
So definitely, the thing that helped me the most was exactly that. First, the learning system is structured according to a step-by-step format, so it really leaves nothing to the imagination or doubts.

And then there are these calls with the coaches that allow you to receive clarification even on topics that aren’t discussed in the lessons. The coaches are always very available. The best thing is that the path is really organically presented.

So here’s the mistake that you shouldn’t make. You shouldn’t give in to the urge to accelerate, to take too many steps ahead, but you really have to follow the path as it was designed. This is very important because in all the steps, you’re shown exactly what needs to be done and also the mistakes to avoid.

And it’s here that I really want to pause for a moment. One piece of advice that I can give to those who are approaching this field as a new trader is to give a lot of importance to your mistakes, because I made some, and after I made them, I realized that they were things that even Andrea told us to be careful about. He would say, I made this mistake, don't make it too.

And then we always get caught in the mistakes that are repetitive, because the human mind is the same for everyone and so many mistakes could have been avoided. These were errors that Andrea told his students to avoid, don't do this thing because....

Chelsi
Every now and then, you just have to try it yourself.

Antonio
That's right, and the probability is that some mistakes will happen. Let's say that out of ten mistakes, I made 1 or 2 ....

Chelsi
Yes, yes, that’s learning the hard way.

Antonio
But, because it was my fault, though, not because of... Anyway, I didn't make so many of those mistakes. But back to the training program, the important thing is to give importance to everything because you don't have to think that maybe only those parts where Andrea shows how he trades are the most important things you need to focus your attention on immediately.

But I assure you that it is essential, that before you get to the core of the path, it’s essential to do all the steps first, because they’re all equally important. Here, I’d like to give you this as a piece of advice. You must give equal weight to all the steps of the path and try not to get to the heart of the training right away let's say.

Chelsi
Yes, yes.

Antonio
Because the holes that you leave behind then become money that you can lose later.

Chelsi
Exactly. And as far as going live, did the path also prepare you psychologically for going live?

Antonio
That's right, I made that decision. Let's say, I didn’t have an imminent need, as you might say. I preferred to go live with real money, maybe with less capital than what I then decided to use later on.

But let's say that I want to maybe – you know, I prefer to go live immediately, to understand also the joy of winning and the pain of the loss, because these are all situations that can happen anyway, at a certain period, you know, a certain drawdown, a series of unlucky trades.

That is, by making experiences with real money, I realize that I can learn more rather than creating capital with fake money where maybe technically you make the same transactions, however, you don't experience the same thing as when you go live.

So, I just made this decision to use a smaller amount of capital maybe initially, but to trade live, so with all the technical steps, you know, understanding how to manage futures, the expirations, and of course, getting used to the MultiCharts software.

Chelsi
So, how’s it going so far? Are you profitable? Positive?

Antonio
So, yes, yes. So, I made, let's say, immediately in the first few months, a 12% profit in a month and a half, which was the final part of 2022.

Then, as I said, I made a big mistake that cost me 10%.... But I have to be honest. This is a mistake that Andrea spoke about. He told us not to fall in the trap of thinking that if things go well, you can take on big positions... I made, let's say, that kind of mistake, and you know, punctually, I was punished.

And now I'm gradually making up for that loss by getting back on track. And, so let's say, the beauty of this path is that this way of operating systematically creates a gradual gain over time that you see is being built up slowly.

That is, it's not the result of a lucky trade or a lucky month. It's more the result of the study and the math behind it, and so there’s no connection, as maybe many people think. Ah no, well in that month the stock market did well, everything went up, you made good profits. But that's not true, because there are days when you make solid profits and maybe the stock market even crashed and went the opposite direction.

So, let's say, what gives me a lot of confidence for the future, is that I see, let's say, this accumulation of profits that is the result of just so many trades and then, most importantly, that they are not, that is, you’ll never have 100% profitable trades, but there is a trend that leads to profits.

So, I can see a... In the long-term trend, on the other hand, it's clear that apart from the first period… it's something that's never happened to me.

As a trader, I may have had some very lucky trades because I thought I became the best in the world. I would sign up for the World Championship next year and then, punctually, after 2 or 3 lucky trades, there would be something that would bring me back down to Earth.

Here, it’s different because we’re talking about hundreds of trades per month, so a profit that builds up. The result of many trades and the result of exactly one strategy. A portfolio that’s built according to what exactly we are taught here, and then above all...

Chelsi
Following the method.

Antonio
You know, most importantly, there are coaches who follow you, help you understand your mistakes and show you how to correct them. Let's say you're not really left on your own, especially in the first year. After the first year, you certainly become, you know, more self-sufficient here, which is then, I think, the real goal of the school.

Chelsi
Yes, that’s absolutely the ultimate goal, but you’re never alone. I mean, you aren't...

Antonio
Yes, yes, not at all. For example, even with Gianluca, on Whatsapp, because, for example, with a life also a bit high in terms of work, because I don't have a schedule, and so many times I also write through WhatsApp, with email.

Chelsi
Yes.

Antonio
There are many, many channels. Here, even on the portal you can ask questions. So, it's also nice that you aren’t bound to...

You know, often I watch the recorded Coaching Calls when I don't have time to follow them live. So, the tools are really all there.

For example, I find the app very useful even on the futures rollover. It alerts you on your phone, yeah geez, I have the position, and I'm going to get ready, I'm going to rollover, I'm going to rollover the futures so I'm going to roll them over to the next expiration and then...

It's a lot of little things, but all together, they create an environment, in my opinion, the right environment to learn.

And I really appreciated that, in the sense that beyond the profit, which is also related to how much capital you have available, there are also many factors here. Let's say what does have a huge value is just the knowledge because in this program, you learn so much, and then you have a life ahead of you.

And here, especially young people who maybe start doing something like this today after college, they have a life ahead of them where they can then be profitable.

Chelsi
You are also together with many other enthusiasts just like you.

Antonio
Yes, that's right!

Antonio's advice for those who want to become traders

Chelsi
So, it’s also a positive environment. Finally, I’d like to ask you, what would you say to those who are watching this interview and maybe are still undecided about whether or not to join the program?

Antonio
Well, let me take a step backward to say: when I had to choose the school, right?

What happens? Well, all the schools say they are good, otherwise, they wouldn’t sell their course. So how do you choose? How do you know who is telling the truth and who’s selling themselves as being good and who isn’t?

What I’m saying is trust this program, make the choice that I made, trust Andrea, the person who is recognized at a world level... And then, if I may, when I think about the knowledge that I learned in this school. I believe he does it out of passion because it doesn't make any logical sense to impart all this knowledge to other people when one could trade even...

But he's probably already at a higher level than that, he's already been successful, he's become a 4-time World Champion. I guess he trades with huge portfolios.

So today, maybe the satisfaction for him is to help other people to follow the same path as he did. All schools they are not the same, I assure you. Eh, because I also have friends who went to other schools and weren’t able to be profitable.

And so, I really say to you, just trust the facts and all the international awards that he’s received, and so you can’t have all these awards if there’s nothing behind it. It’s clear that there’s substance, there’s structure and there’s quality. There’s really a lot, a lot, a lot of quality behind this path.

Chelsi
A great compliment. So, thank you so much Antonio for your time that you gave us. And as always, I wish you happy trading!

Antonio
Thank you.

Chelsi
Thank you so much Antonio!

Antonio
Thank you, have a great day!

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