Gianluca Pizzituti

CEO @Velotrade. 25 years in the markets. Let's talk about trading..

Impermanence & Equanimity. The journey IS the destination.

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

💪 Can you become a successful trader? Yes. But first, define success.

I once worked with a trader in London who reportedly made around $25 million in one year and lost around $10 million in another. He was hired for the possibility of an exceptional result, and everyone understood the volatility that came with it. 💥

You do not need the biggest P&L in the room. You need an approach you can tolerate, repeat and sustain.

Are you the steady builder, or are you prepared to accept more volatility for the possibility of an exceptional result? 👇

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[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

💰 You made $1,000 on a trade. Who paid you?

In short term trading, especially derivatives, profit does not appear from nowhere. Somebody else, or several participants collectively, is on the other side of that economic result.

Once you understand this, trading looks very different. You are competing with people and institutions that may have spent decades building their skills. Nobody is handing money over on a silver platter.

The goal is not to feel discouraged. It is to respect the craft, accept the learning process and become a humbler trader.

🎯 I explain the full idea in the video.

Had you ever genuinely asked where your trading profit came from? Drop your answer below. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

🎯 The trade that made you money might be the one that ruins you.

Sounds backwards, I know. But a profitable trade and a good trade are not the same thing. When you break your rules, enter on a whim, and still make money, your brain files it under skill instead of luck. That is the moment overconfidence is born.

The real test is simple. If you cannot explain why you entered, it was a bad trade. Win or lose does not matter. Because a win you cannot explain is a win you cannot repeat, and trading is nothing but repetition.

👓 I break the whole thing down in the video.

When was the last time you made money on a trade you knew you should never have taken? Be honest. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #TradingMindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

⚠️ Every time you place a market order, you are telling the market one thing: "fill me at whatever price you want". And one day it will.

When I traded institutionally, the market order was taboo. You never used one, especially after hours or on a thin book. The reason is simple. The moment liquidity disappears, a market order fills you at whatever price suits the other side, not you.

🎯 I break down the difference, and why I still only use limit orders, in the video.

Market orders or limit orders? And has one ever filled you somewhere brutal? Drop it below. 👇

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[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

🚫 Nobody in this industry will tell you this: You are probably trading too much.

Every exchange, every broker, every platform wants the same thing from you: Volume.

More trades mean more rebates, more fees, more VIP tiers. Their business runs on your activity, not your profitability. And the more you trade, the more chances you give yourself to get it wrong.

Depending on the study, around nine out of ten day traders lose money over time. So why fight those odds? Trade less. Think before you enter. Take a position with a real thesis and hold it.

🎯 Full breakdown in the video.

How many trades did you take last week, and how many did you actually need? Drop it below. 👇

#PropTrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

🚂 If everybody around you is talking about a trade, the train has already left. And you are the one paying for the ticket.🎫

Crude oil a few days back. Gold and silver recently. Same pattern every time. Retail piles in near the top, institutions unwind into that buying, and the move reverses.

This is not a conspiracy. It is basic demand and supply. Professionals see the dynamics early because they do this full time. By the time the move is loud enough for the forums to notice, retail is no longer joining the trade. Retail is providing the exit liquidity that lets the institution cash out.

🎯 I break down the full mechanic in the video, and what you can actually do about it.

Have you been caught on the wrong side of one of these recent moves? Drop it in the comments. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

🌅 Sometimes the best trade is the one you do not take.

When the screen is fighting you, when the P&L is red and your head is louder than your strategy, the smartest move is to step away. Walk. Get some air. Reset. Come back when your mind is clear.

The traders who keep their accounts alive the longest are not the ones who trade the most. They are the ones who know exactly when not to trade. That kind of restraint is not weakness. It is the discipline that separates a career from a streak.

🎯 For me today, it is one of those days. Stay off. Enjoy the sun. Take it from there.

What do you do when the market is just not giving you anything? Drop it below. 👇
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[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

📌 There is no holy grail 😱

Not in the next indicator. Not in the next book. Not in the next course. And definitely not in the next sentence you read on X.

I wasted years of my early career looking for it. Everyone does. Then you realise the answer was never on the shelf. The edge comes from a small set of tools you actually master, picked for *your* style, not a YouTuber's.

🎯 Full breakdown in the video. Filmed in a library on purpose.

How many indicators are on your chart right now? Be honest. Drop the number. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

💥 You blew your account. Good. 🫤

Not because losing money is fun. But because every blown account is a data point. And data points are how you improve.

The traders who make it are NOT the ones who never lose. They are the ones who sit down after every loss, figure out exactly what went wrong, and come back with a better process.

I share a simple framework in the video that almost nobody uses. It changed how I review my own trading.

🎯 Watch it. Then tell me: how many accounts have you blown this month, and do you know why? 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

📌 ❗ How many assets do you actively trade? If the answer is more than three, that might be the problem.

You cannot develop an edge on something you barely know. Every asset behaves differently. Different rhythms. Different participants. Different traps. And if you are jumping between fifteen instruments, you are not trading. You are guessing on a rotation.

I stopped trading a wide range of instruments years ago after working alongside seasoned traders in Singapore who had been watching the same two or three underlyings for over a decade. Same charts. Same flow. Every single day. And that repetition gave them an edge that no amount of diversification could ever replicate.

And they were making far more money than anyone spreading across twenty instruments. That changed everything for me.

🎯 I tell the full story in the video.
How many assets do you actively trade right now? Drop a number. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #fundedtrader

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

💬 "You are as good as your last trade."

A veteran trader on a London trading floor told me that when I was still very junior. Six words that changed how I approach every single session.

Five winning trades in a row feels amazing. It also feels dangerous. Because that is exactly when you stop following your process, start sizing up, and let overconfidence do the thinking for you.

The market does not care about your streak. It only cares about the next trade.

🎯 I break it down in the video.

What is the best piece of advice a fellow trader ever gave you? One line. Drop it below. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

👀🙅‍♂️ The market does not care about you. It does not care about your story, your situation, or how badly you need the next trade to work.

And that is actually the best thing about it. Because it means the playing field is level. No favours. No shortcuts. Just consistency, discipline, and hard work.

I spent 25 years learning and re-learning that lesson across different markets, different sizes, different continents. The concept never changed.

🎯 I break it all down in the video.

Has there been a moment where the market humbled you? Drop it in the comments. 👇

#proptrading #tradingpsychology #tradingmindset

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

@vittodeangelis @velotrade Concise and clear explanation!

[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

You're holding a trade for two weeks. So why are you staring at a five-minute chart?

Your chart timeframe must match your trading horizon.

I break down why, including how institutional flow creates the noise most retail traders can't explain.
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[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

I have been trading for over 25 years. And I have gambled. Many times.
Here is the difference between a gambler and a trader. And why nobody is immune.

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[Gianluca Pizzituti @pizzituti_g]

Most crypto prop firms are designed for you to fail. We built one that isn't.

I'm Gianluca Pizzituti, CEO of @velotrade . 25 years in trading. London, Singapore, Hong Kong.

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