Introduction
My name is John Netto, and I’ve spent over two decades navigating financial markets. What sets my journey apart isn’t just that I turned $100,000 into $3.1 million over six years with high reward low risk trading – it’s how I did it. While most traders chase more risk for more return, I discovered the opposite truth. Through event driven trading focused on economic events and macro regimes, I achieved 42% annual compounded returns with a maximum drawdown of just 15%. This isn’t theory – Jack Schwager verified these results for his ‘Unknown Market Wizards’ book after flying to Las Vegas to review my statements and trading setup.
My Trading Backstory
My trading journey didn’t start in finance. I served eight and a half years in the Marine Corps, including time stationed in Japan where I learned Japanese and eventually guarded U.S. embassy property. That Marine Corps discipline would later prove invaluable. Like many traders, my early attempts at trading were marked by emotional decisions and poor risk management. I quickly learned that successful event driven trading requires rigorous preparation, not just chart reading.
I ran a small gambling operation in high school (as I like to say, I was a “liquidity provider for those wishing to prognosticate on sporting events before that was legal”). This gave me early exposure to odds, probabilities, and managing risk – lessons that would serve me well. But it wasn’t until I combined my Marine Corps discipline with sophisticated analytical frameworks that my trading took off.
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