Outperform
S&P 500 with
quantitative edge

Getting started takes just a few minutes. Here's how:

Step 1: Open an eToro account — Click the "Open an Account" button on our website. Registration is straightforward—you'll need to verify your identity as required by financial regulations.

Step 2: Deposit funds — Fund your account via bank transfer, credit card, or other available payment methods. Remember: minimum copy amount for AlphaWizzard is $1,500.

Step 3: Find AlphaWizzard — Use the search function in eToro and type "alphawizzard" (our eToro username). Click on our profile.

Step 4: Start copying

• Click the "Copy" button
• Enter your desired copy amount ($1,500 minimum)
• Set your Copy Stop Loss (CSL) — this is a safety limit that stops copying if your copy value drops by a certain percentage (e.g., 40% or 50%)
• Confirm by clicking "Copy"

That's it. From now on, every trade we make is automatically replicated in your account, proportional to your copy amount.

Stuck or unsure about a step? We're happy to help — send us an email and we'll walk you through it.

One approach long-term investors use is investing consistently over time — for example via eToro's Savings Plan feature. Regular monthly contributions can harness the power of compounding and may smooth out your average entry price across market ups and downs (dollar-cost averaging).

The good news: eToro lets you fully automate this. You can set up a recurring contribution that allocates directly to your AlphaWizzard copy — so every contribution is put to work for you automatically, with no manual step each month. You'll need a recurring plan of at least USD / EUR / CHF 200.

To set it up:

1. Search for AlphaWizzard on eToro
2. Choose Invest More, then Savings Plan
3. Select your debit or credit card and the day it should run each month (we suggest the 1st)
4. Confirm — that's it

From then on, each contribution is invested for you automatically and proportionally across our portfolio. You stay in full control — adjust or cancel anytime in your eToro settings under Recurring Orders.

See the difference between monthly contributions and no contributions in the calculator and calculate your financial goals.

Prefer to add funds when it suits you? You can also top up manually anytime via Deposit Funds, then Invest More on your AlphaWizzard copy in your portfolio.

This means your eToro risk profile needs updating. Go to Settings → Verification Centre → Experience and Objectives and follow these 5 steps:

1

Go to Settings

Step 1 of 5

Click "Settings" in the left menu, then click "Verification Centre".

Done? Go back to AlphaWizzard's profile, click Copy, and the error should be gone.

Only select risk levels that match your financial situation. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

This is a hypothetical illustration of how compounding can work over time with regular contributions. It is not a projection or forecast of AlphaWizzard's returns — actual results vary and may be negative.

We run a long-only, stocks-only strategy with a strong focus on US large-cap equities. That means:

• No shorting
• No options or futures
• No leverage, ever

This is a deliberate choice. By staying long-only and unlevered, we avoid the catastrophic risks that blow up many traders—margin calls, forced liquidations, and unlimited downside from short positions.

Our edge comes from stock selection, portfolio optimization, and dynamic risk management—not from financial engineering or borrowed money. When we reduce risk, we simply hold more cash. When we're fully invested, it's 100% equities, 0% leverage.

We focus on four key metrics that tell the full story—not just returns, but risk-adjusted returns:

• CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) — Your average yearly return, accounting for compounding. The clearest measure of long-term wealth building.
• Maximum Drawdown — The largest peak-to-trough decline before recovery. Arguably the most important metric because it measures the worst pain you'd have experienced.
• Sharpe Ratio — Returns divided by volatility. Answers: "How much return am I getting per unit of total risk?" Higher is better.
• Sortino Ratio — Similar to Sharpe, but only penalizes downside volatility. We optimize for Sortino because protecting against losses matters more than smoothing gains.

No—and here's why.

Daily fluctuations are normal. Our portfolio holds 15-30 curated stocks, not the entire index, so daily movements will naturally differ. We measure success monthly, not daily—checking performance every day leads to unnecessary stress.

Our risk overlay does the heavy lifting. When market risk increases, our system automatically reduces equity exposure:

• Some days we're fully invested and move with the market
• Other days we're defensive and may lag a strong rally
• During selloffs, reduced exposure protects capital

Bottom line: Don't watch daily. Trust the process. Review monthly. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results, but disciplined risk management stacks the odds in your favour over time.

No. There are no subscription fees, management fees, or commissions when copy trading on eToro.

• Start or stop copying at any time with no cancellation costs
• Standard eToro spreads apply when positions are opened or closed
• For non-leveraged stock positions (how AlphaWizzard typically trades), there are no overnight fees

Yes. Copy trading operates independently from your manual trading. You can freely buy and sell stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, or any other instruments available on eToro alongside your copy trading allocation. Your copied positions and manual positions are managed separately.

eToro is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ (ticker: ETOR) with over 40 million registered users worldwide.

The platform is regulated by multiple top-tier authorities:

• UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

Client funds are held in segregated accounts. Eligible eToro Club members (Platinum and above) of certain eToro entities benefit from additional private insurance via Lloyd's of London, covering up to €1M per client in the event of eToro's insolvency, subject to an aggregate limit of €25M across all claimants. Real crypto positions are excluded. Coverage may be withdrawn at eToro's discretion. Full details on eToro's website.

Your money never leaves your own account. When you copy AlphaWizzard, your funds stay in your personal eToro account at all times—we never have access to withdraw or transfer your capital.

You retain full control:

• Stop copying anytime with one click—no lock-up periods, no exit fees
• Adjust your copy amount up or down whenever you want
• See every trade in real-time with complete transparency
• Pause copying temporarily if you prefer

Full transparency is built into the eToro platform—you can see our complete portfolio, every open position, historical performance, and risk metrics. The eToro app makes monitoring your investments easy and intuitive, anytime, anywhere.

All eToro accounts are denominated in US Dollars (USD). When you deposit funds in another currency, they will be automatically converted to USD. This means your portfolio value and all performance metrics are displayed in USD.

Social trading lets you automatically copy experienced investors' trades in real-time.

It's gaining popularity because traditional investment products have failed many investors—high fees, poor transparency, mediocre returns, and full exposure to market crashes.

Social trading offers the opposite:

• Low entry barriers (start from $1,500)
• Complete transparency (see every trade, performance and reasoning at all times)
• Community-driven knowledge sharing
• Freedom to start or stop anytime

It's professional investing made accessible—without the gatekeepers.

When you copy AlphaWizzard, our trades are replicated proportionally in your account. If we allocate 5% to a stock, you automatically allocate 5% of your copy amount—whether you copy with $1,500 or $100,000.

Fractional shares make it possible: eToro supports fractional share trading (minimum $10 per transaction), enabling accurate replication with smaller amounts.

Why AlphaWizzard requires a $1,500 minimum:

Our strategy holds 15–30 positions, and our risk overlay actively adjusts equity exposure. When we reduce exposure, your per-position sizes shrink too — so the minimum has to work even when we're only partially invested, not just at full allocation.

With a $200 account: even at 100% equity exposure, each of ~20 positions would be only around $10 — right at eToro's minimum trade size. Replication accuracy quickly breaks down from there.

With ~$1,500: replication stays efficient even when exposure drops. If the overlay cuts to 15% equity across 20 positions, each still averages ~$11 — small, but enough to remain accurately replicable. That makes roughly $1,500 the practical sweet spot between accessibility and precise replication.

During extreme markets or crisis periods, exposure may temporarily fall below 15% — potentially as low as ~6%. In those situations, a larger balance further improves the platform's ability to replicate the strategy accurately.

Another effective approach is to contribute regularly over time. Growing your account through monthly additions steadily improves replication quality and increases the likelihood of matching the strategy closely on a 1:1 basis — and you can automate this directly into your copy (see the recurring-contributions question above).

eToro offers a Copy Stop Loss (CSL) feature that automatically stops copying if your copy value drops by a percentage you define (e.g., 30%, 40%, or 50%). It's there as a safety net, and you're free to use it.

However, our general recommendation:

Let your investment run. Don't intervene emotionally.

The biggest enemy of long-term returns isn't market volatility—it's emotional decision-making. Panic-selling during a dip locks in losses and often means missing the recovery. Our risk overlay is specifically designed to manage drawdowns systematically, so you don't have to react to every market movement.

If you set a CSL too tight:

• Normal market fluctuations might trigger it
• You get stopped out at the worst moment
• You miss the subsequent recovery
• You've turned a temporary dip into a permanent loss

Our approach: We manage risk actively within the strategy. The overlay reduces exposure when danger signals appear—so you don't need to second-guess every market move.

The golden rule: Only invest what you can afford to lose.

This isn't just legal disclaimer language—it's practical wisdom. When you invest money you might need next month, every red day becomes stressful. When you invest true long-term capital, you can let the strategy work without emotional interference.

Less financial pressure = less stress = better decisions.

Investing with "scared money" leads to panic selling at exactly the wrong time. Investing with capital you've mentally committed for the long term lets you stay calm and let compounding do its work.

AlphaWizzard is our investment strategy on eToro, developed and operated by Veloris Capital — Ronny and Lukas. The same team, the same systematic process, and the same disciplined strategy stand behind every investment decision.

As Popular Investors on eToro, we invest our own capital alongside copiers using our proprietary long-term investment framework.