Success story #16: Luca Liccione – a quant researcher who earned $2,300 on cTrader Store
With more than $2,300 earned and 330 downloads, Luca Liccione has built a catalogue that reflects the rigour of a quantitative finance researcher.
Luca Liccione, known on cTrader Store as DATARUMALGORITHMICA , brings a level of academic rigour to algorithmic trading that sets him apart on the platform. His catalogue has generated more than $2,300 in sales across 31 transactions and 306 free installs, all built on proprietary indicator logic grounded in quantitative finance.
A background built on numbers
Luca holds a BSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and is preparing to begin an MSc in Quantitative Finance. That foundation is visible in how he builds: his tools draw on advanced calculus, quantitative methods and proprietary indicator logic, with no reliance on standard signals like EMA, RSI or MACD.
His entry into cTrader Store was almost accidental. He participated in a survey about new features for the cTrader app, discovered the Store and decided to publish a few simple products. Early feedback gave him the confidence to invest more time and effort, and the catalogue has grown in ambition ever since.
So far I have achieved a lot that I would have never thought about doing. A big boost has been thanks to AI tools combined with my own knowledge and research to build unique products with a higher quality standard.
Outside of development, Luca stays active at the gym and on the bike, and builds content for his YouTube channel.
Research beyond the charts
Alongside his work on cTrader Store, Luca runs an independent YouTube channel called OIKONOMIKA , where he publishes free macro-econometric research on business cycles, central bank decisions and asset allocation, drawing on data from the ECB and St. Louis FRED.
The analytical framework behind the channel feeds directly into how he builds his trading tools. The same rigour he applies to understanding global markets shapes the logic inside every product he publishes.
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A five-engine gold scalper
Gold Scalper Update is a fully automated cBot built exclusively for gold (XAUUSD), combining five integrated analytical engines into a single composite decision system: Bar Quality Scoring, Candle Pattern Recognition, VWAP Analysis, Volume Profile and Liquidity Filtering. A trade is placed only when the composite score clears a minimum threshold and the direction signal is unambiguous.
The bot adapts dynamically to market conditions, distinguishing between ranging and spike volatility regimes and adjusting take profit, stop loss and execution mode accordingly. Buyers consistently highlight the flexibility it offers for optimisation — one reviewer reported backtests ranging between 300% and 1,200% ROI depending on the pair and settings used.
Key features:
- Five-engine composite signal system with configurable weights
- Dynamic volatility regime detection for ranging and spike conditions
- Adaptive TP and SL based on market conditions
- Dual execution mode with market and limit orders
- Full trailing stop, break-even and daily circuit breaker
- Spread and slippage guards for execution quality protection
For traders who want a gold scalper with transparent logic and full execution control, this bot delivers on both.
Five products Luca recommends
Luca's catalogue covers a wide range of instruments and strategies, from gold and crypto to indices and forex. Here are the products he recommends alongside Gold Scalper Update.
F655 TYPE 053 V10 is a complete algorithmic trading system inspired by Ferrari's 2004 F1 car, combining grid and scalping logic with proprietary indicators built on quantum finance and advanced calculus. Compatible with all CFD instruments on cTrader.
Professional Hedge Grid Strategy is an institutional-grade hedge grid cBot designed for fast scalping, with ATR-based position management, volume analysis and a spread filter. Best suited for experienced traders running on a VPS.
Bitcoin Alpha Edge is a trend-following cBot on the 30-minute timeframe, with a profit factor of 7.97 and ATR-based risk management. Built for position trading with dynamic lot sizing and equity-based stops.
Market Structure Indicator is an indicator that automatically identifies and plots key market structure elements including BOS, CHoCH, order blocks, fair value gaps and premium/discount zones. Rated 5 stars by all reviewers.
Epic Fury is a multi-instrument scalping and grid cBot with a profit factor of 5.56 and a 14.2% max drawdown, optimisable across forex, gold, indices and crypto.
For F655 TYPE 053 V10, Luca makes the bot's trading performance publicly available through cTrader's live stats feature.
Advice for traders
Luca's advice draws directly on his academic background and his experience watching traders approach markets without adequate preparation:
The best trade is the one you don't take, and trading is not a normal business or activity that can be started without proper education, training, knowledge and money.
It's important for traders to understand the importance of systematic algorithmic trading as nowadays 99% of trading volumes are executed electronically with machines at very low latency.
Final thoughts
Luca Liccione's story shows what happens when academic rigour meets a genuine interest in building tools that work. With more than $2,300 earned and more than 330 downloads, his presence on cTrader Store reflects the same standards he applies to his YouTube channel and his studies in quantitative finance. The catalogue keeps growing, and so does the ambition behind it.
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