Invest through market cycles
During downturns, I invest more aggressively in strong companies trading at discounted prices. In bull markets, I hold long-term winners while researching the next opportunity.
Independent equity research · Milan, Italy
Independent research on individual stocks.
I publish company-level research across growth and value opportunities. My current portfolio has a strong bias toward the AI economy.
10+ years
Investing experience
Since 2021
eToro Popular Investor
Stock by stock
Company-level research
Long only
No leverage or shorting
Current thematic bias
AI infrastructure
Semiconductors
Data centers
Cloud platforms
Research library
Latest equity research
Each stock study follows the same analytical framework: company, market, financials, profitability, valuation, financial health, strategy and guidance, competition, technicals, and summary.
No reports match that search.
Portfolio transparency
Research is only useful when it informs decisions.
The portfolio page is designed to show current holdings, allocation, performance, and thematic exposure. It currently uses labelled illustrative data and is ready for future eToro API integration.
Open portfolio overview
Core approach
Long-term buy and hold
Current bias
AI picks and shovels
Risk discipline
No leverage · No shorting
Decision record
Published investment rationale
Investment approach
Long-term capital for high-growth industries.
I invest across growth and value opportunities, with a particular focus on innovative companies positioned to benefit from structural shifts in technology and the global economy.
My objective is to identify businesses with the potential to compound for years, build positions when price and fundamentals offer an attractive balance, and remain patient while the thesis develops.
Typical horizon
Two years or longer
Portfolio profile
Growth-oriented and volatile
Company preference
Innovative with strong balance sheets
Hold beyond the noise
I accept volatility as part of owning growth companies. Most positions are intended to be held for at least two years while fundamental progress matters more than short-term price action.
Sell when the thesis changes
I explain material decisions on eToro. Selling usually follows a reduced growth outlook, a fully valued opportunity, a broken thesis, or a better use of capital.
Where I invest
Exposure to durable growth and emerging disruption.
I combine established compounders with smaller, higher-risk opportunities across industries where innovation can create substantial new markets.
Big technology
High-margin businesses with strong competitive moats, durable cash generation, and attractive entry points during market weakness.
Hypergrowth companies
Smaller innovative businesses with credible paths to becoming much larger companies over the next three to six years.
High-growth industries
AI infrastructure, semiconductors, cloud software, fintech, e-commerce, automation, and the energy transition.
ETFs and blue-chip crypto
Selective thematic ETFs and established digital assets used to complement individual-company research.
About David Diaco
Investor perspective informed by data.
I bought my first stock at 18 and have more than a decade of investing experience. By day, I work as a data scientist at a large technology company. Since 2021, I have shared my investment decisions as an eToro Popular Investor.
Based in Milan, Italy
Data scientist in the technology sector
Growth and value investing with a long-term horizon
eToro Popular Investor · @davediaco
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