How to Analyze Trading Signals

Frequently asked questions

How much history should a creator have before I follow them?

Aim for at least six months of closed trades. A shorter run can look excellent purely because the market suited one style. Six months usually covers a trending stretch and a choppy one, so you can see whether the edge survives both. Check that trades are spread across those months rather than clustered into one lucky week.

Is a high win rate on its own a good sign?

No. A creator can win nine trades out of ten and still lose money if the tenth loss is larger than the nine wins combined. Read win rate next to profit factor and average risk-reward. A forty percent win rate with a 1:3 payoff is usually healthier than an eighty percent win rate with tiny targets and a distant stop.

How much drawdown is too much?

That depends on what you can sit through without abandoning the plan. The number that matters is not the creator's worst drawdown but whether you would have kept following through it. If a twenty percent peak-to-trough drop would make you quit, a creator who has had one will not work for you no matter how good the annual return looks.

Can a creator delete their losing trades?

No. Every signal is timestamped when it is posted and its outcome is recorded against market data, so losses stay on the public record. That is the reason on-platform history is worth more than screenshots from a chat group, where only the winners tend to get shared.