Performance Methodology
How we produce and label any performance figure. The rule is simple: separate the categories, never blend them, and never present modelled numbers as if they were real.
Every figure is labelled
Any number we show carries one of these labels and is never combined into a single misleading chart:
- Live — realised results reconciled against broker statements.
- Demo — results from isolated demo accounts (forward-testing behaviour, not profitability).
- Backtested — historical simulation over a stated period and assumptions.
- Illustrative — sample shapes used to demonstrate the interface; they contain no real returns.
Live figures
We publish a live figure only after it is reconciled against broker closed-trade statements (MT5 broker truth), with magic numbers mapped per strategy and manual tickets excluded. Until reconciled, the surface says "pending verification" rather than showing an estimate.
Demo / forward-test
Strategies run on isolated demo accounts to confirm they behave to type (the right setups fire, to spec). This validates behaviour, not profitability, and is labelled Demo wherever it appears.
Backtested figures
Backtests are historical simulations and are inherently limited: they benefit from hindsight, may not reflect real execution, slippage or liquidity, and can differ materially from live results. Where shown, the period, assumptions and any out-of-sample split are stated.
What we exclude
Bot-reported "ghost" fills, manual tickets and duplicate placeholders are excluded from headline figures. Where a value cannot be verified, we say so instead of inflating it.
Bot-logged PnL/R is modelled and unreliable until broker-verified; we treat broker reconciliation as the source of truth before any figure is called Live.
Trading involves risk of loss. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Automated copy trading does not remove market risk, and returns are not guaranteed. Past performance does not predict future results.