thinking of just copying a "top trader" instead of trading myself. the profiles show like +200% but something feels off. whats the catch with copy trading, surely if it was that easy everyone would be rich

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/topic/199/copy-trading-on-etoro-etc-real-returns-or-marketingRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:38:33 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 15:35:00 GMT60max drawdown > returns when picking. learned that the expensive way

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/409https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/409Tue, 19 May 2026 13:20:00 GMTnot ALL bad. if you filter for low max drawdown + long track record (2+ yrs) + small consistent gains instead of chasing the +200% guys, its less of a casino. the problem is everyone copies the flashy high return ones, which are exactly the riskiest. its a discipline filter, not a get rich button

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/408https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/408Tue, 19 May 2026 08:55:00 GMTcopied a top guy for 3 months, up 15% then he martingaled into a -40% week and wiped most of it they always trade fine until the one day they dont

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/407https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/407Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:00 GMTcopy trading = paying someone else to blow your account so you dont have to do it yourself

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/406https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/406Mon, 18 May 2026 17:48:00 GMTthe +200% guys usually got there with insane risk and survivorship bias. for every one showing +200% there were 50 who blew up and got hidden from the leaderboard. the leaderboard is a filter that only shows the lottery winners. copy one of them and you might just be joining right before his luck runs out

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