High profit % on FF

Hello Folks,

So I noticed that on first page on the trades page there are traders who have gained more than 400-500% of equity, when I click on their profile the graphs show that balance goes down while profit % indicates high return. Can anyone explain me how is it possible. I miss something, like withdrawals are excluded or not? or deposits

thanks

hey 777..... odd that this thread was moved to the members section..... it seems very much 'trading disscussion' material......
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anyway, the %/balance oddity appears to be something to do with open trades making a big move in the most current week..... i had wondered the same thing before but could not find any documentation......

to get a somewhat better picture change your settings to yearly..... there is a draw back to that, being any accounts not open at the begining of the year will not be included......

really should be a 4th setting, all time..... 'all time' would give the purest view...... the flash-in-the-pan accounts might distort the rankings, but only for a week or two......h

Two possibilites:

1. The owner made withdrawal.
2. The owner set the date of trades to show on explorer.

I think the best way to judge is to look at Profit/Loss graphics rather than balance or profit on equity.

I think what you're seeing is simply traders cutting their losses short.

This is very common when a trader has a few positions open, and the winners are kept (equity keeps going up, balance remains the same), while the losers are cut short (balance goes down, equity remains the same). Essentially, this is what I believe is the only way to grow your account in the long run.