How to Choose the Right Trader to Copy: Metrics, Profiles, and Risk Scores

Key Highlights 

• Copy trading success depends heavily on choosing traders whose strategies and risk profiles align with your goals. 

• Evaluating a trader’s profile helps you understand their approach, preferred markets, and trading style before copying. 

• Key metrics such as win rate, drawdown, monthly returns, and risk-reward ratio give a clear picture of real performance. 

• BitDelta Pro’s risk score system helps you quickly identify whether a trader is conservative, balanced, or high-risk. 

• Reviewing trade history reveals discipline, consistency, and how traders behave in volatile conditions. 

Copy trading removes much of the complexity of active trading. Instead of analysing charts for hours or memorising technical indicators, you can follow experienced traders and mirror their moves automatically. But the real question is not “Should you copy trade?” It’s “Who should you copy?” 

Your entire copy trading experience depends on the traders you select. A strong, consistent trader can help you grow steadily. A risky trader with flashy returns can drain your account before you even understand what happened. 

This guide breaks down exactly how to evaluate traders on BitDelta Pro, using performance metrics, risk scores, history, and trading behaviour, so you can copy with confidence. 

Start With the Trader’s Profile

It’s very important to observe few things in the trader’s profile, such as:

Understand Their Approach

Before diving into numbers, look at the trader’s profile. Think of this as the introduction to their trading personality. 

Strategy Type 

Are they trend-followers, scalpers, swing traders, or news-based traders?
Your trading expectations should match their trading style. 

Trading Frequency 

Some traders take multiple positions a day.
Others might open only a few trades each week.
Your comfort with this pace matters. 

Preferred Assets 

Do they trade forex, indices, commodities, or crypto CFDs?
If you prefer stable markets, avoid traders who only trade highly volatile assets. 

Experience Level 

A consistent trader with a long, steady history is always safer than someone who recently had a single good month. 

Understanding a trader’s behaviour helps you decide whether they match your personality and risk appetite.

Use Key Performance Metrics to Evaluate Traders

After reviewing profiles, analyse key metrics. These provide a factual, transparent view of how the trader performs. 

Win Rate (%) 

It shows how many of their trades end in profit.
A good win rate typically sits between 55% and 75%.
Anything extremely high can indicate risky behaviour or unsustainable strategies. 

Profit Over Time 

Look at their equity curve.
You want slow, steady upward growth, not sudden spikes or dramatic dips.
Consistency matters far more than one spectacular month. 

Monthly Returns 

This helps you understand what to expect.
A trader earning consistent 5%–15% monthly is usually more reliable than someone showing extreme, inconsistent returns. 

Risk-Reward Ratio (RRR) 

A balanced trader aims for setups where potential profits exceed potential losses.
Good traders typically target at least 1:1.5 or 1:2. 

Maximum Drawdown 

This shows the biggest drop in the trader’s capital.
Lower drawdown means lower risk. 

• Ideal: Under 25% 

• Moderate: 25%–40% 

• High risk: Over 40% 

Drawdown is one of the truest indicators of how a trader handles stressful conditions.

Understand the Risk Score Before You Copy

BitDelta Pro uses a risk scoring system to summarise a trader’s behaviour.
It is one of the most valuable tools for beginners. 

Risk Score Breakdown 

• 1–3: Low risk 

• 4–6: Balanced 

• 7–10: High risk 

This score is calculated based on leverage usage, trade size, volatility, drawdown, and overall style. 

Match the risk score to your comfort level

Most beginners start with low to moderate risk traders before exploring higher-risk profiles.

Review Trade History: Patterns Tell the Truth

Performance history provides real insight into how a trader behaves in real market conditions. 

Look out for: 

Trade Duration 

Are they holding trades for minutes, hours, or days? 

Position Sizing 

Do they size positions consistently or randomly? 

Behaviour During Volatility 

Do they panic close trades?
Hold too long?
Stay composed? 

Reaction to Losses 

This is critical. Good traders cut losses.
Poor traders let losing trades run too long. 

Data never lies, trade history is one of the best places to verify discipline.

Diversify Your Copy Trading Portfolio

Never rely on one trader alone, no matter how strong they look. 

A well-diversified copy trading portfolio might include: 

• A low-risk, steady-growth trader 

• A medium-risk swing trader 

• A market-specific trader (forex or indices) 

• A specialist in crypto volatility 

• A conservative position trader 

This spreads risk and gives you exposure to different strategies and market behaviours.

UseBitDeltaPro’s Built-In Risk Controls 

Copy trading is automated, but you still have full control through powerful risk tools. 

Allocation Limits 

Choose how much capital to assign to each master trader. 

Copy Stop-Loss 

Set a maximum loss level that stops copying if things go off track. 

Exposure Controls 

Monitor how many open trades a trader has and whether the positions align with your comfort level. 

These tools give you structure and protection without restricting your copy trading experience.

Watch Out for Red Flags

Avoid traders who show: 

• Extremely high leverage on every trade 

• Massive, sudden equity spikes 

• Inconsistent or reckless trade sizes 

• High drawdowns 

• Unclear strategies 

• Unpredictable trading patterns 

Copy trading is meant to provide clarity, not confusion.
If something looks unstable, it usually is.

WhyBitDeltaPro Is the Best Place to Start Copy Trading 

BitDelta Pro is designed to make copy trading accessible, transparent, and safe. 

You get: 

Verified Master Traders

Only traders with proven performance appear publicly. 

Transparent Metrics

All key details: win rate, drawdown, equity growth, are visible. 

Real-Time Mirroring

No delays. No lag. Positions copy instantly. 

Multi-Asset Diversity

Copy traders across CFDs for forex, commodities, indices, and crypto. 

Advanced Risk Management Tools

Simple controls to protect your capital and refine your strategy. 

BitDelta Pro makes choosing, copying, and managing traders far simpler than traditional manual trading. 

Copy Trading Works When You Choose Wisely 

A good copy trading experience doesn’t begin with finding the most profitable trader. It begins with finding the right trader for your goals, your risk appetite, and your expectations. 

By looking at profiles, analysing metrics, checking risk scores, reviewing behaviour, and using BitDelta Pro’s risk controls, you set yourself up for consistent, sustainable growth, no unnecessary surprises. Copy trading is powerful, but only when done smartly. Start slow, explore profiles, and choose traders who align with the way you want to grow. Begin trading on BitDelta Pro today and review the trader’s profile to get started.