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Copying Is Not Investment Advice

Copy Score and every ranking on Polycopy measure the past. Why they are not recommendations, why your results will differ, and why warnings never block you.

Last updated August 21, 2026

Copy Score and every ranking on Polycopy are informational measurements of what has already happened. None of them is a recommendation to copy anyone, and a trader's past performance does not predict their future results.

What Copy Score actually measures

Great traders aren't always great to copy. Copy Score tells you which ones are, based on their finished trades to date. It is a measurement of the past, not a forecast, and it can change as new trades finish.

The measurement makes two simplifying assumptions you should know about. First, it assumes every one of the trader's trades was copied exactly, so your filters, your budget, and your timing will all change your outcome. Second, it is measured on entries only, so it cannot credit a trader whose real edge is in when they exit.

Why your results will differ

You will not fill at the same prices the trader did, you will skip trades their history includes, and your bot settings will size positions differently than they did. Two people copying the same trader with different budgets and filters get different results. A score measured on the trader cannot account for choices that are yours.

Warnings never block you

When a trader shows "Losing" or "Caution", Polycopy warns you before you copy them, and then lets you proceed. That is deliberate. The measurement can be wrong about any individual, and the decision is yours, not ours. A warning is information, not a lock, and the absence of a warning is not an endorsement.

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