Beginner: Follow & Learn
Start simple: mirror one consistent performer and learn their playbook before scaling.
Pick traders with 6–12+ months of public stats, max drawdown ≤ 25%, and steady equity curves.
Risk per copied trade: 0.5–1.5% of equity.
Kill-switch: stop copying if DD > 12% week or 3 losing days in a row.
Review monthly; replace underperformers fast.
Diversify by Strategy
Split your bankroll so one bad streak can’t wreck the whole account.
Example split: 60% Core (low DD) · 30% Growth · 10% Experimental.
Cap exposure: ≤20% per trader, ≤50% per strategy type.
Keep a 20–30% cash buffer for volatility and rebalancing.
Rebalance monthly; withdraw a slice of profits quarterly.
Passive Automation
Let rules do the heavy lifting and cut emotion out of decisions.
Copy proportionally by equity with max trades/day and max open risk caps.
Global equity stops: −8% day / −15% week then pause all copying.
Auto-rebalance monthly;
auto-withdraw 25–50% of profits each month.
Set “stop copying” triggers on consecutive losses, slippage spikes, or rule breaches.