Your inputs
Enter up to 3 lead traders. The allocator suggests how to split capital based on risk-adjusted return.
Trader 1
Trader 2
Trader 3
Suggested allocation
Net of each trader's profit-sharing fee. Recommendations weighted by your selected strategy.
| Trader | Allocate | % Split | Risk Score |
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net_ROI / max_drawdown — how much return per unit of risk. A trader with 50% ROI and 10% DD scores 5.0; one with 100% ROI and 50% DD scores 2.0. The first is better risk-adjusted, even though absolute ROI is lower. Diversification across uncorrelated traders typically reduces blended drawdown by 20–40%.
Splitting capital is risk management
Why not just pick the best trader?
Because you don't know in advance who will be best in the next 30 days. Splitting across 2–3 vetted traders cuts the risk of a single trader hitting an unexpected drawdown wiping out your account. The downside: you also cap your upside if one of them moonshots. This is the classic risk/reward trade-off — and for most copy traders, capping upside in exchange for capping downside is the right call.
What's the difference between the strategies?
Risk-adjusted — weights each trader by ROI/DD. The default and most balanced.
Equal split — ignores stats, just divides capital evenly. Useful when you trust all traders equally.
ROI-weighted — allocates more to higher-ROI traders. Aggressive but ignores risk.
Conservative — allocates more to traders with lower drawdown. Useful when capital preservation matters more than upside.
Should I diversify across exchanges too?
Yes — if you have the capital. Splitting across Bitunix, BTCC, and MEXC gives you trader diversity and exchange diversity (one platform's outage or freeze doesn't hit all your funds). For accounts under $5K, single-exchange is usually fine for simplicity.
How correlated are most copy traders?
More correlated than people realize. In a broad crypto sell-off, most futures traders take losses simultaneously regardless of style. True diversification comes from mixing: long-bias + market-neutral, momentum + mean-reversion, BTC-focused + altcoin-focused. Check the trader's "Trading Preference" pie chart on their profile — if all 3 of your traders are 90%+ BTC, you're not diversified.
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