Screenshots Are Not Evidence
Anyone can screenshot a winning trade. Anyone can build a Telegram channel of cherry-picked profits. That's why the single most useful skill an investor can develop is reading an independently verified track record — and why firms with nothing to hide publish one. Here's how to read a Myfxbook page like a professional, using five checks that take ten minutes.
1. Check What's Actually Verified
On any Myfxbook page, look for two green ticks: Track Record Verified and Trading Privileges Verified. The first confirms the history is complete and unedited; the second confirms the account really belongs to whoever published it. Missing ticks mean the numbers are decorative.
2. Real Account, Meaningful History
Demo accounts prove nothing — anyone can be brave with imaginary money. Confirm the account type is real, then look at the age. A strong six months is a coin flip; several years across different market conditions is evidence.
3. Read Drawdown Before You Read Gain
Gain is what sellers show you; drawdown — the deepest fall from a peak — is what you'll actually live through. A 40% gain with 60% drawdown means there was a moment most investors would have panicked and quit. Decide what fall you could genuinely sit through, and filter by that first.
4. Study the Shape of the Equity Curve
A steady climb with visible small pullbacks is what real, sustainable trading looks like. Be suspicious of two shapes: the perfect straight line up (often a strategy quietly accumulating hidden risk, like martingale or grid systems — until one day it isn't), and the hockey stick that only recently turned wonderful.
5. Losing Months Are a Feature, Not a Flaw
Open the monthly table. Every honest multi-year record contains red months. A record with none isn't a genius at work — it's a warning. What you want is red months that stay controlled and a system that recovers from them with discipline.
Why We're Writing This
TIC publishes its strategies on Myfxbook precisely so you can run all five checks on us — today, without asking permission. That's the standard we think every investor should demand from anyone who wants to trade on their behalf. Hold us to it, and hold everyone else to it too.
Risk notice: trading carries high risk and you may lose your capital. Past performance — verified or not — does not guarantee future results. This article is educational only and is not investment advice.
