In the crypto circle, anyone can be a 'continuously profitable trader.'
Only three things are needed:
A profit screenshot, a seemingly professional term wrap, and a group of fans who are losing money.
Thus, you start to feel confused:
Who is the real and consistently profitable person?
Who is just a 'marketing trader'?
Today, let’s talk about something practical: how to identify real and fake traders.
1. Real traders share logic, while fake traders show results.
Real traders will clearly write: entry logic, risk control, position structure, take profit and stop loss, market background.
Fake traders only show 'how much profit,' but do not mention entry points or position sizes.
The former lets you know why you earn, while the latter just wants you to feel "he can earn".
In summary: Whether there are pictures or not is not important; what matters is whether there is a reasoning process.
2. Real traders reflect on their trades, fake traders talk about predictions after the fact.
You often see such phrases:
"Did I say this position would bounce back yesterday?"
"Does this validate my judgment from the day before yesterday?"
"The market indeed didn't deceive me; the drop is quite reasonable."
But if you check his statements from yesterday, he doesn't mention key levels at all or speaks ambiguously.
Real traders are reviewing their trades, acknowledging deviations, and summarizing improvements;
Fake traders pretend to be prophets after the fact, editing luck into 'inevitability.'
3. Real traders are willing to publicly acknowledge mistakes; fake traders only talk about winning trades.
As long as a person posts orders, there will be mistakes.
True traders must have losses, stop losses, and review mistakes.
If a person only shows profits and never mentions mistakes, he is not a trader; he is an actor.
What you see are the highlights he deliberately selected,
The underlying losses, drawdowns, and liquidation are never mentioned.
4. Real traders trade with rhythm, while fake traders post 8 orders a day.
The market is not a casino; true traders wait for opportunities.
Spending most of their time in cash, waiting, and filtering positions.
While fake traders fear you will forget them,
Posting 5 long orders and 3 short orders daily, with content relying on 'volatile markets + key support + technical breakthroughs.'
He is not trading in the market; he is trading your attention.
5. Real traders value risk control, while fake traders are always fully invested.
Real traders talk about position management, capital security, and controlling drawdowns;
Fake traders talk about all-in, faith, destiny battles, and 50x leverage.
You are listening to trading advice, while he is performing a fantasy narrative.
You think you are following experience; in fact, you are following a script.
6. Real traders focus on trading, while fake traders have many side hustles.
Please observe other content on his homepage:
Is he frequently posting advertisements?
Is he frequently recruiting students and offering courses?
Is he always selling signal services?
Is it all about airdrops, rebates, and project investments?
Trading is a task that consumes attention; those who truly trade will not live stream, mentor, or engage in side hustles daily.
If a person claims to spend 10 hours a day trading and still manages to post daily, reply to all comments, and take business orders, he probably isn't trading at all.
7. Real traders can withstand the test of cycles, while fake traders change identities to revive.
The most stable judgment method: focus on his performance throughout the complete bull and bear cycle.
Does he only claim to be 'stable and soaring' during a bull market?
Is everyone silent, not posting, or deleting posts during a bear market?
Is he starting life anew with a new account after a bear-to-bull transition?
Real traders navigate through bull and bear markets.
Fake traders periodically 'transform and reincarnate.'
Summary: 7 core indicators to identify real and fake traders.
Is there a complete logic, rather than just showing results?
Is there any review process, rather than editing after the fact?
Is he willing to publicly acknowledge losses, rather than just showing winning trades?
Is the rhythm stable, rather than frequently spamming?
Is he talking about risk control, rather than promoting get-rich-quick schemes?
Is he focused on trading, rather than on numerous side hustles?
Has he survived through cycles, rather than just appearing when the bull market comes?
Final question: Are you really looking for a trader, or are you looking for someone who makes you believe 'I can do it too'?
If it’s the latter, regardless of truth or falsehood, you will be cut sooner or later.
Because what you are looking for is not cognitive reference, but psychological comfort.