How to check EA live records: sources, verification and freshness
Before reading an EA leaderboard, distinguish backtests, public-platform records and read-only account connections, then check drawdown, sample length and freshness.
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Identify the data first
An EA is an automated program running in a trading terminal. Its name, a screenshot or a return curve does not establish continuous operation on a particular live account. First identify whether the record comes from a backtest, a public platform, a manual submission or a read-only account connection.
A backtest describes simulated outcomes under historical data and chosen assumptions. Live records describe activity that occurred in an account. Costs, execution conditions and sample coverage may differ, so these are different kinds of evidence.
Verification describes the checks performed
Niubang distinguishes sources, verification status and update times. An account connection provides currently readable data; public records depend on what the source platform discloses. A verification label is not a comprehensive guarantee of safety, publisher identity or future returns.
Check that the record belongs to the strategy you are reviewing. Look for imported history, gaps or stale updates. Ask why a field is missing rather than interpreting an absent drawdown figure as zero drawdown.
Read returns alongside the sample
Review maximum drawdown, track-record length, trade count, current positions and freshness alongside cumulative or monthly returns. A short record may cover only one market condition. Historical maximum drawdown is not a limit on future losses.
Open the strategy directory, then a specific strategy record to check its source, verification status and current access options. Availability of downloads, trials and copy trading depends on that strategy's current page.