Why risk-adjusted: a trader who turns $10K into $50K with 90% drawdown along the way is not better than one who turns $10K into $25K with 15% drawdown. Risk-adjusted metrics account for the path, not just the destination. Top performers on this leaderboard are typically disciplined premium sellers and consistent swing traders, rarely high-volatility momentum players.
Filters: 30-day, 90-day, and 365-day rolling windows. Strategy-class breakdowns (premium sellers vs directional traders ranked separately to avoid apples-to-oranges comparisons). Account size buckets so smaller accounts aren't unfairly compared to larger ones with more diversification capacity.