How the Trader Score works
By Track100x Research · Updated
The Trader Score is a 0–100 rating of how worth following a Hyperliquid trader is. It adds up five weighted parts — profitability (30), consistency (25), risk control (25), activity (10) and account size (10) — then marks down market makers and one-off wins. Hyperliquid’s own leaderboard ranks by profit alone, which rewards one lucky trade as much as years of skill.
What goes into the Trader Score?
Five parts, each scored from 0 to 1 and weighted so the total adds up to 100.
- Profitability 30 points
- All-time return on the account, with diminishing credit as it grows (a +100% trader gets half marks, +300% gets three quarters), blended 60/40 with the last 30 days so the score reflects how they’re trading now.
- Consistency 25 points
- The share of periods in their PnL history that ended higher than they started, combined with whether they’re positive over the last day, week, month and all time. A trader who wins steadily scores higher than one who swings wildly to the same total.
- Risk control 25 points
- The deepest fall from a peak, measured on a time-weighted return curve so deposits and withdrawals don’t count as gains or losses. No drawdown earns full marks; falling 80% or more from a peak earns none.
- Activity 10 points
- Full marks for trading in the last week, partial marks for the last month. A great record from a dormant account is no use to follow.
- Skin in the game 10 points
- Larger accounts score higher on a log scale from $50k to $10M. Size isn’t skill, so this carries the smallest weight.
Which traders get marked down?
Two patterns that look good on a profit leaderboard but make poor accounts to follow.
- Likely market makers — monthly volume over 200× account value with near-zero return — keep 60% of their score and are hidden from the leaderboard by default. They’re running a different business from directional traders.
- One big win — when a single stretch accounts for more than 70% of all-time profit — keeps 75% of the score.
What is a good Trader Score?
65 or higher is a good score; 80 or higher puts a trader in the Elite grade.
| Grade | Score | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Elite | 80–100 | Strong returns, made steadily, with controlled drawdowns |
| Strong | 65–79 | Clearly skilled, with one weaker area |
| Fair | 50–64 | Profitable, but uneven or risky |
| Weak | 0–49 | Not enough evidence of repeatable skill |
What do the trader labels mean?
- Steady
- Profitable in most periods with shallow drawdowns.
- Hot streak
- Up more than 10% this week and 20% this month.
- Whale
- Account worth $10M or more.
- Market maker
- Very high volume with tiny returns — likely market making, not directional trading.
- One big win
- Most of the all-time profit came from a single stretch. Score reduced.
- Deep drawdown
- Lost more than half of their account from a peak at some point.
- Inactive
- No trades in the last month.
Where does the data come from?
Everything comes from Hyperliquid’s public API: the leaderboard, account positions, fills and PnL history. We score the most profitable active accounts in detail every few hours; any other address gets a preliminary score from its PnL history when you look it up. Deposits and withdrawals can distort return figures, and we can’t see positions held on other exchanges. The score describes the past. It isn’t advice and doesn’t predict what happens next.
Frequently asked questions
Is a higher Trader Score always better?
For deciding whom to follow, yes — but it describes the past. A high score means profit was earned steadily with controlled risk; it does not guarantee the next trade will win.
How often are scores updated?
The most profitable active accounts are fully re-scored every few hours. Any other address gets a preliminary score from its PnL history the moment you look it up.
Why does a profitable trader have a low score?
Usually because most of the profit came from one big win, the account had a deep drawdown, it has stopped trading, or it trades like a market maker.
Do deposits and withdrawals affect the score?
We measure returns against total equity and adjust for cash moving in and out, but very large deposits or withdrawals can still distort return figures.