A style focused on short holding periods
Scalping commonly describes trading that seeks gains from relatively small price movements over short periods. The label does not establish a fixed duration, profit target or level of risk. Sonic is described in the project’s approved content as short-duration/scalping, but a style description should always be checked against the actual records rather than treated as a promise about every trade.
Execution becomes part of the outcome
When a trade targets a small movement, a different fill or additional cost can represent a meaningful share of its result. A follower can enter or exit at a different price from the source. The copying process may be automatic, but latency, spreads and available liquidity still matter. Matching the direction alone does not guarantee matching the financial outcome.
Read prices and charges together
The difference between entry and exit prices is only part of a trade’s economics. Lot size and contract specifications translate that movement into a cash amount; commissions and other charges may affect the final P/L. CopyTradingHQ labels source-reported P/L without inventing a cost breakdown that the imported workbook does not separately supply.
Short duration does not cap loss
A brief holding period can still contain a sharp market move. Slippage or a gap can prevent execution at an expected price, and a planned short trade may remain open longer than intended. The reconciled history includes a long-duration outlier rather than deleting it to fit the style description. Duration statistics should reflect the record, including inconvenient observations.
Use the ledger to test the description
Inspect several trades, including losses, and compare their durations, sizes and results. A typical holding time describes the sample; it does not guarantee the next trade’s duration. The performance page and methodology provide context for monthly totals, while the risk guide explains execution limitations. Neither a short timeframe nor a high win rate establishes that a strategy is low risk.
Compare the source opening and closing timestamps rather than relying only on a rounded duration label. Very short records can look identical after rounding even when execution differs. Missing timestamp precision should remain an explicit limitation, not an invented second-by-second path.