How to Read PolyTortoise Paper Results
A paper-results page is only useful when each number answers one clear question. PolyTortoise has three different result views, and they should not be read as if they were one portfolio.
1. The public 30-day replay
This is the standardized comparison on the public results page. It uses the same evidence-ranked leader cohort offered to a new paper account, then replays eligible completed positions at a fixed $100 copy size.
The replay uses a 30-day lookback, includes the 1% copy fee, excludes open positions, and applies the bot's configured entry-price range. Because every eligible record uses the same copy size, the result is comparable across the selected leaders.
2. Your own paper session
Your session is personal to the leaders, settings, timing, copy size, exits, and available virtual balance you chose. It can be strongly profitable while another paper account loses, or vice versa.
Use your Mini App portfolio and trade history to judge that session. The public replay is a clean reference point, not a replacement for your own ledger.
3. Community activity
Community activity counts records created across many unrelated paper accounts. The same market can appear more than once, and users can have different copy sizes and settings. That makes the activity useful for showing that the product is being exercised, but not suitable as one combined strategy P&L.
What to check before drawing a conclusion
- Which leaders? A result only describes the wallets included in that run.
- Which period? A 30-day replay and a seven-day personal session are different samples.
- Are open positions excluded? Realized and open results should not be mixed.
- Are copy sizes standardized? Raw dollar P&L across different account sizes is not directly comparable.
- Are fees included? The public replay includes the 1% copy fee.
The practical workflow is simple: use the public replay to understand the current default cohort, then use your own paper ledger to decide whether your chosen setup behaves the way you expect.