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How to Start Copy Trading on Bybit: A Hands-On Walkthrough
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time
- 3 min
- Tested
- June 18, 2026
- App version
- v4.55.0
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Copy trading lets you mirror the positions of experienced traders automatically. This walkthrough shows exactly how to set it up on Bybit, using a real funded account so you can see every screen before you commit any money.
Heads up: copy trading still carries full market risk. A trader's past results never guarantee future ones. Start small while you learn how a master trader behaves in different conditions.
Open the Copy Trading hub
On the Bybit website, open Tools → Copy Trading in the top navigation. In the app, you'll find Copy Trading in the main menu.
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From the Tools menu, open Copy Trading. The Classic list previews traders by recent ROI — treat a headline like +311% over 7 days with caution and check drawdown before copying.Original screenshot · captured July 2026 - 1Tools → Copy Trading
- 2Ranked by 7-day ROI — check drawdown, don't chase the top number
Choose a master trader
Sort the list by ROI, win rate and maximum drawdown. Don't chase the highest ROI alone — a low max drawdown often matters more for surviving bad weeks. Open a trader's profile and read their full history first, and be sceptical of near-perfect stats: a very high win rate with ~0% drawdown and a huge ROI over a short history often signals a martingale or grid strategy that simply hasn't hit a losing streak yet — not a safe bet.
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A master trader's profile. WILDWOLF shows +311% ROI, a 99% win rate, 0% max drawdown and an infinite Sharpe — but over just 83 trading days, stats this clean are a warning sign, not a promise. Read the full history and the trader's own rules before allocating.Original screenshot · captured July 2026 - 1The trader's own note — a $500 minimum and 'turn off trailing stop'. Read these before copying.
- 20% max drawdown, a 99% win rate and an infinite Sharpe over 83 days — stats this clean usually hide risk (often a grid/martingale that hasn't hit a bad streak yet), not a guarantee.
Set your copy amount and risk
Enter your investment — the capital you're putting at risk (the platform minimum is 100 USDT here). Bybit pre-fills a Trailing Stop (20% by default), and More Settings holds finer risk controls. Review every default before confirming — and if the trader's profile gave instructions (WILDWOLF's said to turn the trailing stop off), decide whose rule you're following.
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The copy settings. You set your investment (the capital at risk); Bybit pre-fills a 20% Trailing Stop and the agreement. Review every default — and the trader's own instructions — before hitting Copy Now.Original screenshot · captured July 2026 - 1Your investment = capital at risk. The platform minimum is 100 USDT (this trader's profile asked for 500).
- 2Trailing Stop is ON by default at 20% — but WILDWOLF's profile said to turn it off. Reconcile the trader's rules with the platform defaults before confirming.
Confirm and monitor
Confirm to start copying. Your funds stay in your own account; the system simply mirrors the trader's entries and exits. Track everything from the Copy Trading dashboard and stop any time.
How much should you allocate?
A common rule is to risk only a small, fixed percentage of your account per trade. Use the calculator below to translate a risk percentage into a concrete position size.
Copy-trade position sizer
- Risk amount
- $10.00
- Position size
- 2.0000 units
- Notional value
- $200.00
Educational tool only — not financial advice. Verify all figures with your platform before trading.
Bybit fees at a glance
These are the standard trading fees that still apply to copied positions.
| Market | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| Spot | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Futures | 0.02% | 0.055% |
Ready to try it?
If you don't have an account yet, you can create one and explore the Copy Trading hub in read-only mode before funding it.
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