Results
Goldsmith results: eleven months on record
Every figure on this page comes from the same 3,172 trades, replayed on Vantage's recorded prices and spreads.
Both systems, and Goldsmith combined
Goldsmith runs both systems in one account. When one makes money, the balance grows, so the other's next trades are bigger too. That's why together they finished well ahead of either on its own ($73,071 and $43,969 from $20,000 each).
The headline
How Goldsmith would have performed on Vantage's recorded prices, 1 Nov 2025 – 23 Sep 2026. Not a live account. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and you can lose some or all of your deposit.
Goldsmith made money in 34 of 47 weeks. The best week added 24.8% and the worst took away 9.2%. The deepest fall, in February 2026, took the account 16.7% below its high before it recovered. Expect losing weeks.
Each trade is sized from the balance at the time, so gains build on gains. The same trades sized from a fixed $20,000 would have ended at $63,981 instead of $160,642. It works both ways: a bigger balance also means bigger dollar losses on losing trades. If the idea of a falling balance is new to you, read what a drawdown is.
Month by month
| Month | The Anvil | The Hammer | Goldsmith combined | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | +16.4% | −2.7% | +13.3% | +$2,650 |
| Dec 2025 | −4.1% | +0.5% | −3.7% | −$833 |
| Jan 2026 | +26.5% | +22.9% | +55.4% | +$12,090 |
| Feb 2026 | −3.3% | +11.1% | +7.4% | +$2,516 |
| Mar 2026 | +5.9% | +31.5% | +39.3% | +$14,299 |
| Apr 2026 | +42.7% | +2.6% | +46.3% | +$23,499 |
| May 2026 | +29.6% | −3.4% | +25.2% | +$18,731 |
| Jun 2026 | +40.6% | −1.9% | +38.0% | +$35,287 |
| Jul 2026 | −5.8% | +10.0% | +3.6% | +$4,595 |
| Aug 2026 | +5.3% | +5.1% | +10.7% | +$14,153 |
| Sep 2026 | −2.0% | +11.5% | +9.3% | +$13,655 |
| Total | +265% | +120% | +703% | +$140,642 |
How Goldsmith would have performed on Vantage's recorded prices, 1 Nov 2025 – 23 Sep 2026. Not a live account. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and you can lose some or all of your deposit.
What each deposit would have become
Each row replays the same 3,172 trades on an account of that size, with every trade rounded down to the nearest 0.01 lots, the way a real account is. The figures do not include any deposit bonus.
| Deposit | Balance | Profit | Deepest fall | Worst month | Best month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $5,528 | +$4,528 (+453%) | −14.2% (−$202) | Dec 2025: −$33 | Jun 2026: +$1,122 |
| $2,000 | $12,363 | +$10,363 (+518%) | −14.1% (−$522) | Dec 2025: −$66 | Jun 2026: +$2,614 |
| $5,000 | $37,707 | +$32,707 (+654%) | −16.3% (−$1,698) | Dec 2025: −$197 | Jun 2026: +$8,217 |
| $10,000 | $76,977 | +$66,977 (+670%) | −16.5% (−$3,471) | Dec 2025: −$420 | Jun 2026: +$16,796 |
How Goldsmith would have performed on Vantage's recorded prices, 1 Nov 2025 – 23 Sep 2026. Not a live account. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and you can lose some or all of your deposit.
The returns differ by size because a real account rounds each trade down to the nearest 0.01 lots, so most trades are slightly smaller than our figures. Across 3,172 trades that adds up: a real account finishes behind, and the smaller the account, the bigger the gap. The same effect makes its deepest fall a little smaller. For what a lot actually is, read gold lot sizes and pip value.