Bot metrics that matter: return, drawdown, Sharpe and win rate

A single number like "+40%" tells you very little about a bot. Here are the metrics that give a fuller picture.

Total return is how much the account grew or shrank over a period. On its own it is misleading. Always compare it with a benchmark: a simple alternative you could have chosen instead. For crypto bots, a common benchmark is buy-and-hold BTC, meaning you just bought bitcoin at the start and did nothing.