# Percentiles of Trades PnL

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* **Percentiles of Trades PnL:** This is probably the most important metric for copytraders. Percentiles provide a representation of the distribution of trade outcomes.

### But what is a percentile?&#x20;

Percentile is a number [denoting](https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/denoting) the position of a data point within a numeric dataset by indicating the [percentage](https://www.britannica.com/topic/percentage) of the dataset with a lesser value. For example, a data point that falls at the 75th percentile has a value greater than 75 percent of the data points within the dataset.&#x20;

In the example above, the 75th percentile is 237 SOL or 536%. This means, 75% percent of the trades made less than 237 SOL or 536% and 25% of the trades made more than 237 SOL or 536%, which isn’t bad.&#x20;

If you look at the 10th percentile, it’s a loss of 43 SOL or -88%. This means, 10% of the trades lost 43 SOL or more! Be careful.&#x20;

The 50th percentile is also known as median.

Always analyze percentiles to see if the trader is consistent. The example above is a good example of consistency, even the 25th percentile is a relatively small loss if you compare to the trading size so you have that 75% of time this wallet did not lose a considerable amount but rather had a lot of considerable big wins.

If you are still unsure, this brief youtube video explains it clearly: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cMpDEzq_4>

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