Just scrolled through the usual flood of trading screenshots claiming ridiculous gains, and honestly, it's getting out of hand. Everyone's posting these insane ROE numbers to sell you their course or pump their signal group. The thing is, most people don't actually verify the math—they just see a big percentage and get FOMO'd into buying something.

Let me break down one I saw recently because it's a perfect example of how these fake profit screenshots actually work. The post showed a SHORT position on BAS with a claimed +49,470% ROE and $4,557 in profit from just $9.21 margin. Sounds too good to be true? That's because it is.

Here's where it falls apart. The position size was $465.43 at an entry of $0.1668. That means roughly 2,790 coins in the trade. Now, the price moved from $0.1668 to $0.015—decent move for a short. But here's the actual math: ($0.1668 - $0.015) × 2,790 = $422.79 real profit. Not $4,557.

They faked the entire PNL by over 10x. And they were smart about it—they even faked the ROE calculation to make the numbers look consistent. Classic move. The core profit is completely fabricated though.

I'm seeing this same pattern everywhere now. Fake profit screenshots are basically the new currency in trading communities. People don't bother checking because verification requires actual math, and most traders just want to believe the narrative.

Here's my take: do your own math. Don't let these fake gurus scam you. The market's hard enough without people deliberately lying about their results. Stay skeptical, verify everything, and if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. That's how you actually protect yourself in this space.