Learn the difference between total PnL, period PnL, realized PnL, and unrealized PnL on HyperStats wallet pages so you can read trader performance correctly.
How to read the wallet page PnL views correctly on HyperStats without confusing realized history, period movement, and open-position swings.
HyperStats wallet PnL is easiest to read when you stop treating every number as the same thing. Total PnL, Period PnL, Realized PnL, and live open-position PnL each describe a different part of the trader's story.
Use Total PnL for the full tracked curve, Period PnL for what changed inside the selected window, Realized PnL for closed outcomes, and the positions table for risk that is still open right now.
Total PnL is the tracked cumulative curve across the full selected view. It preserves the wallet's prior realized history instead of pretending the trader started from zero just because you switched to a shorter chart window.
That makes Total PnL the right view when you want to understand how much tracked performance the wallet has built up over time rather than what happened only inside the current slice.
Period PnL isolates what changed inside the selected window. It is useful when you care about a trader's recent behavior, but it can look weak even for a very profitable wallet if the current period is flat or slightly negative.
This is why a trader can look very strong on the 30D total curve but near flat on the 24H period view. Those are not conflicting readings; they answer different questions.
Realized PnL comes from closed or reduced positions. Unrealized PnL is the current mark-to-market gain or loss still inside open positions. Realized numbers are usually the better measure of proven trading quality.
If you want to understand what risk is still live, open the positions tab and compare current PnL, margin, entry, mark price, and liquidation context rather than reading the chart alone.
Because Total PnL includes the trader's earlier tracked history, while Period PnL shows only the selected time window. A strong trader can have a quiet or weak recent period without losing the earlier gains.
Realized PnL is the best quality anchor because it reflects closed outcomes. Total PnL and Period PnL are useful context, while unrealized PnL is still live exposure and can move quickly.