Statements
Updated October 14, 2026. The February 5, 2021 headline reported a client result of +33,500 US dollars using New Hope INSIDE. The amount is retained as a claim in the original material, without independent account verification. The archived report video is accompanied by a practical method for reconciling cash movements.
Account growth is not the same as trading profit
The change in an account between two dates can include more than trades. Deposits, withdrawals, transfers, charges and other adjustments can affect the total. Subtracting the opening balance from the closing balance may therefore produce the correct difference with the wrong label attached to it.
Define the boundaries first: is this one account, what is its currency, and are the reported values balance or equity? Use the same measure at both ends of the period. An equity comparison includes changes in the valuation of open positions. Closed-trade performance requires the corresponding transaction records.
A separate worked example
Suppose a hypothetical account starts with 10,000 units and finishes with 14,700. During the period, 3,000 is deposited and 500 is withdrawn. There are no open positions, credits, bonuses or other adjustments, and all trading costs are already included. Trading profit is then 14,700 − 10,000 − 3,000 + 500 = 2,200.
The balance increase of 4,700 included net external funding of 2,500. This is a distinction between accounting categories, not a concealed strategy error. The calculation does not establish a percentage return when capital arrives partway through the period: cash-flow dates and the chosen return method matter. It does not reconstruct the archived +33,500 USD claim.
A reconciliation sequence
Save the original export and date filter before making calculations.
Separate trades from non-trading entries using the transaction type.
Record the amount, sign and timestamp of every deposit and withdrawal.
Match the opening and closing measures to the platform report.
Calculate the change after cash flows, then investigate remaining adjustments.
A transfer between two accounts you own appears as a withdrawal in one and a deposit in the other. When analysing the group, do not count both as external capital. Define which accounts belong to the group, then eliminate matched internal transfers while keeping them in the reconciliation log.
When the numbers do not match
Check the time zone, incomplete final day, currency selection and open positions. Even a small discrepancy deserves an explanation: it may be a charge, rounding or a missing entry. Do not edit the source history merely to make it agree with the headline. Record the unresolved amount and identify the document needed to explain it.
Continue with two distinct checks. Balance and equity describe account state, while an execution and cost audit connects individual transactions with the final total. A historical dollar amount alone establishes neither required capital nor future earnings.
If you are evaluating the current NH PRO product, start with the preparation and setup guide. A client report belongs to its historical conditions and does not replace checking today's operating requirements.
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