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Positioning and performance answer different questions.

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Positioning

Positioning asks: what is currently open? Use open-position reads and product positioning bars for:
  • current long/short exposure
  • open-position skew by asset
  • open positions by trader
  • whether visible traders are currently leaning long, short, or neutral
Positioning is based on open positions. It is not a price prediction and not a performance metric.

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Performance

Performance asks: how have positions performed in a selected sample? Use trader stats, asset stats, and position history for:
  • 1D, 7D, and 30D time-based returns
  • win rate
  • average and median return
  • Sharpe Ratio
  • asset focus
  • historical direction bias
Performance depends on the selected Trade Sample Window and Time-Based Performance Window.

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Generated summaries

Generated narrative summaries answer a third question: what themes and narratives were present in a source or aggregate window? They are useful for market narrative, but they are not evidence for exact trade counts, public activity rankings, or current open-position skew.

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Practical rule

Last modified on August 6, 2026