> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://partners.centaur.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Profile Trades

> How messages, events, and positions relate on trader and asset profiles.

Profile trade views combine messages, events, and positions.

## Messages

Messages are source texture. They preserve what a trader said, when they said it, and attachments or links when available.

Use messages for:

* original reasoning
* sentiment and conviction
* source text or media
* hydrating a Source Message ID referenced by an event

Messages are not a second trade ledger. They should not be used to reconstruct positions manually.

## Events

Events are structured trade actions:

* open
* increase
* decrease
* close

Events connect a trader, asset, direction, timestamp, optional price, related position, and optional source message.

## Positions

Positions group related events into one trade record. Position reads are the right surface for:

* open and closed position history
* `1D`, `7D`, and `30D` time-based performance
* position IDs referenced by event rows

Open-position reads are the right surface for current mark-to-market state.

## Profile chart and event drawers

On profile pages, chart markers and event drawers are source-backed when source material exists. Some events may be retrospective, assumed, or auto-generated; these classifications explain how the position history was reconstructed.

When a return is unavailable, treat it as missing data, not zero. A time-based return can be unavailable because the position is too young, a forward price is missing, the entry price is missing, or a calculation failed.

## Hydration pattern

Use this pattern when moving from a profile event to more context:

1. Start with the event.
2. Use `positionId` to hydrate position details and time-based performance.
3. Use `messageId` to hydrate source text or attachments when available.
4. Use trader and asset discovery to render names, symbols, avatars, and logos.