Trading Metrics

Centaur separates the sample you are evaluating from the window used to measure performance.

Trade Sample Window

The Trade Sample Window controls which position opens are included in the current sample. Common product options include:

Sample	Includes
30d	Positions opened in the last 30 days.
all	Accessible full history.
custom	Positions opened inside a selected custom range.

API stats reads use explicit startTime and endTime bounds for the same idea.

Time-Based Performance Window

The Time-Based Performance Window controls when return is measured after entry.

Window	Measures
1D	Return one day after position open.
7D	Return seven days after position open.
30D	Return thirty days after position open.

Example: sample = 30d, performance window = 7D means “positions opened in the sample, measured seven days after each open.”

Core metrics

Metric	Meaning
Win Rate	Share of evaluated positions with positive return at the selected time-based window.
Average Return	Mean time-based return across evaluated positions.
Median Return	Median time-based return across evaluated positions.
Sharpe Ratio	Risk-adjusted return signal when enough evaluated returns are available.
Total Trades	Count of positions in the selected sample.
Asset Focus	Assets most represented in the selected sample.
Direction Bias	Long/short/neutral balance in the selected context.
Holding Period	Typical time between position open and close where lifecycle data is available.

Metrics can be null when there are no accessible rows, not enough evaluated positions, or no usable fixed-window return for the requested window.

Open-position return

Open-position return is different from time-based performance. It uses the current mark price when available: Long: (current price - entry price) / entry price Short: (entry price - current price) / entry price Open-position reads are the right source for current exposure and open-position skew. They do not prove how the trader will close the position.

What not to do

Do not treat generated narrative summaries as evidence for exact performance.
Do not compute win rate by manually scanning event rows.
Do not mix current open-position return with 1D, 7D, or 30D time-based performance.
Do not assume a missing metric means zero performance; it usually means unavailable or inaccessible data.

Centaur

Platform

Methodology

Trade Sample Window

Time-Based Performance Window

Core metrics

Open-position return

What not to do

​Trade Sample Window

​Time-Based Performance Window

​Core metrics

​Open-position return

​What not to do

Trade Sample Window

Time-Based Performance Window

Core metrics

Open-position return

What not to do