> ## 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.

# Trader Discovery

> Find and evaluate traders from Centaur's tracked universe.

Trader Discovery is the table-first surface for finding traders worth following, comparing, or using as inputs to a workflow.

## What it is for

Use Trader Discovery when you want to answer:

* Which traders have strong time-based performance in the selected sample?
* Which traders focus on a specific asset or asset class?
* Who is currently biased long, short, or neutral?
* Which traders match a holding-period style?
* Which traders should I inspect more deeply on a profile page?

Each row links to the trader's [Trader Profile](/docs/platform/trader-profile).

## Core controls

Trader Discovery uses two performance controls that are easy to conflate:

| Control                           | Current options        | Meaning                                          |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **Trade Sample Window**           | `30d`, `all`, `custom` | Which position opens are included in the sample. |
| **Time-Based Performance Window** | `1D`, `7D`, `30D`      | When each position is evaluated after entry.     |

Example: Trade Sample Window = `30d` and Time-Based Performance Window = `7D` means "look at positions opened in the selected 30-day sample, then measure each one seven days after entry."

## Filters

Available filters include:

* asset class — **All**, **Crypto**, **Stocks**, **Indices**, **Commodities**, or **FX**. Assets whose class resolves to Other are included under **All** but are not offered as a filter option.
* specific assets
* direction bias, including neutral
* holding-period tag
* minimum trades
* performance basis
* trade sample window
* time-based performance window
* trader search

Filters change the current table context. Profile and API results may show different numbers when they use a different sample, window, or filter set.

## Common columns

| Column             | Description                                                                            |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trader**         | Name, handle, and identity metadata.                                                   |
| **Trades**         | Eligible visible position count for the current discovery context.                     |
| **Performance**    | Time-based return metrics for the selected window.                                     |
| **Win Rate**       | Share of evaluated positions with a positive return at the selected time-based window. |
| **Asset Focus**    | Assets most represented in the current sample.                                         |
| **Bias**           | Long/short/neutral balance from the selected sample or current positioning context.    |
| **Holding Period** | Style signal based on observed position duration.                                      |

Use [Trading Metrics](/docs/methodology/trader-metrics) for definitions.