# Build a trader research flow.

> Source: https://implyra.com/docs/research-workflows
> Implyra API docs · Build guides · Trader research workflow

Connect a ranking to a profile, its positions and the questions that trader is backing.

## 1. Find a track record worth inspecting

Start with the global leaderboard. Filter by activity, position count or volume, then sort by P&L or a risk metric. Give users enough context to distinguish a long record from a small sample.

- [Trader rankings & metrics](https://implyra.com/docs/trader-analytics): Parameters, risk measures and typed examples.

## 2. Build the profile around evidence

Use the address from a ranking to load the profile, open positions, closed positions and trade history. Request these independently so one missing panel does not hide the rest of the profile.

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `GET /users/:address` | Profile | Identity fields, portfolio value, counts and reported performance. |
| `GET /users/:address/pnl-history` | Track record | The returned P&L history, with interval and fidelity parameters. |
| `GET /users/:address/positions` | Exposure | The currently returned positions; paginate to load further records. |

- [Profiles & positions](https://implyra.com/docs/wallets): Response fields and pagination.

## 3. Follow positions into markets and events

Carry the market identifiers returned with a position or trade into your market views. Use the market slug for detailed analytics and event slugs for the event endpoint. Do not assume a condition ID, market ID and slug are interchangeable.

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `GET /users/:address/trades` | Activity | Transactions associated with the wallet. |
| `GET /markets/:slug/analytics` | Market context | Analytics for a market identified by its slug. |
| `GET /events/:slug` | Event context | An event and its associated market details. |

- [Markets, events & trades](https://implyra.com/docs/markets): Discovery and detail endpoints.

## 4. Add a wider view

Compare the trader with cohorts grouped by portfolio size or realized P&L. Funding endpoints provide observed source relationships for additional research. Shared funding is a relationship in the data, not proof that two wallets have the same owner.

- [Cohorts & funding](https://implyra.com/docs/cohorts-funding): Grouped positions, source flows and relationship endpoints.