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

# Discover Traders

> Compare traders using performance data before you decide who is worth following.

Open **Copy traders → Discover** to browse traders and compare their recent performance.

The goal of this screen is not to tell you who is "best." It gives you a consistent set of numbers so you can decide who deserves a closer look.

## Choose the time period

Use the **Period** control to change the window you are evaluating.

A trader who looks strong over one short period can look very different over a longer one, so avoid making a decision from a single snapshot.

## Sort the list

Use **Sort by** to surface the metric you care about, such as highest P\&L.

Sorting is useful for discovery. It is not a risk filter.

A trader can rank highly because they took more risk, traded a larger account, or benefited from one strong position.

## Read the trader table

The Discover table can show:

| Metric            | What it means                                    |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **P\&L**          | Profit or loss over the selected period          |
| **ROI**           | Return relative to the capital used              |
| **Volume**        | How much the account traded                      |
| **Account value** | Current value associated with the trader account |
| **Rank**          | Position in the current sorted view              |

Look at the metrics together rather than picking one in isolation.

## Search by address

If you already know a trader's wallet address, paste it into **Search by address** instead of browsing the ranking.

This is useful when someone shares an address directly or you want to find a specific Hyperliquid trader.

## Follow before you copy

Select **Follow** to add a trader to your Following list.

Following is a good intermediate step. It lets you keep the trader easy to find and review without immediately automating trades.

## A better way to evaluate a trader

Before you copy anyone, ask:

* Is the performance coming from one trade or a repeatable pattern?
* Is the ROI unusually high compared with the account size?
* How much volume does the account trade?
* Does the trader use leverage aggressively?
* Would you be comfortable with the same drawdown on your own account?
* Does the performance hold up outside one short time window?

> **Risk:**
> P\&L and ROI describe what already happened. They do not guarantee what happens next.