# Smart Scores

**Trader Smart Scores** are Recon’s headline metric for ranking traders.

### What a Smart Score Represents

A Smart Score is intended to summarize:

* **How profitable** a trader has been.
* **How consistent** their results are.
* **How they manage risk** (volatility, drawdowns, etc.).
* **How robust** their performance is across time and categories.

The exact formula and weights are internal and may evolve over time, but the idea is that:

* Higher score → **better all‑around risk‑adjusted performance**.
* Lower score → **unproven, inconsistent, or poor performance**.

### Reading the Score

While the platform may eventually surface its own buckets, a rough mental model:

* **0–40** – New or struggling traders; very noisy signals.
* **40–60** – Average; might be fine but not clearly exceptional.
* **60–75** – Strong; potentially worth tracking more closely.
* **75+** – Elite; these are your likely “smart money” candidates.

Always look at Smart Scores **alongside** other stats like:

* PnL / ROI
* Win rate
* Volume and number of markets traded
* Category specialization (e.g. only politics, only sports)

### How to Use Smart Scores Effectively

* **Trader discovery** – Start by filtering for high Smart Scores, then drill into individual traders.
* **Due diligence** – Use the score as a *first* filter, not the last word. Always inspect trader history and behavior.
* **Portfolio construction** – Mix traders with different strengths (e.g. high Smart Score in politics + high Smart Score in crypto) to diversify.
* **Self‑improvement** – Track your own score over time and experiment with changes to your risk management or strategy to see how it responds.

### Limitations & Caveats

* Smart Scores are based on **historical data**; they don’t predict the future.
* Scores for **new accounts** can be very volatile.
* A very high score might be driven by a **small number of lucky trades**, especially with limited history.

Treat Smart Scores as a **powerful ranking and filtering tool**, not a guarantee.


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