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Finding Top Analysts

This guide walks through the most useful combinations of filters for discovering analysts worth following.

Start with accuracy​

The default sort. Gets you analysts with the highest directional hit rate:

traderbro analyst list --sort accuracy --limit 20

Accuracy alone is not enough — an analyst with 10 predictions at 80% accuracy is less meaningful than one with 100 predictions at 70%.

Add a minimum prediction count:

traderbro analyst list --sort accuracy --min-predictions 20 --limit 20

Sort by return instead​

Accuracy measures whether calls are directionally correct. Return measures how much money those calls would have made:

traderbro analyst list --sort return --min-predictions 15 --limit 10

A high-return analyst who is only 55% accurate may still outperform a 75% accurate analyst with low-magnitude calls.

Use a time window​

Return and accuracy sorted over a specific period:

# Best analysts by 3-month return
traderbro analyst list --period 3m --sort return --min-predictions 10

# 1-month window — useful for swing traders
traderbro analyst list --period 1m --sort return --min-predictions 5

The --period flag changes which return column is used for both display and sorting. Without --period, lifetime return is used.

See Filtering by Period for a full explanation of what each window means.

Filter by country​

# US-focused analysts
traderbro analyst list --country US --sort accuracy --min-predictions 20

# Bangladesh market analysts
traderbro analyst list --country BD --sort return

Filter by sector coverage​

Find analysts who have made calls specifically in a sector:

traderbro analyst list --sector Technology --sort return --min-predictions 5 --json
traderbro analyst list --industry Semiconductors --min-predictions 3 --json

The return shown in sector/industry mode is the analyst's return within that segment, not their overall return.

Combine filters​

# US Technology analysts, 3-month return, ≥15 predictions, ≥60% accuracy
traderbro analyst list \
  --country US \
  --sector Technology \
  --period 3m \
  --sort return \
  --min-predictions 15 \
  --min-accuracy 60 \
  --json

Pipe into sector-edge​

Once you have a shortlist, drill into sector performance for each:

traderbro analyst list --period 3m --sort return --limit 5 --jq '.results[].slug' \
  | xargs -I{} traderbro analyst sector-edge {} --period 3m --json

See Sector Edge Research for more.