Requesting Analyses & Interacting With Traders

CSAPP's Traders section isn't just one-way broadcasts. You can ask traders for analyses on specific coins, leave comments on existing analyses, and follow up with questions. This article covers how to engage productively.

Requesting an analysis

Each trader profile has a "Request Analysis" button. Tap it, select a coin from a searchable list, and add a short message explaining what you want analyzed.

What makes a request likely to be picked up:

1. Specific coin — "BTC" gets fewer responses than "LDO" (specificity = uniqueness).
2. A reason — "I see a possible double bottom on the 4h" beats "thoughts?" by an order of magnitude.
3. A timeframe — "scalp" vs "swing" vs "longer-term position" focuses the trader.
4. A question — "should I add more?" or "where's the invalidation?" gives the trader something to answer.

Bad request:

"Can you look at ETH?"

Good request:

"Can you analyze ETH on the 4h? It's just bounced off the 50-EMA and I'm looking for a swing entry. Where would you set the invalidation, and what target makes sense?"

The good version respects the trader's time and gives them everything they need to answer in 5 minutes.

Comments on existing analyses

Each analysis has a comment thread. The good use cases:

• Clarifying questions — "Did you mean the daily 50-MA or the 4h 50-MA?"
• Follow-up — "Price hit your TP1, are you still bullish?"
• Counter-perspective — "I see the wedge differently — looks like a bear flag to me. Thoughts?"

The bad use cases (will get ignored or flagged):

• Price requests — "What's the price?" — open the chart.
• Generic noise — "🚀🚀🚀" — adds nothing.
• Off-topic — asking about a different coin in someone's specific analysis.
• Personal attacks — never works, gets you muted.

Engaging with the trader's reasoning

The most valuable comment you can leave is one that engages with the reasoning, not the conclusion. Instead of "I disagree, going down" — try "If the support at $42k breaks, doesn't that invalidate the structure? What's plan B?" That's a comment a trader will respond to, and you'll learn from the response.

Likes and feedback

Each analysis has a like button. Likes are how the platform learns what content is useful — they affect feed ranking. Liking an analysis you found useful is the most direct way to get more like it.

You can also leave a "result" — was the analysis correct in hindsight? Was the entry good? These feed into the trader's performance score.

Notifications

Following a trader subscribes you to push notifications on:

• New analyses they publish
• Replies to your comments on their analyses
• Their responses to your direct requests

You can mute individual traders without unfollowing.

Premium

Most interaction features are premium-gated:

• Request analyses: premium only (free tier sees the button but can't tap)
• Comment on analyses: premium only
• Direct messages: premium only (where supported)
• See other users' comments: usually free
• Like analyses: free

See Premium Features for the full list.

Common mistakes

• Mass-requesting from every trader. Pick the 1–2 traders most likely to know that coin. Spamming is counterproductive.
• Requesting again after no response. If a trader didn't pick up your request after a week, they probably won't. Try a different trader or different coin.
• Reading only the chart, ignoring text. The reasoning is the value, not the levels.
• Treating disagreement personally. If a trader is bearish on your favorite coin, that's data — they may be right.

In CSAPP

The Request Analysis button is on each trader's profile. Your sent requests appear in your profile under "Requests" with their status (pending, accepted, declined). Comments on analyses are at the bottom of each analysis card, with like buttons and reply threading.

Related

• What Are CSAPP Trader Analyses
• Premium Features