Overview

What Signal Search is

Signal Search helps users quickly search for relevant prediction-market signals from inside Lurk.

Instead of manually checking multiple sources, feeds, markets, posts, and discussions, Signal Search is designed to surface useful context around a market, event, trade idea, or catalyst.

It is built for users who want faster market understanding, not generic web search.

What Signal Search is for

Use Signal Search when you want to:

• investigate a market
• understand why a market is moving
• find relevant context around an event
• surface possible catalysts
• compare related information
• look for signals before entering a position
• check whether a trade idea has supporting context
• save research that may matter later

Signal Search is especially useful when you know what you are looking for, but do not want to manually dig through everything yourself.

How it works

Enter a query related to the market, event, or topic you want to understand.

Signal Search will search available sources, gather relevant information, and return a focused answer with supporting sources when available.

Good searches are usually direct.

Examples:

Will the Fed cut rates in June?

Trump election odds movement

Polymarket NBA finals market injury news

Kalshi CPI inflation expectations

What makes a good query

A good query includes the core topic, market, event, person, team, asset, or catalyst.

Better:

Will Ethereum ETF approval affect prediction markets?

Less useful:

crypto

Better:

Will Biden drop out before the election?

Less useful:

politics

Signal Search works best when the query gives it enough context to understand what kind of signal you want.

What results mean

Signal Search results are meant to help you evaluate information faster.

They may include:

• relevant context
• source summaries
• market-related developments
• possible catalysts
• competing explanations
• useful links or references
• a concise answer based on available information

Signal Search is not a guarantee that a market is mispriced. It is a research and decision-support tool.

Sources and limits

Signal Search can only work with the sources and systems currently connected to Lurk.

Some searches may return limited results if:

• the query is too narrow
• the topic is too new
• available sources are sparse
• the market has little public discussion
• the request exceeds current result limits
• the source is temporarily unavailable

If a result looks thin, try broadening the query or searching the underlying event instead of the exact market title.

Using Signal Search with the rest of Lurk

Signal Search is part of the broader Lurk workflow.

A user might:

1. find a market in the Terminal
2. run Signal Search to understand the context
3. save useful information
4. discuss or reference it in Lounge
5. use the result to support a trade thesis, watchlist, or future review

The goal is to keep market context close to the user’s workflow instead of forcing research to happen across scattered tabs.

Best practices

Use Signal Search before acting on a market when:

• the market moved suddenly
• you do not understand the catalyst
• you need outside context
• the market depends on news or public events
• the resolution details are unclear
• you want a second pass before committing attention or capital

For best results:

• search the event, not just the market title
• include names, dates, teams, or venues when relevant
• compare multiple searches if the topic is complex
• treat results as input, not final truth
• check sources when the details matter

Common issues

“I’m not getting useful results.”

Try making the query broader or more specific depending on the issue.

If the query is too broad, add the market, person, event, or timeframe.

If the query is too narrow, remove extra wording and search the main event first.

“The answer is too short.”

There may not be enough relevant source material available, or the search may have hit current result limits.

Try a second query with different wording.

“The answer seems stale.”

Refresh and search again. If the issue continues, report it with the query you used and what looked outdated.

“I see different results on desktop and mobile.”

Refresh both views. If the mismatch continues, contact support and include screenshots from both devices.

Important note

Signal Search is a research tool. It does not provide financial advice, guarantee outcomes, or replace your own judgment.

Use it to move faster, reduce manual research, and improve your understanding of market context.