Metrics Fatigue: Too Many Screens, Too Little Insight

An overload of dashboards numbs attention and hides what matters. Data without context turns operators into passive observers.

Focusing on a small set of actionable metrics sharpens responses and reduces noise.

Why it matters

Too many metrics dilute accountability. When everyone watches everything, no one owns outcomes.

Common mistakes

• Keeping dashboards alive out of habit.
• Alerting on metrics that lack clear actions.
• Failing to assign owners to critical indicators.

Implementation steps

Audit existing metrics

Retire charts that no one uses or understands.

Define ownership

Assign each metric to a person or team responsible for action.

Set alert thresholds

Only notify when a metric crosses a level requiring response.

LiquidityAI tie-in

• Dashboard builder tracks usage and flags stale views.
• Role-based access assigns metric ownership.
• Smart alerts trigger only when action is needed.

Case sketch (composite)

A desk maintained 40 dashboards but acted on none. After pruning to six metrics with clear owners, response times to issues dropped from hours to minutes.

Takeaways

• Less data, better focus.
• Every metric needs an owner and an action.
• Alert fatigue erodes situational awareness.

LiquidityAI provides tools and education for systematic trading. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Trading involves risk, including possible loss of principal.