diff --git a/web/components/cross-run-trace-analysis.tsx b/web/components/cross-run-trace-analysis.tsx
index 0ecedf9..4eb80c7 100644
--- a/web/components/cross-run-trace-analysis.tsx
+++ b/web/components/cross-run-trace-analysis.tsx
@@ -245,6 +245,50 @@ function toggleInList<T>(items: T[], item: T): T[] {
     : [...items, item];
 }
 
+#PAUL
+function suppressLeadingTrailingZeroes(
+  values: Array<number | null>,
+  minConsecutiveZeroes = 2,
+): Array<number | null> {
+  const result = [...values];
+
+  let leadingZeroCount = 0;
+  for (const value of result) {
+    if (value === 0) {
+      leadingZeroCount += 1;
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  let trailingZeroCount = 0;
+  for (let index = result.length - 1; index >= 0; index -= 1) {
+    if (result[index] === 0) {
+      trailingZeroCount += 1;
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (leadingZeroCount >= minConsecutiveZeroes) {
+    for (let index = 0; index < leadingZeroCount; index += 1) {
+      result[index] = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (trailingZeroCount >= minConsecutiveZeroes) {
+    for (
+      let index = result.length - trailingZeroCount;
+      index < result.length;
+      index += 1
+    ) {
+      result[index] = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 export function CrossRunTraceAnalysis() {
   const [runs, setRuns] = useState<V2Run[]>([]);
   const [catalogLoading, setCatalogLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -264,6 +308,7 @@ export function CrossRunTraceAnalysis() {
   const [selectedParameterKeys, setSelectedParameterKeys] = useState<string[] | null>(null);
   const [selectedRunIds, setSelectedRunIds] = useState<number[] | null>(null);
   const [axisMode, setAxisMode] = useState<AxisMode>("absolute");
+  const [suppressEdgeZeroes, setSuppressEdgeZeroes] = useState(false);  #PAUL
   const [traceResult, setTraceResult] = useState<TraceLoadResult>({
     requestKey: "",
     traces: [],
@@ -1003,6 +1048,44 @@ export function CrossRunTraceAnalysis() {
               {positionedTraces.length.toLocaleString()} runs · {selectedParameters.length.toLocaleString()} parameters
             </p>
           </div>
+
+          <div className="flex w-full flex-col gap-3 sm:w-auto sm:flex-row sm:items-end">
+            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-[hsl(var(--border))] px-3 py-2 text-xs">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={suppressEdgeZeroes}
+                onChange={(event) => setSuppressEdgeZeroes(event.target.checked)}
+                className="h-4 w-4 rounded border-[hsl(var(--border))]"
+              />
+              <span>Suppress start/end zeroes</span>
+            </label>
+
+            <div className="w-full sm:w-auto">
+              <span className="mb-1.5 block text-xs font-medium">Time axis</span>
+              <div className="grid w-full grid-cols-3 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-[hsl(var(--border))] sm:inline-flex sm:w-auto">
+                {AXIS_MODES.map((mode) => {
+                  const Icon = mode.icon;
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={mode.id}
+                      type="button"
+                      aria-pressed={axisMode === mode.id}
+                      onClick={() => setAxisMode(mode.id)}
+                      className={cn(
+                        "inline-flex min-w-0 items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-1.5 py-2 text-xs font-medium transition-colors sm:px-3",
+                      axisMode === mode.id
+                        ? "bg-[hsl(var(--primary))] text-[hsl(var(--primary-foreground))]"
+                        : "bg-[hsl(var(--background))] text-[hsl(var(--muted-foreground))] hover:bg-[hsl(var(--accent))]",
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      <Icon className="hidden h-3.5 w-3.5 sm:block" /> {mode.label}
+                    </button>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          
           <div className="w-full sm:w-auto">
             <span className="mb-1.5 block text-xs font-medium">Time axis</span>
             <div className="grid w-full grid-cols-3 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-[hsl(var(--border))] sm:inline-flex sm:w-auto">
@@ -1067,6 +1150,15 @@ export function CrossRunTraceAnalysis() {
               );
               const plotData = panelPositionedTraces.map((positioned) => {
                 const { trace, run, offsetSeconds, color } = positioned;
+                
+                const rawYValues = trace.samples.map((sample) =>
+                  finiteValue(sample.values[parameter.key]),
+                );
+
+                const yValues = suppressEdgeZeroes
+                  ? suppressLeadingTrailingZeroes(rawYValues, 2)
+                  : rawYValues;
+                
                 return {
                   x: trace.samples.map((sample) => {
                     if (axisMode === "absolute") return sample.timestamp;
@@ -1075,9 +1167,7 @@ export function CrossRunTraceAnalysis() {
                     }
                     return sample.relative_seconds;
                   }),
-                  y: trace.samples.map((sample) =>
-                    finiteValue(sample.values[parameter.key]),
-                  ),
+                  y: yValues,
                   text: trace.samples.map((sample) => {
                     const compressedHours =
                       (offsetSeconds + sample.relative_seconds) / 3_600;