Will 1 Fed rate cut happen in 2026?

5 of 19 top Polymarket traders hold No (26%) · No at 98¢ · $43K held · ends Jan 1, 2027

Yes2¢No98¢Ends Fri, Jan 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚖️

Neutral

Consensus Traders

No 26%

Total Value

$42.8K

Combined PnL

-$896.34

Smart Money Entry

86.7¢ → 98.5¢

+14% since entry · 5 traders

Research grade

NeutralNo at 98%

No measured edge, which here means a loss: the plain consensus (5+ holders, 60 %+, held to resolution) lost −3.0 % a trade after costs out of sample in the full-year test (n 86,296, 95 % CI −3.6 to −2.4 %).

Side priced over 95¢Full year, out of sample: 0.90–0.95 −0.2 % a trade (n 12,989, 95 % CI −0.6 to +0.3); above 95¢ little is left to win and the tests stop at 0.95.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

The rules come from our Oct 22 2026 backtest (one entry per market, held to resolution, after a 1¢ half-spread and Polymarket's taker fees). Our full-year test without hindsight (Oct 26 2026) found none of them profitable out of sample, and the plain consensus lost −3.0 % a trade. The grade describes the market; it is not a forecast, not an edge and not advice.

Smart Money Signal

5 of 19 top traders (26%)14 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes2%

No98%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No5 traders

Total Value$41.4K

Total Shares42,061

Combined PnL+$5.0K

Yes14 traders

Total Value$1.4K

Total Shares89,566

Combined PnL$-5.9K

No — 26%Yes — 74%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Surging

+8 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

40 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

26% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 100% of that side's value.

Cohort consensusHand-picked vs top 1000 · whales, sharps, snipers, contrarians

whaleNo 50% · 8

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 2

Diverging

sniperYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 69% · 13

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 75% · 8

Diverging

Top 1000Yes 64% · 14

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
TH TheReturnOfDarthMaul	Noavg 84.9¢	$22.8K	$26.5K	+$3.6K	63% 353-204 (557)
0xheavy888	Noavg 90¢	$15.0K	$14.8K	+$1.3K	55% 7318-5882 (13200)
ImJustKenCTR	Yesavg 10¢	$2.5K	$384.3	$-2.1K	53% 3037-2716 (5753)
EA EatprayloveCTR	Yesavg 11¢	$1.1K	$179.69	$-1.1K	57% 766-585 (1351)
HE HerrieDavisCTR	Yesavg 5.5¢	$654.19	$160.18	-$494.01	36% 2086-3721 (5807)
0X 0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758CTR	Yesavg 6.2¢	$563.44	$141.32	-$422.56	47% 85-95 (180)
FO forgetfuldoryCTR	Yesavg 1.1¢	$103.93	$138.29	+$5.36	— 5-5 (10)
NadmiCTR	Yesavg 3.3¢	$281.94	$128	-$153.94	47% 2036-2278 (4314)
TimeTraveler<$100	Noavg 56¢	$56	$98.8	+$42.8	41% 1986-2802 (4788)
fireponbabylonCTR	Yesavg 5¢	$283.11	$84.66	-$198.45	43% 370-481 (851)
ON onepingonlyCTR	Yesavg 23.5¢	$23.5	$64.3	-$937.71	— 6-4 (10)
LI lissartter	Noavg 90¢	$355.04	$48.52	+$55.35	42% 5284-7234 (12518)
BT BTCGambler247CTR	Yesavg 16¢	$420.2	$42.02	-$379.49	47% 217-240 (457)
0X 0x91c363acd95bb150d4fd28912737eaf6125b409fCTR<$100	Yesavg 1.8¢	$47.28	$40.94	-$6.6	69% 156-69 (225)
LO Logan.CTR	Yesavg 8.4¢	$6.33	$25.31	+$18.99	41% 648-925 (1573)
EL Elias.ThornwellCTR	Yesavg 5.3¢	$106.32	$24.81	-$81.51	76% 11354-3525 (14879)
WO wokerjoesleeperCTR<$100	Yesavg 13.7¢	$2.54	$10.17	+$7.63	33% 6263-12990 (19253)
12 123987456CTR<$100	Yesavg 1.4¢	$2.8	$3.1	+$0.3	45% 1906-2351 (4257)
KO korda77<$100	Noavg 87.9¢	$2.61	$2.8	+$0.18	52% 5046-4713 (9759)

TheReturnOfDarthMaul

Invested

$22,844.12

Value

$26.5K

PnL

+$3.6K

Record

63%

353-204 (557)

0xheavy888

Invested

$15,000

Value

$14.8K

PnL

+$1.3K

Record

55%

7318-5882 (13200)

ImJustKenCTR

Yes

Invested

$2,527.44

Value

$384.3

PnL

$-2.1K

Record

53%

3037-2716 (5753)

EatprayloveCTR

Yes

Invested

$1,059.34

Value

$179.69

PnL

$-1.1K

Record

57%

766-585 (1351)

HerrieDavisCTR

Yes

Invested

$654.19

Value

$160.18

PnL

-$494.01

Record

36%

2086-3721 (5807)

0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758CTR

Yes

Invested

$563.44

Value

$141.32

PnL

-$422.56

Record

47%

85-95 (180)

forgetfuldoryCTR

Yes

Invested

$103.93

Value

$138.29

PnL

+$5.36

Record

—

5-5 (10)

NadmiCTR

Yes

Invested

$281.94

Value

$128

PnL

-$153.94

Record

47%

2036-2278 (4314)

TimeTraveler<$100

Invested

$56

Value

$98.8

PnL

+$42.8

Record

41%

1986-2802 (4788)

fireponbabylonCTR

Yes

Invested

$283.11

Value

$84.66

PnL

-$198.45

Record

43%

370-481 (851)

onepingonlyCTR

Yes

Invested

$23.5

Value

$64.3

PnL

-$937.71

Record

—

6-4 (10)

lissartter

Invested

$355.04

Value

$48.52

PnL

+$55.35

Record

42%

5284-7234 (12518)

BTCGambler247CTR

Yes

Invested

$420.2

Value

$42.02

PnL

-$379.49

Record

47%

217-240 (457)

0x91c363acd95bb150d4fd28912737eaf6125b409fCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$47.28

Value

$40.94

PnL

-$6.6

Record

69%

156-69 (225)

Logan.CTR

Yes

Invested

$6.33

Value

$25.31

PnL

+$18.99

Record

41%

648-925 (1573)

Elias.ThornwellCTR

Yes

Invested

$106.32

Value

$24.81

PnL

-$81.51

Record

76%

11354-3525 (14879)

wokerjoesleeperCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$2.54

Value

$10.17

PnL

+$7.63

Record

33%

6263-12990 (19253)

123987456CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$2.8

Value

$3.1

PnL

+$0.3

Record

45%

1906-2351 (4257)

korda77<$100

Invested

$2.61

Value

$2.8

PnL

+$0.18

Record

52%

5046-4713 (9759)

Research grade

NeutralNo at 98%

Side priced over 95¢Full year, out of sample: 0.90–0.95 −0.2 % a trade (n 12,989, 95 % CI −0.6 to +0.3); above 95¢ little is left to win and the tests stop at 0.95.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

Smart Money Signal

5 of 19 top traders (26%)14 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Surging

+8 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

40 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

26% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 100% of that side's value.

Cohort consensusHand-picked vs top 1000 · whales, sharps, snipers, contrarians

whaleNo 50% · 8

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 2

Diverging

sniperYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 69% · 13

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 75% · 8

Diverging

Top 1000Yes 64% · 14

Diverging

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EV Calculator

Your estimated chance that No wins (%)

Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance99.5%

98.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.0¢ fee (Economics 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$0.53

Max Loss

-$100.00

100.5

A market order pays the taker fee and crosses the spread (assumed 1.0¢); a limit order pays no fee but may not fill. The fee category is a guess from the title.