Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (91%). 2 of 8 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

Historically, consensus on sides priced under 40¢ lost money after costs.

Will an Independent win the Montana Senate race in 2026?

2 of 8 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (25%) · Yes at 9.0¢ · $795 held · ends Nov 4

Yes9¢No91¢Ends Wed, Nov 4, 2026View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 25%

Total Value

$795.28

Combined PnL

$14.95

Smart Money Entry

9.3¢ → 9¢

-3% since entry · 2 traders

Research grade

AvoidYes at 9%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
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

Yes

2 of 8 top traders (25%)Underdog side (market favors No 91%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes9%

No91%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No6 traders

Total Value$360.83

Total Shares397

Combined PnL+$27.01

Yes2 traders

Total Value$434.45

Total Shares4,937

Combined PnL-$12.06

No — 75%Yes — 25%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

2 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

645h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

5 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

25% of non-arb traders are on Yes. 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

The hand-picked list (1 on Yes) and the top 1000 (7 on No) disagree here.

sharpNo 100% · 2

Diverging

ctrNo 60% · 5

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 1

Aligned

Top 1000No 86% · 7

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
Seutervoinen	Noavg 90.5¢	$284.52	$285.72	-$0.06	85% 311-57 (368)
CO cocococococoCTR	Yesavg 9.7¢	$269.92	$244.37	-$18.6	52% 1665-1535 (3200)
0X 0x7e1f9c90800E42806e242ABC5fcf26B571c79C27-1775842903107CTR	Yesavg 8.7¢	$183.54	$190.08	+$6.54	50% 2582-2633 (5215)
PE peepeepooppoop<$100	Noavg 77.5¢	$27.11	$31.82	+$4.71	52% 2050-1868 (3918)
RL RLWG<$100	Noavg 89.8¢	$22.72	$23.01	+$0.3	50% 7969-8009 (15978)
EL Elias.Thornwell<$100	Noavg 90.9¢	$8.54	$8.54	+$0	76% 11352-3524 (14876)
DE dedidanc<$100	Noavg 84.7¢	$5.96	$6.4	+$0.41	57% 103-77 (180)
0X 0xbeEf3f30B4188470347542ecD64b5470418e620e-1787058048438<$100	Noavg 91.1¢	$49.34	$5.34	+$21.66	50% 356-357 (713)

Seutervoinen

Invested

$284.52

Value

$285.72

PnL

-$0.06

Record

85%

311-57 (368)

cocococococoCTR

Yes

Invested

$269.92

Value

$244.37

PnL

-$18.6

Record

52%

1665-1535 (3200)

0x7e1f9c90800E42806e242ABC5fcf26B571c79C27-1775842903107CTR

Yes

Invested

$183.54

Value

$190.08

PnL

+$6.54

Record

50%

2582-2633 (5215)

peepeepooppoop<$100

Invested

$27.11

Value

$31.82

PnL

+$4.71

Record

52%

2050-1868 (3918)

RLWG<$100

Invested

$22.72

Value

$23.01

PnL

+$0.3

Record

50%

7969-8009 (15978)

Elias.Thornwell<$100

Invested

$8.54

Value

$8.54

PnL

+$0

Record

76%

11352-3524 (14876)

dedidanc<$100

Invested

$5.96

Value

$6.4

PnL

+$0.41

Record

57%

103-77 (180)

0xbeEf3f30B4188470347542ecD64b5470418e620e-1787058048438<$100

Invested

$49.34

Value

$5.34

PnL

+$21.66

Record

50%

356-357 (713)

Research grade

AvoidYes at 9%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

Smart Money Signal

Yes

2 of 8 top traders (25%)Underdog side (market favors No 91%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

2 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

645h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

5 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

25% of non-arb traders are on Yes. 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

The hand-picked list (1 on Yes) and the top 1000 (7 on No) disagree here.

sharpNo 100% · 2

Diverging

ctrNo 60% · 5

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 1

Aligned

Top 1000No 86% · 7

Diverging

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EV Calculator

Your estimated chance that Yes wins (%)

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

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance10.4%

9.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.4¢ fee (Politics 4%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$865.25

Max Loss

-$100.00

965.3

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.