Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (97%). 4 of 7 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

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

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4 of 7 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (57%) · Yes at 3.0¢ · $630 held · ends May 10, 2027

Yes3¢No97¢Ends Mon, May 10, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 57%

Total Value

$629.52

Combined PnL

-$317.27

Smart Money Entry

25.1¢ → 3¢

-88% since entry · 4 traders

Research grade

AvoidYes at 3%

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

4 of 7 top traders (57%)Underdog side (market favors No 97%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes3%

No97%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No3 traders

Total Value$460.34

Total Shares494

Combined PnL+$120.65

Yes4 traders

Total Value$168.52

Total Shares2,106

Combined PnL-$437.93

No — 43%Yes — 57%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 97%

Freshness

Late

792h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

10 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 97% 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 (6 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 100% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrNo 50% · 4

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 1

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 6

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
Hyperlong	Noavg 68¢	$245.72	$344.11	+$98.38	47% 320-364 (684)
DEGENKHANCTR	Yesavg 25.5¢	$535.55	$145.34	-$390.21	67% 1171-589 (1760)
extractive-manatee	Noavg 77¢	$110.34	$107.03	+$22.07	34% 653-1260 (1913)
EL Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100	Yesavg 24.6¢	$58.5	$17.32	-$39.71	77% 12627-3871 (16498)
SM smallreceipt<$100	Noavg 90¢	$9	$9.2	+$0.2	49% 9352-9925 (19277)
ND ndb1CTR<$100	Yesavg 28¢	$11.2	$3.2	-$10	64% 1049-593 (1642)
LornaPredictsCTR<$100	Yesavg 2¢	$0.66	$2.66	+$1.99	20% 2805-11188 (13993)

Hyperlong

Invested

$245.72

Value

$344.11

PnL

+$98.38

Record

47%

320-364 (684)

DEGENKHANCTR

Yes

Invested

$535.55

Value

$145.34

PnL

-$390.21

Record

67%

1171-589 (1760)

extractive-manatee

Invested

$110.34

Value

$107.03

PnL

+$22.07

Record

34%

653-1260 (1913)

Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$58.5

Value

$17.32

PnL

-$39.71

Record

77%

12627-3871 (16498)

smallreceipt<$100

Invested

Value

$9.2

PnL

+$0.2

Record

49%

9352-9925 (19277)

ndb1CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$11.2

Value

$3.2

PnL

-$10

Record

64%

1049-593 (1642)

LornaPredictsCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.66

Value

$2.66

PnL

+$1.99

Record

20%

2805-11188 (13993)

Research grade

AvoidYes at 3%

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

4 of 7 top traders (57%)Underdog side (market favors No 97%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 97%

Freshness

Late

792h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

10 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 97% 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 (6 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 100% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrNo 50% · 4

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 1

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 6

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 chance4.2%

3.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.2¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$2285.50

Max Loss

-$100.00

2385.5

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.