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9 of 10 top Polymarket traders hold No (90%) · No at 99¢ · $126K held · ends Jan 1, 2027

Yes<1¢No>99¢Ends Fri, Jan 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚖️

Neutral

Consensus Traders

No 90%

Total Value

$126.1K

Combined PnL

-$13.03

Smart Money Entry

93.9¢ → 99.3¢

+6% since entry · 9 traders

Research grade

NeutralNo at 99%

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.
$100k+ behind an 80 %+ consensusNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: +13.2 % a trade (n 91), a small sample. Full year, out of sample: 80 %+ with $100k+ on the side −0.3 % a trade (n 835, 95 % CI −3.8 to +3.4): no edge.
Quality net +3 or moreNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: net +3 when the consensus formed made +7.2 % a trade (n 358), with 5 events giving two thirds of it. Full year, out of sample, the closest rule (3+ proven winners, two thirds on the side) lost −1.9 % a trade (n 49,161, 95 % CI −2.6 to −1.1).

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

9 of 10 top traders (90%)1 holds an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes1%

No99%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No9 traders

Total Value$126.1K

Total Shares127,136

Combined PnL+$6.9K

Yes1 trader

Total Value$29.13

Total Shares3,884

Combined PnL$-6.9K

No — 90%Yes — 10%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

9 traders

Top 2 hold 90%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

90% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 90% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 83% · 6

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 7

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 1

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 100% · 6

Aligned

Top 1000No 80% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
JA JanAMEX	Noavg 92.2¢	$79.4K	$85.6K	+$6.1K	88% 321-44 (365)
CH chongchongpanda	Noavg 98.3¢	$27.7K	$28.0K	+$271.07	76% 16-5 (21)
X6 x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4	Noavg 98.6¢	$3.2K	$3.2K	+$19.28	54% 785-659 (1444)
poorersob	Noavg 99.2¢	$2.9K	$2.9K	+$1.46	72% 1086-426 (1512)
timebrotime	Noavg 94.6¢	$2.7K	$2.9K	+$134.36	67% 893-435 (1328)
PH phdcapital	Noavg 91¢	$1.9K	$2.1K	+$171.85	94% 259-17 (276)
95074f700f93bdf6e62fc965e0832064c0877b04	Noavg 91¢	$910	$992	+$82.5	88% 2229-292 (2521)
EL Elias.Thornwell	Noavg 95.6¢	$25.81	$601.56	+$33.96	76% 11354-3525 (14879)
justdanceCTR	Yesavg 2.5¢	$18.1K	$29.13	$-6.9K	52% 2726-2552 (5278)
TH The Spirit of Ukraine>UMA<$100	Noavg 95.2¢	$1.94	$2.03	+$0.08	67% 751-378 (1129)

JanAMEX

Invested

$79,425.28

Value

$85.6K

PnL

+$6.1K

Record

88%

321-44 (365)

chongchongpanda

Invested

$27,711.42

Value

$28.0K

PnL

+$271.07

Record

76%

16-5 (21)

x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4

Invested

$3,173.56

Value

$3.2K

PnL

+$19.28

Record

54%

785-659 (1444)

poorersob

Invested

$2,867.03

Value

$2.9K

PnL

+$1.46

Record

72%

1086-426 (1512)

timebrotime

Invested

$2,731.95

Value

$2.9K

PnL

+$134.36

Record

67%

893-435 (1328)

phdcapital

Invested

$1,894.47

Value

$2.1K

PnL

+$171.85

Record

94%

259-17 (276)

95074f700f93bdf6e62fc965e0832064c0877b04

Invested

$910

Value

$992

PnL

+$82.5

Record

88%

2229-292 (2521)

Elias.Thornwell

Invested

$25.81

Value

$601.56

PnL

+$33.96

Record

76%

11354-3525 (14879)

justdanceCTR

Yes

Invested

$18,059.78

Value

$29.13

PnL

$-6.9K

Record

52%

2726-2552 (5278)

The Spirit of Ukraine>UMA<$100

Invested

$1.94

Value

$2.03

PnL

+$0.08

Record

67%

751-378 (1129)

Research grade

NeutralNo at 99%

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.
$100k+ behind an 80 %+ consensusNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: +13.2 % a trade (n 91), a small sample. Full year, out of sample: 80 %+ with $100k+ on the side −0.3 % a trade (n 835, 95 % CI −3.8 to +3.4): no edge.
Quality net +3 or moreNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: net +3 when the consensus formed made +7.2 % a trade (n 358), with 5 events giving two thirds of it. Full year, out of sample, the closest rule (3+ proven winners, two thirds on the side) lost −1.9 % a trade (n 49,161, 95 % CI −2.6 to −1.1).

Smart Money Signal

9 of 10 top traders (90%)1 holds an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

9 traders

Top 2 hold 90%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

90% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 90% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 83% · 6

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 7

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 1

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 100% · 6

Aligned

Top 1000No 80% · 5

Aligned

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Your estimated chance that No wins (%)

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

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance99.9%

99.3¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.0¢ fee (Crypto 7%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$0.09

Max Loss

-$100.00

100.1

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.