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8 of 8 top Polymarket traders hold No (100%) · No at 100¢ · $132K held · ends Jan 1, 2027

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

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Consensus Traders

No 100%

Total Value

$132.4K

Combined PnL

$5.0K

Smart Money Entry

95.9¢ → 99.8¢

+4% since entry · 8 traders

Research grade

NeutralNo at 100%

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

8 of 8 top traders (100%)1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes0%

No100%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No8 traders

Total Value$132.4K

Total Shares132,750

Combined PnL+$5.0K

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

8 traders

Top 2 hold 98%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

100% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 98% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 4

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 6

Aligned

Hand-pickedNo 100% · 4

Aligned

Top 1000No 100% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
JA JanAMEX	Noavg 95.4¢	$106.6K	$111.4K	+$4.8K	88% 321-44 (365)
CH chongchongpanda	Noavg 98.7¢	$17.8K	$18.0K	+$187.39	76% 16-5 (21)
X6 x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4	Noavg 98.9¢	$1.3K	$1.3K	+$9.53	54% 785-659 (1444)
EL Elias.Thornwell	Noavg 95.3¢	$69.04	$696.45	+$31	76% 11354-3525 (14879)
95074f700f93bdf6e62fc965e0832064c0877b04	Noavg 94.9¢	$569.7	$598.2	+$28.8	88% 2229-292 (2521)
KR Krass	Noavg 95¢	$285	$299.1	+$14.25	74% 452-155 (607)
timebrotime	Noavg 94.9¢	$100	$105.06	+$5.11	67% 893-435 (1328)
DI Diabolical-Prize<$100	Noavg 99¢	$5	$4.99	+$0.04	48% 175-192 (367)

JanAMEX

Invested

$106,596.96

Value

$111.4K

PnL

+$4.8K

Record

88%

321-44 (365)

chongchongpanda

Invested

$17,846.27

Value

$18.0K

PnL

+$187.39

Record

76%

16-5 (21)

x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4

Invested

$1,257.25

Value

$1.3K

PnL

+$9.53

Record

54%

785-659 (1444)

Elias.Thornwell

Invested

$69.04

Value

$696.45

PnL

+$31

Record

76%

11354-3525 (14879)

95074f700f93bdf6e62fc965e0832064c0877b04

Invested

$569.7

Value

$598.2

PnL

+$28.8

Record

88%

2229-292 (2521)

Krass

Invested

$285

Value

$299.1

PnL

+$14.25

Record

74%

452-155 (607)

timebrotime

Invested

$100

Value

$105.06

PnL

+$5.11

Record

67%

893-435 (1328)

Diabolical-Prize<$100

Invested

Value

$4.99

PnL

+$0.04

Record

48%

175-192 (367)

Research grade

NeutralNo at 100%

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

8 of 8 top traders (100%)1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

8 traders

Top 2 hold 98%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

100% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 98% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 4

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 6

Aligned

Hand-pickedNo 100% · 4

Aligned

Top 1000No 100% · 5

Aligned

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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 chance99.9%

99.8¢ 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.