Smart money holds the underdog side
Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (100%). 10 of 10 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.
Historically, consensus on sides priced under 40¢ lost money after costs.

Will Candace Owens win the 2028 Republican presidential nomination?
10 of 10 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (100%) · Yes at 0.3¢ · $2K held · ends Nov 8, 2028
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Avoid
Yes
10
Yes 100%
$1.8K
$-2.3K
0.6¢ → 0.3¢
-56% since entry · 9 traders
Research grade
AvoidYes at 0%
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.
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
10 of 10 top traders (100%)Underdog side (market favors No 100%)10 hold an outcome priced under 50%6 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Fading
+0 pts consensus
Breadth
10 traders
Top 2 hold 82%
Freshness
Late
217h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
100% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 82% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TH The Spirit of Ukraine>UMACTR | Yesavg 0.7¢ | $2.8K | $1.1K | $-1.8K | 67% 751-378 (1129) |
Q9 Q96s3kwozynxpauCTR | Yesavg 0.4¢ | $259.76 | $334.48 | -$192.26 | 41% 166-240 (406) |
SN SnapElectionAvoiderCTR | Yesavg 0.4¢ | $196.85 | $125 | -$71.85 | 53% 1174-1056 (2230) |
0X 0x62764005C3F58450d21DA9984F6eab56cF3c2Dd9-1765423921985CTR | Yesavg 0.4¢ | $118.11 | $75 | -$43.11 | 64% 154-88 (242) |
PL plumbisCTR<$100 | Yesavg 0.3¢ | $60 | $50 | -$10 | 57% 51-39 (90) |
LO Logan.CTR<$100 | Yesavg 0.4¢ | $38.31 | $26.46 | -$53.46 | 41% 648-925 (1573) |
WO wokerjoesleeperCTR<$100 | Yesavg 0.1¢ | $4.26 | $14.18 | -$17.6 | 33% 6263-12990 (19253) |
![]() flow-trader-at-optiverCTR<$100 | Yesavg 0.8¢ | $42.3 | $13.95 | -$28.35 | 39% 965-1508 (2473) |
0X 0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758CTR<$100 | Yesavg 0.8¢ | $34.7 | $11.12 | -$23.63 | 47% 83-94 (177) |
VI VivianWardCTR<$100 | Yes | $0.05 | $0.05 | +$0.05 | 86% 3499-571 (4070) |
Invested
$2,816.34
Value
$1.1K
PnL
$-1.8K
Record
67%
751-378 (1129)
Invested
$259.76
Value
$334.48
PnL
-$192.26
Record
41%
166-240 (406)
Invested
$196.85
Value
$125
PnL
-$71.85
Record
53%
1174-1056 (2230)
Invested
$118.11
Value
$75
PnL
-$43.11
Record
64%
154-88 (242)
Invested
$60
Value
$50
PnL
-$10
Record
57%
51-39 (90)
Invested
$38.31
Value
$26.46
PnL
-$53.46
Record
41%
648-925 (1573)
Invested
$4.26
Value
$14.18
PnL
-$17.6
Record
33%
6263-12990 (19253)
flow-trader-at-optiverCTR<$100Invested
$42.3
Value
$13.95
PnL
-$28.35
Record
39%
965-1508 (2473)
Invested
$34.7
Value
$11.12
PnL
-$23.63
Record
47%
83-94 (177)
Invested
$0.05
Value
$0.05
PnL
+$0.05
Record
86%
3499-571 (4070)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
0.3¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.0¢ fee (Politics 4%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.
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.
Market Info
Traders in this Market
The Spirit of Ukraine>UMA
CTRYes — $1.1K
Q96s3kwozynxpau
CTRYes — $334.48
SnapElectionAvoider
CTRYes — $125
0x62764005C3F58450d21DA9984F6eab56cF3c2Dd9-1765423921985
CTRYes — $75
plumbis
CTRYes — $50
Logan.
CTRYes — $26.46
wokerjoesleeper
CTRYes — $14.18

flow-trader-at-optiver
CTRYes — $13.95
0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758
CTRYes — $11.12
VivianWard
CTRYes — $0.05