Will Elon Musk win the 2028 Republican presidential nomination?

1 of 5 top Polymarket traders hold No (20%) · No at 99¢ · $3K held · ends Nov 8, 2028

Yes<1¢No>99¢Ends Wed, Nov 8, 2028View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

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Neutral

Consensus Traders

No 20%

Total Value

$3.4K

Combined PnL

$17.13

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.
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

1 of 5 top traders (20%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes1%

No99%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No1 trader

Total Value$3.3K

Total Shares3,372

Combined PnL+$18.55

Yes4 traders

Total Value$34.14

Total Shares4,552

Combined PnL-$1.42

No — 20%Yes — 80%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

1 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

20% of non-arb traders are on No. 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 (2 on No) and the top 1000 (3 on Yes) disagree here.

whaleNo 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 100% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 50% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 100% · 3

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
RD rdba	Noavg 98.7¢	$3.3K	$3.3K	+$18.55	60% 131-88 (219)
0X 0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758CTR<$100	Yesavg 0.8¢	$32.36	$31.12	-$1.29	47% 85-95 (180)
NY NyetRiskCTR<$100	Yes	$2.33	$2.33	-$0.1	7% 14-187 (201)
NO NoMoreMisterCTR<$100	Yes	$0.57	$0.57	-$0.02	76% 8934-2819 (11753)
WO wokerjoesleeperCTR<$100	Yesavg 0.5¢	$0.13	$0.12	-$0.01	33% 6263-12990 (19253)

rdba

Invested

$3,328.51

Value

$3.3K

PnL

+$18.55

Record

60%

131-88 (219)

0x8f6970acd7c9466fc1d09a7c17071705c8e52923-1792437064758CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$32.36

Value

$31.12

PnL

-$1.29

Record

47%

85-95 (180)

NyetRiskCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$2.33

Value

$2.33

PnL

-$0.1

Record

14-187 (201)

NoMoreMisterCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.57

Value

$0.57

PnL

-$0.02

Record

76%

8934-2819 (11753)

wokerjoesleeperCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.13

Value

$0.12

PnL

-$0.01

Record

33%

6263-12990 (19253)

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.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

Smart Money Signal

1 of 5 top traders (20%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

1 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

20% of non-arb traders are on No. 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 (2 on No) and the top 1000 (3 on Yes) disagree here.

whaleNo 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 100% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 50% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 100% · 3

Diverging

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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%

99.3¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.0¢ fee (Politics 4%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$0.10

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.