Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (100%). 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 0.1¢ · $363 held · ended Oct 28

Yes<1¢No>99¢Ended Wed, Oct 28, 2026View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 57%

Total Value

$363.3

Combined PnL

$-2.2K

Smart Money Entry

3.4¢ → 0.1¢

-96% since entry · 3 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.
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 100%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes0%

No100%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No3 traders

Total Value$273.2

Total Shares274

Combined PnL+$0.71

Yes4 traders

Total Value$89.94

Total Shares75,719

Combined PnL$-2.2K

No — 43%Yes — 57%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Fading

-10 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 96%

Freshness

Late

4871h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

21 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 96% of that side's value.

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

whaleYes 100% · 1

Aligned

sharpNo 67% · 3

Diverging

ctrYes 75% · 4

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 57% · 7

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
HO Hourglass	Noavg 99.6¢	$160.88	$161.16	+$0.28	77% 8889-2658 (11547)
GH ghorrock<$100	Noavg 99.4¢	$91.64	$92.07	+$0.44	56% 14224-11030 (25254)
NY NyetRiskCTR<$100	Yes	$43.88	$43.88	$-1.2K	7% 14-187 (201)
FL flawfenceCTR	Yesavg 3.6¢	$1.0K	$42.66	-$972.95	46% 271-319 (590)
yen4u<$100	Noavg 99.9¢	$19.98	$19.97	-$0.01	86% 807-136 (943)
EL Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100	Yesavg 0.3¢	$27.58	$1.9	-$10.02	76% 11352-3524 (14876)
SH shiifooCTR<$100	Yesavg 3.2¢	$48.56	$1.5	-$46.09	59% 3428-2336 (5764)

Hourglass

Invested

$160.88

Value

$161.16

PnL

+$0.28

Record

77%

8889-2658 (11547)

ghorrock<$100

Invested

$91.64

Value

$92.07

PnL

+$0.44

Record

56%

14224-11030 (25254)

NyetRiskCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$43.88

Value

$43.88

PnL

$-1.2K

Record

14-187 (201)

flawfenceCTR

Yes

Invested

$1,015.6

Value

$42.66

PnL

-$972.95

Record

46%

271-319 (590)

yen4u<$100

Invested

$19.98

Value

$19.97

PnL

-$0.01

Record

86%

807-136 (943)

Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$27.58

Value

$1.9

PnL

-$10.02

Record

76%

11352-3524 (14876)

shiifooCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$48.56

Value

$1.5

PnL

-$46.09

Record

59%

3428-2336 (5764)

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.
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 100%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Fading

-10 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 96%

Freshness

Late

4871h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

21 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

57% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 96% of that side's value.

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

whaleYes 100% · 1

Aligned

sharpNo 67% · 3

Diverging

ctrYes 75% · 4

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 57% · 7

Aligned

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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 chance1.1%

0.1¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + no taker fee. Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$8595.65

Max Loss

-$100.00

8695.7

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.