Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (98%). 5 of 6 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

Historically, consensus on sides priced under 40¢ lost money after costs.

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5 of 6 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (83%) · Yes at 2.1¢ · $510 held · ends Jul 1, 2027

Yes2¢No98¢Ends Thu, Jul 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 83%

Total Value

$510.26

Combined PnL

-$259.98

Smart Money Entry

3.3¢ → 2.1¢

-38% since entry · 4 traders

Research grade

AvoidYes at 2%

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.
BasketballFull year, out of sample: basketball lost −4.8 % a trade (n 1,747, 95 % CI −9.2 to +0.3); Oct 22 backtest: −12.0 % and −9.2 % in its two windows.

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

5 of 6 top traders (83%)Underdog side (market favors No 98%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%3 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes2%

No98%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Yes5 traders

Total Value$461.28

Total Shares22,501

Combined PnL-$269.74

No1 trader

Total Value$48.98

Total Shares50

Combined PnL+$9.75

Yes — 83%No — 17%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Building

+3 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 73%

Freshness

Late

726h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

25 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

83% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 73% 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 (5 on Yes) disagree here.

whaleYes 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrYes 80% · 5

Aligned

Hand-pickedNo 50% · 2

Diverging

Top 1000Yes 80% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
PU purplegattoCTR	Yesavg 3.9¢	$383.22	$203.38	-$179.84	50% 5951-6042 (11993)
0X 0x20D6436849F930584892730C7F96eBB2Ac763856-1768642056357CTR	Yesavg 2.7¢	$170.85	$131.13	-$39.72	52% 747-702 (1449)
LE leegunnerCTR	Yesavg 3¢	$142.14	$98.06	-$44.07	41% 1281-1829 (3110)
TimeTraveler<$100	Noavg 78.4¢	$39.23	$48.98	+$9.75	41% 1986-2802 (4788)
probabilityCTR<$100	Yes	$26.98	$26.98	-$7.67	42% 1368-1924 (3292)
CosmicCedarCTR<$100	Yesavg 0.2¢	$0.17	$1.72	+$1.56	60% 798-532 (1330)

purplegattoCTR

Yes

Invested

$383.22

Value

$203.38

PnL

-$179.84

Record

50%

5951-6042 (11993)

0x20D6436849F930584892730C7F96eBB2Ac763856-1768642056357CTR

Yes

Invested

$170.85

Value

$131.13

PnL

-$39.72

Record

52%

747-702 (1449)

leegunnerCTR

Yes

Invested

$142.14

Value

$98.06

PnL

-$44.07

Record

41%

1281-1829 (3110)

TimeTraveler<$100

Invested

$39.23

Value

$48.98

PnL

+$9.75

Record

41%

1986-2802 (4788)

probabilityCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$26.98

Value

$26.98

PnL

-$7.67

Record

42%

1368-1924 (3292)

CosmicCedarCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.17

Value

$1.72

PnL

+$1.56

Record

60%

798-532 (1330)

Research grade

AvoidYes at 2%

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.
BasketballFull year, out of sample: basketball lost −4.8 % a trade (n 1,747, 95 % CI −9.2 to +0.3); Oct 22 backtest: −12.0 % and −9.2 % in its two windows.

Smart Money Signal

Yes

5 of 6 top traders (83%)Underdog side (market favors No 98%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%3 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Building

+3 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 73%

Freshness

Late

726h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

25 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

83% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 73% 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 (5 on Yes) disagree here.

whaleYes 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrYes 80% · 5

Aligned

Hand-pickedNo 50% · 2

Diverging

Top 1000Yes 80% · 5

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 chance3.2%

2.1¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.1¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$3027.10

Max Loss

-$100.00

3127.1

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.