Will the Fed Pause-Hike-Pause in the next three decisions (Oct-Dec-Jan)?

3 of 7 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (43%) · Yes at 65¢ · $4K held · ends Jan 27, 2027

Yes65¢No35¢Ends Wed, Jan 27, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

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Neutral

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 43%

Total Value

$3.7K

Combined PnL

$1.2K

Smart Money Entry

43.2¢ → 64.5¢

+49% since entry · 3 traders

Research grade

NeutralYes at 65%

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 %).

Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.
Favourite (60–95¢)Full year, out of sample: 0.70–0.90 lost −0.9 % a trade (n 26,050, 95 % CI −1.5 to −0.3): the least bad band, still a loss. The Oct 22 backtest's +0.4 % (n 4,327) was not confirmed.

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

3 of 7 top traders (43%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes65%

No36%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Yes3 traders

Total Value$3.6K

Total Shares5,519

Combined PnL+$1.2K

No4 traders

Total Value$151.83

Total Shares428

Combined PnL-$10.28

Yes — 43%No — 57%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

3 traders

Top 2 hold 85%

Freshness

Late

683h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

4 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

43% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 85% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (3 on Yes) and the top 1000 (5 on No) disagree here.

whaleNo 100% · 2

Diverging

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrNo 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 67% · 3

Aligned

Top 1000No 60% · 5

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
BR browne	Yesavg 46¢	$1.5K	$2.0K	+$564.38	71% 173-70 (243)
SI simpleman	Yesavg 50.9¢	$816.7	$1.0K	+$218.13	47% 456-520 (976)
88 881112	Yesavg 18.4¢	$155.41	$544.07	+$388.66	38% 567-944 (1511)
0X 0xa169f83d28ad1ce5a14cc1c49796b547ece21b73CTR<$100	Noavg 36¢	$51.32	$50.61	-$0.71	39% 175-269 (444)
ArmageddonRewardsBillyCTR<$100	Noavg 38.4¢	$50.21	$46.06	-$4.15	56% 15372-11923 (27295)
FO forgetfuldoryCTR<$100	Noavg 48.1¢	$46.42	$41.67	-$4.74	— 5-5 (10)
0X 0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR<$100	Noavg 37.3¢	$14.16	$13.49	-$0.67	32% 4495-9638 (14133)

browne

Yes

Invested

$1,464.1

Value

$2.0K

PnL

+$564.38

Record

71%

173-70 (243)

simpleman

Yes

Invested

$816.7

Value

$1.0K

PnL

+$218.13

Record

47%

456-520 (976)

881112

Yes

Invested

$155.41

Value

$544.07

PnL

+$388.66

Record

38%

567-944 (1511)

0xa169f83d28ad1ce5a14cc1c49796b547ece21b73CTR<$100

Invested

$51.32

Value

$50.61

PnL

-$0.71

Record

39%

175-269 (444)

ArmageddonRewardsBillyCTR<$100

Invested

$50.21

Value

$46.06

PnL

-$4.15

Record

56%

15372-11923 (27295)

forgetfuldoryCTR<$100

Invested

$46.42

Value

$41.67

PnL

-$4.74

Record

—

5-5 (10)

0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR<$100

Invested

$14.16

Value

$13.49

PnL

-$0.67

Record

32%

4495-9638 (14133)

Research grade

NeutralYes at 65%

Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.
Favourite (60–95¢)Full year, out of sample: 0.70–0.90 lost −0.9 % a trade (n 26,050, 95 % CI −1.5 to −0.3): the least bad band, still a loss. The Oct 22 backtest's +0.4 % (n 4,327) was not confirmed.

Smart Money Signal

Yes

3 of 7 top traders (43%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

3 traders

Top 2 hold 85%

Freshness

Late

683h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

4 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

43% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 85% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (3 on Yes) and the top 1000 (5 on No) disagree here.

whaleNo 100% · 2

Diverging

sharpYes 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrNo 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 67% · 3

Aligned

Top 1000No 60% · 5

Diverging

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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 chance66.6%

64.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.1¢ fee (Economics 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$50.08

Max Loss

-$100.00

150.1

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.