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5 of 10 top Polymarket traders hold No (50%) · No at 84¢ · $13K held · ends Jan 1, 2027

Yes16¢No84¢Ends Fri, Jan 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚖️

Neutral

Consensus Traders

No 50%

Total Value

$13.2K

Combined PnL

$4.4K

Smart Money Entry

37.5¢ → 84¢

+124% since entry · 5 traders

Research grade

NeutralNo at 84%

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.
Quality net +3 or moreNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: net +3 when the consensus formed made +7.2 % a trade (n 358), with 5 events giving two thirds of it. Full year, out of sample, the closest rule (3+ proven winners, two thirds on the side) lost −1.9 % a trade (n 49,161, 95 % CI −2.6 to −1.1).
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

5 of 10 top traders (50%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes16%

No84%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No5 traders

Total Value$11.8K

Total Shares13,869

Combined PnL+$6.5K

Yes5 traders

Total Value$1.4K

Total Shares8,896

Combined PnL$-2.1K

No — 50%Yes — 50%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 90%

Freshness

Late

3649h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

23 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

50% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 90% of that side's value.

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

whaleYes 67% · 3

Diverging

sharpNo 50% · 4

Aligned

ctrYes 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 60% · 5

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 8

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
FU Fulgurator	Noavg 35.4¢	$3.5K	$8.2K	+$4.8K	92% 61-5 (66)
TR troim	Noavg 38.6¢	$1.2K	$2.4K	+$1.3K	36% 397-691 (1088)
Barkshire-Hathaway	Noavg 39.4¢	$393.35	$849.15	+$440.82	64% 1093-623 (1716)
0X 0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR	Yesavg 27.2¢	$1.2K	$651.83	-$477.4	32% 4495-9638 (14133)
JO JoeBlack01CTR	Yesavg 51.5¢	$2.0K	$614.43	$-1.4K	60% 474-313 (787)
Car	Noavg 81.5¢	$162.99	$169.99	+$5	67% 4165-2026 (6191)
StupidMonkeyyyCTR	Yesavg 40.1¢	$305	$132.97	-$172.04	50% 147-145 (292)
EL Elias.Thornwell	Noavg 76.8¢	$147.99	$121.89	+$14.94	76% 11354-3525 (14879)
NO nonkenny90CTR<$100	Yesavg 68.6¢	$65.31	$15.33	-$49.97	89% 4653-547 (5200)
JE Jest55CTR<$100	Yesavg 70.6¢	$38.85	$8.8	-$30.32	75% 1028-338 (1366)

Fulgurator

Invested

$3,481.7

Value

$8.2K

PnL

+$4.8K

Record

92%

61-5 (66)

troim

Invested

$1,157.41

Value

$2.4K

PnL

+$1.3K

Record

36%

397-691 (1088)

Barkshire-Hathaway

Invested

$393.35

Value

$849.15

PnL

+$440.82

Record

64%

1093-623 (1716)

0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR

Yes

Invested

$1,184.76

Value

$651.83

PnL

-$477.4

Record

32%

4495-9638 (14133)

JoeBlack01CTR

Yes

Invested

$1,977.29

Value

$614.43

PnL

$-1.4K

Record

60%

474-313 (787)

Car

Invested

$162.99

Value

$169.99

PnL

+$5

Record

67%

4165-2026 (6191)

StupidMonkeyyyCTR

Yes

Invested

$305

Value

$132.97

PnL

-$172.04

Record

50%

147-145 (292)

Elias.Thornwell

Invested

$147.99

Value

$121.89

PnL

+$14.94

Record

76%

11354-3525 (14879)

nonkenny90CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$65.31

Value

$15.33

PnL

-$49.97

Record

89%

4653-547 (5200)

Jest55CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$38.85

Value

$8.8

PnL

-$30.32

Record

75%

1028-338 (1366)

Research grade

NeutralNo at 84%

Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.
Quality net +3 or moreNot confirmed. Oct 22 backtest: net +3 when the consensus formed made +7.2 % a trade (n 358), with 5 events giving two thirds of it. Full year, out of sample, the closest rule (3+ proven winners, two thirds on the side) lost −1.9 % a trade (n 49,161, 95 % CI −2.6 to −1.1).
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

5 of 10 top traders (50%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 90%

Freshness

Late

3649h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

23 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

50% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 90% of that side's value.

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

whaleYes 67% · 3

Diverging

sharpNo 50% · 4

Aligned

ctrYes 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 60% · 5

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 8

Aligned

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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 chance85.0%

84.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + no taker fee. Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$17.65

Max Loss

-$100.00

117.6

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.