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3 of 7 top Polymarket traders hold No (43%) · No at 96¢ · $1K held · ends Jan 2, 2027

Yes4¢No96¢Ends Sat, Jan 2, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚖️

Neutral

Consensus Traders

No 43%

Total Value

$1.3K

Combined PnL

-$261.08

Smart Money Entry

80.3¢ → 96.4¢

+20% since entry · 3 traders

Research grade

NeutralNo at 96%

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.
Culture / mentionsFull year, out of sample: culture lost −4.0 % a trade (n 1,214, 95 % CI −9.7 to +2.0); Oct 22 backtest: −7.1 % and −15.4 % in its two windows.
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).

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

3 of 7 top traders (43%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes4%

No96%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No3 traders

Total Value$1.2K

Total Shares1,287

Combined PnL+$189.82

Yes4 traders

Total Value$92.03

Total Shares2,556

Combined PnL-$450.9

No — 43%Yes — 57%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

3 traders

Top 2 hold 75%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

261 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

43% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 75% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 1

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 2

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 2

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 60% · 5

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 4

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
AL alwaysOn	Noavg 92.9¢	$495.81	$496.47	+$0.66	77% 632-185 (817)
Car	Noavg 57¢	$256.28	$434.32	+$177.15	67% 4165-2026 (6191)
AV aviato	Noavg 92.7¢	$318.49	$312.63	+$12.02	84% 2440-449 (2889)
CO cowcatCTR	Yesavg 19.7¢	$321.56	$58.64	-$262.91	53% 1560-1362 (2922)
NadmiCTR<$100	Yesavg 2.7¢	$9.9	$13.32	+$3.42	47% 2036-2278 (4314)
XieGuangKunCTR	Yesavg 46.1¢	$180.69	$12.88	-$151.71	51% 367-349 (716)
PE peepeepooppoopCTR<$100	Yesavg 21.8¢	$46.89	$7.18	-$39.71	52% 2050-1868 (3918)

alwaysOn

Invested

$495.81

Value

$496.47

PnL

+$0.66

Record

77%

632-185 (817)

Car

Invested

$256.28

Value

$434.32

PnL

+$177.15

Record

67%

4165-2026 (6191)

aviato

Invested

$318.49

Value

$312.63

PnL

+$12.02

Record

84%

2440-449 (2889)

cowcatCTR

Yes

Invested

$321.56

Value

$58.64

PnL

-$262.91

Record

53%

1560-1362 (2922)

NadmiCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$9.9

Value

$13.32

PnL

+$3.42

Record

47%

2036-2278 (4314)

XieGuangKunCTR

Yes

Invested

$180.69

Value

$12.88

PnL

-$151.71

Record

51%

367-349 (716)

peepeepooppoopCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$46.89

Value

$7.18

PnL

-$39.71

Record

52%

2050-1868 (3918)

Research grade

NeutralNo at 96%

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.
Culture / mentionsFull year, out of sample: culture lost −4.0 % a trade (n 1,214, 95 % CI −9.7 to +2.0); Oct 22 backtest: −7.1 % and −15.4 % in its two windows.
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).

Smart Money Signal

3 of 7 top traders (43%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%2 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

3 traders

Top 2 hold 75%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

261 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

43% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 75% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 1

Aligned

sharpNo 100% · 2

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 2

Diverging

Hand-pickedNo 60% · 5

Aligned

Top 1000No 50% · 4

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 chance97.5%

96.4¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.1¢ fee (Politics 4%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$2.56

Max Loss

-$100.00

102.6

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.