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12 of 20 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (60%) · Yes at 93¢ · $39K held · ends Jan 1, 2027

Yes93¢No7¢Ends Fri, Jan 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

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Research candidate

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 60%

Total Value

$38.9K

Combined PnL

$3.2K

Smart Money Entry

82.9¢ → 93.3¢

+13% since entry · 12 traders

Research grade

Research candidateYes at 93%

Matches a rule that looked positive after costs in the short windows of our Oct 22 2026 backtest. The full-year test without hindsight (Oct 26 2026) found no evidence for any of these rules: out of sample they lost money or were noise. A label for a pattern that once looked good, not an edge and not a recommendation.

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

Yes

12 of 20 top traders (60%)8 hold an outcome priced under 50%11 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

Outcome Probabilities

Yes93%

No7%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Yes12 traders

Total Value$37.7K

Total Shares40,663

Combined PnL+$3.8K

No8 traders

Total Value$1.3K

Total Shares15,306

Combined PnL-$597.82

Yes — 60%No — 40%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

12 traders

Top 2 hold 66%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationBalanced

60% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 66% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (15 on Yes) and the top 1000 (9 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 56% · 9

Aligned

sharpYes 83% · 6

Aligned

ctrNo 75% · 8

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 60% · 15

Aligned

Top 1000No 56% · 9

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
KR KrackenSruster	Yesavg 85.6¢	$12.6K	$13.7K	+$1.1K	66% 487-255 (742)
SL SlenderMan	Yesavg 85.8¢	$10.6K	$10.9K	+$303.6	72% 257-102 (359)
FA fastviking	Yesavg 81.1¢	$9.1K	$9.6K	+$1.2K	69% 33-15 (48)
DumplingBMF	Yesavg 58.3¢	$1.3K	$2.0K	+$760.11	68% 1830-849 (2679)
vacoolaaa	Yesavg 77.6¢	$621	$740.8	+$125.4	68% 124-59 (183)
88 881112CTR	Noavg 14.9¢	$1.2K	$677.54	-$660.05	38% 567-944 (1511)
NadmiCTR	Noavg 3.8¢	$171.88	$313.25	+$115.48	47% 2036-2278 (4314)
GH ghorrock	Yesavg 92.7¢	$65.32	$312.93	+$247.61	56% 14240-11046 (25286)
PorxCTR<$100	Noavg 6.9¢	$98.07	$95.03	-$3.04	66% 1482-769 (2251)
Gluckyklucky<$100	Yesavg 80.7¢	$91.9	$92.6	+$0.7	82% 458-103 (561)
CB Cb94C437EA5e6f088c6c0C143c592ab8EFBed<$100	Yesavg 92.5¢	$83.15	$83.24	+$0.67	53% 6690-5887 (12577)
TimeTravelerCTR<$100	Noavg 7.3¢	$58	$67.2	-$4.4	41% 1986-2802 (4788)
GollumGekkoCTR	Noavg 15.2¢	$91.6	$63.03	-$28.56	68% 2074-958 (3032)
0X 0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR<$100	Noavg 4.5¢	$34.8	$50.69	+$14	32% 4495-9638 (14133)
ME melganis<$100	Yesavg 76¢	$38	$46.3	+$8.65	75% 1597-541 (2138)
WO wokerjoesleeper<$100	Yesavg 3.8¢	$1.71	$26.14	+$26.34	33% 6263-12990 (19253)
AgricultureSecretaryCTR<$100	Noavg 19.4¢	$24.37	$10.56	-$15.95	83% 3802-802 (4604)
fireponbabylonCTR<$100	Noavg 22¢	$23.7	$8.4	-$15.3	43% 370-481 (851)
Donny.T<$100	Yesavg 90.2¢	$7.46	$7.44	-$0.02	72% 484-187 (671)
RA rated<$100	Yesavg 3.5¢	$0.07	$2.44	+$2.37	29% 2865-6952 (9817)

KrackenSruster

Yes

Invested

$12,608.96

Value

$13.7K

PnL

+$1.1K

Record

66%

487-255 (742)

SlenderMan

Yes

Invested

$10,625.41

Value

$10.9K

PnL

+$303.6

Record

72%

257-102 (359)

fastviking

Yes

Invested

$9,070.87

Value

$9.6K

PnL

+$1.2K

Record

69%

33-15 (48)

DumplingBMF

Yes

Invested

$1,335.79

Value

$2.0K

PnL

+$760.11

Record

68%

1830-849 (2679)

vacoolaaa

Yes

Invested

$621

Value

$740.8

PnL

+$125.4

Record

68%

124-59 (183)

881112CTR

Invested

$1,200.63

Value

$677.54

PnL

-$660.05

Record

38%

567-944 (1511)

NadmiCTR

Invested

$171.88

Value

$313.25

PnL

+$115.48

Record

47%

2036-2278 (4314)

ghorrock

Yes

Invested

$65.32

Value

$312.93

PnL

+$247.61

Record

56%

14240-11046 (25286)

PorxCTR<$100

Invested

$98.07

Value

$95.03

PnL

-$3.04

Record

66%

1482-769 (2251)

Gluckyklucky<$100

Yes

Invested

$91.9

Value

$92.6

PnL

+$0.7

Record

82%

458-103 (561)

Cb94C437EA5e6f088c6c0C143c592ab8EFBed<$100

Yes

Invested

$83.15

Value

$83.24

PnL

+$0.67

Record

53%

6690-5887 (12577)

TimeTravelerCTR<$100

Invested

$58

Value

$67.2

PnL

-$4.4

Record

41%

1986-2802 (4788)

GollumGekkoCTR

Invested

$91.6

Value

$63.03

PnL

-$28.56

Record

68%

2074-958 (3032)

0x43cb4Ae1f4dDC9E671486C79c9F40A6fd98B84Df-1761656284271CTR<$100

Invested

$34.8

Value

$50.69

PnL

+$14

Record

32%

4495-9638 (14133)

melganis<$100

Yes

Invested

$38

Value

$46.3

PnL

+$8.65

Record

75%

1597-541 (2138)

wokerjoesleeper<$100

Yes

Invested

$1.71

Value

$26.14

PnL

+$26.34

Record

33%

6263-12990 (19253)

AgricultureSecretaryCTR<$100

Invested

$24.37

Value

$10.56

PnL

-$15.95

Record

83%

3802-802 (4604)

fireponbabylonCTR<$100

Invested

$23.7

Value

$8.4

PnL

-$15.3

Record

43%

370-481 (851)

Donny.T<$100

Yes

Invested

$7.46

Value

$7.44

PnL

-$0.02

Record

72%

484-187 (671)

rated<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.07

Value

$2.44

PnL

+$2.37

Record

29%

2865-6952 (9817)

Research grade

Research candidateYes at 93%

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

Yes

12 of 20 top traders (60%)8 hold an outcome priced under 50%11 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

12 traders

Top 2 hold 66%

Freshness

Late

4875h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationBalanced

60% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 66% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (15 on Yes) and the top 1000 (9 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 56% · 9

Aligned

sharpYes 83% · 6

Aligned

ctrNo 75% · 8

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 60% · 15

Aligned

Top 1000No 56% · 9

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 chance94.3%

93.3¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + no taker fee. Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$6.10

Max Loss

-$100.00

106.1

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.