Smart money holds the underdog side
Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (59%). 9 of 11 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.
Will Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania end in a draw?
9 of 11 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (82%) · Yes at 41¢ · $197 held · ended Nov 13
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Neutral
Yes
11
Yes 82%
$197.46
$30.57
29¢ → 41¢
+41% since entry · 9 traders
Research grade
NeutralYes at 41%
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 30–50¢Full year, out of sample: 0.30–0.50 lost −4.8 % a trade (n 16,830, 95 % CI −6.6 to −3.1), worse than the plain consensus.
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
9 of 11 top traders (82%)Underdog side (market favors No 59%)9 hold an outcome priced under 50%11 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Surging
+4 pts consensus
Breadth
9 traders
Top 2 hold 67%
Freshness
Fresh
5h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
82% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 67% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FL FlaznorpCTR<$100 | Yesavg 30.3¢ | $47.88 | $64.08 | +$16.19 | 50% 3193-3131 (6324) |
LI Limousin<$100 | Noavg 74¢ | $47.75 | $47.1 | -$0.65 | 35% 735-1379 (2114) |
VE VenusianCTR<$100 | Yesavg 26¢ | $19.68 | $27.25 | +$7.57 | 34% 735-1404 (2139) |
GO GoalLineGhost<$100 | Noavg 73¢ | $18.22 | $14.85 | -$3.37 | 54% 1849-1555 (3404) |
MA MadridTimeCTR<$100 | Yesavg 33¢ | $12.08 | $14.83 | +$2.75 | 36% 761-1361 (2122) |
![]() tradecraftCTR<$100 | Yesavg 29¢ | $5.79 | $8.09 | +$2.3 | 26% 250-703 (953) |
SU suntoriCTR<$100 | Yesavg 27¢ | $5.14 | $6.85 | +$1.71 | 46% 2084-2445 (4529) |
LE LeLynxMalynxCTR<$100 | Yesavg 25¢ | $3.29 | $4.73 | +$1.45 | 56% 307-245 (552) |
SE sentrioCTR<$100 | Yesavg 26¢ | $3.12 | $4.32 | +$1.2 | 43% 808-1065 (1873) |
LI LightParadoxCTR<$100 | Yesavg 26¢ | $2.13 | $3.32 | +$1.19 | 35% 749-1385 (2134) |
FE ferdinand2CTR<$100 | Yesavg 36¢ | $1.8 | $2.03 | +$0.23 | 49% 1668-1706 (3374) |
Invested
$47.88
Value
$64.08
PnL
+$16.19
Record
50%
3193-3131 (6324)
Invested
$47.75
Value
$47.1
PnL
-$0.65
Record
35%
735-1379 (2114)
Invested
$19.68
Value
$27.25
PnL
+$7.57
Record
34%
735-1404 (2139)
Invested
$18.22
Value
$14.85
PnL
-$3.37
Record
54%
1849-1555 (3404)
Invested
$12.08
Value
$14.83
PnL
+$2.75
Record
36%
761-1361 (2122)
tradecraftCTR<$100Invested
$5.79
Value
$8.09
PnL
+$2.3
Record
26%
250-703 (953)
Invested
$5.14
Value
$6.85
PnL
+$1.71
Record
46%
2084-2445 (4529)
Invested
$3.29
Value
$4.73
PnL
+$1.45
Record
56%
307-245 (552)
Invested
$3.12
Value
$4.32
PnL
+$1.2
Record
43%
808-1065 (1873)
Invested
$2.13
Value
$3.32
PnL
+$1.19
Record
35%
749-1385 (2134)
Invested
$1.8
Value
$2.03
PnL
+$0.23
Record
49%
1668-1706 (3374)
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EV Calculator
Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
41.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.2¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.
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.
Market Info
Traders in this Market
Flaznorp
CTRYes — $64.08
Limousin
No — $47.1
Venusian
CTRYes — $27.25
GoalLineGhost
No — $14.85
MadridTime
CTRYes — $14.83

tradecraft
CTRYes — $8.09
suntori
CTRYes — $6.85
LeLynxMalynx
CTRYes — $4.73
sentrio
CTRYes — $4.32
LightParadox
CTRYes — $3.32