
Spread: Cavaliers (-9.5)
4 of 12 top Polymarket traders hold Hornets (33%) · Hornets at 53¢ · $14K held · ends Nov 10
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Avoid
Hornets
12
Hornets 33%
2 arb excluded
$14.0K
-$85.16
53.3¢ → 52.5¢
-1% since entry · 4 traders
Research grade
AvoidHornets at 53%
Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.
- BasketballFull year, out of sample: basketball lost −4.8 % a trade (n 1,747, 95 % CI −9.2 to +0.3); Oct 22 backtest: −12.0 % and −9.2 % in its two windows.
- Spread or totalOct 22 backtest: spreads and totals −14.5 % a trade in spring (95 % CI −27 to −1), +1.5 % in October: no edge.
- Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.
- Side priced 50–60¢Full year, out of sample: 0.50–0.70 lost −2.9 % a trade (n 23,546, 95 % CI −3.9 to −1.9).
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
4 of 12 top traders (33%)2 arbitrage traders dimmed8 hold an outcome priced under 50%4 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
Signal Intelligence
Momentum
Flat
+0 pts consensus
Breadth
3 traders
Top 2 hold 97%
Freshness
Fresh
0h old
Flip Quality
Clean
0 consensus flips
33% of non-arb traders are on Hornets. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 97% of that side's value.
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HO HomeRunHazard | Hornetsavg 53.4¢ | $6.5K | $6.4K | -$72.36 | 54% 20342-17178 (37520) |
HG hgawxCTR | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $4.0K | $4.0K | +$0 | 42% 58-81 (139) |
![]() nigiri99 | Hornetsavg 53¢ | $1.3K | $1.3K | -$12.09 | 45% 14905-18242 (33147) |
GC GC-PARB<$100 | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $810.26 | $563.92 | +$5.66 | 57% 22656-16901 (39557) |
| └ Cavaliers leg | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $285.26 | $288.29 | +$3.03 | |
| └ Hornets leg | Hornetsavg 52¢ | $273 | $275.63 | +$2.63 | |
73 739633786CTR | Cavaliersavg 47.8¢ | $458.81 | $455.96 | -$2.85 | 44% 452-565 (1017) |
NM NM-PARB<$100 | Hornetsavg 52¢ | $346.5 | $350 | +$3.5 | 57% 22806-16903 (39709) |
| └ Hornets leg | Hornetsavg 52¢ | $182 | $183.75 | +$1.75 | |
| └ Cavaliers leg | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $164.5 | $166.25 | +$1.75 | |
OM omnibus-076daa | Hornetsavg 53¢ | $272.59 | $270.02 | -$2.57 | 50% 24127-24236 (48363) |
SE sentrio | Hornetsavg 53¢ | $497.16 | $257.01 | -$1.69 | 51% 28824-28178 (57002) |
FL FlaznorpCTR | Cavaliersavg 46.9¢ | $382.2 | $181.55 | +$2.2 | 52% 49502-46467 (95969) |
![]() RN1CTR | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $117.5 | $118.75 | +$1.25 | 53% 72043-63546 (135589) |
SN SnakeBallCTR<$100 | Cavaliersavg 46.5¢ | $90.44 | $92.29 | +$1.85 | 50% 49271-48803 (98074) |
DV dv-pmCTR<$100 | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $14.57 | $14.73 | +$0.16 | 47% 3608-4014 (7622) |
PA Pan9XCTR<$100 | Cavaliersavg 47¢ | $11.75 | $11.88 | +$0.13 | 53% 28380-25663 (54043) |
LI LimousinCTR<$100 | Cavaliersavg 44¢ | $10.41 | $11.23 | +$0.83 | 46% 2784-3230 (6014) |
Invested
$6,517.47
Value
$6.4K
PnL
-$72.36
Record
54%
20342-17178 (37520)
Invested
$3,980.88
Value
$4.0K
PnL
+$0
Record
42%
58-81 (139)
nigiri99Invested
$1,282.07
Value
$1.3K
PnL
-$12.09
Record
45%
14905-18242 (33147)
Invested
$810.26
Value
$563.92
PnL
+$5.66
Record
57%
22656-16901 (39557)
Both legs:
Invested
$458.81
Value
$455.96
PnL
-$2.85
Record
44%
452-565 (1017)
Invested
$346.5
Value
$350
PnL
+$3.5
Record
57%
22806-16903 (39709)
Both legs:
Invested
$272.59
Value
$270.02
PnL
-$2.57
Record
50%
24127-24236 (48363)
Invested
$497.16
Value
$257.01
PnL
-$1.69
Record
51%
28824-28178 (57002)
Invested
$382.2
Value
$181.55
PnL
+$2.2
Record
52%
49502-46467 (95969)
RN1CTRInvested
$117.5
Value
$118.75
PnL
+$1.25
Record
53%
72043-63546 (135589)
Invested
$90.44
Value
$92.29
PnL
+$1.85
Record
50%
49271-48803 (98074)
Invested
$14.57
Value
$14.73
PnL
+$0.16
Record
47%
3608-4014 (7622)
Invested
$11.75
Value
$11.88
PnL
+$0.13
Record
53%
28380-25663 (54043)
Invested
$10.41
Value
$11.23
PnL
+$0.83
Record
46%
2784-3230 (6014)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
52.5¢ 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
HomeRunHazard
Hornets — $6.4K
hgawx
CTRCavaliers — $4.0K

nigiri99
Hornets — $1.3K
GC-P
ARBArbitrage — excluded
739633786
CTRCavaliers — $455.96
NM-P
ARBArbitrage — excluded
omnibus-076daa
Hornets — $270.02
sentrio
Hornets — $257.01
Flaznorp
CTRCavaliers — $181.55

RN1
CTRCavaliers — $118.75