
Will Alibaba be the second-best Chinese AI company at the end of January 2027?
2 of 3 top Polymarket traders hold No (67%) · No at 69¢ · $285 held · ends Feb 1, 2027
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No
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No 67%
1 arb excluded
$285.42
$34.4
Research grade
NeutralNo at 69%
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 %).
- Fewer than 5 holdersEvery backtest needed 5+ holders; with fewer nothing was measured.
- 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
2 of 3 top traders (67%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed1 holds an outcome priced under 50%3 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)
Outcome Probabilities
Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome
| Trader | Position | Invested | Value | PnL | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 35066FE58feARB<$100 | Noavg 66.5¢ | $218.74 | $162.75 | +$42.21 | 42% 641-882 (1523) |
| └ Yes leg | Yesavg 25.2¢ | $70.09 | $86.18 | +$39.41 | |
| └ No leg | Noavg 66.5¢ | $73.77 | $76.57 | +$2.8 | |
XT xtxpleasecallmeCTR<$100 | Yesavg 28.3¢ | $96.54 | $59.25 | +$37.41 | 35% 17053-31562 (48615) |
![]() Istaroth<$100 | Noavg 74.5¢ | $41.03 | $40.13 | -$0.8 | 16% 407-2093 (2500) |
0X 0x9495d622aB74a6O1AD1668D3DD4F7A2E68C3468F<$100 | Noavg 75¢ | $25.5 | $23.29 | -$2.21 | 25% 1598-4746 (6344) |
Invested
$218.74
Value
$162.75
PnL
+$42.21
Record
42%
641-882 (1523)
Both legs:
Invested
$96.54
Value
$59.25
PnL
+$37.41
Record
35%
17053-31562 (48615)
Istaroth<$100Invested
$41.03
Value
$40.13
PnL
-$0.8
Record
16%
407-2093 (2500)
Invested
$25.5
Value
$23.29
PnL
-$2.21
Record
25%
1598-4746 (6344)
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Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.
69.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.8¢ fee (Tech 4%). 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.