Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold No, while the market favors Yes (51%). 4 of 5 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

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4 of 5 top Polymarket traders hold No (80%) · No at 50¢ · $6K held · ends Dec 1

Yes51¢No49¢Ends Tue, Dec 1, 2026View on Polymarket

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Research candidate

Consensus Traders

No 80%

1 arb excluded

Total Value

$6.3K

Combined PnL

$185.3

Smart Money Entry

47.2¢ → 49.5¢

+5% since entry · 4 traders

Research grade

Research candidateNo at 50%

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).
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

4 of 5 top traders (80%)Underdog side (market favors Yes 51%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed4 hold an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes51%

No50%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No4 traders

Total Value$2.4K

Total Shares4,541

Combined PnL+$164.42

Yes1 trader

Total Value$716.57

Total Shares1,391

Combined PnL+$20.87

No — 80%Yes — 20%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 91%

Freshness

Mature

31h old

Flip Quality

Watch

1 consensus flip

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 91% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpNo 50% · 2

Aligned

ctrNo 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000No 80% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
justdanceARB<$100	Yesavg 58¢	$3.5K	$3.2K	-$327.45	52% 2753-2567 (5320)
└ Yes leg	Yesavg 58¢	$2.2K	$2.0K	-$327.45
└ No leg	Noavg 51¢	$1.2K	$1.2K	+$0
0X 0x06dc51826bc524d9a83770e7de9dd7e005b0452CTR	Noavg 48¢	$1.6K	$1.7K	+$99.46	65% 2675-1414 (4089)
X6 x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4	Yesavg 48¢	$667.87	$716.57	+$20.87	55% 804-666 (1470)
0X 0xDB5CTR	Noavg 46.5¢	$411.57	$451.3	+$39.73	60% 2415-1641 (4056)
SU SunlineTickerCTR	Noavg 41.3¢	$175.91	$201.31	+$24.78	62% 4302-2642 (6944)
cryingbabydicer87CTR<$100	Noavg 49.2¢	$12.3	$12.75	+$0.45	48% 9426-10320 (19746)

justdanceARB<$100

Yes

Invested

$3,472.85

Value

$3.2K

PnL

-$327.45

Record

52%

2753-2567 (5320)

Both legs:

Yes$2,236.0958¢-$327.45

No$1,236.7751¢+$0

0x06dc51826bc524d9a83770e7de9dd7e005b0452CTR

Invested

$1,589.22

Value

$1.7K

PnL

+$99.46

Record

65%

2675-1414 (4089)

x6916Cc00AA1c3e75ECf4081DF7caE7D2f3592fd4

Yes

Invested

$667.87

Value

$716.57

PnL

+$20.87

Record

55%

804-666 (1470)

0xDB5CTR

Invested

$411.57

Value

$451.3

PnL

+$39.73

Record

60%

2415-1641 (4056)

SunlineTickerCTR

Invested

$175.91

Value

$201.31

PnL

+$24.78

Record

62%

4302-2642 (6944)

cryingbabydicer87CTR<$100

Invested

$12.3

Value

$12.75

PnL

+$0.45

Record

48%

9426-10320 (19746)

Research grade

Research candidateNo at 50%

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).
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.

Smart Money Signal

4 of 5 top traders (80%)Underdog side (market favors Yes 51%)1 arbitrage trader dimmed4 hold an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 91%

Freshness

Mature

31h old

Flip Quality

Watch

1 consensus flip

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 91% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 50% · 2

Aligned

sharpNo 50% · 2

Aligned

ctrNo 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000No 80% · 5

Aligned

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Your estimated chance that No wins (%)

Consensus % is how many tracked traders hold a side, not a win probability.

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance52.2%

49.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 1.7¢ fee (Crypto 7%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$91.39

Max Loss

-$100.00

191.4

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.