Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (83%). 2 of 5 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

Historically, consensus on sides priced under 40¢ lost money after costs.

Will "End of Beginning – Djo" be the #2 song for 2026?

2 of 5 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (40%) · Yes at 18¢ · $2K held · ends Feb 1, 2027

Yes18¢No82¢Ends Mon, Feb 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 40%

Total Value

$2.4K

Combined PnL

$191.61

Smart Money Entry

14.7¢ → 17.5¢

+19% since entry · 2 traders

Research grade

AvoidYes at 18%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

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

2 of 5 top traders (40%)Underdog side (market favors No 83%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes18%

No83%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Yes2 traders

Total Value$2.0K

Total Shares11,918

Combined PnL+$204.97

No3 traders

Total Value$368.5

Total Shares449

Combined PnL-$13.36

Yes — 40%No — 60%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

2 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

446h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

11 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

33% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 100% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (2 on Yes) and the top 1000 (6 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 50% · 4

Aligned

ctrNo 60% · 5

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000No 67% · 6

Diverging

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
0xdc3E831cadCTR	Yesavg 12.2¢	$1.3K	$1.8K	+$544.87	49% 1836-1900 (3736)
SN SnapElectionAvoiderCTR	Yesavg 30.7¢	$480.74	$266.03	-$339.9	50% 1219-1210 (2429)
macrosteaks	Noavg 84.2¢	$92.6	$222.22	-$9.09	54% 3256-2723 (5979)
AB ABC12345654321	Noavg 85¢	$144.14	$139.87	-$4.26	50% 1694-1678 (3372)
0X 0x9495d622aB74a6O1AD1668D3DD4F7A2E68C3468F<$100	No	$6.4	$6.4	+$0	31% 1399-3137 (4536)

0xdc3E831cadCTR

Yes

Invested

$1,266.91

Value

$1.8K

PnL

+$544.87

Record

49%

1836-1900 (3736)

SnapElectionAvoiderCTR

Yes

Invested

$480.74

Value

$266.03

PnL

-$339.9

Record

50%

1219-1210 (2429)

macrosteaks

Invested

$92.6

Value

$222.22

PnL

-$9.09

Record

54%

3256-2723 (5979)

ABC12345654321

Invested

$144.14

Value

$139.87

PnL

-$4.26

Record

50%

1694-1678 (3372)

0x9495d622aB74a6O1AD1668D3DD4F7A2E68C3468F<$100

Invested

$6.4

Value

$6.4

PnL

+$0

Record

31%

1399-3137 (4536)

Research grade

AvoidYes at 18%

Matches a pattern that lost clearly more than the plain consensus in our tests.

Consensus side under 30¢Full year, out of sample: 0.05–0.30 lost −8.1 % a trade (n 11,568), under 0.20 −20.5 % (n 3,615). Oct 22 backtest: −29.5 % (n 1,625). The strongest effect in every test.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that nothing was measured.

Smart Money Signal

Yes

2 of 5 top traders (40%)Underdog side (market favors No 83%)2 hold an outcome priced under 50%1 small position dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

2 traders

Top 2 hold 100%

Freshness

Late

446h old

Flip Quality

Choppy

11 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

33% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 100% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (2 on Yes) and the top 1000 (6 on No) disagree here.

whaleYes 50% · 4

Aligned

ctrNo 60% · 5

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000No 67% · 6

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 chance19.3%

17.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.8¢ fee (Culture 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$419.38

Max Loss

-$100.00

519.4

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.