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8 of 11 top Polymarket traders hold No (73%) · No at 88¢ · $2K held · ends Jul 1, 2027

Yes13¢No87¢Ends Thu, Jul 1, 2027View on Polymarket

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Avoid

Consensus Traders

No 73%

Total Value

$2.0K

Combined PnL

-$375.79

Smart Money Entry

87.3¢ → 87.5¢

+0% since entry · 8 traders

Research grade

AvoidNo at 88%

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.
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

8 of 11 top traders (73%)3 hold an outcome priced under 50%6 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes13%

No88%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No8 traders

Total Value$1.6K

Total Shares2,006

Combined PnL-$107.1

Yes3 traders

Total Value$365.82

Total Shares3,049

Combined PnL-$268.68

No — 73%Yes — 27%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

8 traders

Top 2 hold 65%

Freshness

Late

319h old

Flip Quality

Watch

2 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationBalanced

73% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 65% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 1

Diverging

Top 1000No 73% · 11

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
balthazar	Noavg 85.9¢	$660.61	$618.24	-$41.95	53% 29396-26298 (55694)
BI Bigggggggg	Noavg 91.5¢	$493.7	$434.47	-$59.24	42% 3173-4329 (7502)
0X 0x66E7ce01C6831B8A2503D09eDD6167152Ee68BcD-1771870353938CTR	Yesavg 7.3¢	$1.5K	$357.88	-$275.81	45% 2832-3443 (6275)
GO godblessme2026	Noavg 86.5¢	$322.43	$299.96	-$22.47	42% 7033-9821 (16854)
QW qwen300.fund	Noavg 85.2¢	$195.02	$182.63	+$21.1	59% 11938-8372 (20310)
KO korda77<$100	Noavg 84¢	$26.04	$24.96	-$1.08	44% 6509-8177 (14686)
GH ghorrock<$100	Noavg 82.2¢	$24.87	$23.08	-$1.79	58% 19680-14468 (34148)
SM smallreceipt<$100	Noavg 85¢	$22.96	$21.74	-$1.14	49% 8853-9361 (18214)
ME merod<$100	Noavg 84¢	$12.99	$12.45	-$0.54	43% 3155-4197 (7352)
AB ABC12345654321CTR<$100	Yesavg 1.2¢	$0.77	$7.7	+$6.93	48% 1885-2022 (3907)
WA WarriorHCTR<$100	Yesavg 0.4¢	$0.01	$0.24	+$0.2	17% 1254-6014 (7268)

balthazar

Invested

$660.61

Value

$618.24

PnL

-$41.95

Record

53%

29396-26298 (55694)

Bigggggggg

Invested

$493.7

Value

$434.47

PnL

-$59.24

Record

42%

3173-4329 (7502)

0x66E7ce01C6831B8A2503D09eDD6167152Ee68BcD-1771870353938CTR

Yes

Invested

$1,462.28

Value

$357.88

PnL

-$275.81

Record

45%

2832-3443 (6275)

godblessme2026

Invested

$322.43

Value

$299.96

PnL

-$22.47

Record

42%

7033-9821 (16854)

qwen300.fund

Invested

$195.02

Value

$182.63

PnL

+$21.1

Record

59%

11938-8372 (20310)

korda77<$100

Invested

$26.04

Value

$24.96

PnL

-$1.08

Record

44%

6509-8177 (14686)

ghorrock<$100

Invested

$24.87

Value

$23.08

PnL

-$1.79

Record

58%

19680-14468 (34148)

smallreceipt<$100

Invested

$22.96

Value

$21.74

PnL

-$1.14

Record

49%

8853-9361 (18214)

merod<$100

Invested

$12.99

Value

$12.45

PnL

-$0.54

Record

43%

3155-4197 (7352)

ABC12345654321CTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.77

Value

$7.7

PnL

+$6.93

Record

48%

1885-2022 (3907)

WarriorHCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$0.01

Value

$0.24

PnL

+$0.2

Record

17%

1254-6014 (7268)

Research grade

AvoidNo at 88%

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.
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.

Smart Money Signal

8 of 11 top traders (73%)3 hold an outcome priced under 50%6 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

8 traders

Top 2 hold 65%

Freshness

Late

319h old

Flip Quality

Watch

2 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationBalanced

73% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 65% of that side's value.

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

whaleNo 100% · 1

Aligned

ctrYes 100% · 1

Diverging

Top 1000No 73% · 11

Aligned

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EV Calculator

Your estimated chance that No wins (%)

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

Stake (USDC)

Break-even chance89.0%

87.5¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.5¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$12.35

Max Loss

-$100.00

112.3

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.