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5 of 10 top Polymarket traders hold No (50%) · No at 95¢ · $557 held · ends Jul 1, 2027

Yes5¢No95¢Ends Thu, Jul 1, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Consensus Traders

No 50%

Total Value

$557.46

Combined PnL

-$62.12

Smart Money Entry

95.5¢ → 95¢

-1% since entry · 5 traders

Research grade

AvoidNo at 95%

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.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that 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

5 of 10 top traders (50%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%7 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes5%

No95%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

No5 traders

Total Value$414.8

Total Shares439

Combined PnL-$5.41

Yes5 traders

Total Value$142.66

Total Shares2,797

Combined PnL-$56.71

No — 50%Yes — 50%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Fading

-5 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 92%

Freshness

Late

796h old

Flip Quality

Watch

1 consensus flip

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

50% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 92% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (3 on Yes) and the top 1000 (9 on No) disagree here.

whaleNo 67% · 3

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 3

Diverging

Top 1000No 56% · 9

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
QW qwen300.fund	Noavg 95¢	$197.26	$194.26	-$1.68	59% 11839-8177 (20016)
BI Bigggggggg	Noavg 96.3¢	$192.33	$188.47	-$3.86	42% 3180-4317 (7497)
0X 0x66E7ce01C6831B8A2503D09eDD6167152Ee68BcD-1771870353938CTR	Yesavg 5.2¢	$190.33	$75.07	-$54.43	45% 2824-3398 (6222)
TimeTravelerCTR<$100	Yesavg 4¢	$27.65	$35.7	+$7.7	41% 2019-2860 (4879)
DEGENKHANCTR<$100	Yesavg 4.7¢	$18.48	$20	+$1.33	66% 1153-588 (1741)
DO donthackme<$100	Noavg 94.9¢	$13.26	$13.19	-$0.07	73% 12875-4800 (17675)
XT xtxpleasecallmeCTR<$100	Yesavg 10.3¢	$22.18	$10.98	-$11.19	35% 18159-34016 (52175)
GO godblessme2026<$100	Noavg 94.9¢	$9.49	$9.44	-$0.05	42% 7028-9819 (16847)
PL plainfolder<$100	Noavg 91.9¢	$9.19	$9.44	+$0.25	31% 3488-7778 (11266)
EL Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100	Yesavg 5.2¢	$3.13	$0.91	-$0.12	77% 12312-3779 (16091)

qwen300.fund

Invested

$197.26

Value

$194.26

PnL

-$1.68

Record

59%

11839-8177 (20016)

Bigggggggg

Invested

$192.33

Value

$188.47

PnL

-$3.86

Record

42%

3180-4317 (7497)

0x66E7ce01C6831B8A2503D09eDD6167152Ee68BcD-1771870353938CTR

Yes

Invested

$190.33

Value

$75.07

PnL

-$54.43

Record

45%

2824-3398 (6222)

TimeTravelerCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$27.65

Value

$35.7

PnL

+$7.7

Record

41%

2019-2860 (4879)

DEGENKHANCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$18.48

Value

$20

PnL

+$1.33

Record

66%

1153-588 (1741)

donthackme<$100

Invested

$13.26

Value

$13.19

PnL

-$0.07

Record

73%

12875-4800 (17675)

xtxpleasecallmeCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$22.18

Value

$10.98

PnL

-$11.19

Record

35%

18159-34016 (52175)

godblessme2026<$100

Invested

$9.49

Value

$9.44

PnL

-$0.05

Record

42%

7028-9819 (16847)

plainfolder<$100

Invested

$9.19

Value

$9.44

PnL

+$0.25

Record

31%

3488-7778 (11266)

Elias.ThornwellCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$3.13

Value

$0.91

PnL

-$0.12

Record

77%

12312-3779 (16091)

Research grade

AvoidNo at 95%

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.
Consensus under 60 %Every backtest started at 60 %+ of the holders; below that 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.

Smart Money Signal

5 of 10 top traders (50%)5 hold an outcome priced under 50%7 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Fading

-5 pts consensus

Breadth

5 traders

Top 2 hold 92%

Freshness

Late

796h old

Flip Quality

Watch

1 consensus flip

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

50% of non-arb traders are on No. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 92% of that side's value.

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

The hand-picked list (3 on Yes) and the top 1000 (9 on No) disagree here.

whaleNo 67% · 3

Aligned

sharpYes 100% · 1

Diverging

ctrYes 67% · 3

Diverging

Hand-pickedYes 100% · 3

Diverging

Top 1000No 56% · 9

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 chance96.1%

95.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.2¢ fee (Sports 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$4.01

Max Loss

-$100.00

104.0

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.