Smart money holds the underdog side

Most tracked traders hold Yes, while the market favors No (96%). 4 of 5 traders hold an outcome priced under 50%.

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

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4 of 5 top Polymarket traders hold Yes (80%) · Yes at 4.0¢ · $17 held · ends Mar 18, 2027

Yes4¢No96¢Ends Thu, Mar 18, 2027View on Polymarket

SIGNAL

⚠️

Avoid

Yes

Consensus Traders

Yes 80%

Total Value

$16.57

Combined PnL

-$33.07

Research grade

AvoidYes at 4%

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.

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

4 of 5 top traders (80%)Underdog side (market favors No 96%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Market Activity

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Outcome Probabilities

Yes4%

No96%

Smart Money Breakdown by Outcome

Yes4 traders

Total Value$11.77

Total Shares392

Combined PnL-$33.02

No1 trader

Total Value$4.8

Total Shares5

Combined PnL-$0.05

Yes — 80%No — 20%

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 79%

Freshness

Fresh

0h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 79% of that side's value.

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

ctrYes 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 80% · 5

Aligned

Trader	Position	Invested	Value	PnL	Record
HaradwaithCTR<$100	Yesavg 11¢	$24.44	$6.67	-$17.78	— 6-8 (14)
AN anothercoin<$100	Noavg 97¢	$4.85	$4.8	-$0.05	38% 1190-1979 (3169)
SP SPLPBCTR<$100	Yesavg 11¢	$9.68	$2.64	-$7.04	23% 510-1692 (2202)
WA WarriorHCTR<$100	Yesavg 13¢	$8.06	$1.86	-$6.2	— 0-12 (12)
LornaPredictsCTR<$100	Yesavg 13¢	$2.6	$0.6	-$2	17% 10-48 (58)

HaradwaithCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$24.44

Value

$6.67

PnL

-$17.78

Record

—

6-8 (14)

anothercoin<$100

Invested

$4.85

Value

$4.8

PnL

-$0.05

Record

38%

1190-1979 (3169)

SPLPBCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$9.68

Value

$2.64

PnL

-$7.04

Record

23%

510-1692 (2202)

WarriorHCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$8.06

Value

$1.86

PnL

-$6.2

Record

—

0-12 (12)

LornaPredictsCTR<$100

Yes

Invested

$2.6

Value

$0.6

PnL

-$2

Record

17%

10-48 (58)

Research grade

AvoidYes at 4%

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.

Smart Money Signal

Yes

4 of 5 top traders (80%)Underdog side (market favors No 96%)4 hold an outcome priced under 50%5 small positions dimmed (<$100 invested)

Signal Intelligence

Momentum

Flat

+0 pts consensus

Breadth

4 traders

Top 2 hold 79%

Freshness

Fresh

0h old

Flip Quality

Clean

0 consensus flips

Breadth vs concentrationCrowded

80% of non-arb traders are on Yes. Concentration is driven by the top two positions owning 79% of that side's value.

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

ctrYes 100% · 2

Aligned

Top 1000Yes 80% · 5

Aligned

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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 chance5.2%

4.0¢ price + 1.0¢ spread + 0.2¢ fee (Other / General 5%). Win more often than this and the bet pays.

Expected Value—

Expected ROIenter your estimate

Max Profit

+$1809.31

Max Loss

-$100.00

1909.3

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.