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NHL · resolved market

Capitals vs. Sabres

Rebuilt .

What this market resolved to

Winning outcome
Capitalsof Capitals, Sabres
Resolved
US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
Scored in
NHLevery record on this page is that Category’s
Volume Polymarket published
$1,055,149
Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
$1,112,916

Both are shown because TailMyPicks only trusts a market it can reconcile: it reads every trade itself and compares its own total against the venue’s before scoring anything. The threshold below was applied to $1,055,149 the venue’s figure.

Every figure here describes what TailMyPicks scored — positions held to resolution in markets that cleared the thresholds below. It is not a Polymarket account balance, and open positions are not counted anywhere on this site.

Who was on this market

The 100 largest positions, of 581 wallets holding a qualified pick here — biggest first. This page details 100 at most, and the number beside it is the real one. Ordered by position size rather than by score, because this is a post-mortem of one market — a strong wallet’s small pick does not belong above a large committed one. Each wallet’s record in NHL is on its own row, so one correct call here is not mistaken for a track record.

On this marketThis wallet’s whole record in NHL
WalletEntryPositionResultP/L heldQualified picksWin ratevs expectedRealizable edgeAvg entryROI per pickTail Score
0x03e8…1697backed Sabres66c535,456$355,178 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$355,178.367051%342 W · 328 L+9.3wins+0.01per pick50cpaid+3.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xa710…23c4backed Capitals34c146,315$49,746 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$96,568.9115054.7%82 W · 68 L-0.8wins-0.01per pick55cpaid-0.1%equal weight490.00 edge/pick
0xa5ea…d96abacked Capitals34c100,000$34,000 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$66,00010840.7%44 W · 64 L-1.1wins-0.01per pick42cpaid-3.2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x9f13…e0fdbacked Capitals33c64,394$21,250 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$43,143.9147951.4%246 W · 233 L-5.6wins-0.01per pick53cpaid-2.6%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xc257…358ebacked Capitals33c61,000$20,130 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$40,87048545.4%220 W · 265 L-7.8wins-0.02per pick47cpaid-6.8%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xb45a…192cbacked Capitals36c46,279$16,448 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$29,831.6222443.8%98 W · 126 L-5.3wins-0.02per pick46cpaid-6.7%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x37c1…c53abacked Capitals33c43,123$14,230 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$28,892.151550.7%261 W · 254 L+4.1wins+0.01per pick50cpaid+2.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x7d92…8676backed Capitals34c40,000$13,596 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$26,403.788252.4%43 W · 39 L+0.4wins0.00per pick52cpaid+2.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd106…c79cbacked Capitals34c39,484$13,397 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$26,086.8961950.1%310 W · 309 L-7.6wins-0.01per pick51cpaid-2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x6a72…33eebacked Sabres65c34,709$22,496 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$22,495.781,34554.8%737 W · 608 L+21.0wins+0.02per pick53cpaid-1%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xe790…eadcbacked Sabres65c26,957$17,650 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$17,649.927448.9%134 W · 140 L-6.4wins-0.02per pick51cpaid-13.9%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xf68a…5b1bbacked Capitals34c23,546$7,920 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$15,626.011,44149.2%709 W · 732 L+6.5wins0.00per pick49cpaid+0.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd0e7…b14fbacked Sabres65c18,424$12,060 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$12,059.9236648.6%178 W · 188 L-14.5wins-0.04per pick53cpaid-7.7%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0xf152…64aabacked Sabres66c17,266$11,396 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$11,395.5216656.6%94 W · 72 L+2.7wins+0.02per pick55cpaid+3%equal weight52+0.01 edge/pick
0xbd09…a188backed Sabres69c16,137$11,158 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$11,158.3161748.5%299 W · 318 L+0.4wins0.00per pick48cpaid0%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x54d0…8e20backed Sabres67c14,930$10,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10,0001450%7 W · 7 L-0.6wins-0.04per pick54cpaid-13.3%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x20d6…3856backed Capitals34c14,718$5,004 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$9,713.7126849.6%133 W · 135 L+5.9wins+0.02per pick47cpaid+8.1%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xaa07…2125backed Capitals34c14,380$4,889 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$9,490.861,07049.9%534 W · 536 L+22.6wins+0.02per pick48cpaid+3.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x2005…75eabacked Sabres16c13,503$2,203 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,202.662,11242.9%907 W · 1,205 L-10.1wins0.00per pick43cpaid-9.5%equal weight490.00 edge/pick
0x6d3c…d294backed Capitals33c11,772$3,915 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$7,857.231,55551.4%800 W · 755 L+12.2wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+1.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xfb68…a240backed Capitals35c9,000$3,150 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$5,850.1450049.6%248 W · 252 L+16.4wins+0.03per pick46cpaid+7%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x9d94…017dbacked Capitals29c8,858$2,585 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$6,272.3389636.9%331 W · 565 L-30.9wins-0.03per pick40cpaid-26.9%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0xc49f…9e05backed Capitals34c8,000$2,720 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$5,28026058.8%153 W · 107 L+17.7wins+0.07per pick52cpaid+15%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0xd6f4…0566backed Capitals35c7,646$2,675 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,971.2295049.1%466 W · 484 L+12.6wins+0.01per pick48cpaid-10.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x9fad…5a9fbacked Capitals34c7,384$2,511 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,873.3889547%421 W · 474 L-18.0wins-0.02per pick49cpaid-4.8%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x6ac5…4b6ebacked Capitals34c7,275$2,465 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,810.611,19050.7%603 W · 587 L+13.3wins+0.01per pick50cpaid+2.7%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5d21…abc5backed Sabres66c7,151$4,718 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$4,718.3514837.2%55 W · 93 L-7.9wins-0.05per pick42cpaid-15.5%equal weight45-0.05 edge/pick
0x6814…a9e7backed Sabres29c6,753$1,963 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,963.322,75447.9%1,318 W · 1,436 L+11.9wins0.00per pick47cpaid-8%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x1d5c…4f26backed Sabres67c6,412$4,300 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$4,3008748.3%42 W · 45 L-0.6wins-0.01per pick49cpaid-0.2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xf62b…844abacked Sabres67c5,768$3,864 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$3,86414654.1%79 W · 67 L-7.9wins-0.05per pick60cpaid-9.4%equal weight45-0.05 edge/pick
0xe401…7b88backed Capitals38c5,628$2,158 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,470.173,70450.5%1,871 W · 1,833 L+105.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid-4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xead1…c76abacked Capitals34c5,587$1,899 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,688.651,43450.8%728 W · 706 L-10.7wins-0.01per pick52cpaid-1.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x507e…beaebacked Capitals38c5,287$2,013 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,274.092,66451.6%1,375 W · 1,289 L+58.0wins+0.02per pick49cpaid+2.2%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x1b4d…e246backed Capitals39c5,000$1,950 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,0505046%23 W · 27 L-1.1wins-0.02per pick48cpaid+0.4%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
0x44d6…9858backed Capitals34c5,000$1,700 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,300.0129146.7%136 W · 155 L+3.0wins+0.01per pick46cpaid-0.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x3c7e…a65fbacked Capitals35c4,795$1,660 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,134.9960337.5%226 W · 377 L-3.4wins-0.01per pick38cpaid-8.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xef23…5b60backed Capitals34c4,775$1,621 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,154.1664242.2%271 W · 371 L-6.1wins-0.01per pick43cpaid-4.5%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x528f…2101backed Sabres65c4,597$3,010 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$3,009.8617353.8%93 W · 80 L+6.3wins+0.04per pick50cpaid+2.1%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x3817…7d10backed Sabres65c4,500$2,925 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,9252245.5%10 W · 12 L-2.2wins-0.10per pick56cpaid-14.9%equal weight45-0.05 edge/pick
0x9ccc…e7e8backed Sabres38c4,418$1,695 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,695.1427445.6%125 W · 149 L+1.1wins0.00per pick45cpaid-1.8%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x13a1…d9bcbacked Capitals42c4,192$1,744 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,447.957157.8%330 W · 241 L+12.7wins+0.02per pick56cpaid+1.3%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x97e0…8194backed Sabres66c4,000$2,640 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,64030552.5%160 W · 145 L+6.2wins+0.02per pick50cpaid+3.8%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xaacb…45d7backed Capitals35c3,954$1,371 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,582.671457.1%8 W · 6 L+2.1wins+0.15per pick42cpaid+31.8%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0x8aee…5fb6backed Sabres67c3,676$2,461 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,460.86250%1 W · 1 L-0.1wins-0.06per pick56cpaid+11.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x445e…9be0backed Sabres64c3,471$2,205 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,205.4933652.1%175 W · 161 L-3.1wins-0.01per pick53cpaid-0.6%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x8c16…4b37backed Capitals38c3,000$1,140 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,86021856.4%123 W · 95 L+10.1wins+0.05per pick52cpaid+9.7%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0xbad2…5296backed Sabres67c3,000$2,008 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,007.6689249.9%445 W · 447 L+10.2wins+0.01per pick49cpaid+1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x2586…c893backed Capitals34c3,000$1,019 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,980.6583652.8%441 W · 395 L+28.9wins+0.03per pick49cpaid+7.2%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0xbd1e…ff14backed Capitals39c2,942$1,147 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,794.848050.6%243 W · 237 L+12.6wins+0.03per pick48cpaid+5.8%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0xf5e1…5ad0backed Capitals34c2,941$1,000 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,941.1833151.7%171 W · 160 L+9.0wins+0.03per pick49cpaid+7.5%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xd714…9a62backed Capitals34c2,941$1,000 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,941.186845.6%31 W · 37 L+2.4wins+0.04per pick42cpaid+11.4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x204f…5e14backed Capitals35c2,524$893 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,630.381,30152.6%684 W · 617 L+23.7wins+0.02per pick51cpaid-6.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xd696…8a49backed Sabres64c2,520$1,613 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,612.7951452.3%269 W · 245 L+17.1wins+0.03per pick49cpaid+7.9%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x9c4d…168cbacked Sabres66c2,500$1,650 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,6501,08745.1%490 W · 597 L+6.8wins+0.01per pick44cpaid+2.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5487…a014backed Sabres66c2,500$1,650 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,65084953.8%457 W · 392 L+20.9wins+0.02per pick51cpaid+5%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0x4112…5d9dbacked Capitals34c2,433$820 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,612.9115651.3%80 W · 76 L+5.9wins+0.04per pick47cpaid+10%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0xd6a3…9489backed Capitals35c2,367$828 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,538.362951.2%322 W · 307 L+18.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid+1%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xb6ae…4df8backed Sabres72c2,245$1,622 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,621.8336748%176 W · 191 L-12.6wins-0.03per pick51cpaid-6.9%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x90ed…b5bcbacked Sabres67c2,222$1,487 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,486.5210850.9%55 W · 53 L+5.2wins+0.05per pick46cpaid+12%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0xf41a…ea2bbacked Capitals33c2,222$733 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,488.7391945.6%419 W · 500 L-27.3wins-0.03per pick49cpaid-7.2%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x6185…2965backed Capitals34c2,152$731 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,420.843450%17 W · 17 L+0.6wins+0.02per pick48cpaid+6.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5031…1ffbbacked Capitals34c2,118$720 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,397.823650%18 W · 18 L+1.5wins+0.04per pick46cpaid+10.4%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0xd3fa…a26cbacked Sabres66c2,000$1,320 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,319.9815145%68 W · 83 L-7.3wins-0.05per pick50cpaid-9.4%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0xefb9…e74fbacked Sabres66c2,000$1,320 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,319.666647%31 W · 35 L+0.1wins0.00per pick47cpaid+10.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x1df2…89a0backed Sabres44c1,812$794 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$793.6933234.3%114 W · 218 L-4.7wins-0.01per pick36cpaid-24.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xfc08…a137backed Capitals35c1,764$617 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,14730259.6%180 W · 122 L+31.0wins+0.10per pick49cpaid+16.7%equal weight61+0.09 edge/pick
0x4786…ff95backed Sabres65c1,742$1,138 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,137.8618151.4%93 W · 88 L+1.6wins+0.01per pick50cpaid-5.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xecfc…cd05backed Capitals35c1,736$613 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,122.8986852.4%455 W · 413 L+7.0wins+0.01per pick52cpaid+2.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x2ea1…f17ebacked Sabres1c1,700$20 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$20110%0 W · 11 L-0.3wins-0.03per pick3cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xfe06…d5d5backed Capitals34c1,661$562 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,099.933435.3%12 W · 22 L-2.0wins-0.06per pick41cpaid-19%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0xc660…bd28backed Capitals33c1,585$523 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,062.0248549.7%241 W · 244 L+3.7wins+0.01per pick49cpaid+1.6%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x62f2…07f8backed Capitals34c1,569$533 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,035.542560%15 W · 10 L+2.9wins+0.12per pick48cpaid+25.9%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0x1455…e5cdbacked Sabres65c1,532$996 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$995.879350.1%397 W · 396 L-11.5wins-0.01per pick52cpaid-3.2%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
0xa965…3565backed Capitals34c1,500$515 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$98532650%163 W · 163 L+0.4wins0.00per pick50cpaid-1.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x33c9…6f9abacked Capitals34c1,500$509 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$991.52245.5%10 W · 12 L-1.4wins-0.06per pick52cpaid-9.3%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xce4d…a7fabacked Sabres67c1,434$959 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$959.4225555.3%141 W · 114 L+10.0wins+0.04per pick51cpaid+3.6%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x4a86…d3e0backed Capitals34c1,317$441 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$875.6491653.9%494 W · 422 L+39.6wins+0.04per pick50cpaid+8.7%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0x20ad…a7c6backed Capitals37c1,310$480 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$830.1912335%43 W · 80 L-12.4wins-0.10per pick45cpaid-23.4%equal weight41-0.08 edge/pick
0x8a18…a2efbacked Sabres67c1,263$846 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$846.362347.8%11 W · 12 L+0.3wins+0.01per pick47cpaid+8.6%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xefde…6505backed Capitals34c1,231$419 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$812.5266552%346 W · 319 L+8.8wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+2.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x0673…0c27backed Capitals35c1,116$391 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$724.141866.7%12 W · 6 L+2.4wins+0.13per pick53cpaid+29.5%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0x16bd…e288backed Sabres65c1,111$722 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$722.152948.3%14 W · 15 L+1.2wins+0.04per pick44cpaid+16.2%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0x10d4…d953backed Capitals34c1,100$374 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$726.4944551.2%228 W · 217 L+16.4wins+0.04per pick48cpaid+9.5%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0xee61…debfbacked Sabres66c1,095$723 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$722.652,89451.3%1,484 W · 1,410 L+58.0wins+0.02per pick49cpaid+4.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xd37a…2358backed Capitals34c1,076$369 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$707.3186549.1%425 W · 440 L-4.6wins-0.01per pick50cpaid-1.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x7e3a…3246backed Capitals33c1,023$338 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$685.334148.8%20 W · 21 L+2.2wins+0.05per pick43cpaid+7.7%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x977a…f2cabacked Sabres1c1,000$10 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$101,1632.3%27 W · 1,136 L-10.7wins-0.01per pick3cpaid-87.6%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x17e5…f205backed Sabres1c1,000$10 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$102420.8%2 W · 240 L-1.8wins-0.01per pick2cpaid-17.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x324c…93d9backed Sabres1c1,000$14 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$14250%0 W · 25 L-0.4wins-0.02per pick2cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xec92…98f5backed Sabres66c1,000$660 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$6605764.9%37 W · 20 L+4.0wins+0.07per pick58cpaid+12.1%equal weight55+0.05 edge/pick
0x9534…1fe8backed Capitals33c979.23$323 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$656.0822852.6%120 W · 108 L+2.4wins+0.01per pick52cpaid+3.8%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x191a…b47dbacked Sabres1c950$11 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$11616.7%1 W · 5 L+0.7wins+0.12per pick5cpaid+138.1%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0xd218…b5c9backed Sabres37c946.61$348 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$348.3399638.2%380 W · 616 L-10.3wins-0.01per pick39cpaid-12.5%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x0e40…cf85backed Capitals33c909.09$300 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$609.094141.5%17 W · 24 L-1.1wins-0.03per pick44cpaid-7.6%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x49a5…b220backed Sabres66c900$594 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$593.575952.5%31 W · 28 L+0.3wins0.00per pick52cpaid+5.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x157b…3096backed Sabres67c858.76$575 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$575.362045%9 W · 11 L-1.2wins-0.06per pick51cpaid-5%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x74c5…6cb7backed Capitals34c843.12$285 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$558.123554.3%19 W · 16 L+2.2wins+0.06per pick48cpaid+14.7%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x489d…f6e3backed Capitals33c800$264 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$53632150.8%163 W · 158 L+1.3wins0.00per pick50cpaid-0.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xca28…54a7backed Sabres61c767.88$467 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$467.03250%1 W · 1 L-0.1wins-0.03per pick53cpaid+9.5%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd6ce…7ec8backed Capitals33c750$248 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$502.562346.9%292 W · 331 L-3.1wins0.00per pick47cpaid-2.2%equal weight490.00 edge/pick

Entry is the average price this wallet paid on the side it backed, so being right at 20c is distinguishable from being right at 95c. Position is what it was left holding in shares, with what it spent underneath. Result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody. P/L held is what that position would have been worth held to resolution — not cash the wallet withdrew, because selling early is still a correct forecast. The seven columns on the right describe the wallet’s whole record in NHL and say nothing about this market.

The rest of this event

Polymarket sells these questions together. 6 in all. TailMyPicks has no name for an event — the venue publishes an identifier and no title — so they are listed by their own questions.

Not every trade counts. A Pick has to clear four thresholds to be scored.

TailMyPicks scores a wallet on what it can actually be judged on: positions held to resolution, in markets with enough volume to be real, at prices where being right was not already priced in.

  • The market traded at least $500.
  • The entry price was between 0.00 and 0.80 — a near-certainty is not a call.
  • The position was at least $10 — dust is not a position.
  • The market has resolved, so there is a right answer to grade against.

Thresholds behind these numbers: set by an operator decision, not measured.