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MLB · resolved market

San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets

Rebuilt .

What this market resolved to

Winning outcome
San Diego Padresof San Diego Padres, New York Mets
Resolved
US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
Scored in
MLBevery record on this page is that Category’s
Volume Polymarket published
$115,330
Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
$113,361

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 $115,330 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 141 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 MLB 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 MLB
WalletEntryPositionResultP/L heldQualified picksWin ratevs expectedRealizable edgeAvg entryROI per pickTail Score
0x5e94…5ba1backed San Diego Padres52c33,672$17,509 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$16,162.5746949%230 W · 239 L-6.1wins-0.01per pick50cpaid-2.6%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x32b4…8b21backed New York Mets48c19,985$9,593 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$9,592.660043.3%260 W · 340 L-3.6wins-0.01per pick44cpaid-16.7%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x4f29…7a7ebacked San Diego Padres73c11,865$8,612 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,252.772,96948.4%1,436 W · 1,533 L-5.3wins0.00per pick49cpaid-11.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x8fba…d08abacked New York Mets48c10,000$4,800 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$4,80053150.5%268 W · 263 L+19.4wins+0.04per pick47cpaid+7.2%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x5268…135dbacked New York Mets10c4,807$465 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$465.2911,35752.9%6,003 W · 5,354 L+209.9wins+0.02per pick51cpaid-0.2%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xe9cb…d096backed San Diego Padres73c4,436$3,239 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,197.2395045.2%429 W · 521 L-12.0wins-0.01per pick46cpaid-22.6%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x7e59…7b8bbacked New York Mets45c4,000$1,780 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,78037032.7%121 W · 249 L-12.2wins-0.03per pick36cpaid-26.1%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x689f…259cbacked New York Mets35c3,100$1,097 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,096.999639.6%38 W · 58 L-4.4wins-0.05per pick44cpaid+0.2%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x0d2d…7ff5backed New York Mets45c3,068$1,386 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,386.248,29547.8%3,966 W · 4,329 L+72.4wins+0.01per pick47cpaid-4.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xbca0…9705backed New York Mets22c2,683$601 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$600.78,47052.6%4,459 W · 4,011 L+510.0wins+0.06per pick47cpaid+5.3%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0xa0f2…1848backed New York Mets23c2,416$558 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$557.8479442.4%337 W · 457 L-13.1wins-0.02per pick44cpaid-18%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x09af…9728backed New York Mets49c2,411$1,181 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,181.389153.5%477 W · 414 L+24.2wins+0.03per pick51cpaid+5.6%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x0f82…9ae1backed San Diego Padres55c1,818$1,000 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$818.1822948.9%112 W · 117 L-1.4wins-0.01per pick50cpaid+2.1%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xfe78…0319backed New York Mets17c1,484$256 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$256.3210,84651.6%5,594 W · 5,252 L+137.6wins+0.01per pick50cpaid-0.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xa697…59d5backed New York Mets47c1,251$592 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$592.446,89950.4%3,478 W · 3,421 L-7.1wins0.00per pick51cpaid-0.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x9703…69c2backed New York Mets48c1,187$564 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$563.793,45351.2%1,767 W · 1,686 L+58.1wins+0.02per pick49cpaid+3.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x2117…5c26backed San Diego Padres52c1,070$556 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$513.644953.7%241 W · 208 L+6.1wins+0.01per pick52cpaid+3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x425d…86e1backed New York Mets5c986.73$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$504814.6%7 W · 41 L-1.0wins-0.02per pick17cpaid+10.2%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
0x7bbb…4a56backed San Diego Padres58c978.3$571 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$407.35846.6%27 W · 31 L-2.7wins-0.05per pick51cpaid-6.3%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x84cf…2f63backed New York Mets18c884.7$162 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$161.594,55349.2%2,238 W · 2,315 L-9.6wins0.00per pick49cpaid-2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x0a77…9d74backed San Diego Padres51c716.17$365 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$350.921,40248.8%684 W · 718 L-11.6wins-0.01per pick50cpaid-1.5%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x5811…0976backed New York Mets48c715.2$343 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$343.31,55548.9%761 W · 794 L+1.0wins0.00per pick49cpaid-0.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd8aa…7b9bbacked San Diego Padres53c650.94$345 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$305.942055%11 W · 9 L0.0wins0.00per pick55cpaid-5.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xc7e5…2d3abacked San Diego Padres53c566.04$300 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$266.0494034.3%322 W · 618 L-2.8wins0.00per pick35cpaid-5.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x55d0…8c73backed New York Mets9c529.55$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$501030%3 W · 7 L-0.7wins-0.07per pick37cpaid-17.6%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x5b63…11a4backed New York Mets23c483.11$111 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$111.112,02139.5%798 W · 1,223 L-25.7wins-0.01per pick41cpaid-14.2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x000b…6ffbbacked New York Mets42c479.99$201 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2011546.7%7 W · 8 L+1.1wins+0.07per pick39cpaid+36.6%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xee4f…c0f0backed San Diego Padres52c466.53$240 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$226.275749.1%28 W · 29 L+0.4wins+0.01per pick49cpaid+4.7%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd106…c79cbacked San Diego Padres51c403.78$206 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$197.851,51551.1%774 W · 741 L+7.5wins0.00per pick51cpaid+1.7%equal weight510.00 edge/pick
0x93a0…6623backed New York Mets48c400$192 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$19239846.5%185 W · 213 L-16.9wins-0.04per pick51cpaid-10.3%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x505f…645ebacked New York Mets44c395$175 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$175.0252053.8%280 W · 240 L+10.5wins+0.02per pick52cpaid-6.6%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x2465…5d84backed San Diego Padres79c378$298 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$79.561,10079.6%876 W · 224 L+32.7wins+0.03per pick77cpaid+4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xdb83…1e50backed New York Mets48c376.87$181 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$180.94,47848.8%2,186 W · 2,292 L-47.7wins-0.01per pick50cpaid-4.7%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x9930…696ebacked New York Mets41c369.2$151 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$151.3730548.9%149 W · 156 L+3.5wins+0.01per pick48cpaid-1.9%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xad54…006abacked San Diego Padres62c328.76$204 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$124.9358060.5%351 W · 229 L+30.9wins+0.05per pick55cpaid+9.4%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x2918…fe4abacked New York Mets4c307.69$12 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$12.22850%4 W · 4 L+0.3wins+0.04per pick46cpaid-16.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x0c99…0c88backed New York Mets48c300$143 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$142.51,79643.8%786 W · 1,010 L-33.2wins-0.02per pick46cpaid-8.2%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xeeca…0de6backed San Diego Padres60c250$150 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1001978.9%15 W · 4 L+4.1wins+0.22per pick57cpaid+39.7%equal weight60+0.09 edge/pick
0x4bf2…d280backed New York Mets20c247.5$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$49.55352.8%28 W · 25 L+2.1wins+0.04per pick49cpaid+9.5%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x2561…ce3ebacked New York Mets43c233.38$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10025249.6%125 W · 127 L+4.5wins+0.02per pick48cpaid+2.5%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x161a…4103backed New York Mets10c232$23 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$23.24,03557.7%2,330 W · 1,705 L+72.2wins+0.02per pick56cpaid+3%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xd9e0…05f2backed New York Mets22c227.79$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$50.264,16950.2%2,093 W · 2,076 L+92.5wins+0.02per pick48cpaid-11.5%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x2005…75eabacked New York Mets41c222.61$92 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$91.838,08646.1%3,728 W · 4,358 L+29.9wins0.00per pick46cpaid-7.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x72f3…d396backed New York Mets49c215$105 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$105.3550647%238 W · 268 L-21.3wins-0.04per pick51cpaid-8.6%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x59b6…307fbacked New York Mets47c212.77$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10081257.3%465 W · 347 L-1.4wins0.00per pick57cpaid-1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x4c1e…befebacked New York Mets49c204.1$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$100.0128553%151 W · 134 L+6.0wins+0.02per pick51cpaid+3.6%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x3a21…4aa9backed New York Mets49c204.08$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10014452.8%76 W · 68 L+0.8wins+0.01per pick52cpaid+0.4%equal weight510.00 edge/pick
0x9852…111abacked New York Mets49c202.85$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1005846.6%27 W · 31 L-2.4wins-0.04per pick51cpaid-9.8%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xd727…eccebacked New York Mets49c200$98 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$983,29146.2%1,521 W · 1,770 L+20.9wins+0.01per pick46cpaid+2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xa032…2090backed San Diego Padres80c200$159 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$40.6595252.9%504 W · 448 L+17.8wins+0.02per pick51cpaid+3.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xe292…84b8backed New York Mets47c190.01$89 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$89.311,40243.1%604 W · 798 L+4.7wins0.00per pick43cpaid+1.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xaa61…7f3bbacked New York Mets49c183.67$90 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$9015153%80 W · 71 L-1.6wins-0.01per pick54cpaid-2.9%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x06fa…d071backed New York Mets28c182.36$51 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$50.567742.9%33 W · 44 L-1.8wins-0.02per pick45cpaid-15.8%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xeef6…cd4cbacked San Diego Padres51c181.91$93 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$89.1455653.4%297 W · 259 L+5.0wins+0.01per pick53cpaid+1.8%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xaaca…f5d5backed New York Mets46c179.14$82 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$82.066043.3%26 W · 34 L-3.2wins-0.05per pick49cpaid-14.4%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x5c96…0a39backed San Diego Padres53c169.81$90 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$79.8115352.3%80 W · 73 L+1.6wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+2.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x986c…3180backed New York Mets48c161.93$78 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$77.7351547%242 W · 273 L+1.6wins0.00per pick47cpaid+1.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x47f6…b051backed San Diego Padres52c160$83 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$76.817346.2%80 W · 93 L-3.3wins-0.02per pick48cpaid-3.3%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x3c16…e71abacked New York Mets48c159.99$77 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$76.84337.2%16 W · 27 L-3.1wins-0.07per pick44cpaid-19.9%equal weight45-0.05 edge/pick
0x95f5…779fbacked New York Mets18c159.94$29 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$28.871,05644.3%468 W · 588 L-25.9wins-0.02per pick47cpaid-20.6%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
0x1cdd…e595backed New York Mets12c157.56$19 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$18.561,92717.2%331 W · 1,596 L-320.3wins-0.17per pick34cpaid-64.3%equal weight32-0.16 edge/pick
0xbfd7…f0bfbacked New York Mets20c150.95$30 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$30.191,91253%1,014 W · 898 L+42.5wins+0.02per pick51cpaid+1.3%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x228b…af4cbacked New York Mets45c150.3$67 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$67.32,01251.2%1,031 W · 981 L+43.6wins+0.02per pick49cpaid-6.7%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xc119…0162backed San Diego Padres53c132.08$70 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$62.083842.1%16 W · 22 L-1.7wins-0.04per pick47cpaid-12%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xf236…2e36backed New York Mets16c121.12$20 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$19.613930.8%12 W · 27 L-3.2wins-0.08per pick39cpaid-39.5%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xa9e7…af6bbacked New York Mets49c120$59 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$58.844750.6%226 W · 221 L-1.0wins0.00per pick51cpaid-0.9%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x5e50…c665backed New York Mets20c116$23 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$23.256435.1%198 W · 366 L-21.3wins-0.04per pick39cpaid-13.5%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0xcb0b…62cdbacked San Diego Padres52c112.12$58 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$53.8279543%342 W · 453 L-3.3wins0.00per pick43cpaid+0.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x8a46…c6a0backed San Diego Padres53c104.28$55 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$49.019753.6%52 W · 45 L+4.3wins+0.04per pick49cpaid+9.3%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x32ed…f960backed San Diego Padres51c102.06$52 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$50.016,11655.3%3,385 W · 2,731 L+344.6wins+0.06per pick50cpaid+8.6%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0x536e…4fd5backed New York Mets49c102$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$49.9818742.8%80 W · 107 L-16.0wins-0.09per pick51cpaid-17.1%equal weight42-0.08 edge/pick
0x40e9…494fbacked New York Mets16c101.56$16 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$16.3412128.9%35 W · 86 L-6.0wins-0.05per pick34cpaid-36.9%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0x2eb5…c2adbacked New York Mets48c100$48 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$489137.4%34 W · 57 L-7.6wins-0.08per pick46cpaid-18.4%equal weight43-0.07 edge/pick
0xb7c0…f389backed New York Mets48c100$48 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$483046.7%14 W · 16 L-1.3wins-0.04per pick51cpaid-6%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
0xa73a…656abacked San Diego Padres51c100$51 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4957758.1%335 W · 242 L+28.5wins+0.05per pick53cpaid+5.9%equal weight55+0.05 edge/pick
0xbb8e…08c1backed San Diego Padres65c100$65 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$34.6594655.3%523 W · 423 L+31.5wins+0.03per pick52cpaid-0.8%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x49c5…3de7backed New York Mets48c99.98$47 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$47.4934149.3%168 W · 173 L-8.1wins-0.02per pick52cpaid-4.9%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x87f7…8f45backed San Diego Padres71c95.2$67 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$27.7346444.4%206 W · 258 L-18.2wins-0.04per pick48cpaid-16.4%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0xda77…683fbacked New York Mets24c90.52$21 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$21.395,78643.6%2,524 W · 3,262 L-192.2wins-0.03per pick47cpaid-19.3%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x3da8…be26backed San Diego Padres51c90$46 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$44.122352.5%117 W · 106 L+5.5wins+0.02per pick50cpaid+6.5%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xa42f…5f5abacked New York Mets33c88.62$29 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$29.4460348.6%293 W · 310 L-1.4wins0.00per pick49cpaid-18.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x6804…29e2backed San Diego Padres52c87.62$46 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$42.061,37950.6%698 W · 681 L-2.4wins0.00per pick51cpaid+0.7%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x0f76…dcc9backed San Diego Padres75c84.18$63 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2185148.5%413 W · 438 L+10.6wins+0.01per pick47cpaid-15.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xb01d…46f0backed New York Mets48c83.33$40 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$401,16849%572 W · 596 L+17.5wins+0.01per pick47cpaid+3.6%equal weight52+0.01 edge/pick
0x2889…edcfbacked San Diego Padres53c80$42 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$37.66357.1%36 W · 27 L+3.1wins+0.05per pick52cpaid+9.4%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x41cf…8268backed San Diego Padres53c75.47$40 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$35.4711861%72 W · 46 L+3.5wins+0.03per pick58cpaid+6.1%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0x12df…32fcbacked New York Mets22c73.65$16 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$161353.8%7 W · 6 L+0.8wins+0.06per pick48cpaid+4.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x274f…971abacked New York Mets15c70.54$11 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10.851729.4%5 W · 12 L-2.2wins-0.13per pick42cpaid-38.5%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x92f5…52a2backed New York Mets42c69.04$29 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$28.7917647.2%83 W · 93 L-4.1wins-0.02per pick50cpaid-11.3%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xc546…058ebacked San Diego Padres59c68.65$41 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$28.155,12754.7%2,805 W · 2,322 L+232.0wins+0.05per pick50cpaid+7.8%equal weight55+0.05 edge/pick
0x5530…d38dbacked New York Mets37c61.95$23 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$22.922,20350.3%1,108 W · 1,095 L+29.6wins+0.01per pick49cpaid-0.9%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x033c…bafebacked San Diego Padres49c60.32$30 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$30.525457.4%31 W · 23 L+4.1wins+0.08per pick50cpaid+1.9%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x7319…c664backed New York Mets37c60$22 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$22.230928.5%88 W · 221 L-46.7wins-0.15per pick44cpaid-38.8%equal weight34-0.14 edge/pick
0x3ca9…424abacked San Diego Padres56c54.07$30 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$23.8679955.9%447 W · 352 L+21.7wins+0.03per pick53cpaid-3.4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x26d6…caccbacked New York Mets27c53.34$14 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$14.181,14142.9%490 W · 651 L-37.4wins-0.03per pick46cpaid-25.8%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x6196…1a64backed New York Mets48c52.08$25 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2517558.3%102 W · 73 L+6.7wins+0.04per pick54cpaid+7.9%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x0576…6232backed New York Mets38c50.45$19 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$19.0235047.4%166 W · 184 L+4.0wins+0.01per pick46cpaid+3.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x8b89…9f72backed San Diego Padres52c50$26 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2410756.1%60 W · 47 L-1.0wins-0.01per pick57cpaid-3.1%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xea50…667dbacked New York Mets40c50$20 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$207953.2%42 W · 37 L+7.8wins+0.10per pick43cpaid+23.9%equal weight58+0.08 edge/pick
0xf766…9251backed San Diego Padres60c50$30 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$201,46463.5%929 W · 535 L-10.1wins-0.01per pick64cpaid-1.1%equal weight49-0.01 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 MLB and say nothing about this market.

The rest of this event

Polymarket sells these questions together. 11 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.