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WNBA · resolved market

Connecticut Sun vs. Portland Fire

Rebuilt .

What this market resolved to

Winning outcome
Portland Fireof Connecticut Sun, Portland Fire
Resolved
US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
Scored in
WNBAevery record on this page is that Category’s
Volume Polymarket published
$179,354
Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
$197,729

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 $179,354 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 183 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 WNBA 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 WNBA
WalletEntryPositionResultP/L heldQualified picksWin ratevs expectedRealizable edgeAvg entryROI per pickTail Score
0x9d57…18ddbacked Connecticut Sun58c14,691$8,489 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$8,489.211163.6%7 W · 4 L+0.5wins+0.04per pick59cpaid+20.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x1117…3532backed Portland Fire61c10,388$6,337 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,051.413950.4%70 W · 69 L+2.8wins+0.02per pick48cpaid+0.9%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x2fc3…c9e7backed Connecticut Sun52c10,012$5,256 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$5,255.6425%1 W · 3 L-1.1wins-0.28per pick53cpaid-56.1%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0xfc55…dd71backed Portland Fire48c10,012$4,757 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$5,255.6475%3 W · 1 L+1.1wins+0.28per pick47cpaid+55.3%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0xafe4…f3f7backed Connecticut Sun39c9,000$3,510 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$3,51027949.1%137 W · 142 L+7.5wins+0.03per pick46cpaid+4.5%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
0x3751…7dfdbacked Connecticut Sun1c8,240$82 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$82.4450%2 W · 2 L+0.3wins+0.08per pick42cpaid-22.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x20e2…667fbacked Connecticut Sun2c5,559$108 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$107.931618.8%3 W · 13 L+1.3wins+0.08per pick11cpaid-36.3%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x26f8…3452backed Portland Fire47c3,747$1,771 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,975.691560%9 W · 6 L+2.1wins+0.14per pick46cpaid+50.1%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x204f…5e14backed Connecticut Sun57c3,457$1,977 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,976.541,63250.2%819 W · 813 L+37.2wins+0.02per pick48cpaid-7.1%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xe401…7b88backed Portland Fire46c3,417$1,557 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,859.9226247.7%125 W · 137 L+1.1wins0.00per pick47cpaid-1.5%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xbc71…2c40backed Portland Fire43c2,266$974 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,291.51250%1 W · 1 L+0.5wins+0.25per pick25cpaid+16.3%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x1316…48a4backed Portland Fire56c2,100$1,176 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$923.9913746%63 W · 74 L-6.6wins-0.05per pick51cpaid-11%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0x1e52…91d6backed Portland Fire49c2,083$1,015 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,068.522142.9%9 W · 12 L+0.7wins+0.03per pick40cpaid+26%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xb8c4…7385backed Connecticut Sun48c1,949$934 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$933.7613538.5%52 W · 83 L-5.5wins-0.04per pick43cpaid-7.3%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x27f7…44b0backed Connecticut Sun41c1,734$716 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$715.6336754%198 W · 169 L+0.2wins0.00per pick54cpaid-0.9%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xf658…655ebacked Portland Fire63c1,575$1,000 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$574.888762.1%54 W · 33 L-0.4wins0.00per pick63cpaid+1.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xbfd7…f0bfbacked Connecticut Sun58c1,538$895 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$894.7339150.4%197 W · 194 L+10.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid-0.1%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xbca0…9705backed Portland Fire45c1,394$623 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$770.9951147.2%241 W · 270 L-2.2wins0.00per pick48cpaid-2.8%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x1513…831abacked Connecticut Sun72c1,384$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,000728.6%2 W · 5 L-2.0wins-0.29per pick57cpaid-13.5%equal weight43-0.06 edge/pick
0x8e8c…65ddbacked Connecticut Sun48c1,318$632 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$632.52552%13 W · 12 L+0.6wins+0.02per pick50cpaid+8%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xa9f5…937fbacked Connecticut Sun28c1,205$339 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$338.8624852.4%130 W · 118 L+10.9wins+0.04per pick48cpaid-4%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x9c76…c926backed Portland Fire58c1,111$645 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$466.755759.6%34 W · 23 L+7.1wins+0.12per pick47cpaid+30.5%equal weight60+0.09 edge/pick
0xd7e5…fe31backed Connecticut Sun2c1,000$18 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$18.4530%0 W · 3 L-0.2wins-0.06per pick6cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x7634…600dbacked Portland Fire53c999.99$532 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$467.7716152.2%84 W · 77 L+5.6wins+0.03per pick49cpaid-2%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xdbdd…a5debacked Connecticut Sun57c984.78$561 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$561.3251552.6%271 W · 244 L+18.1wins+0.04per pick49cpaid+3.6%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x45b5…2d74backed Portland Fire51c980.8$500 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$480.83046.7%14 W · 16 L-1.2wins-0.04per pick51cpaid-10.8%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x4bff…fc26backed Connecticut Sun38c945.78$357 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$357.219137.4%34 W · 57 L-8.6wins-0.09per pick47cpaid-24%equal weight42-0.07 edge/pick
0xff34…694bbacked Connecticut Sun50c892.73$447 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$446.9885158.4%497 W · 354 L+70.2wins+0.08per pick50cpaid+16.8%equal weight59+0.08 edge/pick
0xce9d…3c05backed Portland Fire46c869.57$400 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$469.576051.7%31 W · 29 L-0.5wins-0.01per pick52cpaid-5.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x255a…3435backed Connecticut Sun38c837.4$315 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$315.2812745.7%58 W · 69 L+6.7wins+0.05per pick40cpaid+13.4%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0xd1ed…d7cbbacked Portland Fire66c818.06$536 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$281.8926147.1%123 W · 138 L+15.7wins+0.06per pick41cpaid-8.2%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x67af…61eebacked Portland Fire53c803.65$424 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$379.7735254.3%191 W · 161 L+21.0wins+0.06per pick48cpaid+0.7%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0x43f2…09a5backed Connecticut Sun65c800$520 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$5201643.8%7 W · 9 L+1.7wins+0.11per pick33cpaid+57%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0x0574…3ee0backed Connecticut Sun17c765$130 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$13020%0 W · 2 L-0.3wins-0.15per pick15cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x5929…4684backed Portland Fire46c750.65$349 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$401.6361242.3%259 W · 353 L-31.7wins-0.05per pick48cpaid-16.8%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x0373…6d6bbacked Connecticut Sun39c750$293 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$292.5837.5%3 W · 5 L-0.7wins-0.08per pick46cpaid-10.1%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xfe78…0319backed Portland Fire54c749.58$406 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$343.391,01247.9%485 W · 527 L0.0wins0.00per pick48cpaid-3.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xddb6…b9b3backed Connecticut Sun54c729.1$393 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$393.0937054.1%200 W · 170 L+16.4wins+0.04per pick50cpaid+0.2%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0x6288…7c0abacked Connecticut Sun54c673.5$362 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$362250%1 W · 1 L-0.1wins-0.05per pick55cpaid-10.9%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xb693…cfc9backed Connecticut Sun56c608.57$339 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$339.12933.3%3 W · 6 L-1.9wins-0.21per pick54cpaid-40.3%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xdb25…eb12backed Connecticut Sun57c607.51$346 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$346.073056.7%17 W · 13 L+2.7wins+0.09per pick48cpaid+16.1%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x7d7f…86d2backed Portland Fire53c603.53$318 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$285.446237.1%23 W · 39 L-6.6wins-0.11per pick48cpaid-33.9%equal weight42-0.08 edge/pick
0x5268…135dbacked Connecticut Sun38c544.86$206 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$205.731,78751.7%924 W · 863 L+54.1wins+0.03per pick49cpaid+5.1%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xe6a5…e95dbacked Portland Fire37c534.42$200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$334.427946.8%37 W · 42 L+2.9wins+0.04per pick43cpaid+4.3%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x45d5…a7a0backed Portland Fire60c500$300 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$20013745.3%62 W · 75 L-1.1wins-0.01per pick46cpaid-0.5%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x3af2…5212backed Portland Fire62c481.31$300 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$181.31580%4 W · 1 L+0.9wins+0.18per pick62cpaid+30.9%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xb63a…37b0backed Connecticut Sun43c481.21$207 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$206.91366.7%2 W · 1 L+0.3wins+0.10per pick57cpaid+5.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xb8ee…9e81backed Connecticut Sun54c460.08$249 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$248.631414.3%2 W · 12 L-4.2wins-0.30per pick44cpaid-76.4%equal weight38-0.11 edge/pick
0x4259…77c1backed Portland Fire47c425.49$200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$225.5110144.6%45 W · 56 L-13.5wins-0.13per pick58cpaid-25%equal weight38-0.11 edge/pick
0x98bd…8a55backed Connecticut Sun63c404.77$253 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$25310%0 W · 1 L-0.6wins-0.63per pick63cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
0x4748…9666backed Portland Fire60c404.32$244 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$160.79580%4 W · 1 L+1.6wins+0.32per pick48cpaid+41.4%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0xc367…a0b4backed Portland Fire52c385.57$200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$185.572152.4%11 W · 10 L+0.5wins+0.02per pick50cpaid+2.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x661d…4dc6backed Connecticut Sun22c364.45$80 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$80.0612045%54 W · 66 L+0.2wins0.00per pick45cpaid-13.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x31ab…20e9backed Connecticut Sun57c363.04$207 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$206.851154.5%6 W · 5 L-0.8wins-0.07per pick62cpaid-7.4%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x31db…c25fbacked Connecticut Sun57c356.44$202 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$202.33250%1 W · 1 L-0.2wins-0.08per pick58cpaid-15.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x38fa…87b5backed Connecticut Sun45c343.67$154 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$154.36743.3%29 W · 38 L+5.3wins+0.08per pick35cpaid+22%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
0xe907…cff6backed Portland Fire62c330.56$205 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$125.6165751.4%338 W · 319 L+2.8wins0.00per pick51cpaid+0.5%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xcbfc…b095backed Connecticut Sun59c321.1$189 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$189.4550%0 W · 5 L-1.9wins-0.38per pick38cpaid-100%equal weight43-0.06 edge/pick
0x36d8…c7c7backed Portland Fire33c300.18$98 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$202.359129.7%27 W · 64 L-3.3wins-0.04per pick33cpaid-17.3%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x0167…d002backed Connecticut Sun36c300$109 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$108.53053.3%16 W · 14 L+6.4wins+0.21per pick32cpaid+68.9%equal weight63+0.12 edge/pick
0x4e61…0e06backed Portland Fire32c299.97$95 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$205.084027.5%11 W · 29 L-3.4wins-0.09per pick36cpaid-38.3%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x9ec2…bd08backed Portland Fire45c298.31$134 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$164.0714942.3%63 W · 86 L-1.3wins-0.01per pick43cpaid-3.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x803a…1856backed Portland Fire59c274.44$161 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$113.571250%6 W · 6 L+1.5wins+0.13per pick37cpaid+11.2%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0xf1ee…519cbacked Connecticut Sun72c270$194 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$194.3115351%78 W · 75 L+1.6wins+0.01per pick50cpaid-10.8%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xda77…683fbacked Connecticut Sun27c262.38$72 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$71.537650.3%189 W · 187 L+8.6wins+0.02per pick48cpaid-12.8%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x0b16…7983backed Portland Fire43c250.44$108 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$142.06450%2 W · 2 L+0.5wins+0.12per pick38cpaid+7%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xc33d…0d40backed Portland Fire75c246.43$184 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$62.317050%35 W · 35 L+5.8wins+0.08per pick42cpaid+3.9%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0x72be…c534backed Connecticut Sun41c245.1$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1009635.4%34 W · 62 L-0.7wins-0.01per pick36cpaid+2.7%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xd23f…0b63backed Portland Fire49c221.82$108 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$113.412100%2 W · 0 L+0.8wins+0.40per pick60cpaid+73.2%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x161a…4103backed Portland Fire50c221.07$111 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$110.4856455.1%311 W · 253 L+27.0wins+0.05per pick50cpaid+8%equal weight55+0.05 edge/pick
0x5c18…2f76backed Connecticut Sun61c212.45$130 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$129.6225345.8%116 W · 137 L+7.6wins+0.03per pick43cpaid-9.9%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xfd08…0635backed Portland Fire34c209.16$71 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$138.055660.7%34 W · 22 L+2.5wins+0.04per pick56cpaid+1.8%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x1032…c372backed Portland Fire37c202.5$74 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$128.52366.7%2 W · 1 L+0.7wins+0.23per pick43cpaid+65%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xe65b…271bbacked Connecticut Sun39c200$78 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$7810348.5%50 W · 53 L-6.6wins-0.06per pick55cpaid-11.1%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x39dc…fc23backed Portland Fire47c200$94 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$106.493253.1%17 W · 15 L+2.5wins+0.08per pick45cpaid+1%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0x60ec…f7b0backed Connecticut Sun73c199$145 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$145.275538.2%21 W · 34 L-1.6wins-0.03per pick41cpaid-20.6%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xf9ef…7ee6backed Portland Fire62c193.55$120 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$73.557162%44 W · 27 L-2.6wins-0.04per pick66cpaid-10.4%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x0eb7…1f17backed Connecticut Sun62c188.66$117 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$117.0123149.4%114 W · 117 L-14.2wins-0.06per pick56cpaid-14.9%equal weight44-0.06 edge/pick
0x6b3a…2841backed Connecticut Sun38c185.62$71 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$70.537240.3%29 W · 43 L-2.0wins-0.03per pick43cpaid-11.6%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x948b…a188backed Connecticut Sun53c184.71$98 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$97.99743.3%42 W · 55 L-6.2wins-0.06per pick50cpaid-11.1%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xde56…c2f9backed Connecticut Sun46c177.01$82 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$81.833447.1%16 W · 18 L-0.3wins-0.01per pick48cpaid-0.1%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x0444…55a5backed Connecticut Sun57c176.85$102 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$101.6220%0 W · 2 L-1.1wins-0.54per pick54cpaid-100%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x26d6…caccbacked Portland Fire44c161.26$71 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$90.119231.8%61 W · 131 L-13.7wins-0.07per pick39cpaid-42.8%equal weight43-0.06 edge/pick
0xeaac…d71dbacked Connecticut Sun36c160.88$58 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$57.924652.2%24 W · 22 L+4.5wins+0.10per pick42cpaid+39.4%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0x7268…7e00backed Portland Fire63c158.73$100 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$58.73650%3 W · 3 L-0.9wins-0.15per pick65cpaid-21.5%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xa6f5…44f2backed Portland Fire32c156.25$50 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$106.25333.3%1 W · 2 L+0.2wins+0.08per pick26cpaid+4.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x32ed…f960backed Portland Fire44c154.54$68 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$86.5421447.7%102 W · 112 L-2.0wins-0.01per pick49cpaid-8.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x3a72…0a38backed Connecticut Sun18c150$27 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$27.454148.8%20 W · 21 L+5.0wins+0.12per pick37cpaid+23.2%equal weight58+0.08 edge/pick
0xffb8…f402backed Connecticut Sun67c148.97$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10010%0 W · 1 L-0.7wins-0.67per pick67cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xe89e…d4a7backed Portland Fire63c148.81$93 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$55.511100%1 W · 0 L+0.4wins+0.37per pick63cpaid+59.5%equal weight52+0.01 edge/pick
0x083e…d9e7backed Portland Fire51c147.81$75 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$72.721100%1 W · 0 L+0.5wins+0.49per pick51cpaid+96.8%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xd9e0…05f2backed Portland Fire52c138.19$72 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$66.1632047.8%153 W · 167 L+4.3wins+0.01per pick46cpaid-16.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x40a4…c6a9backed Connecticut Sun71c138.12$97 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$97.4560%3 W · 2 L0.0wins0.00per pick60cpaid+5.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x29a5…a3c4backed Portland Fire51c129.84$67 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$63.0210349.5%51 W · 52 L+0.1wins0.00per pick49cpaid-1.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x2f64…ba01backed Connecticut Sun39c128.21$50 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$5010039%39 W · 61 L+0.2wins0.00per pick39cpaid-3.7%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x3f1e…f21ebacked Portland Fire30c128$38 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$89.6366.7%2 W · 1 L+1.1wins+0.38per pick29cpaid+103.7%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0xfeab…9cd0backed Portland Fire56c124.33$70 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$54.7450%2 W · 2 L-0.1wins-0.04per pick54cpaid-5.7%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x781d…201bbacked Portland Fire37c118.34$44 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$74.341250%6 W · 6 L+0.2wins+0.02per pick48cpaid+3.7%equal weight510.00 edge/pick
0x4572…47e7backed Connecticut Sun38c109.99$42 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$41.81127.3%3 W · 8 L-2.7wins-0.25per pick52cpaid-46.4%equal weight42-0.08 edge/pick
0x6318…46b1backed Connecticut Sun38c105.22$40 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$39.9813622.8%31 W · 105 L-7.9wins-0.06per pick29cpaid-21.9%equal weight45-0.05 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 WNBA and say nothing about this market.

The rest of this event

Polymarket sells these questions together. 8 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.