World Politics · resolved market
Will the highest temperature in Mexico City be 25°C on July 16?
https://tailmypicks.com/m/0x7db4da449e83020e722adbfc1ad87dfca9c24af6458eced800ef162694989410
Rebuilt .
What this market resolved to
- Winning outcome
- Yesof Yes, No
- Resolved
- US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
- Scored in
- World Politicsevery record on this page is that Category’s
- Volume Polymarket published
- $18,910
- Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
- $20,333
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 $18,910 — 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
All 83 wallets that hold a qualified pick on this market, biggest position first. 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 World Politics is on its own row, so one correct call here is not mistaken for a track record.
| On this market | This wallet’s whole record in World Politics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallet | Entry | Position | Result | P/L held | Qualified picks | Win rate | vs expected | Realizable edge | Avg entry | ROI per pick | Tail Score |
| 0xc9de…81d9backed Yes | 42c | 1,309$546 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$763.43 | 38 | 34.2%13 W · 25 L | +0.4wins | +0.01per pick | 33cpaid | +7.1%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xd251…4d37backed Yes | 50c | 1,005$505 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$499.89 | 100 | 43%43 W · 57 L | -0.1wins | 0.00per pick | 43cpaid | -6.2%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x044f…d1f1backed No | 49c | 975.46$478 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$478.17 | 327 | 48.6%159 W · 168 L | +5.7wins | +0.02per pick | 47cpaid | +5.3%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xd2e5…0f0ebacked No | 54c | 896.2$483 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$482.72 | 5 | 20%1 W · 4 L | -1.7wins | -0.33per pick | 53cpaid | -73.3%equal weight | 44-0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x90ae…2475backed No | 54c | 604.18$326 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$325.7 | 21 | 33.3%7 W · 14 L | -3.9wins | -0.19per pick | 52cpaid | -40.8%equal weight | 41-0.08 edge/pick |
| 0xbddc…5d4fbacked Yes | 43c | 503.58$219 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$284.58 | 47 | 48.9%23 W · 24 L | +2.2wins | +0.05per pick | 44cpaid | +6.6%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x46f1…701fbacked No | 49c | 471$231 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$230.79 | 120 | 55.8%67 W · 53 L | -2.3wins | -0.02per pick | 58cpaid | -2.3%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x0020…16b9backed Yes | 44c | 317.95$141 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$177.22 | 4 | 25%1 W · 3 L | -0.6wins | -0.16per pick | 41cpaid | -43.5%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x75cc…6b15backed No | 48c | 282.49$137 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$136.99 | 62 | 41.9%26 W · 36 L | -4.1wins | -0.07per pick | 49cpaid | -8.5%equal weight | 45-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0x5028…91c5backed No | 30c | 281.63$84 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$83.98 | 51 | 17.6%9 W · 42 L | -3.5wins | -0.07per pick | 24cpaid | -54.6%equal weight | 45-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0x7c63…93d4backed Yes | 37c | 266.88$100 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$167.1 | 441 | 38.1%168 W · 273 L | +27.8wins | +0.06per pick | 32cpaid | +27.2%equal weight | 57+0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x0484…4830backed Yes | 50c | 257.46$129 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$128.15 | 104 | 42.3%44 W · 60 L | -0.4wins | 0.00per pick | 43cpaid | -4%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x229c…b966backed No | 5c | 236.51$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$12 | 73 | 35.6%26 W · 47 L | +9.4wins | +0.13per pick | 23cpaid | +17.1%equal weight | 61+0.10 edge/pick |
| 0x8fbd…a959backed Yes | 47c | 232.36$110 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$122.31 | 392 | 31.9%125 W · 267 L | +22.5wins | +0.06per pick | 26cpaid | +24%equal weight | 56+0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xa054…a95dbacked Yes | 57c | 219.98$126 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$93.99 | 59 | 61%36 W · 23 L | +1.9wins | +0.03per pick | 58cpaid | +38.1%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x24e8…4546backed No | 59c | 209$123 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$123.31 | 179 | 52.5%94 W · 85 L | -15.0wins | -0.08per pick | 61cpaid | -18.5%equal weight | 42-0.07 edge/pick |
| 0xb0c8…fe7fbacked No | 11c | 201.09$23 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$22.81 | 235 | 51.9%122 W · 113 L | -0.5wins | 0.00per pick | 52cpaid | -12.9%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xfed7…2302backed No | 60c | 170$102 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$102 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.6wins | -0.60per pick | 60cpaid | -100%equal weight | 47-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x52eb…67acbacked Yes | 41c | 162.5$67 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$95.12 | 323 | 54.2%175 W · 148 L | +6.2wins | +0.02per pick | 52cpaid | +5.3%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x2a67…5d96backed No | 48c | 150$72 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$72 | 7 | 71.4%5 W · 2 L | +1.5wins | +0.22per pick | 49cpaid | +62%equal weight | 55+0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xd498…a6c5backed No | 57c | 149.06$85 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$84.96 | 50 | 44%22 W · 28 L | -2.3wins | -0.05per pick | 49cpaid | -6.8%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0xc34f…7d2ebacked No | 46c | 147.96$68 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$68.44 | 406 | 48.8%198 W · 208 L | +11.0wins | +0.03per pick | 46cpaid | -3.9%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x5c9e…3a21backed No | 48c | 127.13$61 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$61.5 | 88 | 44.3%39 W · 49 L | -1.0wins | -0.01per pick | 46cpaid | +6.4%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x7515…0d06backed No | 49c | 122.91$60 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$60 | 5 | 40%2 W · 3 L | -0.7wins | -0.13per pick | 53cpaid | -30.7%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x57a2…e032backed Yes | 39c | 119.85$47 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$73.13 | 3 | 33.3%1 W · 2 L | -0.3wins | -0.11per pick | 44cpaid | -14.5%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xffd0…cd07backed No | 58c | 102$59 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$59.16 | 144 | 54.2%78 W · 66 L | -9.8wins | -0.07per pick | 61cpaid | -13.1%equal weight | 44-0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x397c…ca1bbacked Yes | 41c | 100$41 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$59.5 | 100 | 30%30 W · 70 L | -0.8wins | -0.01per pick | 31cpaid | -2.9%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xc512…7fdfbacked No | 45c | 100$45 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$45 | 18 | 55.6%10 W · 8 L | +1.1wins | +0.06per pick | 49cpaid | +15.3%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0xed43…9f9cbacked No | 51c | 97.91$50 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$50 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x7c48…6b72backed Yes | 52c | 96.94$50 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$46.94 | 26 | 34.6%9 W · 17 L | -2.4wins | -0.09per pick | 44cpaid | -24%equal weight | 45-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0x2ff2…01b9backed No | 49c | 96.15$47 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$47.25 | 32 | 40.6%13 W · 19 L | -2.7wins | -0.08per pick | 49cpaid | -21.2%equal weight | 45-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xda39…b4aabacked Yes | 43c | 91$39 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$51.87 | 4 | 50%2 W · 2 L | +0.5wins | +0.12per pick | 38cpaid | +33.9%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x510f…a43cbacked No | 52c | 85.26$44 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$44.48 | 246 | 37.4%92 W · 154 L | -4.3wins | -0.02per pick | 39cpaid | -30.8%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xaebe…2c1dbacked Yes | 53c | 81.93$43 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$38.81 | 41 | 53.7%22 W · 19 L | +0.2wins | +0.01per pick | 53cpaid | +1.2%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xd23f…94a1backed No | 50c | 81$41 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$40.59 | 149 | 59.7%89 W · 60 L | -2.2wins | -0.01per pick | 61cpaid | -10%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xaddf…b8febacked No | 63c | 80.32$51 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$50.65 | 22 | 54.5%12 W · 10 L | -0.6wins | -0.03per pick | 57cpaid | -7.1%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xd8e7…b9a1backed No | 48c | 69.7$33 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$33.3 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.48per pick | 48cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x6ae4…7c46backed Yes | 63c | 69.28$44 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$25.3 | 26 | 80.8%21 W · 5 L | +5.5wins | +0.21per pick | 60cpaid | +42.2%equal weight | 62+0.11 edge/pick |
| 0xa3e2…fdf8backed Yes | 48c | 67.68$32 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$35.37 | 1,318 | 43.9%579 W · 739 L | -26.8wins | -0.02per pick | 46cpaid | -13%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xe040…824fbacked No | 27c | 66.77$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$17.82 | 218 | 54.6%119 W · 99 L | +6.8wins | +0.03per pick | 51cpaid | -4.6%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x0d10…7075backed No | 50c | 65.72$33 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$32.86 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.50per pick | 50cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xdd79…989ebacked No | 59c | 63.29$37 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$37.34 | 2 | 0%0 W · 2 L | -0.9wins | -0.44per pick | 44cpaid | -100%equal weight | 46-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x764b…6badbacked No | 56c | 60$34 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$33.6 | 311 | 52.4%163 W · 148 L | -12.4wins | -0.04per pick | 56cpaid | -14.2%equal weight | 46-0.04 edge/pick |
| 0xb40e…7cc9backed No | 50c | 58.24$29 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$28.84 | 444 | 28.8%128 W · 316 L | -67.6wins | -0.15per pick | 44cpaid | -51.6%equal weight | 34-0.14 edge/pick |
| 0x1894…a936backed Yes | 55c | 57.57$32 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$25.92 | 32 | 62.5%20 W · 12 L | +3.6wins | +0.11per pick | 51cpaid | +16%equal weight | 57+0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x208d…df71backed Yes | 38c | 55.4$21 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$34.35 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.6wins | +0.62per pick | 38cpaid | +163.2%equal weight | 53+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x2df9…4534backed No | 49c | 51.86$26 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$25.58 | 10 | 40%4 W · 6 L | -0.4wins | -0.04per pick | 44cpaid | -20.7%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x508d…791abacked No | 47c | 51$24 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$23.97 | 43 | 55.8%24 W · 19 L | -0.3wins | -0.01per pick | 56cpaid | -7.2%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x2a1b…6e41backed Yes | 62c | 50$31 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$19.05 | 11 | 54.5%6 W · 5 L | +1.4wins | +0.13per pick | 42cpaid | +8.3%equal weight | 54+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x4079…7126backed No | 52c | 48.95$25 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$25.45 | 11 | 45.5%5 W · 6 L | -0.8wins | -0.07per pick | 53cpaid | -14%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x7df0…0dfebacked No | 55c | 48.72$27 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$26.64 | 234 | 59.8%140 W · 94 L | -5.2wins | -0.02per pick | 62cpaid | -6.9%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x41e5…e283backed No | 33c | 46.4$16 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$15.52 | 50 | 54%27 W · 23 L | -1.8wins | -0.04per pick | 58cpaid | -15.9%equal weight | 47-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x48c0…53d5backed Yes | 51c | 46.13$23 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$22.75 | 6 | 50%3 W · 3 L | +0.3wins | +0.05per pick | 45cpaid | +9.6%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x6546…04e1backed Yes | 52c | 43.37$22 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$20.87 | 49 | 44.9%22 W · 27 L | +0.1wins | 0.00per pick | 45cpaid | -2.4%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xbd14…76b4backed Yes | 46c | 43$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$23.22 | 146 | 37%54 W · 92 L | -0.3wins | 0.00per pick | 37cpaid | -15%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x0982…24e3backed Yes | 45c | 40$18 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$22 | 20 | 55%11 W · 9 L | +3.3wins | +0.17per pick | 38cpaid | +44%equal weight | 58+0.07 edge/pick |
| 0xebdb…5ac4backed Yes | 51c | 39.44$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$19.32 | 43 | 44.2%19 W · 24 L | -2.0wins | -0.05per pick | 49cpaid | -8.3%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0xb49f…1821backed Yes | 52c | 38.46$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$18.46 | 51 | 49%25 W · 26 L | +2.1wins | +0.04per pick | 45cpaid | +4.4%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x28ea…7367backed Yes | 53c | 37.7$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$17.72 | 88 | 65.9%58 W · 30 L | +3.0wins | +0.03per pick | 62cpaid | +2.4%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x2e5a…8662backed Yes | 46c | 32.82$15 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$17.82 | 32 | 43.8%14 W · 18 L | +1.2wins | +0.04per pick | 40cpaid | +24.3%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xa2ed…9d98backed Yes | 62c | 32.03$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$12.03 | 48 | 68.8%33 W · 15 L | +4.3wins | +0.09per pick | 60cpaid | +17.2%equal weight | 56+0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x1461…b97ebacked No | 60c | 30.67$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$18.39 | 12 | 33.3%4 W · 8 L | -3.0wins | -0.25per pick | 58cpaid | -53.1%equal weight | 41-0.08 edge/pick |
| 0xd24b…187dbacked Yes | 52c | 26.74$14 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$12.84 | 49 | 53.1%26 W · 23 L | +4.1wins | +0.08per pick | 45cpaid | +1.5%equal weight | 56+0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x30fb…7db4backed No | 53c | 25.59$14 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$13.57 | 271 | 43.5%118 W · 153 L | -21.4wins | -0.08per pick | 51cpaid | -24.2%equal weight | 42-0.07 edge/pick |
| 0x7fc1…90cfbacked Yes | 51c | 25.36$13 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$12.43 | 5 | 80%4 W · 1 L | +1.8wins | +0.36per pick | 44cpaid | +75.7%equal weight | 57+0.06 edge/pick |
| 0xdca4…e93dbacked No | 50c | 25$13 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$12.56 | 126 | 40.5%51 W · 75 L | -3.9wins | -0.03per pick | 44cpaid | -12.3%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x0428…7d12backed Yes | 41c | 25$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$14.75 | 11 | 45.5%5 W · 6 L | +0.2wins | +0.02per pick | 43cpaid | -6.5%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xa834…1c25backed Yes | 52c | 25$13 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$12 | 38 | 42.1%16 W · 22 L | +2.9wins | +0.08per pick | 34cpaid | +12.4%equal weight | 55+0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xaf38…c19ebacked Yes | 40c | 25$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$15 | 24 | 66.7%16 W · 8 L | +4.6wins | +0.19per pick | 47cpaid | +35.1%equal weight | 60+0.09 edge/pick |
| 0x7ae4…fc82backed Yes | 44c | 23$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$12.88 | 136 | 46.3%63 W · 73 L | -10.5wins | -0.08per pick | 54cpaid | -20.3%equal weight | 43-0.07 edge/pick |
| 0xe83c…0d7fbacked Yes | 63c | 22.11$14 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$8.11 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.4wins | +0.37per pick | 63cpaid | +57.9%equal weight | 52+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xf183…83ccbacked Yes | 50c | 22$11 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$11 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | 0.0wins | +0.02per pick | 49cpaid | 0%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xea83…7393backed No | 50c | 21.03$11 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10.52 | 53 | 47.2%25 W · 28 L | -6.1wins | -0.11per pick | 59cpaid | -22.2%equal weight | 41-0.08 edge/pick |
| 0x7b20…eb02backed Yes | 50c | 20$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$10 | 36 | 41.7%15 W · 21 L | 0.0wins | 0.00per pick | 42cpaid | -4.5%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xb924…0803backed No | 58c | 20$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$11.6 | 50 | 54%27 W · 23 L | -0.9wins | -0.02per pick | 56cpaid | -13.3%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x3c18…32c3backed No | 59c | 20$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$11.8 | 79 | 55.7%44 W · 35 L | -5.7wins | -0.07per pick | 63cpaid | -14%equal weight | 44-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xd90e…03b6backed No | 54c | 20$11 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10.7 | 60 | 43.3%26 W · 34 L | -7.0wins | -0.12per pick | 55cpaid | -27%equal weight | 41-0.08 edge/pick |
| 0x813f…26ecbacked No | 58c | 20$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$11.6 | 58 | 60.3%35 W · 23 L | -1.8wins | -0.03per pick | 63cpaid | -4.8%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xedbd…dd60backed No | 60c | 20$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$11.92 | 157 | 66.2%104 W · 53 L | +0.5wins | 0.00per pick | 66cpaid | -1.1%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xc3d5…c693backed Yes | 53c | 19.81$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$9.31 | 10 | 40%4 W · 6 L | 0.0wins | 0.00per pick | 40cpaid | -31.5%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x7861…3084backed Yes | 53c | 19.72$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$9.27 | 8 | 75%6 W · 2 L | +0.8wins | +0.10per pick | 65cpaid | +15.5%equal weight | 53+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xe010…5147backed No | 56c | 19.56$11 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$11.03 | 4 | 25%1 W · 3 L | -1.5wins | -0.38per pick | 63cpaid | -60.5%equal weight | 44-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0xb077…74d3backed No | 62c | 16.26$10 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10.08 | 30 | 53.3%16 W · 14 L | -1.3wins | -0.04per pick | 58cpaid | -9.8%equal weight | 47-0.02 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 World Politics and say nothing about this market.
The rest of this event
Polymarket sells these questions together. 3 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.
- Will the highest temperature in Mexico City be 25°C on July 16?this page
- Will the highest temperature in Mexico City be 24°C on July 16?No won
- Will the highest temperature in Mexico City be 26°C on July 16?No won
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.