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NHL · resolved market

Wild vs. Canadiens

Rebuilt .

What this market resolved to

Winning outcome
Canadiensof Wild, Canadiens
Resolved
US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
Scored in
NHLevery record on this page is that Category’s
Volume Polymarket published
$1,317,196
Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
$1,341,369

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 $1,317,196 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 1,347 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
0x1222…2aa7backed Canadiens55c327,905$180,348 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$147,557.344654.3%25 W · 21 L+2.8wins+0.06per pick48cpaid+11.2%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0xa5ea…d96abacked Wild45c300,000$135,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$135,00010840.7%44 W · 64 L-1.1wins-0.01per pick42cpaid-3.2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xe60a…6a47backed Wild45c52,984$23,850 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$23,850.391,94849.4%962 W · 986 L+24.9wins+0.01per pick48cpaid+2.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xe8a8…a48ebacked Canadiens56c45,000$25,200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$19,799.989548.4%46 W · 49 L+2.1wins+0.02per pick46cpaid+9.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x7d5c…0182backed Wild45c43,812$19,671 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$19,671.0328353%150 W · 133 L+16.6wins+0.06per pick47cpaid+14.1%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0xebbb…4214backed Wild24c28,477$6,915 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$6,914.8712835.9%46 W · 82 L-7.9wins-0.06per pick42cpaid-26%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x1461…30a1backed Canadiens56c26,248$14,630 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$11,618.546139.3%24 W · 37 L-5.4wins-0.09per pick48cpaid-26.1%equal weight43-0.06 edge/pick
0x68dd…f0b2backed Canadiens57c20,000$11,400 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$8,599.9925449.2%125 W · 129 L+2.8wins+0.01per pick48cpaid+3.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xead0…f3babacked Canadiens57c17,500$9,975 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$7,524.9332946.8%154 W · 175 L-2.5wins-0.01per pick48cpaid-1.2%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x6a72…33eebacked Canadiens73c17,387$12,745 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,641.51,34554.8%737 W · 608 L+21.0wins+0.02per pick53cpaid-1%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x880a…e678backed Wild44c17,050$7,476 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$7,475.8610%0 W · 1 L-0.4wins-0.44per pick44cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0x3e04…564dbacked Canadiens54c13,103$7,107 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$5,995.971,89152.4%991 W · 900 L+36.3wins+0.02per pick50cpaid+3.6%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xedf0…1e2abacked Wild46c12,000$5,520 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$5,52014940.9%61 W · 88 L-1.4wins-0.01per pick42cpaid-4.9%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0xdc87…7ab6backed Canadiens54c11,390$6,151 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$5,239.5456152%292 W · 269 L+7.1wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+2.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5836…4d03backed Wild45c11,111$5,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$5,0008247.6%39 W · 43 L+4.6wins+0.06per pick42cpaid+11.8%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0x97e1…017bbacked Canadiens55c11,111$6,111 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,999.9513363.2%84 W · 49 L+9.5wins+0.07per pick56cpaid+16.3%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0x64e9…eb4cbacked Canadiens55c10,996$6,055 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,940.6410848.1%52 W · 56 L-5.4wins-0.05per pick53cpaid-7.6%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0xbb58…86a4backed Canadiens55c10,546$5,800 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,745.8631753.9%171 W · 146 L-14.3wins-0.05per pick58cpaid-8.2%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0xbff8…7073backed Wild0c10,252$10 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$10.252450%12 W · 12 L+0.2wins+0.01per pick49cpaid-9.7%equal weight510.00 edge/pick
0xbd09…a188backed Wild40c10,000$4,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$3,999.9861748.5%299 W · 318 L+0.4wins0.00per pick48cpaid0%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x42b5…b5b6backed Canadiens58c9,718$5,601 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$4,117.141,37749.1%676 W · 701 L+39.2wins+0.03per pick46cpaid+5.5%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x19ed…6dc8backed Canadiens74c8,092$5,996 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,095.9514753.7%79 W · 68 L-1.0wins-0.01per pick54cpaid-4.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x2652…2a1dbacked Canadiens56c7,341$4,116 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$3,225.861,67954.4%914 W · 765 L+36.6wins+0.02per pick52cpaid+2.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x1a80…141fbacked Wild28c7,100$2,019 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,018.991631.3%5 W · 11 L-1.3wins-0.08per pick39cpaid-39%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x9c4d…168cbacked Wild44c6,500$2,860 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,860.051,08745.1%490 W · 597 L+6.8wins+0.01per pick44cpaid+2.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x3c7e…a65fbacked Wild45c6,179$2,760 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,760.1660337.5%226 W · 377 L-3.4wins-0.01per pick38cpaid-8.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x13ff…16a3backed Canadiens53c6,129$3,250 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,879.51100%1 W · 0 L+0.5wins+0.47per pick53cpaid+88.6%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x1fe3…e0fdbacked Canadiens58c6,030$3,497 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,532.4619051.1%97 W · 93 L+2.1wins+0.01per pick50cpaid+0.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x17e0…80aebacked Wild36c5,505$1,979 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,979.1632744%144 W · 183 L+3.1wins+0.01per pick43cpaid-11.5%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xd3fa…a26cbacked Canadiens56c5,500$3,080 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,42015145%68 W · 83 L-7.3wins-0.05per pick50cpaid-9.4%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0x7298…fe8dbacked Canadiens57c5,398$3,077 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,321.1133243.7%145 W · 187 L-16.1wins-0.05per pick49cpaid-9.6%equal weight45-0.05 edge/pick
0xd4da…3175backed Wild44c5,340$2,346 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,345.5228251.8%146 W · 136 L+8.9wins+0.03per pick49cpaid+4.5%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x9311…9efabacked Wild43c5,198$2,235 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,234.9510%0 W · 1 L-0.4wins-0.43per pick43cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xd35f…3abfbacked Canadiens56c5,196$2,910 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,286.2333.3%1 W · 2 L+0.4wins+0.15per pick19cpaid-40.5%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x7ac4…3081backed Canadiens55c5,000$2,750 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,2503560%21 W · 14 L+3.7wins+0.10per pick50cpaid+19.3%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
0x9d2a…9ee3backed Wild43c5,000$2,150 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,1504045%18 W · 22 L-2.2wins-0.05per pick50cpaid-12.9%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0xb4b7…3c8bbacked Canadiens56c5,000$2,800 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,199.997347.9%35 W · 38 L-0.3wins0.00per pick48cpaid-2.8%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x91fd…1cdebacked Canadiens56c5,000$2,800 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,199.9513948.2%67 W · 72 L+1.3wins+0.01per pick47cpaid+1.7%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xf4f4…7df0backed Canadiens56c4,800$2,688 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$2,1121100%1 W · 0 L+0.4wins+0.44per pick56cpaid+78.6%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0x0fc0…1c1cbacked Wild43c4,798$2,063 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$2,062.9710%0 W · 1 L-0.4wins-0.43per pick43cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xa558…1b44backed Wild43c4,240$1,823 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,823.24240.5%17 W · 25 L-2.8wins-0.07per pick47cpaid-14.1%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0xe948…ff23backed Canadiens56c4,010$2,246 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,764.329651.7%153 W · 143 L+3.4wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+3.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5bc4…f44fbacked Canadiens55c4,000$2,200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,80068449.9%341 W · 343 L-3.2wins0.00per pick50cpaid-0.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x8f03…64d6backed Canadiens56c3,929$2,200 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,728.9110050%50 W · 50 L+3.2wins+0.03per pick47cpaid+4.8%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xfb68…a240backed Wild41c3,516$1,454 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,454.2250049.6%248 W · 252 L+16.4wins+0.03per pick46cpaid+7%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xe401…7b88backed Wild41c3,490$1,414 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,414.463,70450.5%1,871 W · 1,833 L+105.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid-4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xbcb8…3058backed Canadiens74c3,392$2,520 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$872.341782.4%14 W · 3 L+2.2wins+0.13per pick70cpaid+16.7%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x56c2…17bfbacked Canadiens55c3,333$1,833 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,499.8525447.2%120 W · 134 L-1.2wins0.00per pick48cpaid-4.1%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x2005…75eabacked Wild13c3,145$397 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$396.632,11242.9%907 W · 1,205 L-10.1wins0.00per pick43cpaid-9.5%equal weight490.00 edge/pick
0xec13…862bbacked Wild43c3,000$1,290 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,29022546.2%104 W · 121 L-3.3wins-0.01per pick48cpaid-1.9%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x10d4…d953backed Wild45c2,800$1,271 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,27144551.2%228 W · 217 L+16.4wins+0.04per pick48cpaid+9.5%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0xe6a3…2f0dbacked Wild45c2,700$1,215 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,2152231.8%7 W · 15 L-3.9wins-0.18per pick49cpaid-38.2%equal weight41-0.08 edge/pick
0xd9e0…05f2backed Wild29c2,636$768 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$767.951,35452.6%712 W · 642 L+46.2wins+0.03per pick49cpaid-8%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x01b4…372ebacked Wild4c2,500$100 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1002174.1%9 W · 208 L+2.2wins+0.01per pick3cpaid+36.3%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x6ac5…4b6ebacked Canadiens54c2,359$1,270 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$1,089.231,19050.7%603 W · 587 L+13.3wins+0.01per pick50cpaid+2.7%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x204f…5e14backed Wild35c2,313$800 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$800.011,30152.6%684 W · 617 L+23.7wins+0.02per pick51cpaid-6.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xed2c…9597backed Wild30c2,300$690 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$690.0633345.6%152 W · 181 L+0.7wins0.00per pick45cpaid-2.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0xd1e0…8913backed Wild44c2,295$1,010 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,0102343.5%10 W · 13 L-2.4wins-0.11per pick54cpaid-15.5%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0x6d3c…d294backed Wild44c2,289$1,010 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,010.161,55551.4%800 W · 755 L+12.2wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+1.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xb8c8…d8a4backed Wild44c2,273$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,00014940.9%61 W · 88 L-4.3wins-0.03per pick44cpaid-5%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
0xead1…c76abacked Wild43c2,234$963 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$962.751,43450.8%728 W · 706 L-10.7wins-0.01per pick52cpaid-1.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
0x46f4…5bc0backed Wild45c2,223$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,000.357138%27 W · 44 L-2.6wins-0.04per pick42cpaid-10.8%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x936f…d171backed Wild45c2,222$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$999.898134.6%28 W · 53 L-8.7wins-0.11per pick45cpaid-23.2%equal weight41-0.08 edge/pick
0x3613…79e1backed Canadiens57c2,200$1,261 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$93970249%344 W · 358 L+14.2wins+0.02per pick47cpaid-1.7%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
0xf819…d410backed Wild45c2,198$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,00020951.7%108 W · 101 L+7.6wins+0.04per pick48cpaid+7.1%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x986c…3180backed Canadiens54c2,185$1,189 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$995.745955.1%253 W · 206 L+1.0wins0.00per pick55cpaid-0.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x161a…4103backed Canadiens70c2,185$1,521 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$663.421,20260.1%722 W · 480 L+51.9wins+0.04per pick56cpaid+15%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
0xd48a…6e90backed Wild46c2,174$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,00085250.2%428 W · 424 L-26.2wins-0.03per pick53cpaid-6.9%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0xd6f4…0566backed Wild42c2,053$854 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$853.7495049.1%466 W · 484 L+12.6wins+0.01per pick48cpaid-10.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xd529…f0d4backed Wild45c2,045$920 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$919.954346.5%20 W · 23 L+0.8wins+0.02per pick45cpaid+3.2%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x783c…6900backed Canadiens55c2,000$1,100 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$90010056%56 W · 44 L+4.9wins+0.05per pick51cpaid+9.4%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0xae17…b10dbacked Wild50c1,999$1,000 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$1,0001353.8%7 W · 6 L-0.1wins0.00per pick54cpaid-0.7%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x08a4…5c3fbacked Wild43c1,918$825 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$824.9130551.5%157 W · 148 L+10.1wins+0.03per pick48cpaid+4.3%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x5976…b3d4backed Canadiens77c1,900$1,463 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$43713147.3%62 W · 69 L-4.5wins-0.03per pick51cpaid-5.4%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
0x29ae…4d2cbacked Canadiens52c1,878$980 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$898.497354.8%40 W · 33 L+7.0wins+0.10per pick45cpaid+12.5%equal weight58+0.07 edge/pick
0x344b…f7fcbacked Wild27c1,821$492 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$491.9827739.4%109 W · 168 L-13.5wins-0.05per pick44cpaid-21.2%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
0xf641…7b6fbacked Canadiens75c1,805$1,345 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$460.2152172.6%378 W · 143 L+36.7wins+0.07per pick66cpaid+9.9%equal weight57+0.07 edge/pick
0xd6a3…9489backed Canadiens73c1,745$1,273 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$472.5662951.2%322 W · 307 L+18.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid+1%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0xc7e5…2d3abacked Wild46c1,630$750 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$75043743%188 W · 249 L+16.7wins+0.04per pick39cpaid+9.2%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
0x293f…3e52backed Wild46c1,630$750 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$7505736.8%21 W · 36 L-3.0wins-0.05per pick42cpaid-15.6%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
0x1b8b…15babacked Wild42c1,625$683 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$682.565549.1%27 W · 28 L-1.6wins-0.03per pick52cpaid-5.6%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
0xd269…8055backed Wild46c1,522$700 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$70028152%146 W · 135 L+2.7wins+0.01per pick51cpaid+3.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0xf74a…a91cbacked Wild49c1,501$734 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$733.5910251%52 W · 50 L+3.5wins+0.03per pick48cpaid+5.6%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
0x96bc…7fb4backed Wild45c1,500$675 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$67524845.2%112 W · 136 L+9.5wins+0.04per pick41cpaid+9.7%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0x7e33…1482backed Canadiens50c1,500$750 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$7502850%14 W · 14 L+2.8wins+0.10per pick40cpaid+37.9%equal weight56+0.05 edge/pick
0x73c7…a44fbacked Wild42c1,500$630 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$6301127.3%3 W · 8 L-1.9wins-0.17per pick45cpaid-52.2%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xf2c2…4de7backed Canadiens55c1,500$825 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$67538046.6%177 W · 203 L+3.2wins+0.01per pick46cpaid+6.7%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x5402…9ddcbacked Canadiens58c1,500$870 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$6301338.5%5 W · 8 L-2.0wins-0.15per pick54cpaid-34%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xb0eb…059dbacked Canadiens58c1,499$869 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$629.581154.5%6 W · 5 L+0.5wins+0.04per pick50cpaid-2.2%equal weight52+0.01 edge/pick
0x7af6…a1cdbacked Wild42c1,499$630 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$629.581526.7%4 W · 11 L-3.0wins-0.20per pick46cpaid-48.7%equal weight42-0.07 edge/pick
0x91fe…7854backed Canadiens58c1,499$869 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$629.581060%6 W · 4 L-0.2wins-0.02per pick62cpaid-2.5%equal weight490.00 edge/pick
0x49f4…84dfbacked Wild42c1,499$630 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$629.581127.3%3 W · 8 L-2.1wins-0.19per pick46cpaid-52.2%equal weight44-0.06 edge/pick
0x47d4…2cabbacked Canadiens58c1,497$868 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$628.741258.3%7 W · 5 L+1.3wins+0.11per pick48cpaid+10.4%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
0xdab9…c911backed Wild42c1,497$629 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$628.741435.7%5 W · 9 L-2.0wins-0.14per pick50cpaid-32.1%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xa5d5…4c13backed Canadiens58c1,496$868 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$628.321353.8%7 W · 6 L-0.1wins-0.01per pick55cpaid-2.9%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
0x28eb…3b2cbacked Wild42c1,496$628 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$628.321127.3%3 W · 8 L-2.1wins-0.19per pick47cpaid-45.3%equal weight43-0.06 edge/pick
0x3210…7cedbacked Wild42c1,494$627 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$627.481136.4%4 W · 7 L-1.2wins-0.10per pick47cpaid-33.8%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
0x87dd…4fc9backed Wild42c1,494$627 inLost — open this pick on its own page-$627.481050%5 W · 5 L+0.4wins+0.04per pick46cpaid-0.4%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
0x2301…59aabacked Canadiens58c1,494$867 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$627.481338.5%5 W · 8 L-1.9wins-0.15per pick53cpaid-32.2%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
0xd0d5…688ebacked Canadiens58c1,494$867 inWon — open this pick on its own page+$627.481241.7%5 W · 7 L-1.8wins-0.15per pick57cpaid-26.6%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 NHL and say nothing about this market.

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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.

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.