Stocks · resolved market
Will Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $5.00?
https://tailmypicks.com/m/0xc5f90a7913129e49cb80e771a37eb13a669624870232c5af852a93d65b6f376c
Rebuilt .
What this market resolved to
- Winning outcome
- Noof Yes, No
- Resolved
- US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in
- Scored in
- Stocksevery record on this page is that Category’s
- Volume Polymarket published
- Polymarket published no figure
- Volume TailMyPicks’s own read summed
- $45,335
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 $45,335 — TailMyPicks’s own total, because the venue published none.
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 Stocks 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 Stocks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallet | Entry | Position | Result | P/L held | Qualified picks | Win rate | vs expected | Realizable edge | Avg entry | ROI per pick | Tail Score |
| 0xbca6…73e3backed No | 49c | 5,000$2,450 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$2,550 | 2 | 100%2 W · 0 L | +1.0wins | +0.51per pick | 50cpaid | +102%equal weight | 54+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x2651…3471backed No | 50c | 2,183$1,091 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$1,091.4 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | +0.1wins | +0.05per pick | 45cpaid | 0%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x5136…0c60backed No | 52c | 2,063$1,066 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$997.49 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.48per pick | 52cpaid | +93.6%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x8907…a996backed Yes | 47c | 1,763$834 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$834.1 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | -0.2wins | -0.12per pick | 62cpaid | -34.1%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x1755…5aacbacked Yes | 46c | 1,608$737 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$737.13 | 1,326 | 46.9%622 W · 704 L | +41.8wins | +0.03per pick | 44cpaid | -8.3%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x7132…a53ebacked No | 50c | 1,384$688 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$695.52 | 17 | 35.3%6 W · 11 L | +1.0wins | +0.06per pick | 29cpaid | -3.1%equal weight | 53+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x38d8…ea7cbacked No | 45c | 1,249$557 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$692.17 | 1,783 | 49%874 W · 909 L | +142.6wins | +0.08per pick | 41cpaid | +17.6%equal weight | 59+0.08 edge/pick |
| 0xc8ab…6418backed Yes | 55c | 999.99$547 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$547.5 | 262 | 37%97 W · 165 L | -11.9wins | -0.05per pick | 42cpaid | -34.1%equal weight | 45-0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x950a…fca5backed Yes | 50c | 887.55$443 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$442.9 | 9 | 55.6%5 W · 4 L | +0.4wins | +0.04per pick | 51cpaid | +33.5%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x49f9…32b0backed No | 65c | 738.47$480 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$258.54 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.4wins | +0.35per pick | 65cpaid | +53.9%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xaa05…a764backed Yes | 51c | 689.97$350 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$349.79 | 20 | 45%9 W · 11 L | +1.8wins | +0.09per pick | 36cpaid | +539.9%equal weight | 54+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0xf1f1…2d5fbacked Yes | 50c | 650$325 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$325 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | -0.2wins | -0.11per pick | 61cpaid | -31.5%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xebfd…dd70backed No | 59c | 620$369 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$251.2 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.4wins | +0.41per pick | 59cpaid | +68.1%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x88b0…b118backed No | 48c | 560$269 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$291.2 | 565 | 48.7%275 W · 290 L | +6.0wins | +0.01per pick | 48cpaid | -8.6%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x1985…8cbdbacked No | 51c | 528.72$269 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$259.72 | 14 | 64.3%9 W · 5 L | +3.4wins | +0.24per pick | 40cpaid | +93.3%equal weight | 60+0.09 edge/pick |
| 0x6364…8316backed No | 45c | 514.29$230 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$284.23 | 310 | 36.1%112 W · 198 L | -8.6wins | -0.03per pick | 39cpaid | -23.9%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x388a…dbdcbacked No | 49c | 500$245 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$255 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.51per pick | 49cpaid | +104.1%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x7771…009fbacked Yes | 49c | 500$245 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$245 | 10 | 60%6 W · 4 L | +1.0wins | +0.10per pick | 50cpaid | +8.1%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x8cb4…b997backed No | 49c | 469.3$229 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$240.5 | 990 | 38%376 W · 614 L | +2.1wins | 0.00per pick | 38cpaid | -15.8%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xe634…fae1backed Yes | 51c | 450$227 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$227.4 | 4 | 25%1 W · 3 L | -0.8wins | -0.20per pick | 45cpaid | -46%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x8d88…1e28backed Yes | 47c | 408.69$190 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$190.5 | 48 | 16.7%8 W · 40 L | -2.5wins | -0.05per pick | 22cpaid | -45.6%equal weight | 46-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x933c…a8c6backed No | 51c | 300.16$153 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$147.08 | 131 | 47.3%62 W · 69 L | +6.5wins | +0.05per pick | 42cpaid | +1%equal weight | 55+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0xdf40…38b8backed No | 50c | 246.8$123 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$123.59 | 29 | 75.9%22 W · 7 L | +8.7wins | +0.30per pick | 46cpaid | +58.2%equal weight | 68+0.16 edge/pick |
| 0x2606…61b9backed Yes | 51c | 240$122 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$122.4 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x8cf0…34b8backed Yes | 51c | 214.97$110 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$109.63 | 3 | 33.3%1 W · 2 L | -0.8wins | -0.28per pick | 61cpaid | -53.1%equal weight | 47-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x7f59…3637backed Yes | 40c | 200$80 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$80.4 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | -0.1wins | -0.06per pick | 56cpaid | -31%equal weight | 490.00 edge/pick |
| 0xf809…5f9fbacked Yes | 51c | 200$102 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$102 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xe64d…5e09backed Yes | 11c | 181.82$20 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$20 | 33 | 3%1 W · 32 L | -4.6wins | -0.14per pick | 17cpaid | -85.9%equal weight | 41-0.08 edge/pick |
| 0xcb6b…c5cebacked Yes | 51c | 170$86 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$86 | 7 | 42.9%3 W · 4 L | -0.1wins | -0.02per pick | 45cpaid | -9.1%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xe6cd…e027backed No | 50c | 162.79$81 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$81.4 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | 0.0wins | +0.02per pick | 48cpaid | 0%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xfe35…6789backed Yes | 51c | 150$77 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$76.5 | 4 | 0%0 W · 4 L | -1.6wins | -0.41per pick | 41cpaid | -100%equal weight | 44-0.06 edge/pick |
| 0xefb9…e74fbacked Yes | 50c | 145.79$73 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$73.04 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | +0.1wins | +0.05per pick | 45cpaid | +27.9%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xa28d…17e9backed Yes | 50c | 139.99$70 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$70 | 4 | 75%3 W · 1 L | +1.0wins | +0.26per pick | 49cpaid | +59.4%equal weight | 54+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x8444…1cf9backed Yes | 49c | 115.13$57 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$56.51 | 8 | 37.5%3 W · 5 L | -0.5wins | -0.07per pick | 44cpaid | -21.8%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xd78e…6421backed Yes | 50c | 110.01$55 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$55.01 | 6 | 0%0 W · 6 L | -2.3wins | -0.38per pick | 38cpaid | -100%equal weight | 42-0.07 edge/pick |
| 0x6447…8075backed Yes | 40c | 100$40 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$39.6 | 4 | 25%1 W · 3 L | -1.0wins | -0.24per pick | 49cpaid | -66%equal weight | 46-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0xe9cd…9a4cbacked Yes | 50c | 100$50 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$50 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.50per pick | 50cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x126d…f863backed Yes | 50c | 100$50 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$50 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.50per pick | 50cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x2aa1…70c5backed Yes | 48c | 99.99$48 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$48 | 8 | 25%2 W · 6 L | -1.9wins | -0.24per pick | 49cpaid | -55.8%equal weight | 44-0.06 edge/pick |
| 0xd6ee…37a2backed Yes | 36c | 97.84$36 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$35.7 | 159 | 47.8%76 W · 83 L | -0.8wins | 0.00per pick | 48cpaid | -19.3%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0x2098…c8aebacked Yes | 48c | 84.62$41 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$40.62 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.48per pick | 48cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xc124…1745backed Yes | 60c | 80$48 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$48 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | -0.4wins | -0.19per pick | 69cpaid | -35.9%equal weight | 48-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xd5a7…c4e7backed Yes | 52c | 80$41 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$41.2 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.52per pick | 52cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x74b6…41d8backed Yes | 69c | 72.14$50 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$50 | 5 | 80%4 W · 1 L | +0.4wins | +0.07per pick | 73cpaid | +9.1%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x4ba3…27e2backed No | 39c | 70$27 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$42.9 | 9 | 33.3%3 W · 6 L | -0.4wins | -0.05per pick | 38cpaid | -12.9%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xf8eb…36aebacked Yes | 59c | 60$35 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$35.4 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.6wins | -0.59per pick | 59cpaid | -100%equal weight | 47-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x8933…a8e1backed No | 63c | 57.64$36 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$21.33 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.4wins | +0.37per pick | 63cpaid | +58.7%equal weight | 52+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xa5ae…be02backed Yes | 49c | 55$27 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$26.95 | 8 | 37.5%3 W · 5 L | -0.7wins | -0.09per pick | 46cpaid | -30.7%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x6f0d…f4d9backed No | 36c | 54.96$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$34.96 | 7 | 42.9%3 W · 4 L | -0.5wins | -0.07per pick | 50cpaid | -21.5%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x21ff…0d71backed Yes | 62c | 50.09$31 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$31.06 | 170 | 49.4%84 W · 86 L | +4.6wins | +0.03per pick | 47cpaid | -11.6%equal weight | 53+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xd3b2…2171backed No | 65c | 50$33 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$17.5 | 4 | 50%2 W · 2 L | +0.3wins | +0.06per pick | 44cpaid | -1.4%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x2d8b…00a3backed Yes | 51c | 50$25 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$25.25 | 4 | 50%2 W · 2 L | +0.1wins | +0.02per pick | 48cpaid | +10.3%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xb0b5…cd01backed No | 78c | 50$39 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$11 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.2wins | +0.22per pick | 78cpaid | +28.2%equal weight | 51+0.01 edge/pick |
| 0x41a5…953fbacked No | 50c | 48.26$24 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$24.18 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.50per pick | 50cpaid | +100.4%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x185f…3649backed Yes | 41c | 46.84$19 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$19.2 | 82 | 39%32 W · 50 L | -0.5wins | -0.01per pick | 40cpaid | +8.5%equal weight | 490.00 edge/pick |
| 0xf556…d2c2backed No | 62c | 45.84$28 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$17.51 | 6 | 83.3%5 W · 1 L | +0.8wins | +0.14per pick | 69cpaid | +15.2%equal weight | 53+0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x4b8a…f4a4backed Yes | 52c | 44.31$23 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$23.04 | 438 | 38.8%170 W · 268 L | -4.5wins | -0.01per pick | 40cpaid | -12.6%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xd6b5…80eebacked No | 57c | 40.99$23 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$17.65 | 4 | 75%3 W · 1 L | +0.5wins | +0.13per pick | 62cpaid | +14.2%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x94d8…37e6backed No | 49c | 40.03$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$20.41 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | +0.5wins | +0.24per pick | 26cpaid | +2%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x508d…9c58backed Yes | 48c | 40$19 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$19.2 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.48per pick | 48cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xafb1…0329backed No | 40c | 40$16 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$24 | 25 | 36%9 W · 16 L | -4.8wins | -0.19per pick | 55cpaid | -40.4%equal weight | 39-0.10 edge/pick |
| 0xbdf4…59b4backed Yes | 59c | 40$24 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$23.6 | 13 | 23.1%3 W · 10 L | -2.7wins | -0.20per pick | 43cpaid | -60.7%equal weight | 42-0.07 edge/pick |
| 0xd7b3…d873backed No | 50c | 40$20 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$20 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.50per pick | 50cpaid | +100%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xf0b0…8cabbacked No | 42c | 39.79$17 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$23.16 | 274 | 29.2%80 W · 194 L | -16.6wins | -0.06per pick | 35cpaid | -42.5%equal weight | 44-0.06 edge/pick |
| 0x0f76…6764backed Yes | 36c | 39.01$14 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$13.85 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.4wins | -0.36per pick | 36cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xdbce…fcccbacked No | 41c | 38.52$16 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$22.73 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.6wins | +0.59per pick | 41cpaid | +143.9%equal weight | 53+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xb376…3ecebacked Yes | 48c | 37.36$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$17.9 | 5 | 0%0 W · 5 L | -1.6wins | -0.32per pick | 32cpaid | -100%equal weight | 44-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0x8798…62b8backed Yes | 49c | 35$17 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$17.15 | 3 | 0%0 W · 3 L | -1.3wins | -0.43per pick | 43cpaid | -100%equal weight | 45-0.05 edge/pick |
| 0x6801…7184backed Yes | 51c | 34.42$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$17.52 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x7444…3c05backed Yes | 51c | 31.61$16 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$16.09 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x1408…b4f8backed No | 51c | 30.59$16 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$14.92 | 78 | 44.9%35 W · 43 L | -0.3wins | 0.00per pick | 45cpaid | -17%equal weight | 500.00 edge/pick |
| 0xfe41…9f23backed Yes | 59c | 30$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$17.7 | 6 | 66.7%4 W · 2 L | +0.1wins | +0.02per pick | 64cpaid | -5.5%equal weight | 510.00 edge/pick |
| 0x22f1…6415backed No | 39c | 30$12 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$18.45 | 2 | 100%2 W · 0 L | +1.2wins | +0.59per pick | 41cpaid | +142.3%equal weight | 55+0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x50fa…11babacked Yes | 61c | 29.94$18 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$18.36 | 2 | 0%0 W · 2 L | -0.9wins | -0.47per pick | 47cpaid | -100%equal weight | 46-0.03 edge/pick |
| 0x2879…e34fbacked Yes | 53c | 27.72$15 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$14.71 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.53per pick | 53cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x9cfd…dfe7backed No | 62c | 23$14 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$8.75 | 14 | 50%7 W · 7 L | -1.7wins | -0.12per pick | 62cpaid | -23.9%equal weight | 45-0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x26e3…0b75backed Yes | 51c | 20$10 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10.2 | 2 | 50%1 W · 1 L | -0.2wins | -0.09per pick | 59cpaid | -25.4%equal weight | 49-0.01 edge/pick |
| 0xf212…a810backed Yes | 50c | 20$10 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10 | 5 | 20%1 W · 4 L | -1.2wins | -0.24per pick | 44cpaid | -62.6%equal weight | 46-0.04 edge/pick |
| 0x92d8…8dc5backed No | 50c | 20$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$10 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.50per pick | 50cpaid | +100%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x9094…7228backed Yes | 51c | 20$10 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10.2 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.5wins | -0.51per pick | 51cpaid | -100%equal weight | 48-0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x34cb…7588backed Yes | 50c | 20$10 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$10 | 5 | 60%3 W · 2 L | +0.6wins | +0.12per pick | 48cpaid | +27.5%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0xb2d5…d87abacked No | 50c | 20$10 in | Won — open this pick on its own page | +$10 | 1 | 100%1 W · 0 L | +0.5wins | +0.50per pick | 50cpaid | +100%equal weight | 52+0.02 edge/pick |
| 0x7740…a03cbacked Yes | 61c | 20$12 in | Lost — open this pick on its own page | -$12.2 | 1 | 0%0 W · 1 L | -0.6wins | -0.61per pick | 61cpaid | -100%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 Stocks and say nothing about this market.
The rest of this event
Polymarket sells these questions together. 5 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 Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $5.00?this page
- Will Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $2.50?Yes won
- Will Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $4.00?Yes won
- Will Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $5.50?No won
- Will Opendoor (OPEN) finish week of March 9 above $6.00?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.