TailMyPicks

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Wallet 0x1ba4…9e2d

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Summary

Qualified picks
83
Categories scored
10
Categories below 50
3

Best Category: Fifa International, grading 60 out of 100 (+0.09 per pick).

Best Category Fifa International at 60 out of 100; worst Champions League at 48.

What is a Tail Score?

A mark out of 100, per Category. 50 means no edge at all — this wallet did about what the prices it paid implied it would. Above 50 it beat those prices; below 50 it did worse than them.

The scale does not move. 100 is a wallet beating the prices it paid by 0.45 per pick and 0 is losing to them by the same, on every wallet, on every page, in every month. So a grade you screenshot today still means what it meant when you took it, and two wallets can be put side by side.

Nobody reaches either end. Across every wallet TailMyPicks has scored, the marks run from roughly 5 to 87 — which is what a fixed ruler costs, and what buys the sentence above.

It is not a win rate. A wallet can win four Picks in five and still grade below 50, if the market was already pricing those outcomes at 90c — it paid for the wins rather than finding them. The vs expected and Avg entry columns below are what separate the two.

The mark is deliberately pulled toward 50 when there is little evidence. Three lucky Picks do not produce a high grade; several hundred consistent ones do. So a modest grade on thousands of Picks means something a high grade on twelve does not.

Because it is shrunk this way, a Category grade is a conservative reading. The headline figure for a wallet is its best Category, so it always understates how badly the wallet does in its worst one — which is why the table below is per Category and not one blended number.

Record by Category

Ordered by how much this wallet actually traded in each Category, not by score — so the Categories it plays most appear first whether they went well or badly. Open any row to see the picks its numbers were computed from — all of them.

CategoryQualified picksWin ratevs expectedRealizable edgeAvg entryROI per pickTail Score
Fifa International Inactivelast resolved Jul 7, 2026, EDT2437.5%9 W · 15 L+4.5wins+0.19per pick19cpaid+113.8%equal weight60+0.09 edge/pick
Fifa International — the 24 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Fifa International, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will Argentina win on 2026-07-07?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
Will Egypt win on 2026-07-07?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$540Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$540
Will Spain win on 2026-07-06?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)18c$720Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 6, 2026, EDT-100%-$720
Will Portugal vs. Spain end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)22c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 6, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
Will Argentina vs. Cabo Verde end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT+525%+$630
Will Argentina win on 2026-07-03?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)30c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT+233.3%+$280
Will Australia vs. Egypt end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$27Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT+275%+$73.33
Will Portugal vs. Croatia end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)19c$77Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 2, 2026, EDT-100%-$77.03
Will Senegal win on 2026-07-01?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$113Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 1, 2026, EDT+566.7%+$637.5
Will Netherlands win on 2026-06-29?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$150Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 30, 2026, EDT-100%-$150
Will Brazil vs. Japan end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)10c$107Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 29, 2026, EDT-100%-$107.2
Will Algeria vs. Austria end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$19Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 28, 2026, EDT+566.7%+$106.67
Will Algeria win on 2026-06-27?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$113Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 28, 2026, EDT+566.7%+$637.5
Will Colombia win on 2026-06-27?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$128Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 27, 2026, EDT+488.2%+$622.5
Will Croatia vs. Ghana end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$149Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$149
Will Türkiye win on 2026-06-25?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$20.04
Will Netherlands win on 2026-06-25?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)14c$206Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 25, 2026, EDT+608.7%+$1,254
Will Ghana win on 2026-06-17?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$204Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 17, 2026, EDT-100%-$204
Will Ghana vs. Panama end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$273Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 17, 2026, EDT-100%-$273.32
Will Austria vs. Jordan end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$112Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 17, 2026, EDT-100%-$112.41
Will Côte d'Ivoire vs. Ecuador end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)11c$42Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$41.99
Will Netherlands win on 2026-06-14?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 14, 2026, EDT+400%+$480
Will Qatar vs. Switzerland end in a draw?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 13, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Will Switzerland win on 2026-06-13?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$90Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 13, 2026, EDT-100%-$90
All 24 picks, newest first.
Tennis Inactivelast resolved Jul 7, 2026, EDT1926.3%5 W · 14 L+3.0wins+0.16per pick11cpaid+161%equal weight58+0.07 edge/pick
Tennis — the 19 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Tennis, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Bogota: Tristan McCormick vs Pedro Sakamotobacked Pedro Sakamoto · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)14c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
Liege: Buvaysar Gadamauri vs Luca Staehelibacked Buvaysar Gadamauri · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
ITF Wuning: Noritaka Koizumi vs Yuta Kawahashibacked Yuta Kawahashi · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)2c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
Contrexeville: Julia Grabher vs Rebeka Masarovabacked Julia Grabher · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 6, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
Wimbledon WTA: Completed Match: Nikola Bartunkova vs Barbora Krejcikovabacked No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$240Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$240
Troyes: Eliakim Coulibaly vs Calvin Hemerybacked Eliakim Coulibaly · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)2c$23Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$22.73
Milan: Francisco Comesana vs Daniel Rinconbacked Francisco Comesana · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)2c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
ITF Porto: Eliakim Coulibaly vs Francisco Rochabacked Eliakim Coulibaly · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)10c$283Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$283.2
Lexus Eastbourne Open: Tatjana Maria vs Jelena Ostapenkobacked Jelena Ostapenko · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)6c$80Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$80.4
ITF Maanshan: Xi Luo vs Jiayu Xubacked Xi Luo · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$278Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$278
Set Handicap: Zverev (-1.5) vs Collignon (+1.5)backed Zverev · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)4c$152Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 19, 2026, EDT+2,354.1%+$3,587.6
ITF Maanshan: Alberto Lim vs Mitsuki Wei Kang Leongbacked Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$96Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 19, 2026, EDT+525%+$504
Nottingham 2: Christopher O'Connell vs Benjamin Bonzibacked Christopher O'Connell · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 18, 2026, EDT+400%+$480
Dublin: Grigor Dimitrov vs Kyrian Jacquetbacked Grigor Dimitrov · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$288Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 18, 2026, EDT-100%-$288
Parma: Daniel Rincon vs Stefano Napolitanobacked Daniel Rincon · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$96Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 17, 2026, EDT+525%+$504
ITF Gyula: Sam Ryan Ziegann vs Stefan Seifertbacked Stefan Seifert · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)3c$273Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2026, EDT-100%-$273.13
HSBC Championships: Ignacio Buse vs Marcos Gironbacked Marcos Giron · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$418Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2026, EDT-100%-$417.6
Nottingham 2: Oliver Tarvet vs Roman Safiullinbacked Oliver Tarvet · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$90Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 15, 2026, EDT-100%-$90
Nottingham Open, Qualification: Viktorija Golubic vs Veronika Erjavecbacked Viktorija Golubic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$193Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 13, 2026, EDT+655.7%+$1,266.8
All 19 picks, newest first.
MLB Inactivelast resolved Jul 6, 2026, EDT1315.4%2 W · 11 L+0.1wins+0.01per pick15cpaid-3.5%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
MLB — the 13 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in MLB, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
New York Mets vs. Atlanta Bravesbacked Atlanta Braves · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$360Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 6, 2026, EDT-100%-$360
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankeesbacked New York Yankees · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$128Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$127.5
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Soxbacked New York Yankees · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$150Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 28, 2026, EDT-100%-$150
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padresbacked Los Angeles Dodgers · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$128Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 28, 2026, EDT+488.2%+$622.5
Athletics vs. San Francisco Giantsbacked San Francisco Giants · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$102Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$102
Athletics vs. San Francisco Giantsbacked Athletics · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$216Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$216.4
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationalsbacked Washington Nationals · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Soxbacked Cleveland Guardians · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$90Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2026, EDT+566.7%+$510
Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jaysbacked Toronto Blue Jays · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$135Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$135
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockiesbacked Pittsburgh Pirates · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$238Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 20, 2026, EDT-100%-$238.4
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubsbacked Chicago Cubs · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)11c$95Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 20, 2026, EDT-100%-$94.6
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Athleticsbacked Athletics · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 17, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgersbacked Tampa Bay Rays · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)9c$196Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2026, EDT-100%-$196.12
All 13 picks, newest first.
CS2 Inactivelast resolved Jul 5, 2026, EDT128.3%1 W · 11 L-0.6wins-0.05per pick13cpaid-58.3%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
CS2 — the 12 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in CS2, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Counter-Strike: TrafficPills Esports vs TheBoys (BO3) - CCT Europe Contenders #6 Playoffsbacked TrafficPills Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)10c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Counter-Strike: EYEBALLERS vs FaZe - Map 1 Winnerbacked FaZe · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)7c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Counter-Strike: B8 vs BIG - Map 2 Winnerbacked B8 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$240Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$240
Games Total: O/U 2.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)7c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Counter-Strike: Misa Esports vs Fire Flux Esports (BO3) - TESFED League Playoffsbacked Fire Flux Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$82Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 4, 2026, EDT-100%-$81.51
Counter-Strike: MIBR Academy vs ex-Vexa (BO3) - CCT South America Series 3 Group Stagebacked MIBR Academy · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$151Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 4, 2026, EDT-100%-$151.2
Counter-Strike: Alliance vs 9z - Map 1 Winnerbacked 9z · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)18c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 4, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Counter-Strike: METANOIA WOLVES vs MAGICOS (BO3) - CCT South America Series 3 Group Stagebacked METANOIA WOLVES · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$27Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$27.17
Counter-Strike: ALKA vs BESTIA Academy (BO3) - Gamers Club Liga Série A June Playoffsbacked BESTIA Academy · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$113Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$112.5
Counter-Strike: ex-MANA eSports vs Subtop De France (BO3) - European Pro League Series 8 Closed Qualifier Group Abacked Subtop De France · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 28, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
Counter-Strike: Gentle Mates vs KOLESIE - Map 1 Winnerbacked Gentle Mates · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$221Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 18, 2026, EDT+400%+$883.81
Counter-Strike: illwill vs Virtus.pro - Map 2 Winnerbacked Virtus.pro · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)3c$72Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$72
All 12 picks, newest first.
Dota2 Inactivelast resolved Jul 9, 2026, EDT540%2 W · 3 L+1.3wins+0.27per pick13cpaid+95.8%equal weight55+0.04 edge/pick
Dota2 — the 5 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Dota2, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Lol Inactivelast resolved Jun 18, 2026, EDT366.7%2 W · 1 L+1.6wins+0.55per pick12cpaid+622.2%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
Lol — the 3 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Lol, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Cricket Inactivelast resolved Jun 26, 2026, EDT250%1 W · 1 L+0.9wins+0.43per pick7cpaid+458.4%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
Cricket — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Cricket, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
ICC T20 World Cup, Women: Sri Lanka vs Scotlandbacked Sri Lanka · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)9c$197Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 26, 2026, EDT+1,016.8%+$2,003
T20 Series Ireland vs India: Ireland vs Indiabacked India · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)6c$80Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$80.4
All 2 picks, newest first.
Asian League Inactivelast resolved Jul 5, 2026, EDT250%1 W · 1 L+0.6wins+0.32per pick18cpaid+127.7%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
Asian League — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Asian League, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Champions League Inactivelast resolved Jul 7, 2026, EDT20%0 W · 2 L-0.6wins-0.28per pick28cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
Champions League — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Champions League, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will KF Víkingur vs. ETO FC end in a draw?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$360Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$360
Will FK Borac Banja Luka win on 2026-07-07?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$180Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$180
All 2 picks, newest first.
NHL Inactivelast resolved Jun 19, 2026, EDT10%0 W · 1 L-0.2wins-0.15per pick15cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
NHL — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in NHL, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
AHL: Chicago Wolves vs. Toronto Marliesbacked Toronto Marlies · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$90Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 19, 2026, EDT-100%-$90
All 1 picks, newest first.

vs expected is how many more (or fewer) Picks this wallet won than the prices it paid implied it would. It is the column that tells a real edge apart from a record bought by backing favourites. Realizable edge is what that comes to per Pick for somebody copying the wallet, after the cost of getting in behind it. Avg entry is the average price it paid, so a strong record built on heavy favourites shows as one. ROI per pick counts every Pick equally rather than by size, which is how a record earned across many Picks is told apart from one carried by a few large ones. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in — an American night game settles after midnight UTC, so any other zone would name the day after the one it was played on. Inactive means nothing has resolved in that Category recently. The score is kept and the wallet stays reachable here; it only leaves the default leaderboard.

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.