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Wallet 0x5233…eb29

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Summary

Qualified picks
80
Categories scored
5
Categories below 50
1

Best Category: Valorant, grading 58 out of 100 (+0.07 per pick).

Best Category Valorant at 58 out of 100; worst CS2 at 49.

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
CS2 Inactivelast resolved Jul 29, 2026, EDT2556%14 W · 11 L-0.6wins-0.02per pick58cpaid+1.9%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
CS2 — the 25 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: ARCRED vs WW Team (BO3) - CIS LAN Championship Playoffsbacked WW Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)46c$260Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+115.3%+$299.86
Counter-Strike: ARCRED vs WW Team - Map 2 Winnerbacked ARCRED · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$130Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+53.8%+$70
Counter-Strike: ARCRED vs WW Team - Map 1 Winnerbacked WW Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$45Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+206%+$92.07
Counter-Strike: Just Players vs Inner Circle Academy - Map 2 Winnerbacked Just Players · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$73Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT+35.1%+$25.8
Counter-Strike: 100 Thieves vs Spirit - Map 2 Winnerbacked Spirit · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$550Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$550
Counter-Strike: 100 Thieves vs Spirit - Map 1 Winnerbacked Spirit · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$240Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+91%+$217.94
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs HOTU (BO3) - StarLadder StarSeries European Qualifier Play-Inbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)68c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+47.1%+$94.12
Counter-Strike: Wildcard vs TheMongolz - Map 1 Winnerbacked TheMongolz · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)56c$196Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+79.2%+$155.42
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs HOTU - Map 2 Winnerbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)71c$100Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$100
Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs FUT Esports - Map 2 Winnerbacked FUT Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$300Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$300
Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs FUT Esports - Map 1 Winnerbacked 3DMAX · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)61c$177Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+63.9%+$113.39
Counter-Strike: NIP vs paiN - Map 2 Winnerbacked NIP · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)53c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
Counter-Strike: NIP vs paiN - Map 1 Winnerbacked paiN · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)72c$300Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+39.2%+$117.66
Counter-Strike: NIP vs Heroic (BO3) - StarLadder StarSeries European Qualifier Play-Inbacked NIP · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)48c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+108%+$215.97
Counter-Strike: HOTU vs Astralis - Map 2 Winnerbacked HOTU · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+67%+$134.01
Counter-Strike: HOTU vs Astralis - Map 1 Winnerbacked Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$122Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+55%+$67.2
Counter-Strike: Liquid vs G2 - Map 2 Winnerbacked G2 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)61c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
Counter-Strike: Liquid vs G2 - Map 1 Winnerbacked G2 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)30c$68Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$68
Counter-Strike: DENDELE CS vs FaZe (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked FaZe · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$138Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+49.3%+$67.97
Counter-Strike: DENDELE CS vs FaZe - Map 2 Winnerbacked FaZe · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)75c$100Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$100
Counter-Strike: Sharks vs FURIA (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked FURIA · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$89Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$89.26
Counter-Strike: Liquid vs Vitality (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)64c$146Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$146.14
Counter-Strike: Astralis vs Heroic - Map 1 Winnerbacked Heroic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)42c$89Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+138.1%+$122.35
Counter-Strike: Heroic vs TheMongolz (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked Heroic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)54c$100Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$100
Counter-Strike: Heroic vs TheMongolz - Map 2 Winnerbacked Heroic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$100Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$100
All 25 picks, newest first.
Valorant Inactivelast resolved Jul 29, 2026, EDT2378.3%18 W · 5 L+3.5wins+0.15per pick63cpaid+23.9%equal weight58+0.07 edge/pick
Valorant — the 23 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Valorant, 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
Valorant: Gentle Mates vs Team Vitality (BO3) - VCT EMEA Group Alphabacked Team Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$495Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+145.8%+$722.55
Valorant: Gentle Mates vs Team Vitality - Map 1 Winnerbacked Team Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$300Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT-100%-$300
Valorant: GIANTX vs Team Liquid - Map 2 Winnerbacked Team Liquid · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$300Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+42.9%+$128.57
Valorant: Team Heretics vs Karmine Corp - Map 1 Winnerbacked Karmine Corp · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)54c$239Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+85.8%+$205.1
Valorant: BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere (BO3) - VCT EMEA Group Alphabacked BBL Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$220Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+69.8%+$153.58
Valorant: BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere - Map 2 Winnerbacked BBL Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$150Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+75.7%+$113.58
Valorant: BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere - Map 1 Winnerbacked BBL Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)71c$146Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$146.44
Valorant: Gen.G Esports vs Rex Regum Qeon (BO3) - VCT Pacific Group Alphabacked Gen.G Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+58.7%+$117.46
Valorant: Gen.G Esports vs Rex Regum Qeon - Map 2 Winnerbacked Gen.G Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)62c$238Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+61.8%+$146.98
Valorant: Gen.G Esports vs Rex Regum Qeon - Map 1 Winnerbacked Gen.G Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$140Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$140
Valorant: Paper Rex vs DRX - Map 2 Winnerbacked Paper Rex · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)66c$102Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+52.5%+$53.79
Valorant: Paper Rex vs DRX - Map 1 Winnerbacked Paper Rex · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$140Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+42.9%+$60
Valorant: Pcific Esports vs Team Vitality - Map 2 Winnerbacked Team Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$153Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+25%+$38.17
Valorant: Pcific Esports vs Team Vitality - Map 1 Winnerbacked Team Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$135Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+25%+$33.84
Valorant: TYLOO vs XLG Gaming - Map 1 Winnerbacked XLG Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$83Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+50.2%+$41.64
Valorant: Team Secret vs T1 - Map 2 Winnerbacked T1 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)76c$76Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+31.6%+$24
Valorant: Nongshim RedForce vs Global Esports (BO3) - VCT Pacific Group Alphabacked Global Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$140Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT-100%-$140
Valorant: JD Gaming vs Dragon Ranger Gaming - Map 1 Winnerbacked Dragon Ranger Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)56c$96Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+77.5%+$74.44
Valorant: FURIA Esports vs NRG - Map 2 Winnerbacked NRG · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$174Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+58.7%+$102.07
Valorant: FURIA Esports vs NRG - Map 1 Winnerbacked NRG · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)73c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+37%+$44.45
Valorant: FUT Esports vs BBL Esports - Map 1 Winnerbacked BBL Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$35Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+70.2%+$24.29
Valorant: EDward Gaming vs All Gamers - Map 2 Winnerbacked EDward Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)72c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+39.6%+$7.9
Valorant: EDward Gaming vs All Gamers - Map 1 Winnerbacked All Gamers · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$50Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$50
All 23 picks, newest first.
Lol Inactivelast resolved Jul 29, 2026, EDT1978.9%15 W · 4 L+2.7wins+0.14per pick65cpaid+24.3%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
Lol — the 19 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.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
LoL: T1 vs KT Rolster - Game 1 Winnerbacked T1 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)73c$132Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT-100%-$132
LoL: DN SOOPers vs HANJIN BRION - Game 1 Winnerbacked HANJIN BRION · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+66.7%+$66.67
LoL: T1 Academy vs Nongshim Esports Academy (BO3) - LCK Challengers League Rounds 3-4 Challenge Groupbacked T1 Academy · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT+29.9%+$29.87
LoL: Shopify Rebellion vs Disguised - Game 1 Winnerbacked Shopify Rebellion · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$150Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+75.4%+$113.16
LoL: Team Liquid vs Cloud9 - Game 2 Winnerbacked Cloud9 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)62c$90Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$89.97
LoL: Team Liquid vs Cloud9 - Game 1 Winnerbacked Team Liquid · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+69.7%+$139.32
LoL: G2 Esports vs Karmine Corp (BO3) - LEC Regular Seasonbacked G2 Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)55c$211Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$211
LoL: Movistar KOI vs Team Vitality (BO3) - LEC Regular Seasonbacked Team Vitality · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$138Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+50%+$69.06
LoL: LNG Esports vs Ninjas in Pyjamas - Game 2 Winnerbacked Ninjas in Pyjamas · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+69.5%+$69.49
LoL: LOUD vs paiN Gaming (BO3) - CBLOL Regular Seasonbacked LOUD · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+69.5%+$138.98
LoL: FlyQuest vs LYON - Game 2 Winnerbacked LYON · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)55c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+81.8%+$163.64
LoL: FlyQuest vs LYON - Game 1 Winnerbacked LYON · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+25%+$50
LoL: Top Esports vs ThunderTalk Gaming (BO3) - LPL Group Ascendbacked Top Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)68c$93Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+47.1%+$43.74
LoL: Invictus Gaming vs Weibo Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Invictus Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)54c$117Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 25, 2026, EDT+85.8%+$100.39
LoL: G2 Esports vs Movistar KOI (BO3) - LEC Regular Seasonbacked G2 Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$61Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+49.3%+$30.04
LoL: G2 Esports vs Movistar KOI - Game 2 Winnerbacked G2 Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$58Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+58.7%+$33.9
LoL: EDward Gaming vs Bilibili Gaming (BO3) - LPL Group Ascendbacked Bilibili Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)73c$26Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+37%+$9.57
LoL: EDward Gaming vs Bilibili Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Bilibili Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)68c$54Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT+47.1%+$25.41
LoL: EDward Gaming vs Bilibili Gaming - Game 1 Winnerbacked Bilibili Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)78c$48Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$47.92
All 19 picks, newest first.
Dota2 Inactivelast resolved Jul 30, 2026, EDT1163.6%7 W · 4 L+0.4wins+0.04per pick60cpaid+7.6%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
Dota2 — the 11 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.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Dota 2: Rostik Team vs Travoman Team (BO3) - BetBoom Streamers Battle Group Abacked Rostik Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$241Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 30, 2026, EDT-100%-$241
Dota 2: YBN Team vs avice Team - Game 2 Winnerbacked avice Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)48c$226Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT+108.3%+$244.83
Dota 2: YBN Team vs avice Team - Game 1 Winnerbacked avice Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$150Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+91.6%+$137.42
Dota 2: Power Rangers vs Nemiga Gaming (BO3) - EPL Masters Group Abacked Power Rangers · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)71c$130Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+41%+$53.33
Dota 2: Power Rangers vs Nemiga Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Nemiga Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)69c$160Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+45.1%+$72.03
Dota 2: VooDooSh Team vs avice Team (BO3) - BetBoom Streamers Battle Group Bbacked avice Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$364Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+67.2%+$244.39
Dota 2: VooDooSh Team vs avice Team - Game 2 Winnerbacked avice Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$188Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT+97.2%+$183.03
Dota 2: VooDooSh Team vs avice Team - Game 1 Winnerbacked avice Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$96Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$95.93
Dota 2: NS Team vs Rostik Team (BO3) - BetBoom Streamers Battle Group Abacked Rostik Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
Dota 2: NS Team vs Rostik Team - Game 1 Winnerbacked Rostik Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)75c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT+33.2%+$33.16
Dota 2: YBN Team vs Daxak Team (BO3) - BetBoom Streamers Battle Group Bbacked YBN Team · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
All 11 picks, newest first.
Tennis Inactivelast resolved Jul 28, 2026, EDT2100%2 W · 0 L+1.0wins+0.49per pick51cpaid+97.3%equal weight54+0.04 edge/pick
Tennis — the 2 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
Liberec: Maks Kasnikowski vs Frederico Ferreira Silvabacked Frederico Ferreira Silva · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$94Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 28, 2026, EDT+72.4%+$68.28
Targu Mures: Irene Burillo Escorihuela vs Sofya Lanserebacked Irene Burillo Escorihuela · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 27, 2026, EDT+122.2%+$122.22
All 2 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.