TailMyPicks

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Wallet 0x8d08…9165

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Summary

Qualified picks
95
Categories scored
14
Categories below 50
9

Best Category: Boxing, grading 53 out of 100 (+0.03 per pick).

Best Category Boxing at 53 out of 100; worst Middle East at 44.

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
Token Launches Inactivelast resolved May 1, 2026, EDT4334.9%15 W · 28 L-2.9wins-0.07per pick42cpaid-36.8%equal weight45-0.04 edge/pick
Token Launches — the 43 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Token Launches, 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
MegaETH market cap (FDV) >$4B one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$12Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 1, 2026, EDT+29.9%+$3.45
EdgeX FDV above $600M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)3c$21Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$20.59
EdgeX FDV above $500M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$69Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$69.22
EdgeX FDV above $1B one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$952Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT+25%+$238
EdgeX FDV above $300M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$92Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT+29.9%+$27.55
Over $25M committed to the P2P Protocol public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$44Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT+53.8%+$23.87
Over $12M committed to the P2P Protocol public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$78Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 31, 2026, EDT+92.3%+$72
Over $10M committed to the P2P Protocol public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)39c$103Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 31, 2026, EDT+155.2%+$159.47
Backpack FDV above $300M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)9c$102Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$102.24
Backpack FDV above $500M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)48c$124Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$124.48
Backpack FDV above $700M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$186Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$186.1
Backpack FDV above $200M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)23c$137Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$137.4
Hyperlend FDV above $20M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$17Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 27, 2026, EST-100%-$16.65
Flying Tulip FDV above $800M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)55c$55Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 24, 2026, EST-100%-$55
Aztec FDV above $300M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$64Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 13, 2026, EST-100%-$64.2
Superform FDV above $50M one day after launch?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$33Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 11, 2026, EST-100%-$33
Over $3M committed to the Hurupay public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)49c$85Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 7, 2026, EST+103%+$87.18
Zama FDV above $400M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$133Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 3, 2026, EST+125.6%+$167
Moonbirds FDV above $200M one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$31Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 29, 2026, EST-100%-$31
Over $60M committed to the Ranger public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$90Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 10, 2026, EST-100%-$90
Over $140M committed to the Ranger public sale?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$36Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 10, 2026, EST-100%-$36
Over $40M committed to the Ranger public sale?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$61Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 10, 2026, EST-100%-$61
Lighter market cap (FDV) >$1B one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$98Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 2, 2026, EST-100%-$97.91
Will Hyperbeat launch a token in 2025?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$46Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 1, 2026, EST-100%-$46.2
Lighter market cap (FDV) >$4B one day after launch?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)59c$164Won — open this pick on its own pageDec 31, 2025, EST+68.9%+$112.92
Showing 25 of 43 picks, newest first.
Middle East Inactivelast resolved Aug 1, 2026, EDT2227.3%6 W · 16 L-2.5wins-0.11per pick38cpaid-49.8%equal weight44-0.05 edge/pick
Middle East — the 22 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Middle East, 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
Israel x Iran permanent peace deal by July 31, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)21c$42Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$42
Israel x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$61Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$60.8
Will the next diplomatic US-Iran meeting be in Switzerland?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 21, 2026, EDT+36.1%+$9.02
Trump announces end of military operations against Iran by April 30th?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$105Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$104.99
US x Iran ceasefire extended by April 21, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$32Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 22, 2026, EDT-100%-$32
Trump announces end of military operations against Iran by April 21st?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)14c$28Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 22, 2026, EDT-100%-$28
Israel x Hezbollah ceasefire by April 30, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$43Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 16, 2026, EDT+132%+$56.9
Trump announces end of military operations against Iran by April 15th?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)3c$32Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 16, 2026, EDT-100%-$32
US x Iran ceasefire by April 7?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)75c$300Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 10, 2026, EDT-100%-$300.4
US forces enter Iran by April 30?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 8, 2026, EDT-100%-$20
US x Iran ceasefire by April 15?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$802Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$802
US forces enter Iran by March 31?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$25Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$25
US x Iran ceasefire by March 31?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$77Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT+29.9%+$23
Will another country strike Iran by March 31?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$32Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 1, 2026, EDT+212.5%+$68
US forces enter Iran by March 14?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$30Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 15, 2026, EDT-100%-$30
Will a Gulf State strike Iran by March 7?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$24Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 11, 2026, EDT+66.7%+$16
Will Iran name a successor to Khamenei by March 7?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)21c$21Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT-100%-$21
Will Iran name a successor to Khamenei by March 6?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 7, 2026, EST-100%-$20
US x Iran ceasefire by March 2?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)4c$12Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 3, 2026, EST-100%-$12
Khamenei out as Supreme Leader of Iran in 2026?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$52Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 28, 2026, EST-100%-$52
US strikes Iran by January 31, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)53c$53Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST-100%-$53
Khamenei out as Supreme Leader of Iran by January 31?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)78c$156Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST+28.2%+$44
All 22 picks, newest first.
UFC Inactivelast resolved May 10, 2026, EDT955.6%5 W · 4 L+0.3wins+0.03per pick52cpaid+11.1%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
UFC — the 9 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in UFC, 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
UFC 328: Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat Chimaev (Middleweight, Main Card)backed Khamzat Chimaev · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$70Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 10, 2026, EDT-100%-$70
UFC Fight Night: Renato Moicano vs. Chris Duncan (Lightweight, Main Card)backed Renato Moicano · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$10Won — open this pick on its own pageApr 5, 2026, EDT+127.3%+$12.88
UFC Fight Night: Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy (Featherweight, Main Card)backed Lerone Murphy · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$16Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 21, 2026, EDT-100%-$16.2
UFC Fight Night: Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos (Featherweight, Main Card)backed Josh Emmett · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)18c$18Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 15, 2026, EDT-100%-$18
UFC 326: Charles Oliveira vs. Max Holloway (Lightweight, Main Card)backed Charles Oliveira · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$50Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT+177.8%+$88.89
UFC Fight Night: Rizvan Kuniev vs. Jailton Almeida (Heavyweight, Main Card)backed Almeida · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$60Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 8, 2026, EST-100%-$60
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes (Featherweight, Main Card)backed Volkanovski · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)56c$56Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST+78.6%+$44
UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett (Lightweight, Main Card)backed Gaethje · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)62c$24Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 25, 2026, EST+60.3%+$14.59
UFC 324: Yadong vs. O'Malley (Bantamweight, Main Card)backed O'Malley · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)64c$64Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 25, 2026, EST+56.3%+$36
All 9 picks, newest first.
Fifa International Inactivelast resolved Jul 7, 2026, EDT450%2 W · 2 L-0.5wins-0.11per pick61cpaid-22.9%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
Fifa International — the 4 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.

Venezuela Inactivelast resolved Jan 6, 2026, EST30%0 W · 3 L-0.5wins-0.18per pick18cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
Venezuela — the 3 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Venezuela, 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.

Ukraine Inactivelast resolved Feb 5, 2026, EST30%0 W · 3 L-1.1wins-0.35per pick35cpaid-100%equal weight46-0.04 edge/pick
Ukraine — the 3 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Ukraine, 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.

Fed Rates Inactivelast resolved Mar 18, 2026, EDT250%1 W · 1 L0.0wins+0.01per pick50cpaid-32.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
Fed Rates — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Fed Rates, 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.

AI Inactivelast resolved May 1, 2026, EDT250%1 W · 1 L0.0wins-0.02per pick52cpaid-28.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
AI — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in AI, 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 Claude 5 be released by April 30, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$466Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 1, 2026, EDT-100%-$466
GPT-5.3 released by March 8, 2026?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$70Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT+42.9%+$30
All 2 picks, newest first.
Us Politics Inactivelast resolved Feb 3, 2026, EST20%0 W · 2 L-0.4wins-0.20per pick20cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
Us Politics — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Us Politics, 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
US government shutdown Saturday?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$125Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 3, 2026, EST-100%-$125
Will Trump release the Epstein files by December 19?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)15c$14Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 23, 2025, EST-100%-$13.5
All 2 picks, newest first.
Boxing Inactivelast resolved Dec 20, 2025, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.7wins+0.68per pick32cpaid+214.5%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
Boxing — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Boxing, 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
Andrew Tate vs. Chase Demoorbacked Demoor · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$17Won — open this pick on its own pageDec 20, 2025, EST+214.5%+$36.07
All 1 picks, newest first.
Stocks Inactivelast resolved Jun 3, 2026, EDT1100%1 W · 0 L+0.6wins+0.57per pick43cpaid+131.5%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Stocks — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Stocks, 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
MicroStrategy sells any Bitcoin by May 31, 2026?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 3, 2026, EDT+131.5%+$131.48
All 1 picks, newest first.
Crypto Milestones Inactivelast resolved Jan 27, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.4wins+0.42per pick58cpaid+72.4%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Crypto Milestones — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Crypto Milestones, 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 Hyperliquid hit $30 in January?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$29Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 27, 2026, EST+72.4%+$21
All 1 picks, newest first.
World Politics Inactivelast resolved May 9, 2026, EDT10%0 W · 1 L-0.2wins-0.20per pick20cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
World Politics — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in World Politics, 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 the next Prime Minister of Hungary be Viktor Orbán?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 9, 2026, EDT-100%-$120
All 1 picks, newest first.
Commodities Inactivelast resolved Mar 13, 2026, EDT10%0 W · 1 L-0.4wins-0.36per pick36cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
Commodities — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Commodities, 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 Iran close the Strait of Hormuz by March 31?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$36Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 13, 2026, EDT-100%-$36
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.