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Wallet 0x9196…c311

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Summary

Qualified picks
230
Categories scored
10
Categories below 50
6

Best Category: Crypto Milestones, grading 57 out of 100 (+0.06 per pick).

Best Category Crypto Milestones at 57 out of 100; worst Us Politics at 46.

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
Crypto Milestones Inactivelast resolved Aug 3, 2026, EDT12736.2%46 W · 81 L+9.1wins+0.07per pick29cpaid-4.9%equal weight57+0.06 edge/pick
Crypto Milestones — the 127 picks 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 Bitcoin dip to $62,000 July 27-August 2?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$40Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 3, 2026, EDT+183.8%+$73.54
Will Bitcoin reach $67,500 in July?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$115Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 1, 2026, EDT+188.9%+$217.23
Will Bitcoin dip to $62,500 in July?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)28c$170Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 31, 2026, EDT-100%-$170
Will Bitcoin dip to $65,000 in July?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)21c$50Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$50
Will Bitcoin reach $65,000 in July?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$60Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$60
Will Bitcoin reach $62,500 in July?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)6c$25Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$25
Will Bitcoin reach $67,500 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)21c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 1, 2026, EDT+381.2%+$95.29
Will Ethereum dip to $1,500 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)39c$157Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 1, 2026, EDT+158%+$248.08
Will Bitcoin dip to $65,000 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$40Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$40
Will Ethereum dip to $1,900 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 2, 2026, EDT-100%-$20
Will Bitcoin dip to $67,500 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$40Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 2, 2026, EDT-100%-$40
Will Bitcoin dip to $70,000 in June?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)9c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 2, 2026, EDT-100%-$20
Will Bitcoin dip to $72,500 in May?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$10Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 1, 2026, EDT+25%+$2.5
Will Bitcoin reach $95,000 in January?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$31Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 13, 2026, EST-100%-$30.77
Will Ethereum dip to $3,100 January 5-11?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)28c$243Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 8, 2026, EST-100%-$243.38
Will Bitcoin dip to $90,000 January 5-11?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$140Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 8, 2026, EST-100%-$140
Will Solana dip to $120 December 29-January 4?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 5, 2026, EST+127.3%+$25.45
Will Ethereum dip to $2,900 December 29-January 4?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$80Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 5, 2026, EST+176.2%+$140.99
Will Bitcoin dip to $86,000 December 29-January 4?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 5, 2026, EST+150%+$30
Will Bitcoin reach $95,000 by December 31, 2025?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)14c$120Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 1, 2026, EST+627.7%+$753.2
Will Bitcoin dip to $80,000 by December 31, 2025?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)37c$80Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 1, 2026, EST+172.5%+$137.96
Will Bitcoin dip to $50,000 by December 31, 2025?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$100Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 1, 2026, EST+49.3%+$49.25
Will Ethereum dip to $2,800 December 22-28?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)48c$60Won — open this pick on its own pageDec 29, 2025, EST+108.3%+$65
Will Bitcoin dip to $86,000 December 22-28?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$166Won — open this pick on its own pageDec 29, 2025, EST+216.1%+$358.69
Will Solana dip to $120 December 22-28?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)19c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 26, 2025, EST-100%-$120
Showing 25 of 127 picks, newest first.
F1 Inactivelast resolved Jul 26, 2026, EDT4827.1%13 W · 35 L0.0wins0.00per pick27cpaid-20.4%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
F1 — the 48 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in F1, 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 Lando Norris win the 2026 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$36Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 26, 2026, EDT+211.7%+$76.2
Will Kimi Antonelli get pole position at the 2026 F1 Austrian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)37c$15Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 27, 2026, EDT+168%+$25.2
Will Kimi Antonelli win the 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$25Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$25
Will Oscar Piastri be the 2025 Drivers Champion?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 7, 2025, EST-100%-$120
Will Lando Norris get pole position at the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$21Won — open this pick on its own pageDec 6, 2025, EST+99%+$20.79
Will George Russell get pole position at the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$45Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 6, 2025, EST-100%-$45
Will Max Verstappen win the 2025 F1 Qatar Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageNov 30, 2025, EST+525%+$105
Will Lando Norris win the 2025 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$80Lost — open this pick on its own pageNov 9, 2025, EST-100%-$80
Will Max Verstappen win the 2025 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$164Won — open this pick on its own pageNov 9, 2025, EST+35.9%+$59.06
Will Lando Norris get pole position at the 2025 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageNov 8, 2025, EST-100%-$20
Will Lewis Hamilton win the 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$40Lost — open this pick on its own pageOct 26, 2025, EDT-100%-$40
Will Charles Leclerc win the 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)18c$40Lost — open this pick on its own pageOct 26, 2025, EDT-100%-$40
Will Lando Norris win the 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$120Lost — open this pick on its own pageOct 26, 2025, EDT-100%-$120
Will Lando Norris win the 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix pole?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)37c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageOct 25, 2025, EDT-100%-$200
Will Lewis Hamilton win the 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix pole?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageOct 25, 2025, EDT-100%-$20
Will Max Verstappen win the 2025 F1 United States Grand Prix pole?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageOct 18, 2025, EDT+100%+$20
Will Max Verstappen win the 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix pole?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)64c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageOct 4, 2025, EDT+56.3%+$11.25
Will Lando Norris win the 2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix pole?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)78c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageOct 4, 2025, EDT+28.2%+$5.64
Will Carlos Sainz win the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)34c$10Lost — open this pick on its own pageSep 20, 2025, EDT-100%-$10.42
Will Oscar Piastri win the 2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)39c$60Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 3, 2025, EDT+154.4%+$92.63
Will Oscar Piastri win the 2025 F1 British Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)6c$86Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 6, 2025, EDT-100%-$85.8
Will Lando Norris win the 2025 F1 Austrian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)23c$134Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 29, 2025, EDT-100%-$134.5
Will George Russell win the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)12c$36Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2025, EDT-100%-$36
Will Max Verstappen win the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)67c$300Won — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2025, EDT+49.3%+$147.76
Will Oscar Piastri win the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$75Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 16, 2025, EDT-100%-$75
Showing 25 of 48 picks, newest first.
World Politics Inactivelast resolved Dec 8, 2025, EST2722.2%6 W · 21 L-0.3wins-0.01per pick23cpaid-20.3%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
World Politics — the 27 picks 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 Daniel Baluta finish third in the 2025 Bucharest mayoral by-election?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 8, 2025, EST-100%-$20
Will Stelian Bujduveanu be the next Mayor of Bucharest?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)4c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 7, 2025, EST-100%-$20
Will Daniel Baluta be the next Mayor of Bucharest?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)10c$12Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 7, 2025, EST-100%-$12.44
Will Ciprian Ciucu be the next Mayor of Bucharest?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)73c$397Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 7, 2025, EST-100%-$396.51
Will Cristian Popescu Piedone be the next Mayor of Bucharest?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)1c$58Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 7, 2025, EST-100%-$58.06
Will the next Prime Minister of Romania be a member of PSD?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)6c$76Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2025, EDT-100%-$75.71
Will the next Prime Minister of Romania be from another party?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)1c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2025, EDT-100%-$20
Will the next Prime Minister of Romania be Ilie Bolojan?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)24c$330Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 24, 2025, EDT-100%-$330.27
Will Rafał Trzaskowski be the next President of Poland?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$14,541Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 2, 2025, EDT-100%-$14,541.3
Will Dan or Simion win the diaspora vote?backed Dan · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$1,457Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 22, 2025, EDT-100%-$1,457.07
Will Nicușor Dan win by 6–12%?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)9c$27Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 21, 2025, EDT+1,028.3%+$276.24
Will Elena Lasconi win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$1,971Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT-100%-$1,971.29
Will Victor Ponta win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)7c$1,251Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT-100%-$1,250.72
Will Ilie Bolojan win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)8c$462Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT-100%-$461.85
Will Crin Antonescu win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)17c$9,325Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT-100%-$9,324.53
Will Călin Georgescu win the Romanian presidential election?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$46Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT+96.1%+$44.39
Will Nicușor Dan win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$55,602Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 19, 2025, EDT+97%+$53,951.21
Will George Simion win the Romanian presidential election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)22c$3,432Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 18, 2025, EDT-100%-$3,432.32
Will Călin Georgescu advance to the Romanian Presidential Election Runoff?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$4,852Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 5, 2025, EDT+90.7%+$4,400.87
Will Elena Lasconi advance to the Romanian Presidential Election Runoff?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$2,592Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 5, 2025, EDT-100%-$2,592.17
Will George Simion advance to the Romanian Presidential Election Runoff?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$1,351Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 5, 2025, EDT-100%-$1,350.73
Georgescu banned from Romania election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)46c$3,299Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 4, 2025, EDT+115.9%+$3,822.62
Will Pierre Poilievre be the next Canadian Prime Minister?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)16c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 30, 2025, EDT-100%-$200
Will USR win the most seats in the Romanian parliamentary election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)8c$100Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 3, 2024, EST-100%-$100
Will another party win the most seats in the Romanian parliamentary election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)5c$300Lost — open this pick on its own pageDec 3, 2024, EST-100%-$300
Showing 25 of 27 picks, newest first.
Middle East Inactivelast resolved Jun 24, 2025, EDT911.1%1 W · 8 L-0.2wins-0.02per pick13cpaid-83%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
Middle East — the 9 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.

Champions League Inactivelast resolved May 31, 2025, EDT70%0 W · 7 L-0.8wins-0.12per pick12cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
Champions League — the 7 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.

Ukraine Inactivelast resolved Jul 1, 2025, EDT475%3 W · 1 L+1.7wins+0.42per pick33cpaid+147.9%equal weight56+0.06 edge/pick
Ukraine — the 4 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.

Fifa International Inactivelast resolved Jul 4, 2026, EDT366.7%2 W · 1 L+0.8wins+0.26per pick41cpaid+21.3%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
Fifa International — the 3 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.

Us Politics Inactivelast resolved Dec 23, 2025, EST30%0 W · 3 L-0.9wins-0.31per pick31cpaid-100%equal weight46-0.03 edge/pick
Us Politics — the 3 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.

Token Launches Inactivelast resolved Feb 17, 2025, EST10%0 W · 1 L0.0wins-0.01per pick1cpaid-100%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
Token Launches — the 1 pick 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
Was Milei hacked?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)1c$38Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 17, 2025, EST-100%-$37.96
All 1 picks, newest first.
Us Midterms Inactivelast resolved Nov 5, 2025, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.3wins-0.27per pick27cpaid-100%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
Us Midterms — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Us Midterms, 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 Zohran Mamdani win the 2025 NYC mayoral election?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$493Lost — open this pick on its own pageNov 5, 2025, EST-100%-$492.7
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.