TailMyPicks

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Wallet 0xb000…5ca6

Rebuilt .

Summary

Qualified picks
209
Categories scored
12
Categories below 50
4

Best Category: Tennis, grading 54 out of 100 (+0.03 per pick).

Best Category Tennis at 54 out of 100; worst Lol at 47.

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
Tennislast resolved Aug 20, 2026, EDT12150.4%61 W · 60 L+4.9wins+0.04per pick46cpaid+4.8%equal weight54+0.03 edge/pick
Tennis — the 121 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
Cincinnati Open: Amanda Anisimova vs Jessica Pegulabacked Amanda Anisimova · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)29c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 20, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Cincinnati Open: Mattia Bellucci vs Jakub Mensikbacked Jakub Mensik · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)34c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 15, 2026, EDT+194.1%+$970.59
Cincinnati Open: Novak Djokovic vs Thiago Agustin Tirantebacked Thiago Agustin Tirante · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 15, 2026, EDT+125.6%+$627.89
Cincinnati Open: Nikola Bartunkova vs Alina Charaevabacked Nikola Bartunkova · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)23c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 14, 2026, EDT+334.8%+$1,674.13
National Bank Open: Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Alex Michelsenbacked Alex Michelsen · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)37c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 7, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
National Bank Open: Alexander Zverev vs Tallon Griekspoorbacked Alexander Zverev · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
National Bank Open: Rafael Jodar vs Corentin Moutetbacked Rafael Jodar · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 5, 2026, EDT+150%+$750
National Bank Open: Nicolas Mejia vs Lorenzo Musettibacked Nicolas Mejia · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)23c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 5, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
National Bank Open: Shuai Zhang vs Jelena Ostapenkobacked Jelena Ostapenko · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 4, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
National Bank Open: Katie Boulter vs Kayla Crossbacked Katie Boulter · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 3, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Mubadala Citi DC Open: Jessica Pegula vs Alexandra Ealabacked Alexandra Eala · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 3, 2026, EDT+270.4%+$1,351.85
The Memphis Classic: Camila Osorio vs Anastasia Zakharovabacked Camila Osorio · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)13c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 29, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Livesport Prague Open: Lanlana Tararudee vs Daria Snigurbacked Lanlana Tararudee · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)14c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Generali Open: Tomas Etcheverry vs Ignacio Busebacked Ignacio Buse · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)20c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Livesport Prague Open: Nikola Bartunkova vs Lanlana Tararudeebacked Nikola Bartunkova · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)33c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Generali Open: Mariano Navone vs Quentin Halysbacked Mariano Navone · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Segovia: Yi Zhou vs Luka Pavlovicbacked Yi Zhou · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$488Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 22, 2026, EDT-100%-$487.77
Tampere: Pedro Boscardin Dias vs Otto Virtanenbacked Otto Virtanen · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)62c$12Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+61%+$7.58
Generali Open: Daniel Altmaier vs Raphael Collignonbacked Raphael Collignon · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Hamburg European Open: Tamara Korpatsch vs Victoria Jimenez Kasintsevabacked Tamara Korpatsch · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)42c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+138.1%+$690.48
Hamburg European Open: Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Alina Charaevabacked Alina Charaeva · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+300%+$1,500
Segovia: Yanki Erel vs Sergey Fominbacked Yanki Erel · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+42.4%+$212.1
Livesport Prague Open: Nikola Bartunkova vs Yue Yuanbacked Nikola Bartunkova · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+150%+$750
Iasi Open: Mayar Sherif vs Paula Badosabacked Paula Badosa · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 20, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Iasi Open: Anna Bondar vs Tamara Zidansekbacked Anna Bondar · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)66c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 15, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Showing 25 of 121 picks, newest first.
CS2last resolved Aug 22, 2026, EDT7342.5%31 W · 42 L-1.4wins-0.02per pick44cpaid-8.7%equal weight48-0.01 edge/pick
CS2 — the 73 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: FURIA vs FUT Esports (BO3) - Esports World Cup Playoffsbacked FURIA · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 22, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Natus Vincere vs Legacy (BO3) - Esports World Cup Playoffsbacked Natus Vincere · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)47c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 20, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: GamerLegion vs MOUZ (BO3) - Esports World Cup Playoffsbacked MOUZ · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)29c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 19, 2026, EDT+244.9%+$1,224.52
Counter-Strike: FURIA vs Aurora Gaming (BO3) - Esports World Cup Playoffsbacked FURIA · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)26c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 19, 2026, EDT+283.8%+$1,418.87
Counter-Strike: Astralis vs NIP (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group Bbacked Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)56c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 16, 2026, EDT+78.6%+$392.86
Counter-Strike: 9z vs magic (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group Dbacked 9z · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)27c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 16, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Wildcard vs paiN (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group Dbacked paiN · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)37c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageAug 15, 2026, EDT+170.3%+$851.35
Counter-Strike: FUT Esports vs MOUZ (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group Cbacked MOUZ · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)42c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: TYLOO vs Lynn Vision (BO3) - Esports World Cup Group Cbacked TYLOO · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: GamerLegion vs JiJieHao - Map 1 Winnerbacked JiJieHao · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)10c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageAug 13, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: 100 Thieves vs Nuclear TigeRES (BO3) - StarLadder StarSeries European Qualifier Group Dbacked 100 Thieves · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Sinners vs FUT Esports (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked FUT Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT+92.3%+$461.54
Counter-Strike: Walczaki vs 3DMAX (BO3) - StarLadder StarSeries European Qualifier Group Cbacked 3DMAX · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)38c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs FOKUS (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)56c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 23, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: HOTU vs Astralis (BO3) - StarLadder StarSeries European Qualifier Group Bbacked Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 22, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Team Nemesis vs Astralis (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Qualifierbacked Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)39c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 21, 2026, EDT+156.4%+$782.05
Counter-Strike: PARIVISION vs FaZe (BO3) - XSE Pro League Playoffsbacked PARIVISION · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)31c$500Won — open this pick on its own pageJul 11, 2026, EDT+222.6%+$1,112.9
Counter-Strike: 9z vs Alliance (BO3) - XSE Pro League Playoffsbacked Alliance · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)24c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 11, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: TYLOO vs 9z (BO3) - XSE Pro League Playoffsbacked TYLOO · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)25c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJul 9, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: PARIVISION vs Monte (BO3) - IEM Cologne Major Stage 3backed PARIVISION · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)2c$500Lost — open this pick on its own pageJun 12, 2026, EDT-100%-$500
Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs Legacy (BO5) - CS Asia Championships Playoffsbacked Team Falcons · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs MOUZ (BO3) - CS Asia Championships Playoffsbacked Team Falcons · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 23, 2026, EDT+122.2%+$244.44
Counter-Strike: TheMongolz vs Liquid (BO3) - CS Asia Championships Group Bbacked TheMongolz · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$200Won — open this pick on its own pageMay 21, 2026, EDT+100%+$200
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs Heroic (BO3) - PGL Astana Group Stagebacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$200Lost — open this pick on its own pageMay 9, 2026, EDT-100%-$200
Counter-Strike: Legacy vs HOTU (BO3) - IEM Rio Group Bbacked Legacy · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)46c$222Lost — open this pick on its own pageApr 14, 2026, EDT-100%-$221.58
Showing 25 of 73 picks, newest first.
Premier League Inactivelast resolved Feb 1, 2026, EST560%3 W · 2 L+0.5wins+0.10per pick50cpaid+22.1%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Premier League — the 5 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Premier 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.

La Liga Inactivelast resolved Feb 1, 2026, EST250%1 W · 1 L+0.1wins+0.05per pick45cpaid+22%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
La Liga — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in La Liga, 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 Real Betis Balompié win on 2026-02-01?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST+143.9%+$28.78
Will RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win on 2026-01-30?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)49c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 30, 2026, EST-100%-$20
All 2 picks, newest first.
NBA Inactivelast resolved Jan 31, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.7wins+0.65per pick35cpaid+185.7%equal weight53+0.03 edge/pick
NBA — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in NBA, 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
Clippers vs. Nuggetsbacked Nuggets · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)35c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 31, 2026, EST+185.7%+$37.14
All 1 picks, newest first.
Champions League Inactivelast resolved Jan 28, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.6wins+0.62per pick38cpaid+163.2%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
Champions League — the 1 pick 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 Páfos FC win on 2026-01-28?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)38c$50Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 28, 2026, EST+163.2%+$81.58
All 1 picks, newest first.
Europa Conference League Inactivelast resolved Jan 29, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.6wins+0.59per pick41cpaid+141.3%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
Europa Conference League — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Europa Conference 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 Olympique Lyonnais win on 2026-01-29?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)41c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageJan 29, 2026, EST+141.3%+$28.26
All 1 picks, newest first.
Ligue 1 Inactivelast resolved Feb 1, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.6wins+0.56per pick44cpaid+127.3%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Ligue 1 — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Ligue 1, 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 Olympique Lyonnais win on 2026-02-01?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)44c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST+127.3%+$25.45
All 1 picks, newest first.
Bundesliga Inactivelast resolved Feb 1, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.3wins+0.29per pick71cpaid+41.8%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
Bundesliga — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Bundesliga, 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 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund win on 2026-02-01?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)71c$30Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST+41.8%+$12.55
All 1 picks, newest first.
NFL Inactivelast resolved Jan 26, 2026, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.4wins-0.40per pick40cpaid-100%equal weight48-0.02 edge/pick
NFL — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in NFL, 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
Rams vs. Seahawksbacked Rams · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)40c$10Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 26, 2026, EST-100%-$10
All 1 picks, newest first.
Serie A Inactivelast resolved Feb 1, 2026, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.6wins-0.63per pick63cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
Serie A — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Serie A, 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 Como 1907 win on 2026-02-01?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 1, 2026, EST-100%-$20
All 1 picks, newest first.
Lol Inactivelast resolved Jan 29, 2026, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.6wins-0.63per pick63cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
Lol — the 1 pick 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: JD Gaming vs Weibo Gaming (BO3) - LPL Group Ascendbacked JD Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)63c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageJan 29, 2026, EST-100%-$20
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.