GUIDES · BETSLIP DOCTOR
Why does Beat the close show a graded count instead of my full settled record?
Beat the close uses only the records with an available comparison between the recorded price and the closing price. Its graded count is the compared cohort used by the tile, not your full settled-record count or a count of wins. The tile can be hidden when there are no comparisons. Beating a closing price is not a guarantee of winning or proof of positive realized ROI.
For Bettors reviewing the Beat the close tiles in History · Updated
The tile counts records with a comparison
History builds the tile from comparison data that classifies records as having beaten or missed the close. The displayed graded count is the sum of those compared records.
A settled record without usable comparison data does not automatically enter this denominator. The total can therefore be smaller than all settled bets in the same window.
Graded is not the same as won
The tile answers whether an available price comparison beat or missed the close. It does not count every settled outcome and is not a wins-losses-pushes figure.
When no record has a comparison, the tile is hidden rather than displaying a zero-comparison percentage. The absence of a tile does not establish that there were no settled bets.
- The denominator is compared records only.
- A close-price comparison is not a settlement result.
- Beat the close does not guarantee a win or positive ROI.
Keep price comparison and outcome separate
A bet can beat a closing price and still lose, or miss the close and still win. The tile and the settled-result summary describe different properties of the records.
Read the graded count as coverage for the comparison, not as your complete settled record or a measure of future performance.
A settled record without a close comparison
Hypothetically, a History window contains settled bets, but only some have usable close-price comparisons. The tile's graded count reflects the compared subset. It does not claim to count every settled record or every winning bet.
Related questions
Does graded mean settled?
No. It refers to records included in the close-price comparison, while settled describes a ticket outcome.
Does beating the close guarantee a win?
No. Price movement and settlement outcome are different measures.