The Odds vs. Payoffs report offers insight from the accumulated wisdom of millions of datapoints generated by Market-Makers strategic positions taken to hedge against losses.

If a plot fails to appear in the green field, then it shows that either the Market-Makers don't think a given item is well-positioned for gains, or they simply don't have enough useful information to suggest very strongly that it is a worthwhile investment at this time.

The positioning of the stocks in this plot reveal the confidence level and demonstrated accuracy over the prior history experince of an issue, for up to five previous years, where the data is available. The farther down and to the right, the stronger the assertion of Market Makers that the issue is likely to produce gains. While this is very telling, the complete details provided in the BTF should always be used to fact-check each issue in this report before making a decision to invest.