Traders usually look at the prize pool because that's what exchanges put front and center. The dozens of other factors that determine if a competition is worth entering? That's what we look at. Here's how the Opportunity Score works. 🧵

Every competition starts at 50. Neutral. Then we poke under the hood. The score moves up or down based on what we find. Excellent: 80 to 100 Good: 65 to 79 Fair: 45 to 64 Poor: 0 to 44

The first thing we ask: can you actually win? A $100K prize pool split between 10,000 traders is not the same as one split between 100. More realistic winners relative to participants pushes the score up. Sub 1% win odds? The score moves down by 12.

Second question: if you win, do you really win? A competition where first place takes $5K is different than one where the top prize is $50. Higher per-winner rewards push the score up significantly. Tiny payouts drag it down.

The traps Your rewards are in points with no guaranteed cash value: minus 25. You won but can't withdraw for months: minus 20. Prizes are paid in whatever token: minus 10. Three penalties. Combined: minus 55. Before we've even looked at fees.

Trading costs A competition where fees eat your winnings before you cash out might not a competition worth entering. Gas not sponsored: minus 6. High fees above 0.10%: minus 5. Entry costs that exceed some ranks' rewards: up to minus 12.

The good stuff Not everything is a red flag. Some competitions genuinely reward traders. Lottery on top of ranked prizes. Milestones that grow the pool. Consolation rewards for non-winners. PnL and ROI scoring that rewards skill over volume. These push the score up.

In short: You see one number. We score it across 30+ factors. So you know before you trade a single dollar whether a competition is actually worth entering. compradar.xyz