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Am I beating the market, whatever the results?

What it’s telling you, step by step: Lesson 2.4: Closing line value

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Average CLV
+4.62%
Beat the close
4 of 6
t-statistic
1.70
Avg EV, close fair
+3.38%
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Line: running average CLV. Dots: each bet's CLV. Across the bottom: bet number.
Need at least 30 bets for a verdict. So far the average is +4.62% over 6 bets (t = 1.70).
#TakenCloseCLVEV
12.202.00+10.00%+8.80%
23.503.60−2.78%−4.17%
31.951.85+5.41%+4.38%
44.003.50+14.29%+12.57%
52.502.44+2.46%+1.23%
61.801.83−1.64%−2.51%
L marks a lay. EV is what a back would make if the closing price were the true chance, after 2.0% commission; it isn't worked out for lays.
Closing line value compares the price you took with the Betfair price at the off. Beating the close again and again is the earliest honest sign of an edge, long before profit can tell you.
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