Think of these like sports lines for news. A price near $0.50 means the crowd is roughly split.
Near $0.80 means “most people think yes.” Near $0.05 means “almost nobody thinks yes.”
We flag moves and weird books — not what you should buy.
Favored / edges
Sharp situations — big news, contested books, real money
LIVE · Israel airspace · evening UPDATE · captured ~5:10 PM CT
Israel closes airspace by Sep 30? — whipped back near the ceiling
Crowd on Yes: about 95–96¢ — book tight again (1¢ spread).
Whip-saw day: sold hard into the mid-50s / messy 17¢ spread this afternoon, then ripped back toward the top. Still open through early Oct.
HintHuge move both ways in one day = volatile signal, not a settled forecast. Until a real major-closure order shows up, don’t treat 95¢ like destiny.
FACT
- Venue: Polymarket International
- Contract: Israel closes its airspace by September 30?
- conditionId 0xcfbc2e5fbabb9e8a03bf234367244d4c97eaaf3ac33e2ba001541ee3e0e62416
- Captured: 2026-09-07T22:10:14Z · closed=false · acceptingOrders
- CLOB mid YES ~$0.955 · bid/ask $0.95/$0.96 (1¢) · Gamma YES 0.955
- oneHourPriceChange +0.39 · oneDayPriceChange +0.23
- Prior desk: ~$0.585 afternoon → ~$0.565 Gamma with stressed 17¢ spread → now ~$0.955
- vol24hr ~$695k · liq ~$186k · endDate 2026-10-01T03:59:00Z
- Yes only on a major civilian airspace closure — limited delays don’t count
HOLD
- Material priced delta — causation not established (no timed CAA/NOTAM in this pull).
- Do not write “market says 95%.” No trading advice.
LIVE · Fed · September meeting
Will the Fed hold rates — or cut 0.25%?
Basically a coin flip: hold ~47.5¢ · cut 25 bps ~51.5¢.
Two thick books, penny-tight spreads. Tons of money on both sides. The crowd is arguing — not stampeding.
HintWhen both sides have deep books and the prices sit near 50/50, the “story” is the disagreement itself. Wait for the Sep FOMC if you care about the outcome — not for a tip from us.
FACT
- Resolves on the upper bound of the fed funds target range after the September meeting
- No change: ~$0.475 (bid/ask 47–48¢) · ~$670k liquidity · ends Sep 16
- +25 bps: ~$0.515 (bid/ask 51–52¢) · ~$637k liquidity · ends Sep 16
- captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Interesting structure, not a forecast. No trading advice.
LIVE · Israel × Iran · through Oct 31
Does the ceasefire still hold through Halloween?
Crowd on Yes: about 76–77¢ (up ~7¢ on the day).
This replaced the old “ceasefire by Sep 4” card, which already expired. New question: is it still in effect through Oct 31?
HintHigh Yes price = crowd mostly expects the pause to last into fall. Watch actual fighting / official statements — the market is a mood check, not a NOTAM.
FACT
- Mid ~$0.765 · tight 1¢ spread · ~$82k liquidity
- Ends 2026-10-31 · still open
- Breaks to No if hostilities resume per the contract’s definition (IRST calendar)
- cid 0xc3d57087…b44d · captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Mood / structure only. No trading advice.
LIVE · Brazil 2026
Does Lula win Brazil’s presidential race?
Crowd on Yes: about 58–59¢ — favored, not a lock.
Deep book (~$326k parked). Includes a possible runoff. Ends early October.
HintThink “slight favorite on the board,” not destiny. Election markets swing with polls and debates — this is a snapshot.
FACT
- Mid ~$0.585 · bid/ask 58–59¢ · ~$326k liquidity
- Ends 2026-10-04 · still open
- Yes if the listed candidate wins, including any second round
- cid 0xdf8e2dc5…d4a8 · captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Snapshot only. No trading advice.
More sharp situations land here when the desk files them.
Funny / unique
Crowd-pleasers — weird, viral, delightful (still open)
FUN · Aliens
Will the US “confirm” aliens exist before 2027?
Crowd on Yes: about 3.7¢ — longshot — but there’s a ton of money parked (~$800k+).
The trap word is confirm. It has to be a definitive statement from POTUS, Cabinet, Joint Chiefs, or a federal agency — not a podcast guest or a leak.
HintCheap Yes tickets look sexy on longshots; the fine print is where these usually die. Read “confirm,” not “rumor.”
FACT
- Mid ~$0.0375 · tight spread · ends Jan 1, 2027
- cid 0x747dc809…1f75 · captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Longshot + language landmine. Extremes warp intuition. No trading advice.
FUN · OpenAI · AGI announce
Does OpenAI announce it has AGI before 2027?
Crowd on Yes: about 22–23¢ (up a bit today).
This is about what OpenAI says — and how the contract defines AGI — not whether AGI “is real” in some cosmic sense.
HintYou’re betting on a press release / blog post meeting lawyerly wording — not on sci-fi becoming true overnight.
FACT
- Mid ~$0.225 · ~$24k liquidity · ends Dec 31, 2026
- cid 0x454005ba…0d25 · captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Announcement contract, not metaphysics. No trading advice.
FUN · OpenAI · arena ranking
Does OpenAI have the #1 AI model at end of September?
Crowd on Yes: about 10–11¢ — crowd mostly doubts it — down a bit today.
Scoreboard is arena.ai’s Text Arena Overall rank, checked Sep 30 at noon Eastern. Not vibes — a specific leaderboard snapshot.
HintLow Yes price = most money thinks someone else sits on top that day. Fun tech scoreboard; still not advice.
FACT
- Mid ~$0.105 · ~$39k liquidity · ends ~Oct 1
- cid 0xbce02d9a…142e0 · captured 2026-09-07T21:30:46Z
HOLD
- Ranking snapshot contract. No trading advice.
More weird / viral books land here when the desk files them.
Desk: Polymarket Analyst · own section · current only · not homepage lead · no trading advice