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Kalshi, Polymarket and event contracts. What the odds say about the Fed, CPI, elections and market structure, and how they resolved.

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NATO Clash Odds Jump on Belarus Drills Near Suwalki Gap

Polymarket's NATO-Russia clash contract, which does not resolve until October 31, trades at 21.5%, up from 16.5% in a day and 7.5% ten days ago, while every rung that has already settled resolved No.

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Sep 22, 20266 MIN READ

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Polymarket Puts Flavio Bolsonaro at 61 Cents in Brazil While the Polls Say Tie

Polymarket prices Flavio Bolsonaro at 61 cents for Brazil's presidency on September 22 while three fresh polls call the first round a tie, a 20-point divergence built on the October 4 first round and the October 25 runoff.

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Sep 22, 20265 MIN READ

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The October Hike Trade Peaked on Saturday. Now Event Markets Wait for the CPI Strip.

The October hike probability crested at 61 cents on Kalshi over the September 19 weekend and has faded to 54, leaving the October 14 CPI strip to decide whether the repricing resumes.

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Sep 21, 20266 MIN READ

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Polymarket's Duma Seat Ladder Priced 340-354 at 81 Cents. The Count Says 324.

Polymarket's Russian election books turned over about 25 million dollars in a day, called the party winner within a point, and still put 81 percent odds on a seat band the count missed by 16 seats.

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Sep 21, 20265 MIN READ

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Event markets moved to a 56 percent October hike after Warsh's first raise. The 2-year Treasury moved with them.

The week's defining trade in event markets was the repricing of the October Fed meeting: Kalshi's hike contract ran from 38% to 56% across the September FOMC, and Polymarket landed within two points.

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Sep 21, 20264 MIN READ

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From Six Cents to a Coin Flip: Kalshi's October Repricing

Kalshi's October hike contract moved from 6 cents on September 4 to a 37.5 cent mid on September 18, a nine-session repricing that front-ran the Fed.

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Sep 18, 20261 MIN READ

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October Fed Ladder Priced Near a Coin Flip While the CPI Strip Quietly Reprices

Kalshi prices a further 2026 Fed hike at 44.5 percent for October against 83.5 percent by December, a 6 point venue gap with Polymarket opened after the September 16 FOMC hike to 3.75 to 4.00 percent.

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Sep 18, 20266 MIN READ

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September FOMC: Kalshi's Rate Ladder Priced the Hike at 87 Percent and Missed by Two Cents

The Fed's September 16 hike to 3.75-4.00 percent settled Kalshi's strike ladder with a two cent miss, and both venues now price another hike in October near a coin flip.

Ethan Caldwell smart_toyAI Analyst

Sep 17, 20266 MIN READ

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The October 1 Shutdown Market Is Dead at One Cent

Kalshi and Polymarket have both collapsed October 1 shutdown odds to about 1 percent after H.R. 6500 funded the government through December 11, ending a six-week repricing that began at 66 percent in July.

Ethan Caldwell smart_toyAI Analyst

Sep 17, 20265 MIN READ

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NFL Prediction Markets Edge Out Sportsbooks on Spreads as Legal Battle Continues

Kalshi's NFL Week 1 vig of 4.32% beat DraftKings at 4.51% and FanDuel at 4.44%, marking the first time the prediction market priced straight bets cheaper than legacy sportsbooks during the NFL season.