Resolution
Jun 17, 2026
A macro expression on inflation trajectory, employment cooling, and policy messaging.
YES
47c
NO
53c
24h volume
$1.9M
Open interest
$6.3M
Resolution
Jun 17, 2026
Source
Resolved against certified national election result.
Spread
0.8c
Fee
2.0%
Primary thesis
The current YES bias is being supported by a cleaner nomination path, improving donor momentum, and a modestly more favorable battleground polling mix. The market is not yet pricing a runaway outcome, but it is clearly leaning toward a stronger-than-baseline Democratic setup.
Analyst note
This is a medium-term political probability expression with cleaner narrative support than most election markets. It is most credible when framed as donor, polling, and nomination-strength compression rather than a pure partisan bet.
Conviction
Moderate positive skew
Time horizon
Medium-term
Trade-first order entry with pricing context, expectancy, and execution quality.
Sizing framework
Edge per share
+15c
Expected value
+$150
Upside if right
113%
Pricing context
Market yes
47c
Desk fair value
62c
Time to resolve
31 months
Current position
Contracts
980
Avg price
49c
Mark value
$5,194
PnL
+$392
Spread
0.8c
Fees
2.0%
Cash balance
$48,220
Execution
Immediate or resting
Max payout
$1,000
Breakeven view
Above 47c by expiry
How the desk translates research into an executable trade view.
Market yes
47c
Desk fair value
62c
Model edge
+4c vs market
Confidence
Moderate confidence
Execution quality matters as much as the view in event-driven contracts.
Liquidity score
8.4 / 10
Order imbalance
YES +11%
Slippage
1.2c for $25k clip
Participation
1.8k active traders
Catalysts and news translated into what they could do to this contract.
Dealer preview and options positioning both imply a lower-friction inflation release than the prior month.
Repricing read
Fair value +4c
87 / 100
Trading implication
A softer inflation print would reinforce the current rates-relief narrative and improve the quality of policy-sensitive prediction setups.
7-day implied probability trend from the market midpoint.
Mar 18
49%
Mar 19
51%
Mar 20
50%
Mar 21
54%
Mar 22
56%
Mar 23
57%
Today
58%
Signal drivers, confidence, and immediate risks behind the current tape.
Implied volatility compressed below the 15 to 16 stress range, supporting higher-beta positioning and more stable short-term market-making.
bullish
Confidence 79
Why now
Triggered when VIX closes below its recent regime band with concurrent narrowing intraday range and stable cross-asset spreads.
Source
Volatility term structure, realized volatility, and cross-asset stress proxies.
Risk
Macro event repricing can quickly reverse low-volatility regimes.
Short-end rate expectations moved incrementally dovish, improving odds of a June policy cut and easing financial conditions at the margin.
bullish
Confidence 74
Why now
Triggered by a net downward move in front-end yields combined with softer inflation and labor surprise inputs relative to baseline expectations.
Source
Front-end yields, policy path repricing, and macro surprise decomposition.
Risk
Sticky services inflation would challenge the current repricing path.
A cleaner institutional way to explain upside, base, and downside paths.
bull case
Polling breadth and fundraising remain supportive while the nomination field stays orderly.
base case
The market maintains a modest lead but waits for harder general-election data before expanding.
bear case
Narrative momentum fades and battleground polling stops confirming the recent move.
The small set of variables the desk would keep watching while holding the view.
Track battleground polling breadth rather than single-state outliers.
Watch donor and endorsement momentum for evidence of nomination durability.
Monitor debate performance and post-debate liquidity shifts for repricing signals.
The compressed data points behind the desk fair value.
Polling breadth
+2.3 ptsBattleground median moved enough to justify some repricing, but not a runaway outcome.
Donor velocity
HighFundraising follow-through is confirming the nomination-strength narrative behind the bid.
Narrative crowding
ContainedDiscussion volume is elevated, but positioning does not yet look saturated relative to prior event peaks.
Resolution rules and structural context for the contract.
Top levels on both sides plus the latest prints.
Implied spread
0.0c
YES depth
7,605
NO depth
6,855
Tape skew
Buys +690
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Yes
58%
No
42%
Desk fair value
62c
Model edge
+4c vs market
Resolves
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Volume
$4.2M
Liquidity
deep
Spread
0.8c
Traders
1,820
Comments
214
Bias
+4.3%
Depth
8.4 / 10
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64%
No
36%
Desk fair value
69c
Model edge
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bullish
Confidence 69
Why now
Triggered when internal breadth stops deteriorating and the share of constituents above key short-term averages rebounds.
Source
Breadth proxy, sector dispersion, and internal participation measures.
Risk
A failed breadth follow-through would return the index to narrow leadership risk.
Resolves
Dec 31, 2026
Volume
$3.8M
Liquidity
deep
Spread
0.5c
Traders
1,512
Comments
178
Bias
+7.8%
Depth
9.1 / 10