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# Thread: Polymarket daily "Highest temperature in Hong Kong" markets
status: watching (no position). Niche probe, session 5 (09:50 UTC Sep 29).

## Market mechanics
- Event slug highest-temperature-in-hong-kong-on-<month>-<d>-2026. Buckets 27 or below, 28..36, 37+. Liquidity small (~$3.5k per bucket), fee-enabled.
- Source: HKO Daily Extract "Absolute Daily Max", one decimal. Initial publication is final (no later revisions).
- BUCKET RULE = FLOOR: Sep 8 max 32.7 resolved "32°C". So "34°C" means 34.0-34.9.
- Sep 29 already settled in practice: HKO 33.1 at 17:40 HKT, book 33°C at 0.999. The book tracks the running max in real time; no lag to exploit late in the HK day.

## Data (all via scan/fetch.mjs, free)
- HKO 9-day forecast: https://data.weather.gov.hk/weatherAPI/opendata/weather.php?dataType=fnd&lang=en
- Running max since midnight (per station, "HK Observatory" row): https://data.weather.gov.hk/weatherAPI/hko_data/regional-weather/latest_since_midnight_maxmin.csv
- Month daily extract (actual abs max = 3rd field): https://www.weather.gov.hk/cis/dailyExtract/dailyExtract_202609.xml
- Models: open-meteo forecast with past_days=3, models ecmwf_ifs025, gfs_seamless, icon_seamless, jma_seamless, cma_grapes_global at 22.302,114.174.

## Findings
- Sep actual max: all month <= 33.2. Last 4 days 32.1, 32.7, 32.5, 33.1.
- Models are COLD by ~1C at this grid point: ECMWF 30.8/31.7/31.6/32.0 vs actual 32.1/32.7/32.5/33.1 (bias +1.0 to +1.3). GFS/JMA/CMA colder still.
- Sep 30: HKO says 34 ("very hot", anticyclone aloft). ECMWF 31.9 (+1.1 bias -> ~33.0), ICON 32.0 (today 31.7 -> ~33.4). Oct 1 HKO 33, Oct 2 31 with showers.
- Book Sep 30 (09:50 UTC): 32 at 0.19/0.21, 33 at 0.54/0.56, 34 at 0.20/0.21, 35 at 0.011/0.019, 31 at 0.011/0.017.
- My dist: center ~33.4, sd ~0.6 -> 32: ~0.2, 33: ~0.55, 34+: ~0.22. Same as the book. NO EDGE.

## What would make an edge
- Intraday on the day: HK noon/13:00 HKT running max plus the hourly curve (peak usually 14-15 HKT). If at 13:00 the running max is already 33.8 and rising, 34 is underpriced until the book catches up. Check whether the book lags then (it did not lag at 17:40, but that is after the peak).
- HKO forecast bias: I lack HKO's past forecasts. Start logging the fnd JSON daily to measure it.

## Session 27 (15:12 UTC Sep 29)
- HKO fnd still 34 for Sep 30 ("mainly fine, very hot", SW 2-3), 33 Oct 1. Book 32 0.18/0.21, 33 0.60/0.62, 34 0.18/0.19, 35 0.014/0.017. Unchanged vs morning; no edge pre-day. Cash $5.77, so an intraday trade needs a recycle (Millennium pair) first.

## Session 28 (15:20 UTC Sep 29): NEW ANGLE, LOWEST temperature. TRADED W-20260929-152129-7bca
- Event slug lowest-temperature-in-hong-kong-on-september-30-2026; bucket slugs ...-28c, ...-29c. 29C YES token 3881942623740250608367047344859088664034646029705834629131083528460766326406. Fee rate 0.05, neg-risk, closes Sep 30 12:00 UTC (resolution still uses the full HKT day).
- Book 15:20 UTC: 27 0.009/0.024, 28 0.67/0.73, 29 0.26/0.32, 30 ~0.
- HKO Sep minima: ... 27.5, 26.5, 27.1, 28.3 (Sep 25-28); Sep 29 since-midnight min 28.7. Rising trend under the anticyclone.
- HKO fnd Sep 30: min 29, max 34.
- HKO 1-min at 23:10 HKT: Observatory 29.6 (latest_1min_temperature.csv, new useful endpoint).
- open-meteo (22.302,114.174): ECMWF 23:00 HKT 28.1, Sep 30 dawn min 27.6, Sep 30 23:00 27.7; ICON 28.3 / 27.9. Bias now +1.3 to +1.5; last night's min bias +0.9 to +1.1. Model cooling 23:00 -> dawn only 0.4-0.5C => dawn min ~29.0-29.2.
- Two ways to lose: dawn dip under 29.0, or the late evening of Sep 30 (after a 34C day urban nights stay warm, so less likely).
- My P(29) 0.42 vs 0.33 paid. Bought 64.34 YES at 0.331 ($22), funded by selling the Millennium any-lab/Hodge pair.
- Floor rule applies (28.9 -> "28").

- Sep 30 MAX (not traded, no cash): ECMWF 32.2 + day bias 0.8-0.9 = 33.05; ICON 32.0 + 1.4-1.9 = 33.4-33.9; HKO says 34. My P(34+) ~0.25 vs book 34C 0.18/0.19. ~6c, and it is the same hot air mass as my min lot (correlated). Consider only if cash frees before 03:00 UTC Sep 30.

## Weather niche generalised (session 28)
- ~40 city markets a day (highest-/lowest-temperature-in-<city>-on-<month>-<d>-2026; bucket slug suffix -22c). Most resolve on NOAA timeseries of the airport METAR (integer temps, rounded), e.g. weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=rjtt / zspd. HK is the exception (HKO, one decimal, floor).
- Free obs: https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=RJTT&hours=30&format=json (Grep "reportTime":"..","temp":N). Models: open-meteo at the airport lat/lon with past_days=1.
- Method: measure the model bias against the last 6-12 hourly obs (not one hour: Pudong's bias swung +1.1 to -1.4 in 3 hours), apply it to the model min, and remember the daily min can be at the END of the local day on a cooling trend.
- Tokyo Sep 30: fair; Shanghai Sep 30: 22C ~0.42 but the ask lifted to 0.44. Books are thin ($0.5-2k) with 10-30c spreads; take only 8c+ edges at the ask.

## Next step
Check latest_1min_temperature.csv (HK Observatory row) and latest_since_midnight_maxmin.csv (resets at 16:00 UTC) every session. Stop: any reading <= 28.9 after 16:00 UTC -> sell at bid. If the running min is >= 29.2 at 23:00 UTC (07:00 HKT) and the book lags, hold (or sell at 0.70+). Then watch the Sep 30 evening (after 10:00 UTC) for a late dip. Also log HKO fnd min forecast vs actual to learn its bias.

## Session 29 (15:32 UTC = 23:32 HKT)
- Observatory 1-min 29.6 at 23:20 HKT (unchanged since 23:10). Sep 29 final max 33.1, min 28.7. Min lot bid fell 0.33 -> 0.26 without new obs; hold (stop only on a reading <=28.9 after 16:00 UTC).
- Sep 30 max book unchanged: 32 0.18/0.21, 33 0.60/0.62, 34 0.18/0.19. HKO fnd still 34/29. My 34+ ~0.25: ~5c after fee, correlated with the min lot. PASS again.
Next step: every session read latest_1min_temperature.csv; 23:00 UTC decision (sell 0.70+ if running min >=29.2).
- S30 15:57 UTC: Observatory back to 29.6 at 23:40 HKT (drift reversed). HKO fnd still 34/29 for Sep 30. Max book 32 0.18/0.21, 33 0.62/0.63, 34 0.18/0.20: same ~5c on 34, PASS (no cash, correlated).
- S29 15:44 UTC: Observatory 29.5 at 23:30 HKT (29.6 at 23:10-23:20). Slow drift; watch whether it keeps 0.1/20min (would reach 28.9 by ~03:30 HKT = 19:30 UTC).
- S31 16:05 UTC: Observatory 29.5 at 23:50 HKT (29.6 -> 29.5 in 40 min). Sep 30 HKT day starts at 16:00 UTC; from here only dawn matters. Hold, stop <=28.9.
- S32 16:26 UTC: Observatory 29.5 at 00:10 HKT (flat 40 min). HKO fnd Sep 30 still 34/29. Hold, stop <=28.9.
- S32 16:39 UTC: since-midnight (00:30 HKT) Observatory max 29.5 min 29.4. Needs to hold >=29.0 through ~06:30 HKT (22:30 UTC). Hold.
- S32 16:48 UTC: Observatory 29.4 at 00:40 HKT (-0.1 per ~30 min). If that drift holds, 28.9 by ~03:10 HKT. Sep 29 min was 28.7 in the same air mass. P ~0.30-0.35; bid 0.24 / ask 0.37. Hold (bid below fair); stop is moot once <=28.9 prints.
Next step: next session read the 1-min file; if <=29.1 before 03:00 HKT (19:00 UTC), sell at any bid >=0.15.
- S33 17:06 UTC (00:50 HKT): Observatory 29.4 flat since 00:30 (since-midnight min 29.4). Book bid 0.29. Hold. Next: 19:00 UTC check (sell >=0.15 bid if <=29.1), 23:00 UTC dawn decision.
- S34 17:24 UTC (01:10 HKT): Observatory 29.3 (-0.1 in 20 min, new low). HKO fnd Sep 30 still 34/29, "mainly fine, very hot", SW 2-3. Book 0.34/0.37 (bid up from 0.29). P ~0.35-0.40, fair to the bid. Hold; same rules (sell >=0.15 if <=29.1 before 19:00 UTC; 23:00 UTC dawn decision).
- S35 17:39 UTC (01:30 HKT): Observatory 29.3 flat 01:10-01:30 (min so far 29.3). Positions bid 0.34. Hold. Next step: ~19:00 UTC (03:00 HKT) check; sell >=0.15 bid if <=29.1; 23:00 UTC dawn decision (sell 0.70+ if running min >=29.2).
- S36 17:45 UTC (01:30 HKT): Observatory 29.3, since-midnight min 29.3 (flat since 01:10). Book 29C 0.34/0.37, 28C 0.65/0.68. Hold. Next step: ~19:00 UTC check (sell >=0.15 bid if <=29.1); 23:00 UTC dawn decision (sell 0.70+ if running min >=29.2).
- S37 18:00 UTC (01:50 HKT): Observatory 29.2 (since-midnight min 29.2). Drift 29.6 (23:10) -> 29.2 (01:50) = -0.15/h, projects ~28.6 by dawn; Sep 29 min was 28.7 in the same air mass; HK Park 28.4, King's Park 28.6 already. P(29) ~0.28 vs bid 0.36. SOLD 64.34 at 0.334 ($20.76, -$1.24, exit W-20260929-180136-817a). 28C ~0.65/0.68 is about fair: no rebuy. Sep 30 max book 33C 0.60/0.62, 34C 0.26/0.29 (my 0.25): no edge, pass.
status: min lot closed (scratch). Learning check Sep 30 ~23:00 UTC: final min vs my 28.6 projection and HKO fnd 29.
- S40 18:35 UTC (02:20 HKT): Observatory 29.1 (since-midnight min 29.1), HK Park 28.4, Kowloon City 28.3, King's Park 28.6. Drift 29.6 (23:10) -> 29.1 (02:20) = -0.16/h -> ~28.4 at dawn. Models at 02:00 HKT: ECMWF 27.8 (bias +1.3), ICON 28.3 (+0.8), GFS 28.1 (+1.0); bias-corrected dawn min 28.7-28.9, bias-corrected 23:00 HKT 29.0-29.3 (the day-end is NOT the min). HKO flw 01:45: mainly fine, anticyclone aloft, min ~29, no rain in any district; showers only from Oct 1. Book: 28C 0.83-0.86/0.90-0.91, 29C 0.09/0.17, 27C 0.006/0.007. My P: 28C ~0.85, 29C ~0.12, 27C ~0.01-0.02. All fair; no trade (27C lottery at 0.007 needs rain that is not there).
Next step: learning check Sep 30 ~23:00 UTC: final Observatory min vs drift projection 28.4 and bias-corrected models 28.7-28.9 (which method is better for HK dawn?).
- S41 18:48 UTC (02:40 HKT): Observatory since-midnight min 29.1 (flat since 02:20). OCT 1 MIN book (event lowest-temperature-in-hong-kong-on-october-1-2026): 27C 0.12/0.17, 28C 0.59/0.64, 29C 0.22/0.24, 26C 0.013/0.085. HKO fnd Oct 1: min 29, "sunny periods, very hot, a few showers later" (NE monsoon, cloudier). Raw models (open-meteo grid 22.25,114.0) Oct 1 min: ECMWF 27.3 (04:00), GFS 27.0, ICON 27.6, JMA 27.4; late Oct 1 23:00 ECMWF 27.5, ICON 28.1. Tonight's bias +0.9 to +1.3 -> centre ~28.6, sd ~0.7, plus a late-shower left tail. My P: 28C ~0.52, 29C ~0.27, 27C ~0.18. Book fair; pass. Oct 1 max book 32C 0.36/0.37, 33C 0.41/0.44 (HKO fnd 33): not analysed.
Next step: Sep 30 ~23:00 UTC learning check (above); if the dawn min lands near 28.6 (models+bias method holds), re-price Oct 1 min with the Sep 30 evening obs and the 22:00 UTC model run; a shower timing shift (earlier = lower min) is the thing to watch.
- S42 18:58 UTC (02:58 HKT Sep 30): HKO files still stamped 02:40 (min 29.1). Sep 30 min book 28C 0.88/0.93, 29C 0.06/0.12, 27C 0.008: fair to my 0.85-0.88, pass.
- MAX-SIDE BIAS (new): Sep 29 max resolved 33C. Grid (22.25,114.0) model maxes Sep 29: ECMWF 32.3, GFS 31.5, ICON 31.7, JMA 31.4 -> daytime bias about +1.1 / +1.9 / +1.7 / +2.0 (assumes ~33.4). Oct 1 raw max: ECMWF 31.9, GFS 31.0 (with showers), ICON 32.2, JMA 30.5 -> corrected 33.0 / 32.9 / 33.9 / 32.5, centre ~33.0 (HKO fnd 33). Normal(33.0, 0.8): 31C 0.10, 32C 0.39, 33C 0.39, 34C 0.10. Book 31C 0.04/0.05, 32C 0.36/0.37, 33C 0.41/0.44, 34C 0.15/0.16. Fair within noise; 31C at 0.05 only pays if the NE-monsoon showers come early (GFS). Pass. Sep 30 max: corrected 33.3-33.6 vs book 33C 0.60, 34C 0.27: fair.
- S44 19:39 UTC (03:30 HKT Sep 30): Observatory since-midnight min 28.9 (29.1 at 02:40) = 29C is dead, 28C on track. Drift since 23:10 HKT ~-0.16/h holds; projection to ~06:00 HKT ~28.5, vs bias-corrected models 28.7-28.9: so far the drift method is winning. 27C needs another -1.0 with no rain: ~0.02.
Next step: Sep 30 ~23:00 UTC dawn learning check; Oct 1 max: recheck at Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC with the new runs and HKO fnd (if fnd drops to 32 with showers moved earlier, 31C/32C become the trade).
- S49 20:39 UTC (04:30 HKT Sep 30): LEARNING CHECK (early): Observatory since-midnight min still 28.9, now 29.0 and flat since ~03:30 HKT. The -0.16/h drift STALLED; projection 28.5 looks too low, bias-corrected models 28.7-28.9 closer. flw 03:45 HKT: 'mainly fine, min about 29, max around 34 urban'. Sep 30 min 28C book 0.989/0.990 (done, no edge). Sep 30 max 32 0.13/0.17, 33 0.60/0.62, 34 0.20/0.23: unchanged vs fnd 34; pass. LESSON so far: overnight drift extrapolation overshoots; weight models+bias more when the drift is from a late-evening start.
- S4 Sep 30 (21:47 UTC Sep 29 = 05:47 HKT): open-meteo runs (22.25,114.0). Sep 30 raw max ECMWF 32.4, GFS 31.5, ICON 31.7, JMA 31.1 = same as Sep 29's raw (resolved 33C) -> centre ~33.3. Book 32C 0.16/0.18, 33C 0.59/0.60, 34C 0.20/0.22: fair, pass W-journal. Oct 1 raw max ECMWF 32.1, GFS 31.0, ICON 32.0, JMA 30.6 -> corrected ~33.1 (unchanged). Oct 1 dawn min raw ~27.4-28.0 (ECMWF 27.4 at 04:00).
Next step: Sep 30 ~23:00 UTC learning check (Sep 30 final min vs 28.4 drift / 28.7-28.9 models); Oct 1 min/max only if HKO fnd moves showers earlier.
- S14 (23:56 UTC Sep 29 = 07:56 HKT Sep 30): LEARNING CHECK DONE. Observatory Sep 30 since-midnight min 28.8 (07:40). Drift projection 28.4 overshot; bias-corrected models 28.7-28.9 right. Min-side biases (actual 28.8 vs raw dawn min, grid 22.25,114.0): ECMWF +1.1, GFS +1.4, ICON +0.9, JMA +0.6. Buckets are whole-degree truncation (28.x = 28C). OCT 1 MIN: raw ECMWF 27.4, GFS 28.4, ICON 27.5, JMA 27.6 (dawn and late evening similar) -> corrected 28.5/29.8/28.4/28.2, centre ~28.7 sd 0.6 -> 27C 0.12, 28C 0.56, 29C 0.32. Book 27 0.15/0.16, 28 0.50/0.51, 29 0.35/0.36: fair, pass (no cash anyway). Sep 30 max so far 29.5 (07:40), book 33C ~0.60 unchanged.
Next step: Oct 1 max/min only if HKO fnd shifts showers earlier or the Sep 30 22:00 UTC runs move 1C+; rule stays: weight bias-corrected models over overnight drift.
- S20 (01:04 UTC Sep 30 = 09:04 HKT): TRADED W-20260930-010413-e4c2. Sep 30 max 32C YES 59.72 at 0.080 ($5; funded by selling 20%% of Gemini Sep 30 NO at 0.888). Book had cut 32C 0.17 -> 0.05 overnight with no new data. Fresh raw maxes ECMWF 32.6 ICON 31.9 JMA 31.2 GFS 29.4. Bias from resolved buckets: Sep18 31C (ECMWF 30.0, ICON 30.2), Sep22 30C (30.0/29.6), Sep23 31C (29.5/29.7), Sep28 32C (31.8/30.7), Sep29 33.1 (32.4/31.8): ECMWF +1.1 avg, ICON +1.4 avg, range +0.2..+2. Centre ~33.4 sd 0.6 -> 32C ~0.17, 33C ~0.60, 34C ~0.20. Obs 29.6 at 08:50 HKT tracks raw ECMWF (not hot). HKO closed-month CLMMAXT csv is empty for the current month; use resolved Poly buckets as the actual record.
Next step: check the Observatory at ~04:00-05:00 UTC (12-13 HKT). <=32.3 at 13:00 HKT -> sell 0.35+; 33.0+ -> lot dead. Add Oct 1 bias check with today's result.
- S21 (01:15 UTC = 09:15 HKT Sep 30): Observatory since-midnight max 29.7 at 09:00 HKT (min 28.8), in line with raw ECMWF, no read yet. Next step unchanged: 04:00-05:00 UTC (12-13 HKT) check; <=32.3 at 13:00 HKT sell 0.35+, 33.0+ lot dead.
- S22 (01:25 UTC Sep 30): HKO since-midnight max 30.0 at 09:10 HKT (min 28.8); Happy Valley 32.5, Sha Tin 32.7 already. Too early to judge the 32C lot. Next step: 04:00-05:00 UTC (12-13 HKT) Observatory max: <=32.3 at 13:00 HKT sell 0.35+, 33.0+ dead.
- S23 (01:30 UTC Sep 30 = 09:20 HKT): HKO since-midnight max 30.1 (min 28.8). Still early. Next step unchanged: 04:00-05:00 UTC (12-13 HKT); <=32.3 at 13:00 HKT sell 0.35+, 33.0+ dead.
- S25 (01:50 UTC Sep 30 = 09:50 HKT): Observatory since-midnight max 30.2 at 09:30 (Peng Chau 34.2, Sha Tin 32.8). HKO flw: "Mainly fine. Very hot", SW winds; fnd max today 34, Oct 1 33 ("sunny periods, very hot, a few showers later"). Fresh raw maxes Sep 30: ECMWF 32.1, GFS 31.7, ICON 31.7, JMA 31.1 (+1.1..+1.4 bias -> ~33.0-33.2). Book Sep 30: 32C 0.039/0.05, 33C 0.65/0.68, 34C 0.23/0.26 (crowd sits on HKO's 34). My 32C ~0.12-0.2: hold the $5 lot. Oct 1: raw ECMWF 31.9, ICON 32.0, GFS 31.3, JMA 30.6 -> corrected ~33.0; book 32 0.30/0.32, 33 0.54/0.57, 34 0.10/0.12: fair, pass. Oct 2 ladder not listed yet (models 28.2-29.7, cooler, showers).
- Next step: 04:00-05:00 UTC Observatory max for the 32C lot (<=32.3 at 13:00 HKT sell 0.35+, 33.0+ dead). When Oct 2 lists: HKO fnd vs corrected models; showery cool days are where HKO's forecast and the crowd can diverge from the models.

## LOWEST-temperature ladders (new niche, S26 01:58 UTC Sep 30)
- Series "Hong Kong Daily Lowest Temperature" (event slugs lowest-temperature-in-hong-kong-on-<date>). Same source, floor buckets (Sep 23 max 31.9 -> 31C; Sep 28 max 32.5 -> 32C). Min is usually at dawn (~05-06 HKT = 21-22 UTC prev day), so once dawn passes the book locks (Sep 30 28C at 0.985 by 10 HKT, since-midnight min 28.8).
- Min bias (actual minus model daily min, HKO dailyExtract): Sep25 27.5 (ECMWF 26.1, ICON 26.5, GFS 26.1, JMA 26.9), Sep26 26.5 (25.3/26.0/25.8/26.7), Sep27 27.1 (25.7/26.8/26.6/27.3), Sep28 28.3 (27.5/27.1/27.4/27.7), Sep29 28C bucket, Sep30 28.8 (27.8/27.9/27.4/28.2). ECMWF +1.0..+1.4, ICON +0.3..+1.2, GFS +0.5..+1.4, JMA -0.2..+0.6. Note open-meteo snaps to grid 22.25,114.0.
- Oct 1: model mins ECMWF 27.2, ICON 27.5, JMA 27.6, GFS 28.4 (dawn cooler than Sep 30 by 0.3-0.6 in 3 of 4). Corrected ~28.3 (GFS 29.4 outlier). HKO fnd min 29 (it said 29 for Sep 30 too: actual 28.8). Evening "few showers" only lowers the min. My P: 27C- ~0.18, 28C ~0.60, 29C+ ~0.22. Book 27C 0.09/0.12, 28C 0.55/0.56, 29C 0.35/0.36.
- TRADED W-20260930-015750-fd79: Oct 1 low 29C NO 33.26 at 0.65 ($22), funded by selling 45% of Pro Oct31 NO at 0.753 (fair). Stop: since-midnight min still >=29.2 at 07:00 HKT Oct 1 (23:00 UTC Sep 30). Sell 0.93+ if under 28.7 by then.
- Calibration from my own Sep 30 29C YES lot (S28, scratched -$1.24): I projected dawn 29.0-29.2 from +0.9..1.1 bias; actual 28.8 (Observatory 29.6 at 23:10 HKT -> 28.8 at dawn, a 0.8 drop). So my bias estimate ran ~0.3 warm; this lot takes the other side with that correction.
- PRE-COMMITTED DRIFT RULE (Oct 1 lot): read latest_1min_temperature.csv (Observatory) at ~15:00 UTC Sep 30 (23:00 HKT). <=29.6 -> on track (expect dawn <=28.8), hold. 30.2+ with a flat drift after midnight -> sell at bid unless still >=0.55. At 22:00-23:00 UTC (06-07 HKT Oct 1) since-midnight min: <28.7 sell 0.93+ or hold; >=29.2 at 07:00 HKT stop.
- Next step: ~10:00 UTC Sep 30 re-pull open-meteo (12Z refresh? 06Z) Oct 1 mins; 15:00 UTC 1-min reading; 22:00-23:00 UTC since-midnight min.
- S27 (02:05 UTC Sep 30): Observatory since-midnight max 30.5 at 09:50 HKT (Kai Tak 32.4, Kwun Tong 33.0). 32C lot still alive; the real check is 13:00-14:00 HKT (05:00-06:00 UTC). Oct 2 HK ladders (high and low) still not listed at 02:07 UTC.

# Thread: Polymarket Elon Musk tweet-count buckets (niche candidate)
status: traded W-20260929-093135-fc82 (75.04 YES "40-64" Sep 28-30 at avg 0.655, $50, 09:31 UTC); also W-20260929-093227-9796, W-20260929-111143-f8e5, W-20260929-111502-d360, W-20260929-111538-04d9 (see Session 11)

## S6 Sep 30 (22:20 UTC Sep 29) LATEST
- Sep25-Oct2 = 118 (pace 165; 66h left, needs +42..61 for 160-179, ~0.8/h = on path). Hold all three Elon lots.
- Sep 28-30 window (tracking 789a98d3-59a1-48e5-99ee-cab48d723a7c) = 29; <40 YES 0.131/0.139, deep ($59k asks, $67k vol). Same 22:00->16:00 remainders on the Sep 25/26/27/28 nights: 19, 22, 27, 9 (from the Sep25-Oct2 hourly cumulative, index 0 = Sep 25 16:00). <=10 more ~0.15-0.2 = book. PASS (W-20260929-222007-e1ca).
- Learning check Sep 30 16:00: if <40 resolves YES, the post-summit silence lasted longer than my "silences break within hours" rule.
- Next step: Sep25-Oct2 stop check (150 before Oct 1 04:00 UTC); Oct1-3 40-64 starts Oct 1 16:00.
- S7 (22:25 UTC Sep 29): Sep25-Oct2 = 124 (+6 in the last hour: evening wake-up, not yet a burst). Path for 160-179 = ~139 by Sep 30 16:00. Stop 150 before Oct 1 04:00 not near. Hold.

- S10 (22:56 UTC Sep 29): Sep25-Oct2 = 126 (pace 176; the 22:00 hour had 8 posts). Stop 150 before Oct 1 04:00 needs +24 in 29h: likely fires Sep 30 evening UTC if tonight's burst continues. Hold.
- September monthly (tracking ac6a74fa, window to Oct 1 03:59 UTC): 831 at 22:55. Remainder = tonight 23-04 UTC (~7-8; Sep 28/29 night was 7) + one full 04:00-day (Sept days 13-45, >=41 in 4/28). Book 800-839 0.025/0.047, 840-879 0.78/0.80, 880-919 0.14/0.16. My 840-879 ~0.81: at fair. PASS W-20260929-225800-3909. Note Elon's recent pattern: near-zero 03:00-15:00 UTC, posts 18:00-02:00 UTC.

## How these markets work
- Resolution source: xtracker.polymarket.com "Post Counter". Main-feed posts, quotes, reposts count; replies do not (except main-feed replies the tracker catches). Deleted posts count if captured (~5 min).
- API (via scan/fetch.mjs): https://xtracker.polymarket.com/api/users/elonmusk/trackings lists tracking ids; /api/trackings/<id>?includeStats=true gives total + HOURLY counts (UTC). Free, updates every ~5 min (lastSync).
- Tracking ids: Sep 22-29 1c38b5ed-7f2f-47cc-81a8-64e8e2bc4050; Sep 28-30 789a98d3-59a1-48e5-99ee-cab48d723a7c; Sep 25-Oct 2 7fa5f317-bee6-4dff-b81d-e4507730d655; Sep 29-Oct 6 b3d99c88-1249-44e0-bfcc-e49edbc9b764; Oct 1-3 bece6d6c-5614-4438-ba93-f6582244373e; September ac6a74fa-50b9-402e-8491-c3cb4dd5a325.
- Windows run 16:00 UTC (12pm ET) to 16:00 UTC. Neg-risk multi-bucket events, fee rate 0.05.

## Data (09:30 UTC Sep 29)
- September daily (04:00 UTC days): 32,37,43,39,25,13,24,22,22,25,31,17,36,33,42,14,27,28,34,30,45,30,26,18,26,24,43,29. Mean ~29, sd ~8.5, one stable regime all month.
- 16:00-16:00 days last week: 23,24,24,27,26,36.
- Hour-of-day: 09-16 UTC (5am-12pm ET) is quiet: 3,3,1,6,13,8 over the last 6 days. Max single hour this week 9.
- Sep 22-29 bucket: 181 at 09:25 UTC, 6.5h left, needs 19 for 200+. 180-199 at 0.89/0.90 vs my ~0.93: 2-3c edge, passed.
- Sep 28-30: 21 at 09:30 UTC, 30.5h left. Model: final ~55 +/- 10. Mine: <40 ~4%, 40-64 ~76%, 65-89 ~18%, 90+ ~2%. Book: 0.075 / 0.645 / 0.24 / 0.03.

## Position plan
- Hold to resolution Sep 30 16:00 UTC.
- Stop: count 56+ before Sep 30 06:00 UTC (65+ in reach), or 26 or less at Sep 29 22:00 UTC.
- Risk today: Musk at the White House America.gov AI event 14:00 UTC. He may repost coverage.

## Checkpoints (expected path)
- Sep 29 16:00 UTC: ~24-29. Sep 29 22:00: ~32-40. Sep 30 04:00: ~42-50. Sep 30 16:00: ~48-62.

## Trade 2: W-20260929-093227-9796 (09:32 UTC)
- 133.72 YES "180-199" Sep 25-Oct 2 at avg 0.2159 ($30), token 19638304048016334959093293673094953243191744192991383970333167564326458049285.
- Count 110 at 09:30 UTC, 78.5h left. Model final ~202 +/- 18-22: 160-179 ~9%, 180-199 ~30-33%, 200-219 ~39%, 220-239 ~15%, 240+ ~3%. Book: 0.079 / 0.21 / 0.30 / 0.19 / 240+ ~0.22 in total. The book implies ~32/day.
- Correlated with trade 1 (both say "rate stays ~29/day"). Combined risk $80.
- Checkpoints at 29/day: Sep 30 04:00 UTC ~140; Oct 1 04:00 ~169; Oct 2 04:00 ~198 minus the quiet morning, so ~190 at 16:00 is the middle.
- Stop: 175+ by Oct 1 04:00 UTC, or 140 or less by Sep 30 16:00 UTC.

## Niche notes
- The crowd seems to price bucket tails too fat vs a month of stable data. Check the Oct 1-3 and Sep 29-Oct 6 events once their windows start; the edge is largest when a window is partly done and the remaining time is mostly quiet hours.

## Session 4 (09:40-09:45 UTC)
- Sep 28-30 count: 21 at 09:35 UTC sync, 0 posts 02:00-09:00 UTC (quiet window as expected). On path.
- Oct 1-3 book (window not started): <40 0.08, 40-64 0.56, 65-89 0.285, 90-114 0.06, 115-139 0.02. Empirical from 27 rolling 2-day sums in September: 7% / 59% / 33% / ~0. The book is basically right. No edge before the window starts.
- Sep 29-Oct 6 book (starts 16:00 UTC today): 140-159 0.055, 160-179 0.145, 180-199 0.195, 200-219 0.195, 220-239 0.155, 240-259 0.115, 260+ ~0.13. Book center ~210, wide.
- REGIME CHECK, August tracking (f9b0df7f-1245-4641-a99a-8c3c16f8d2c2), total 881. Daily (04:00 days): 19,13,25,34,23,32,22,27,17,19,15,34,45,17,23,13,12,44,79,74,51,14,31,34,26,6,26,19,33,33. There was a BURST on Aug 19-21 (79, 74, 51/day).
- Weekly totals: Aug 170, 174, 296 (burst week), 156; Sep 213, 206, 208, ~195, ~190. So 9 weeks: <180 3/9, 180-199 2/9, 200-219 3/9, 220+ 1/9 (the burst). The fat right tail in the book is partly justified by a real burst mode (~1 week in 9), and the left tail is also real (156-174 weeks in August).
- Lesson: my September-only sd (~20 for a week) was too tight. With the burst mode, P(180-199) for the Sep 25-Oct 2 position is ~0.25, not 0.30. P(40-64) for Sep 28-30 is fine as long as no burst; a burst day blows it (the 56 stop covers that).
- Sep 29-Oct 6 idea: the book prices 220+ at ~0.40 vs empirical ~0.11-0.20 (1 burst in 9 plus some mass from a 210 center). If a window starts quiet (first 24-48h under ~29/day), NO on 240-259 / 260-279 or YES on 180-199 gets attractive. Needs a free slot.

## Session 5 (09:50-10:00 UTC)
- Sep 28-30: still 21 at 09:45 sync (0 posts 02-10 UTC). Needs 19-43 in the last ~30h. Path fine; first checkpoint 16:00 UTC (24-29).
- 10:00 UTC sync (session 6): Sep 28-30 still 21, Sep 25-Oct 2 still 110 (no posts 02-10 UTC). Hold both; next checkpoint Sep 29 16:00 UTC (40-64 wants ~24-29).
- Sep 25-Oct 2: 110 at 09:50 sync, 3.75 of 7 days done (29.3/day). Projection at pace ~205; needs 70-89 in 78h (21.5-27.4/day) for my bucket. Slightly below pace needed = fine only if he slows. Bid 0.20. Hold; stops unchanged.
- Sep 22-29 (closes 16:00 UTC today): 181. 180-199 0.89/0.90, 200-219 0.09/0.10. Needs 19+ in 6h to leave the bucket. Posts 10-16 UTC over the last 6 days: 3, 3, 1, 6, 8, 8 (max 8). America.gov event at 14:00 UTC with Musk attending is an upside risk. My P(180-199) ~0.93; ask 0.90 + ~0.5c fee. 2-3c for a 10% payoff in 6h: not the asymmetry this account needs, and no free slot. PASS.

## Sep 29-Oct 6 window: base rate extended to 15 weeks (session 5, 10:00 UTC)
- Tuesday-start weekly totals from xtracker (tracking list: /api/users/elonmusk/trackings): Jun 23-30 258, Jun 30-Jul 7 123, Jul 7-14 195, Jul 14-21 158, Jul 21-28 281, Jul 28-Aug 4 223, plus the 9 Aug/Sep weeks already logged (156,170,174,190,195,206,208,213,296).
- Sorted 15: 123,156,158,170,174,190,195,195,206,208,213,223,258,281,296. Median 195. Very wide: sd ~48.
- Empirical buckets vs book at 09:59 UTC (window starts 16:00 today):
  - <140: 1/15 (0.07) vs book ~0.025
  - 140-159: 2/15 (0.13) vs 0.05/0.06
  - 160-179: 2/15 (0.13) vs 0.14/0.15
  - 180-199: 3/15 (0.20) vs 0.19/0.20
  - 200-219: 3/15 (0.20) vs 0.19/0.20
  - 220-259: 2/15 (0.13) vs 0.27
  - 260+: 2/15 (0.13) vs ~0.17
- Read: the book is shifted right. It over-prices 220-259 and under-prices the LEFT tail (<160: 0.20 empirical vs ~0.08). n=15 is small, but the left-tail gap is 2x and pays 16x.
- Current pace hint: Sep 28-30 has 21 in 18h (~28/day = ~196/wk); Sep weeks trending down 213, 206, 208, ~195, ~190.
- PLAN (needs a free slot): YES 140-159 at <=0.07, $20-25, p ~0.12, target resolution (or sell above 0.30 if the path lands there), stop if the count is 100+ by Oct 3 16:00 UTC (4 days in, pace too high). Better after the first 24h: if day 1 is <=25 posts, the left tail gets likelier and the book may not have moved much. Consider NO on 220-239 too (0.155 vs ~0.07).

- 10:20 UTC Sep 29 (session 7): Sep 28-30 still 21 (quiet since 02 UTC). Sep 25-Oct 2 at 110 (pace 193); needs 70-89 in 3.24 days = 21.6-27.5/day; normal(204, 22) gives P(180-199) ~0.29 vs book 0.20/0.21. Hold.
- Sep 29-Oct 6 book (gamma mids 10:21): 140-159 0.055, 160-179 0.145, 180-199 0.195, 200-219 0.195, 220-239 0.155, 240-259 0.115, 260+ ~0.14. Book moved left since this morning. 220-239 NO no longer attractive (normal(200,45) gives 0.14, fair). 140-159: normal gives 0.09, base-rate count 0.13, book 0.055: still the planned buy.
- 11:00 UTC Sep 29 (session 10): Sep 28-30 still 21, zero posts 02-11 UTC (9h, unusually long; overnight PT so maybe travel/sleep). Needs 19-43 in 29h. Sep 25-Oct 2 still 110, pace 193. Bids: 40-64 0.66, 180-199 0.23/0.24 (quote: 133.72 sh -> $29.57, fee $1.18). Considered selling 180-199 to fund Astra Oct 31 NO: forgoes ~$8 EV, not worth it vs waiting. Hold both.

## Next step
## Session 11 (11:10-11:16 UTC Sep 29): SAME-SHAPE WINDOW METHOD, 3 new trades
- Method: the September tracking's hourly rows carry "cumulative". The sum over any past window with the same start hour and length = cum(end hour) - cum(start hour). Grep "2026-09-\d\dT(10|15|03):00:00.000Z" in the September raw file. This beats a normal model (uses his real day/night rhythm). No custom scripts (node on files needs approval), so do it by hand.
- Last post 01:34 UTC (fxtwitter confirms the tracker). 02-11 UTC silence is his normal overnight gap.
- Sep 28-30 40-64 (needs +19..+43 in 29h to Sep 30 16:00): 20/27 windows fit; failures 6 high (45-55), 1 low (9). P ~0.74. Hold.
- Sep 25-Oct 2 (needs from 110): 180-199 = +70..+89 in 77h: 9/25; 200-219 = +90..+109: 11/25 (last 7: 111,101,102,84,78,80,90). BOUGHT 200-219 YES $25 at 0.30 (W-20260929-111538-04d9). Together with 180-199: range 180-219, P ~0.74.
- September monthly (815 at 11:10, ends Oct 1 04:00 UTC, needs +25..+64 in 41h for 840-879): 27 windows sorted 28,28,29,35,37,38,39,40,40,42,44,47,49,51,51,52,54,54,56,58,58,60,60,62,70,70,73 = 24/27. P ~0.80 with burst tail vs book 0.61. BOUGHT 840-879 YES $50 at 0.619 (W-20260929-111502-d360). Stop: 872 before Sep 30 22:00 UTC or 826 or less at Sep 30 16:00 UTC.
- Session 13 (11:36 UTC): still silent since 01:34 UTC (fxtwitter confirms). Sep 28-30 = 21, monthly 815, Sep25-Oct2 110. Same-shape for Sep 28-30 (Tue 11:00 -> Wed 16:00, 27 windows): 42,47,48,50,21,11,39,25,33,45,23,27,45,31,34,30,43,43,33,34,60,40,28,30,29,35,39; 40-64 needs +19..+43: 20/27 = 0.74. Bid 0.66. Hold all. Musk is listed at today's Mellon AI event (DC), so a late posting start is plausible.
- Sep 29-Oct 6 140-159 YES starter $15 at 0.062 (W-20260929-111143-f8e5). Add if day 1 (to Sep 30 16:00 UTC) is 24 or less. Falsifier: day 1 of 35+.
- Exposure: all Elon ~$170 at cost. Main joint risk: a burst (Aug 19-21 style) kills 40-64, 840-879, 180-199, 140-159 together; only 200-219 partly survives. P(burst in next 2 days) ~0.08-0.12.

- Session 12 (11:25 UTC): Sep 28-30 still 21, fxtwitter confirms last post 01:34 UTC. 10h silence, still inside his overnight pattern; first real test is the 16:00 UTC checkpoint (want 24-29).

Each session: fetch the Sep 28-30 tracking, compare to the checkpoints, apply the stop. Look at Sep 29-Oct 6 buckets after 16:00 UTC today.
- Session 17 (12:20 UTC): Sep 25-Oct 2 still 110 (lastSync 12:15), last post 01:34 "Try Grok @Bot". Musk at the Mellon event 14:00 UTC. Hold all. Full post text now available via xtracker /api/users/elonmusk/posts (see niche-elon-mention-words.md).
- Session 16 (12:05 UTC): Sep 28-30 still 21 (lastSync 12:00), last post 01:34. Hold.
- Session 15 (12:00 UTC): Sep 28-30 still 21 (lastSync 11:50), silent 10.5h. Musk at the DC Mellon event 14:00 UTC. Stop check is 22:00 UTC (<=26). Hold all.

## Session 20 (13:15 UTC Sep 29): Oct 1000+ NO, deferred
- Oct 1000+ market slug elon-musk-of-tweets-october-2026-1000plus, NO token 46318370000886082713485827498480224753096289196255746570503910602682431106573. Book 0.68/0.69 NO, $17.6k ask depth, $59 24h volume: no hurry.
- New risk I had not priced: October is the pre-midterm month (Nov 3). Oct 2024 (presidential) was a heavy-posting month for him. P(1000+) raised from 0.14 to ~0.20; NO fair ~0.80 vs 0.69 = 11c edge.
- Deferred: cash $36 kept for DevDay reactions tonight. Buy $25-30 NO at <=0.70 once the Sep 30 resolutions free cash (Wed).
- Counts 13:05 UTC: Sep 28-30 still 21 (silent since 01:34 UTC); Trump TS 133.

## Session 18 (12:45 UTC Sep 29): OCTOBER MONTHLY
- Monthly counts from xtracker /posts (raw 20260929-122445-ab990fed.json, grep createdAt month | uniq -c): Jan 2136, Feb 1226, Mar 1330, Apr 1050, May 843, Jun 974, Jul 883, Aug 883 (tracker total 881: matches), Sep ~850. Five months in 843-974; the Jan-Apr regime is gone.
- Oct book (tracking 183475ce, window Oct 1 04:00 -> Nov 1 04:00 UTC): 800-839 0.11/0.12, 840-879 0.10/0.12, 880-919 0.14/0.17, 920-959 0.10/0.12, 960-999 0.09/0.10, 1000+ 0.31/0.32, <800 ~0.1 total. The crowd still carries the old regime in 1000+.
- Mine: centre ~870 (28/day x 31), sd ~70, plus ~13% regime/burst tail. 840-879 ~0.19, 880-919 ~0.19, 1000+ ~0.13.
- BOUGHT 95.79 YES 840-879 at 0.12 ($12), W-20260929-124529-b031. Stop: first 10 days <255 or >300.
- PLANNED (cash-limited today): NO 1000+ at <=0.70, $25-30 (p ~0.86), after the Sep 30/Oct 1 resolutions free cash. Book is sleepy ($59/day), little risk it moves first. Also 880-919 at <=0.14 if it dips.
- Elon silence: still 21 in Sep 28-30 at 12:30 UTC (last post 01:34). Musk at the Mellon event.
Next step: each session fetch 789a98d3 (Sep 28-30); 22:00 UTC stop check (<=26 = sell 40-64). Tomorrow: buy Oct 1000+ NO once cash frees.
- Session 19 (12:57 UTC): Sep 28-30 still 21 (lastSync 12:45). Hold all. Next check 16:00 UTC (want 24-29), stop check 22:00 UTC (<=26 sell 40-64).

## Session 21 (13:38 UTC)
- fxtwitter confirms the silence is real: last Elon post 01:34 UTC Sep 29 (12h), not xtracker lag. He is expected at Trump's Mellon event (14:00 UTC). Counts: Sep 28-30 window 21 (needs 19+ in ~26h for 40-64), Sep 25-Oct 2 110, Sep monthly 815.
- Next step: 22:00 UTC stop check for 40-64 (<=26 -> sell). Silence after a DC event often ends with a reply burst in US evening; do not pre-empt the stop.

## Session 22 (13:58 UTC): SOLD 40-64
- Still 21 at 13:55 (silent 12.5h; Mellon 14:00 + WH AI lunch 16:30 with Musk). My fair ~0.70 (needs 19-43 in 26h; mean 25-31, sd ~10) vs 0.65 bid. Sold 75.04 at 0.65 (-$2.08, exit W-20260929-135804-1bcd) to fund Bab el-Mandeb <25 NO (~11c edge, fee 0). Not the stop firing: a reallocation from ~5c edge to ~11-20c. Knowingly overrode last session's "do not pre-empt" note because the comparison changed, not the Elon read.
- Remaining Elon: 180-199 and 200-219 (Sep25-Oct2, count 110), Sep monthly 840-879 (815), 140-159 Sep29-Oct6, Oct 840-879. Calibration note: record the final Sep 28-30 count anyway.
Next step: 16:00 UTC counts (Sep25-Oct2 stop <=140 by Sep 30 16:00; Sep monthly stop <=826 at Sep 30 16:00).

## Session 23 (14:06 UTC)
- Sep25-Oct2 still 110 (lastSync 14:05), fxtwitter last post still 01:34 UTC (12.5h). Musk in DC for America.gov + WH AI lunch 16:30 UTC. Oct 1000+ NO book unchanged 0.68/0.69, $6 24h volume.
Next step: 16:00 UTC counts; stops: Sep25-Oct2 <=140 by Sep 30 16:00; Sep monthly <=826 at Sep 30 16:00 or 872 before Sep 30 22:00.
- Session 24 (14:26 UTC sync 14:25): Sep25-Oct2 still 110, September still 815. No posts 01:34-14:25 UTC (13h). Silence helps 180-199 (needs 70-89 in 73.5h) and keeps Sep 840-879 on path (needs 25-64 in 37.5h). Musk at the WH AI lunch 16:30 UTC: burst risk after.
Next step: Sep 29 22:00 UTC and Sep 30 16:00 UTC checkpoints; stops as in the notebook.
- Session 25 (14:37 UTC, sync 14:35): Sep 28-30 still 21 (book <40 0.063/0.07, 40-64 0.68/0.69, 65-89 0.20/0.21). fxtwitter last post still 01:34 UTC (13h). Musk at the WH (MarketFeed "Trump thanks Musk" 14:28 UTC). No action.
Next step: same checkpoints; after the 16:30 lunch look for a reply burst.

## Session 27 (15:01 UTC): BOUGHT Sep 28-30 <40 YES 168.75 sh at 0.085 ($15), W-20260929-150116-c04e
- Counts 15:00: Sep 28-30 21, Sep25-Oct2 110, Sep monthly 815. fxtwitter last post still 01:34 UTC (13.5h).
- <40 needs <=18 more in 25h. Same-shape remainders (27 windows Tue 11 -> Wed 16) minus ~5 for the Tue 11-15 hours already gone: 3/27 below 19. Live silence regime up-weights: P ~0.13. Book 0.08/0.085 (40-64 0.70/0.71).
- Hedge logic: the quiet path that pays <40 is the same path that kills Sep monthly 840-879 (815, needs 25+ by Oct 1 04:00). $15 at 12x covers most of the $50 lot.
- Exits: stop at 33 before Sep 30 04:00 UTC; sell 0.35+ if <=26 at Sep 30 04:00; else hold to Sep 30 16:00.
Next step: 22:00 UTC count; Sep 30 04:00 UTC decision for <40 and the monthly.

## Session 29 (15:32 UTC)
- Sep 28-30 still 21 (sync 15:30, silent ~14h). Trump TS Sep25-Oct2 133 (sync 15:32; xtracker naive pace 233 ignores the Tue-Fri lull; my same-shape range 174-197 stands). Hold all.
Next step: after the 16:30 WH lunch look for a burst; 22:00 UTC checkpoint; Sep 30 04:00 decision for <40 (sell 0.35+ if <=26).

## Session 30 (15:58 UTC)
- Sep 28-30 22 (sync 15:50, +1). Trump TS 133 (sync 15:56, silent all day). Hold all.
- SEPTEMBER DAILY COUNTS, 16:00->16:00 UTC (Sep tracking cumulative at T16:00): 19,47,36,39,18,11,37,17,28,30,18,19,43,28,32,27,33,28,23,34,49,22,21,26,25,28,35, Sep 28->29 22. Mean ~28/day, no burst all month.
- 48h sums (16:00 aligned, 27 windows): <40 2 (29,37); 40-64 19; 65-89 6 (66,83,75,71,83,71); 90+ 0. Aug (04:00 days, bursty) gave <40 8/29, 90+ 3/29.
- Oct 1-3 book (48h from Oct 1 16:00): <40 0.06/0.08, 40-64 0.57/0.59, 65-89 0.29/0.30, 90-114 0.04/0.06. Sep says 0.07/0.70/0.22/0; Aug+Sep 0.18/0.57/0.18/0.05. Recent-weighted mine ~0.10/0.64/0.20/0.06. 40-64 at 0.59 = ~4c after fee, and it is the same quiet-regime view as the 140-159 and <40 lots. PASS (no cash). Revisit Oct 1 ~12:00 UTC with the Sep 29-Oct 1 path: if the silence regime holds (<25/day), 40-64 and <40 are cheap; if a burst starts, 65-89.

## Session 31 (16:12 UTC)
- Tracking ids (full): Sep25-Oct2 7fa5f317-bee6-4dff-b81d-e4507730d655; Sep28-30 789a98d3-59a1-48e5-99ee-cab48d723a7c; Sep29-Oct6 b3d99c88-1249-44e0-bfcc-e49edbc9b764; Oct1-3 bece6d6c-5614-4438-ba93-f6582244373e; September ac6a74fa-50b9-402e-8491-c3cb4dd5a325; October 183475ce-0cd8-46ba-9b4c-ed53187f4bd2.
- Sep28-30 22 (sync 16:05). Sep25-Oct2 111 (sync 16:10), exactly 72h left.
- September 3-day sums (16:00-aligned, 26 windows): 102,122,93,68,66,65,82,75,76,67,80,90,103,87,92,88,84,85,106,105,92,69,72,79,88,85. Final = 111+S: <180 4/26, 180-199 13/26 (0.50), 200-219 8/26 (0.31), 220+ 1/26. Aug burst regime fattens both tails -> blended 180-199 ~0.40, 200-219 ~0.30.
- Book 180-199 0.30/0.31 ($9.8k ask depth). ~8c edge after fee, but same Elon cluster (~$145) and no cash. No add. Hold both lots.
Next step: 22:00 UTC count; stops as in the notebook. If Sep25-Oct2 is <=125 at Sep 30 16:00 with the book still ~0.30, 180-199 is the add (recycle <40 lot after its resolution).
- 16:16 UTC: SOLD 104.63 of the Sep28-30 <40 YES at avg 0.101 ($10.08, +$0.78 on that part) to fund Caiado-Goias. The positions mark said 0.144 but the live bid was 0.102 (count 22 -> 23 at 16:15, Musk posting again before the WH lunch). Did not re-quote before selling: ~$3 EV given away vs the mark, roughly fair vs the new count. Keep 64.12 sh. Stop unchanged (33 before Sep 30 04:00

# Iran charges Hormuz fees by ...? (event 634801)
status: watching (opened S20 Sep 30 01:05 UTC)

## Question
Sep 30 YES 0.0935 with $146k 24h volume (event $184k/24h, $3.3M total). Oct 31 YES 0.16, Dec 31 0.265. Is something landing today, or is Oct/Dec mispriced?

## Rules (event description)
YES needs BOTH before 11:59 PM ET on the date: (1) official Iranian government announcement that a mandatory fee is/will be implemented, generally on all commercial vessels or a defined subcategory; (2) consensus of credible reporting that collection has begun. Isolated demanded charges do not count. Fees called "services", insurance, environmental etc. count if mandatory in practice.

## Found
- Background (web search 01:05 UTC): the US-Iran MoU gave a 60-day no-charge window for passage. Ghalibaf: strait "will not return to prewar conditions", Iran "will receive a fee for services" after the window. US (Trump, Vance) says permanently toll-free. Earlier (Mar-Apr, war period) ad hoc $1-2M per voyage payments were reported (Bloomberg): pre-market-creation, and "isolated demanded charges" do not qualify anyway.
- Nothing about fees in our tg/x feeds in the last 12h.
- Open: exact MoU signing date -> when the 60-day window ends. If it ended recently, Oct 31 (0.16) may be the real question.

- MoU signed Jun 11 (Kurdistan24, Jun 18): the 60-day window ended ~Aug 10. Parliament's security committee approved Article 3 of the "Strategic Action Plan for Security and Development of the Strait of Hormuz" (fees on ships of permitted countries) ~Aug 23; still needs a full floor vote + Guardian Council. Aug 31 market resolved NO anyway. May reports (NPR "new system to collect fees", $2M per vessel) predate creation and did not resolve July/Aug YES.
- Sep 30: no new September fact found. P(YES) ~0.03-0.05 vs 0.09: NO ~0.91 -> ~5c in 23h, same edge-per-dollar as my Gemini NO; not worth a switch with $0.6 cash. PASS.
- The real question is Oct 31 (0.16) / Dec 31 (0.265): needs the floor vote + Guardian Council + collection. Watch for "Hormuz" + "Guardian Council" / "floor vote" in tg MarketFeed.

## Next step
(old) Find the MoU date and whether the window has expired (search "Hormuz 60 days expire" / Tasnim / Kurdistan24 story 920616). If expired with no collection, Sep 30 NO at ~0.91 is parking money (P NO ~0.96); Oct 31 is the real edge question. No cash now.
- S27 (02:12 UTC Sep 30): Sep 30 NO 0.885/0.909, $143k ask depth, $147k 24h vol (deep = fair per my rule). My P(NO) 0.95-0.97 -> ~5c on 26h; funding would mean selling a lot at a similar edge (Pro Oct31 NO bid 0.70 vs fair 0.77): net < $1. PASS. Next step: Oct 1 04:00+ UMA (calibration); Oct 31 is the real question (floor vote + Guardian Council).

status: watching (niche opened session 20; first market passed)

# Niche: Polymarket "Will Russia enter <village> by <date>?" markets resolved on the ISW map
- Big specialist volume (Mykolaivka Sep 30: $28k 24h). Rules: YES if ANY part of the named settlement is shaded under "Assessed Russian Infiltration Areas", "Assessed Russian Control", "Assessed Russian Advance" or "Gains in the past 24h" on the ISW storymap, and the shading persists through the next full ISW daily update. "Claimed Russian Territory" does NOT count. Fallback DeepStateMap.

## DATA ACCESS (the edge: understandingwar.org / criticalthreats / nv.ua are Cloudflare-blocked, ArcGIS is not)
1. Storymap JSON: scan/fetch.mjs "https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375/data?f=json" -> webmap itemId 9f04944a2fe84edab9da31750c2b15eb.
2. Webmap JSON (4.3 MB): scan/fetch.mjs "https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/9f04944a2fe84edab9da31750c2b15eb/data?f=json". Layers are EMBEDDED featureCollections in lon/lat (wkid 4326-style values), features are {"geometry":{"rings":...},"attributes":{"OBJECTID","pub_date"}} (attributes AFTER geometry). Layer order by byte offset (grep -boP '"title":"..."'): Assessed Russian Advances, Claimed Russian Territory, Assessed Russian-Controlled Terrain, Claimed Ukrainian Counteroffensives, Assessed Russian Infiltration Areas, pre-2022.
3. Find vertices near a village: grep -boP '37\.7[4-9]\d*,48\.8[3-8]\d*' <webmap file>, then map the byte offsets to layers.
4. Settlement boundary (what "territory of X" means): scan/fetch.mjs "https://services5.arcgis.com/SaBe5HMtmnbqSWlu/arcgis/rest/services/Ukrainian_Settlements_Updated_view/FeatureServer/0/query?geometry=<lon>,<lat>&geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&inSR=4326&spatialRel=esriSpatialRelIntersects&outFields=*&returnGeometry=true&outSR=4326&geometryPrecision=4&f=json" then grep -oP '\[37\.\d+,48\.8[0-4]\d*\]' for the edge you care about.
- Custom node scripts need approval (brain/desk/isw-point.mjs written but not runnable); grep is enough.
- Kit idea: ask Thomas to allow `node brain/desk/isw-point.mjs` (point/polygon distance per layer) if this niche becomes regular.

## Mykolaivka (Donetsk, 48.854785N 37.770676E, east of Sloviansk) by Sep 30: PASS (13:20 UTC Sep 29)
- Book YES 0.744/0.762, last 0.795. Comments: market pumped this morning on a report by Ukrainian correspondent Mashkovets; "not yet" shaded per traders.
- ISW text (via search): Sep 1 footage of Ukrainians capturing Russians in Mykolaivka (infiltration happened); Sep 26 Ukrainian forces cleared a Russian position in EASTERN Mykolaivka.
- Webmap (pub_date up to 2026-09-28): an "Assessed Russian Infiltration Areas" polygon whose north edge runs 37.7874,48.8315 -> 37.7880,48.8334 -> 37.7905,48.8346 -> 37.7939,48.8349 -> 37.7984,48.8347. Mykolaivka's settlement boundary there sits at 48.834-48.8365 (e.g. 37.7859,48.834; 37.7886,48.8355; 37.7897,48.8365). GAP ~150-200 m: not inside yet.
- "Claimed Russian Territory" already covers the SE of town (37.784-37.799, 48.835-48.845) but does not count.
- So YES needs ISW to nudge the infiltration shading ~200 m north in the Sep 29 or Sep 30 update. Given the Mashkovets report and ISW's habit of generous infiltration polygons, P ~0.7-0.8 = book. No edge. Timing risk for YES: shading first appearing in the Sep 30 update must persist through the Oct 1 update.

## Sweep 13:18 UTC (gamma public-search "russia enter")
- Books: Mykolaivka Oct 31 0.86/0.92, Dec 31 0.92/0.95; Sloviansk Dec 0.12/0.14; Kramatorsk Dec 0.17/0.18; Druzhkivka Dec 0.33/0.34; Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka Sep 30 0.05/0.07, Oct 31 0.37/0.38, Dec 0.82/0.89; Moskovka Oct 0.15/0.19; Borova Dec 0.16/0.19; Stavky Dec 0.15/0.16; Khatnie Dec 0.10/0.14; Zaporizhia/Kherson/Kharkiv 0.02-0.03.
- Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka (ArcGIS name "Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka", ref 48.578748N 37.616899E): infiltration polygon 37.6286-37.6329E, 48.5610-48.5644N; the settlement's southern lobe reaches only ~37.624E at those latitudes (edge 37.6233,48.5646 / 37.6229,48.5627 / 37.6206,48.5615). Gap ~330 m. Another infiltration blob at 37.632,48.550 (south). Claimed Ukrainian counteroffensive at 37.634-37.647, 48.557-48.571. Sep 30 at 0.06 and Oct 31 at 0.37 look fair. No trade.

- Druzhkivka (market spells "Druzkhivka", ref 48.616314N 37.528161E; Dec 31 0.33/0.34): boundary's east edge ~37.583E at 48.626N. No assessed (advance/control/infiltration) vertex in 37.56-37.63E x 48.59-48.65N; only "Claimed Russian Territory" at 37.615-37.639E, 48.600-48.619N (~2.5-4 km east, does not count). Nearest assessed shading is the Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka infiltration ~5 km SE. 3 months left: 0.33 looks fair to slightly rich; not enough to act without a pace model.
- Idea for a pace model: webmap pub_date per feature = when each polygon was added. Distance-to-boundary / recent km-per-week in that sector gives a base rate per village. Build it next time I have 20 quiet minutes.

## S25 (14:38-14:40 UTC Sep 29): Mykolaivka re-check, PASS again (W-20260929-144029-c8d3)
- Book fell 0.75 -> 0.70 YES (NO 0.287/0.306, fee 0, $35k 24h vol). Webmap re-fetched 14:38: newest pub_date still 2026-09-28; infiltration N edge unchanged (37.788,48.8334 -> 37.7984,48.8347). Gap to boundary still ~150-200 m.
- ISW Sep 28 text (criticalthreats): Russians attacked toward Mykolaivka Sep 27-28 "but did not advance", Ukrainian counterattacks. (Beware: a milblogger's "Mykolaivka gray zone" line is a DIFFERENT Mykolaivka near Chasiv Yar.)
- YES driver: Mashkovets (Ukrainian correspondent) report early Sep 29, after ISW's Sep 28 update. Commenters: "ISW usually trusts him". Could not find the report text.
- NEW DATA SOURCE: DeepStateMap API is open: scan/fetch.mjs "https://deepstatemap.live/api/history/last" (GeoJSON, single line, id = epoch of snapshot). Features: geometry first, then "properties":{"name":"Окуповано /// Occupied" | "Статус невідомий /// Unknown status" (grey) ...}. Trick to get a vertex's layer: Grep count with pattern `<lat>,0\][^"]*"properties":\{"name":"Статус` (unbounded [^"]*, bounded {0,N} blows the regex size limit).
- DeepState 04:11 UTC Sep 29: grey zone edge zig-zags 37.7941,48.8351 -> 37.8145,48.8356 -> 37.7983,48.8535 -> 37.8018,48.8585: grey zone touches the east edge of town, no occupied polygon.
- My YES ~0.6-0.65 (two ISW updates left: ~Sep 30 00-03 UTC and ~Oct 1 00-03 UTC, both before the 03:59 UTC deadline). Edge on NO too small vs my error.
## S30 (16:01 UTC Sep 29): Sep 30 sweep
- Webmap re-fetched 16:00 (raw 20260929-160047-32dff024.json): newest pub_date still 2026-09-28. Layer offsets this copy: ADV 5294, CLAIM 633012, CTRL 1248888, UKRCO 2725942, INFIL 3985072.
- Sep 30 books: Mykolaivka 0.729/0.74 (up from 0.70), Stavky 0.01/0.061, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka 0.05/0.07, Moskovka 0.013/0.066, Borova 0.018/0.075, Havrylivka 0.005/0.015. Coords: Stavky 49.048958,37.829063; Moskovka 49.729536,37.568362; Borova 49.374572,37.622334; Havrylivka 48.072788,36.523524; Krasnopillya 50.773956,35.259777.
- Stavky: settlement east edge 37.836E (49.044-49.054N). Nearest ASSESSED vertex = Advances layer at 37.864-37.866E, 49.06-49.077N (~2 km). Only Claimed/Ukrainian-counteroffensive vertices closer. Sep 30 ~2-3% = book. PASS.
- Borova (centre 37.6223E): in 37.58-37.72E x 49.33-49.39N only Claimed (37.672+) and Ukrainian-counteroffensive vertices; no assessed shading within ~3.5 km. YES ~1%; NO ask ~0.98 (= 1 - YES bid 0.018): no edge. PASS.
- Still to check (next quiet session, 5 min each): Moskovka, Havrylivka, Krasnopillya the same way (grep vertices in a 0.05 deg box, map offsets to layers, compare to the settlement edge).
Next step: after ~01:00 UTC Sep 30 re-fetch the webmap, grep pub_date 2026-09-29 and vertices 37.78-37.80 x 48.834-48.840; learn whether ISW shaded on a single correspondent report (calibrates the whole niche).

Older next step: next session, before 23:00 UTC, re-fetch the webmap and check whether the infiltration polygon crossed 48.835 at 37.786-37.790 (the book will already know; this is for learning how ISW moves). Then sweep other open "Russia enter X" markets for ones where the map already shows shading inside the boundary but the book is under 0.9 (or none near it but the book is over 0.3).
- S35 (17:32 UTC): webmap newest pub_date still 2026-09-28; DeepState snapshot id 1790655116 (04:12 UTC Sep 29) unchanged. Mykolaivka Sep 30 NO ask 0.268 (YES ~0.74, $45k 24h vol, fee 0). No new info vs my 0.6-0.65: the crowd holds a Mashkovets report I cannot read. No cash; pass stands. Next step unchanged (after ~01:00 UTC check ISW Sep 29 layer).
- S31 (16:06 UTC): skipped Moskovka/Havrylivka/Krasnopillya: all 1-7c YES, the only possible edge is NO at 0.93-0.99 = pennies per day and no cash. Low value; drop unless a book sits 10c+ off the map.
- S49 20:46 UTC: webmap re-fetched (raw 20260929-203747-32dff024.json), newest pub_date still 2026-09-28. Mykolaivka Sep 30 book 0.624/0.687; tape 19:50-20:45 UTC small two-way retail (5-217 sh), YES traded 0.58->0.69 and back to ~0.63. No new info; my 0.6-0.65 = book. No cash. Next step unchanged: after ~01:00 UTC Sep 30, re-fetch webmap, grep pub_date 2026-09-29 and vertices 37.78-37.80 x 48.834-48.840 (learning check; market resolves on the Sep 30/Oct 1 updates).
- S10 Sep 30 (22:55 UTC Sep 29): YES CRASHED to ~0.19 (gamma 0.194/0.806). Tape 22:40-22:53 UTC: aggressive NO takers 0.80 -> 0.85 -> 0.89 -> 0.91 (DumplingBMF 214+70 sh, 0x066ffbc 369+44 sh), rexcom dumped 270 YES at 0.24. My sources show NOTHING new: webmap (raw 20260929-225531) newest pub_date still 2026-09-28; DeepState snapshot still 1790655116; ISW Sep 29 text not found (criticalthreats 403 even via browse). Crowd likely has the Sep 29 ISW map/text from ISW's own site (not the storymap webmap) showing no shading. No cash; pass. LEARNING: the storymap webmap lags ISW's own publication, so it is useless for the race; next time find where ISW posts first (X @TheStudyofWar map image, ~22:00-23:00 UTC).
- 22:59 UTC: @TheStudyofWar X (fxtwitter statuses) has no Ukraine update since Sep 28 01:03 UTC, so the NO flow did not come from an ISW post either. Unexplained (maybe a Ukrainian unit/DeepState TG "cleared" line, or holders de-risking before the final update). Mykolaivka NO 0.81-0.91 vs my 0.6-0.7 NO: if anything YES looks cheap at 0.19-0.24, but I cannot see the source and have no cash.
Next step: Sep 30 ~01:00-03:00 UTC re-fetch webmap; confirm whether the Sep 29 layer has any Mykolaivka shading (should be none if the crowd is right). Add @TheStudyofWar to follow.json if not there.
- S5 Sep 30 (22:02 UTC Sep 29): webmap re-fetched (raw 20260929-220150-32dff024.json): newest pub_date still 2026-09-28. ISW Sep 29 text not out (web search: Sep 28 latest, 'did not advance'). Book CHAOTIC: YES 0.40/0.72; tape 21:00-22:00 UTC: NO bought 281 sh at 0.698 (better.than.you, 21:50) then NO sold 145 at 0.267 (21:57), YES sold 354 at 0.464. Thin two-way noise, no source. My 0.6 sits inside the spread; no cash. Pass. Next step: Sep 30 ~01:00-03:00 UTC webmap pub_date 2026-09-29, vertices 37.78-37.80 x 48.834-48.840 (learning check).
- S11 Sep 30 (23:07 UTC Sep 29): webmap (raw 20260929-230723-32dff024.json) newest pub_date still 2026-09-28. Mykolaivka YES 0.10/0.224 (mid 0.16). Comments explain the crash: 21:18 UTC 'it will end in around 3 hours, no news, NO has value'; reply 'no infiltration yesterday and Ukraine has the initiative'. So the 22:40 NO flow was TIME DECAY + no-news reading (holders treat ISW's Sep 29 update as the last one that can shade AND persist by Sep 30), not a leaked map. ISW Sep 26: Ukraine cleared a Russian position in eastern Mykolaivka (the Sloviansk one); Sep 28: nothing new. No cash; pass stands (P YES ~0.15-0.2, = book).
- LEARNING: in these 'enter X by date' markets the last ~6h are priced on 'does the final eligible update shade it'; with no fresh infiltration report the book decays to ~0.15 fast. Edge only if I see a fresh geolocated infiltration before the crowd.
Next step: Sep 30 ~01:00-03:00 UTC webmap pub_date 2026-09-29 Mykolaivka vertices (calibration only); UMA resolution after Oct 1 04:00 UTC.
- S17 (00:33 UTC Sep 30): webmap newest pub_date still 2026-09-28 (no Sep 29 layer yet). Mykolaivka Sep 30 book 0.11/0.155 = my ~0.15. Pass stands. Next step: webmap re-fetch ~02:00-04:00 UTC for the Sep 29 layer (calibration).
- S21 (01:16 UTC Sep 30): webmap re-fetched (raw 20260930-011552-32dff024.json): newest pub_date still 2026-09-28; no Sep 29 layer yet. Next step unchanged: re-fetch ~03:00-05:00 UTC (calibration only).
- S27 (02:05-02:10 UTC Sep 30): scanner +14.6 pts. Tape: bohdancio bought 224 YES at 0.40 at 01:38 UTC; NO holders sold 0.844 at 01:31. ISW Sep 29 assessment posted on X 01:57 UTC (website a bit earlier; isw.pub/UkrWar092926 Cloudflare-blocked via fetch, browse and r.jina.ai). Key takeaways: Lyman direction = Ukrainian Operation Vivaldi liberations; "Russian forces recently advanced in the Fortress Belt Outer Encirclement Effort" (sector unknown, could be Sloviansk). bohdancio commented "ISW just published 😊😊" at 02:03 (talking his book). Book 0.209/0.41 with $13.7k ask depth at 0.41 and NO trade since ISW published: informed traders are not lifting. Webmap (raw 20260930-020528) still no 2026-09-29 pub_date. DeepState still 1790655116. P(YES) ~0.2-0.3, inside the 0.21/0.41 spread; no cash. PASS.
- LEARNING: ISW X thread carries 4 map PNGs (pbs.twimg.com/media/<id>.png); fetch.mjs saves them as .txt and Read needs .png (cp needs approval). Kit idea: fetch.mjs keep image extension so I can view ISW maps the minute they post.
Next step: after 04:00 UTC Oct 1 read the resolution (calibration); if the webmap gets a 2026-09-29 layer, grep 37.78-37.80 x 48.834-48.840.

# Weekly hit-price ladders on ETFs/commodities (EWY, SPY, silver, gold)
status: traded W-20260930-010737-6bc3 (EWY 189 YES)

## Why this niche
Series like "What will EWY hit Week of ..." (series ewy-hit-price-weekly) are THIN ($500 ask depth, 8-10c spreads) and appear to be priced on a calmer vol than realized. Resolution: Pyth 1-minute highs/lows, REGULAR HOURS ONLY, week Mon-Fri, ends Fri 20:00 UTC. Fee: finance 0.04 x p(1-p).

## Method (niche 3 extended)
1. Yahoo chart API 1mo daily (query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/<SYM>?range=1mo&interval=1d): closes, highs.
2. Close-to-close RMS (gaps count: a gap open above the strike prints in RTH) AND intraday range.
3. EMPIRICAL touch table: for every day i, threshold = close_i x (1+d); did max(high over the next N sessions) reach it? This beats the formula for gap-heavy names.
4. Check the overnight home market (KOSPI for EWY) before buying.

## EWY week of Sep 28 (S20, 01:07 UTC Sep 30)
- Tue close 187.10, week high 187.27, week low 180.39 (down strikes 181-187 all hit). KOSPI 6930 (+0.86% at 10:06 KST Wed), 52w high 9386: crash regime.
- Close-to-close RMS 2.9%/day (20d), 3.0% (12d). Avg intraday range ~2.2%.
- Empirical 3-session touch: +1.0% in 14/17 windows (0.82), +1.55% in 13/17 (0.76).
- Book: 188 0.76/0.83, 189 0.60/0.69, 190 0.56/0.66, 191 0.49/0.56, 192 0.42/0.50, 193 0.34/0.49, 194 0.29/0.38. Formula at 3% daily: 189 0.84, 190 0.76, 192 0.60, 194 0.46; the book matches ~2% vol.
- BOUGHT 189 YES 28.77 at 0.687 ($20), funded by selling Gemini Sep 30 NO at 0.888.
- Stop: sell at bid if EWY closes Thu below 183.

## Open
- 192/194 look ~10-15c cheap on 3% vol too, but that doubles the same up-move bet. One lot is enough.
- Same method on SPY 775, silver 63/64, gold LOW 4100 (week of Sep 28) not done yet: quick candidates next session.

## Other ladders checked S20 (pass)
- SPY 775: SPY 764.2, week high 769.54, RMS ~0.8%/day -> P ~0.32 vs 0.29/0.32. Fair.
- Silver (Pyth Metal.XAG/USD, 24h market, ends Fri 21:00 UTC): SPOT 61.32 (api.gold-api.com/price/XAG) vs SI=F futures 61.75: USE SPOT, the 0.4 basis made 63 look 20c cheap. On spot, RMS 2.3%/day, 2.8 days: 62 0.77 vs 0.75, 63 0.48 vs 0.45, 60 down 0.58 vs 0.57, 59 0.31 vs 0.31. All fair.
- Pyth hermes latest needs auth (401); benchmarks tradingview shim 404. Yahoo XAGUSD=X 404.
- So far only EWY (gap-heavy, crash regime) is mispriced: the edge is where realized vol is far above "normal" for the name.

## Next step
Wed Sep 30 13:30-20:00 UTC: EWY RTH high (Yahoo 1d/5m chart). If 189 prints: done, hold to 1.0 (or sell 0.97+ if cash needed). Then run the table on SPY/XAG/XAU weekly ladders and the Oct 5 week EWY ladder when listed (Fri ~22:00 UTC).
- S21 (01:17 UTC Sep 30): KOSPI 6923.8 +0.77%% at 10:17 KST (day high 6965.6). Mildly supportive for Wed EWY RTH; 189 needs +1.0%% over Tue close 187.10. Hold. Next step unchanged: Yahoo EWY 5m high after 13:30 UTC.
- S26 (02:00 UTC Sep 30): KOSPI 6908.6 +0.55% at 10:40 KST (faded from +0.96% high-of-morning readings). Still supportive, smaller. Lot bid 0.58 vs my 0.8. Hold. Next step: KOSPI close ~06:30 UTC, then EWY RTH 5m high after 13:30 UTC.

# Thread: Polymarket "Will OpenAI resume US ChatGPT Pro (20x) signups by Sep 30 / Oct 31?"
status: traded W-20260929-171204-e685 (29.81 NO Sep 30 at 0.73, $22, 17:12 UTC). Earlier YES lot W-20260929-100930-d48e closed +$4.42.

## S33 17:11 UTC: THE PROVISO FAILS ON OPENAI'S OWN WORDS -> BOUGHT NO
- help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128 "About ChatGPT Pro tiers" (updated ~17:04 UTC): "ChatGPT Pro now offers Pro 500, a new $500/month plan that includes Astra Ultrafast. Pro 200 is also available for new subscriptions again. New subscriptions that aren't eligible for grandfathering include a lower usage allowance." Plans: Pro 100 / Pro 200 / Pro 500. "Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100. **Pro 500 offers the highest included usage of the three plans.**" Grandfathered Pro 200 keep old allowance to Oct 29.
- Rules: qualifying plan must be called "Pro 20x" or confirmed the same plan; a name/price change is fine "provided it remains OpenAI's highest-usage ChatGPT Pro tier". Pro 200 is renamed, usage-cut, and no longer the top-usage tier -> NO on the letter. YES case = resolver reads the title ("resume Pro signups") and press headlines ("$200 Pro is back").
- P(YES) ~0.12-0.15. Sold Elon 200-219 (-$7.19) for cash. The 0.62-0.70 NO levels were lifted between my 17:11 quote and 17:12 buy (another reader); filled 29.81 NO at 0.73. Edge ~14c, resolves within ~1 day (UMA may take longer if disputed).
- Stop/falsifier: OpenAI revises the help page to make Pro 200 top usage, or a Polymarket clarification that the $200 plan qualifies.
Next step: each session read the market comments (gamma comments endpoint) for clarification requests and the help page for revisions; watch for UMA proposal after Sep 30 23:59 ET.

## Market
- Event openai-resumes-us-chatgpt-pro-20x-signups-byptptpt (id 1020458). Sep 23 resolved NO. Sep 30: slug will-openai-resume-us-chatgpt-pro-signups-by-september-30-2026, YES token 94484963615265052047694135695573341971850918597242097959866803760911220142907. Oct 31 sibling ~0.805 (gamma).
- Very thin: Sep 30 liquidity ~$350-800, book 0.51-0.58 bid / 0.74-0.78 ask. Fee rate 0.04.
- Rules: YES when the Pro 20x plan is again generally available to new US subscribers via official channels. Name or price change OK if it remains OpenAI's highest-usage ChatGPT Pro tier. Pro/Pro 5x do not count. Upgrades-only, waitlist, invite, selected users do not count. Source: official purchase channels; official communications from company representatives or credible reporting also usable.

## Facts
- Sep 10: OpenAI paused new Pro 20x ($200) subs and upgrades, demand for the Astra model (Fortune Sep 11). Former subscribers may return within 30 days.
- Sep 29 06:41 UTC (Sep 28 23:41 PT): Tibo (@thsottiaux, "Codex & ChatGPT @OpenAI", verified, 757k followers): "Tomorrow we are re-opening the Pro $200 subscriptions to new subscribers", with a usage change (nets to half the API-dollar value of the old plan), no 5h limit, more non-usage features added.
- Sep 29 07:39 UTC he quote-posts: "That was yesterday, today is DevDay. And it's all good news."
- DevDay: Tue Sep 29, Fort Mason SF, keynote 10:00 PT = 17:00 UTC (20:00 Beirut), Sam Altman.
- Event comments: one trader says the UI now shows "Standard" and "More" tiers (renaming risk); another reads "re-opening" as the same plan.

## My read (10:10 UTC)
- P(YES by Sep 30 23:59 ET) ~0.88. Risks: staged rollout / waitlist (excluded by rules), a new higher tier above $200 making it not the "highest-usage" tier, slip past Sep 30, resolver quibble over usage change.
- Why the book lags: $800 of depth; few traders watch a tech-subscription market.

## Plan
- After the keynote (17:00 UTC+): check the OpenAI pricing page / help center (help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128) and news for "Pro available to new subscribers". If live and still top tier: hold to resolution (or sell 0.95+).
- Stop: waitlist / staged / delayed past Sep 30 / higher tier above it.

## Session 9 (10:50 UTC): the risk I underpriced
- Rules, word by word: plan must be "called Pro 20x" OR confirmed the same plan by credible reporting; "a change to the plan's name or price will not affect resolution, PROVIDED it remains OpenAI's highest-usage ChatGPT Pro tier."
- Since Sep 28 (KuCoin flash 06:56 Sep 28; BleepingComputer Sep 25; TestingCatalog/Tibor Blaho leaks): $100/$200 tiers renamed "Pro Standard"/"Pro More", the "5x/20x of Plus" wording replaced by "more usage than Plus", and a $500 "Pro Max" appears in the UI (unannounced): "Fastest Work and Codex", most capable models, max memory, 100GB files. Usage limits for Pro Max unknown; pitched as speed, not volume.
- So the name HAS changed, the proviso applies, and if DevDay launches Pro Max with more usage than Pro More, a resolver can say the reopened plan is no longer the highest-usage tier -> NO. Tibo's usage change (half the API-dollar value) also weakens "same plan".
- Revised P(YES) ~0.60 (reopen GA today ~0.85; Pro Max launched with explicitly higher usage ~0.35-0.4 and then likely NO). Bid 0.52 / mid ~0.63: holding is still slightly +EV vs selling into the bid. Mistake noted: I read the comment about "Standard/More" tiers at entry and did not chase it to the Pro Max leak.
- 10:55 UTC follow-up: Decrypt (Sep 25) and TestingCatalog (Sep 24) both read the leaked Pro Max card as SPEED ("Fastest Work and Codex", Cerebras?), max memory, 100GB files, "rather than increased usage limits". If that holds at DevDay, Pro More can still be argued the highest-usage tier. Nudges P back up to ~0.65. Hold.
- Exit rule for the keynote: if Pro Max is launched with higher usage limits than Pro More -> sell at any bid. If Pro Max is speed-only or not launched and Pro More is buyable by new US users -> hold to resolution.

## Session 13 (11:40 UTC)
- chatgpt.com/pricing rendered (browse.mjs): single "Pro, From $100/month, Get Pro" card, "5x more usage", "Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra". No $200 / 20x / Pro More / Pro Max text, no pause notice. Still the pre-DevDay page. Tibo last post unchanged ("all good news"). Bid 0.69. Hold.
- After the keynote: re-render the pricing page; look for a $200 card with a live "Get" button and whether Pro Max claims more usage.

- Session 20 (13:12 UTC): timing re-read. Tibo's post was 23:41 PT Sep 28, and 58 min later "That was yesterday, today is DevDay": so "tomorrow" = Sep 29 PT, i.e. the reopening is meant for TODAY (DevDay), not Sep 30. That gives a spare day of buffer before the Sep 30 deadline. Pricing page 13:11 UTC still the single "Pro From $100" card. Book 0.86/0.92; ask 0.92 is above my 0.88-0.90, no add.

## Session 22 (13:48 UTC Sep 29): SOLD, status: closed
- Sold 53.5 YES at avg 0.836 (bid 0.87 top, only $364 depth), +$4.42, exit W-20260929-134840-2c1d. Price had reached my 0.88; cash recycled into Bab el-Mandeb 25-29 (~20c edge).

## Next step (calibration only, no position)
Session after 17:30 UTC: read DevDay coverage + Tibo/OpenAI posts + openai.com/chatgpt/pricing; (1) is Pro More ($200) buyable by new US users, (2) was Pro Max launched and does it have MORE USAGE (not just speed)? Apply the exit rule above.

## S31 (16:10 UTC Sep 29): the book crashed 0.86/0.92 -> 0.26/0.69. Why
- Tibo 15:10 UTC (status 2104951965184925941): "Plus = 1X, Pro 100 = 5X, Pro 200 = 10X, and we are reopening subscriptions for Pro 200 (we had paused it). Existing plans keep the 20X multiplier for a bit + credits." The YES dump began ~15:19 UTC (NO bought 0.16 -> 0.86 in minutes, then trades 0.56-0.64 NO).
- The fear: the rules say the plan must be "Pro 20x" or confirmed the same plan by credible reporting; the proviso covers a NAME or PRICE change "provided it remains the highest-usage Pro tier". A USAGE cut (20X -> 10X) is not named. Legacy 20X survives for existing users "for a bit", so a resolver could call the new one a different plan.
- For YES: Tibo himself calls it "reopening subscriptions for Pro 200 (we had paused it)" = the paused plan; the 3-tier list has no Pro Max, so Pro 200 stays the highest-usage tier; press will write "OpenAI resumes $200 Pro signups". Must also be GA to new US users by Sep 30 23:59 ET.
- My P(YES) ~0.60. Book 0.26/0.69 (ask depth $925): NO ask 0.74 vs my 0.40, YES ask 0.69 vs my 0.60. No side. PASS. Glad I sold at 0.836 this morning (the usage risk was in my notes as ~0.35).
Next step: after the keynote render chatgpt.com/pricing: is Pro $200 buyable and what does the card say (10x? "highest usage"?). If the card is live and the book still sits under 0.55 on YES, that is the entry.
- S33 17:01 UTC (keynote just started): pricing page unchanged (single "Pro From... 5x more usage", "Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra"). Book 0.27/0.74 ($946 ask). No entry. Recheck after ~18:00 UTC.
- S33 17:10 UTC: PAGE CHANGED mid-keynote. Pro card now: "Your choice of 3 usage tiers", "Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra", "Longer Codex and ChatGPT Work sessions", "Dot, your always-on agent" (prices not rendered). Tibo 17:06: dots "included in your Pro plan, without drawing down on any of your usage". Tibo 15:10 listed only Pro 100 = 5X and Pro 200 = 10X, so the third Pro tier is most likely the leaked $500 Pro Max, now framed as a USAGE tier -> Pro 200 is probably not "the highest-usage Pro tier" -> proviso fails -> NO leans. Counter: resolver may just read "Pro $200 reopened" as the paused plan.
- My P(YES) ~0.35-0.40. Book 0.38/0.71: NO ask 0.62 vs my 0.60-0.65. No edge. PASS. Next: render the tier selector (prices + usage multipliers) after the keynote; if Max is explicitly "more usage" than More, NO fair ~0.8 -> buy NO if ask <=0.68.
- S34 17:20-17:25 UTC: THE CROWD WENT THE OTHER WAY. Sep 30 book NO 0.09/0.19 (YES ~0.81-0.91); tape: YES buys 0.79 (126 sh, joesheep) and 0.81 right after my 0.73 NO fill. Oct 31 NO bid 0.13. Help page re-rendered 17:20: UNCHANGED ("Pro 500 offers the highest included usage of the three plans"; "Your subscription remains Pro 200"; new Pro 200 subs get a lower allowance). Pricing page: "Your choice of 3 usage tiers", "Ultrafast (on eligible tiers)" = Pro 500 is live, not "in a few hours". Comments: Jasper-Wang argues NO ($500 tier highest); Ayanokoji67 quotes the proviso. No clarification posted.
- Read: letter = NO (usage cut 20X->10X AND not the top-usage tier). YES = resolver reads the title "resume Pro signups" + press "$200 Pro is back". UMA disputes mostly follow the rule text, but the crowd at 0.85 is a warning I respect: P(YES Sep 30) now ~0.30 (was 0.13), Oct 31 ~0.35. Still NO worth ~0.70 vs bid 0.09: HOLD both, no sell. Cannot add (one lot per outcome).
- Next step: after Oct 1 04:00 UTC watch for the UMA proposal and any dispute; if proposed YES and undisputed for 2h, sell both at any bid. If proposed NO, sell Oct 31 NO at 0.75+.
- S35 17:42 UTC: no new comments since 17:18, no clarification. Press framing (what a resolver reads): headlines split. For YES: "OpenAI Reopens $200 ChatGPT Pro Sign-Ups" (Unite.ai, Windows Report, the-decoder, KuCoin, X trending), Superpowerdaily "will reopen Sep 30". For NO: Engadget "OpenAI adds $500 Pro subscription, nerfs its existing $200 tier" and "Pro 500 offers OpenAI's highest usage allowance"; the-decoder "cuts API credits in half". So credible reporting states BOTH the reopening and that $200 is no longer top usage. Reopen date may be Sep 30 (inside the window). My P(YES Sep 30) ~0.40 (from 0.30): headline consensus is strong and UMA voters lean on headlines. Still hold: NO bid 0.06 vs fair ~0.60. Cannot add.
- S33 17:13 UTC: ALSO BOUGHT Oct 31 NO 66.51 at avg 0.367 ($25, W-20260929-171316-f293), funded by selling half the Astra Dec NO (+$9.60). Oct 31 book was YES 0.67/0.93 (NO ask 0.33): the crowd reads the headline. Same interpretation as the Sep 30 NO: ~$47 on one reading. Exit: sell 0.75+ once Sep 30 resolves NO or a clarification lands; stop if Sep 30 goes YES.
- S36 17:48 UTC: help page re-rendered (updated ~17:04): unchanged in substance, now opens 'ChatGPT Pro now offers Pro 500 ... Pro 200 is also available for new subscriptions again. New subscriptions that aren't eligible for grandfathering include a lower usage allowance.' Pro 500 live. New comment 17:42 (Curvy-Pew) quotes the 'same plan' clause. Market not closed, no UMA proposal. Sep 30 YES 0.90, Oct NO mid 0.13 (watch trigger fired, not a stop). Hold both; P(YES) ~0.40 unchanged.
- S38 18:13 UTC: Sep 30 YES 0.84/0.89, no UMA status yet. Comments 17:47-18:10: Jasper-Wang argues NO ($500 plan is now the highest tier, $200 not "Pro 20x"), replies call it cope. Crowd split in comments, not in price. Hold.
Next step: after Oct 1 04:00 UTC watch UMA proposal/dispute (gamma umaResolutionStatus); YES proposed + undisputed 2h -> sell both; NO proposed -> sell Oct 31 NO at 0.75+.
- S43 19:16 UTC: OpenAI official X (17:57 UTC): 'we're introducing Pro 500 - a new plan with our highest usage limits (25x Plus)' + 'We're also reopening Pro 200 subscriptions'. Primary source now states Pro 200 is NOT the highest-usage tier = the proviso fails on the letter. Book Sep 30 YES 0.55/0.76 (NO bid 0.24), umaResolutionStatuses [] (no proposal). P(YES) ~0.35. Hold both. Next step: Oct 1 04:00+ UMA proposal; quote this OpenAI post in any dispute reasoning check.
- S47 20:21 UTC: Sep 30 YES 0.52/0.79 (last 0.87), liquidity $464, no UMA proposal (statuses empty). Nothing new; hold both, P(YES) ~0.35. Next step unchanged: Oct 1 04:00+ UMA.
- S17 (00:33 UTC Sep 30): Sep 30 NO book 0.59/0.66 (YES ~0.34-0.41): the crowd has come to my reading (P(YES) ~0.35). $6.7k 24h vol. Hold both; nothing to add (one lot per outcome). Next step unchanged: Oct 1 04:00+ UMA proposal.
- S19 (00:50 UTC Sep 30): SOLD Sep 30 NO 29.81 at avg 0.883 ($26.21, +$4.21, exit W-20260930-005136-cf4b). Tape: NO bought 0.34 -> 0.89 from ~00:05 to 00:48 UTC, no new primary fact (help page re-rendered: unchanged; newest comment 00:49 argues YES from Tibo "reopening the old 20x plan"). Crowd overshot my fair NO ~0.72. Oct 31 NO kept: book 0.69/0.90 (mid 0.795 fired the 0.75 watch). Plan unchanged: sell Oct 31 NO at bid 0.75+ once Sep 30 is proposed/resolved NO; stop if Sep 30 goes YES.
- S44 19:41 UTC: Sep 30 YES 0.69/0.83 (last 0.72), liquidity $362, umaResolutionStatuses [] (no proposal). x.json: the OpenAI posts stand (Pro 500 "our highest usage limits (25x Plus)"; "reopening Pro 200"). Nothing new. Hold both, P(YES) ~0.35. Next step unchanged.
- S26 (01:57 UTC Sep 30): Oct 31 NO book 0.76/0.89 (bid reached my fair 0.75). SOLD 45% (29.93 sh) at avg 0.7527 ($22.30, +$11.05 realised) to fund the HK Oct 1 low 29C NO (34h). Kept 36.58 sh for the Sep 30 NO proposal bump. Next step: Oct 1 04:00+ UMA; sell the rest at 0.80+ after a NO proposal; stop on YES.

status: watching (queued for MBG cash ~Sep 30 16:00 UTC)

# Thread: Polymarket "Trump approval rating on October 2?" (Silver Bulletin, event 1100762)
- Resolves on Silver Bulletin's green trend line (approve) for Oct 2, one decimal, finalized once the next data point exists (~Oct 3). Neg-risk ladder, $2.4k liquidity, ~$400/day volume.
- PRIMARY DATA: Datawrapper chart kSCt4. The Substack page embeds a STALE version (7379 ends Aug 26). Latest: fetch https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/kSCt4/ (redirects to /<version>/), then /<version>/dataset.csv. S24: version 7967, last row 9/29/2026 approve 37.506.
- Validation: Sep 25 ladder resolved "<37.5" on CSV 37.373 (displayed 37.4). CSV = resolution source.

## Data (S24, 01:40 UTC Sep 30)
- Recent approve: 9/21 38.60, 9/22 37.96, 9/23 37.56, 9/24 37.37, 9/25-27 37.37 (weekend carry), 9/28 37.43, 9/29 37.51. Page text: all-time net low (-22.4).
- Weekday daily change RMS in Sep ~0.30 (range -0.73..+0.42). Weekends carry forward (no update). Sep 29 (Tue) -> Oct 2 (Fri) = 3 weekday updates -> sd ~0.5 (some mean reversion, so 0.45-0.5).
- Buckets by true value: 37.0-37.4 = [36.95, 37.45); 37.5-37.9 = [37.45, 37.95); 38.0+ >= 37.95.

## Pricing
- Centre 37.45-37.5, sd 0.5: P(37.0-37.4) 0.33-0.36; P(37.5-37.9) ~0.36-0.38; P(38.0+) ~0.17; P(36.5-36.9) ~0.10; lower ~0.03.
- Book S24: 36.5-36.9 0.13/0.20; 37.0-37.4 0.44/0.48 (NO ask 0.56, $476 depth); 37.5-37.9 0.10/0.36 ($2.1k at 0.36); 38.0+ 0.03/0.17.
- The crowd seems anchored on the Sep 24-28 prints (37.4) and the down-trend; Sep 29 ticked up to 37.5.
- TRADE: 37.0-37.4 NO at <=0.57: P(NO) ~0.65 (0.60 even if the centre drifts to 37.35). Edge ~8-10c in 3 days. Secondary: 37.5-37.9 YES at 0.36 is only ~2c: skip.
- Funding S24: cash $1.35. Pro Oct31 NO bid 0.70 vs mid 0.80 (switch nets <$1); STRC (ex-div today, P ~0.03-0.04 > bid 0.021) and Millennium ($7 only) not worth it; one lot per outcome, so do not open a tiny lot now. Wait for MBG (~$20, Sep 30 16:00 UTC).
- Falsifier: a Sep 30 print at or below 37.25 with no bounce (centre moves into the bucket), or a big new poll batch showing approve 35-36.

## Next step
Sep 30 16:00+ UTC after MBG pays: re-fetch https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/kSCt4/ -> dataset.csv (did a Sep 30 row appear?), re-quote NO on will-trumps-approval-rating-be-between-37pt0-and-37pt4-on-october-2-2026. Buy $18-20 if ask <=0.57 and the latest value is >=37.40 (or <=0.50 if the latest is 37.3-37.4). Sibling ladders (Oct 9 etc.) will reuse this recipe.
- S25 (02:00 UTC Sep 30): MBG cash was recycled into the Elon Sep28-30 65-89 lot (same 16:00 UTC payout, bigger edge). Funding for this trade is now that lot (~$48.5 if it wins) or a later switch. Next step unchanged: after 16:00 UTC re-fetch kSCt4 dataset.csv and quote the Oct 2 37.0-37.4 NO.

status: watching (opened S2 Sep 30, 21:17 UTC Sep 29)

# Thread: "Who will be Trump's AI 'czar' in 2026?" (event who-will-be-trumps-ai-czar-in-2026, id 1105367)
- Resolves on the FIRST individual Trump (or the administration) announces as his pick for AI czar; intent to appoint suffices. Created ~Sep 29 evening. Books EMPTY at 21:15 UTC (0.01/0.99 on every name, placeholders Person A..R for later additions).
- Named outcomes: Sriram Krishnan, Michael Kratsios, Scott Kupor, Sean Cairncross, Chamath Palihapitiya, Emil Michael, "No Czar by December 31".
- FAST catalyst: Trump at the Sep 29 WH "Super Intelligence Luncheon": "I'll be naming the AI czar in the next three to four days" (MarketFeed/WalterBloomberg ~18:30 UTC); WatcherGuru: a new "Super Intelligence Czar" will be named soon. Rename risk: title may be "Super Intelligence Czar"; rules say "AI czar", a resolver will almost surely map it.

## Found
- Background: Sacks left as SGE in March (hit the day limit), still advises, "likely won't take up the mantle again" (Axios Sep 21). Trump announced "AI Force" + czar Sep 19, asked "High I.Q." people to apply. Trump ruled out Bessent (Semafor Sep 22 had Bessent eyed; The Hill: Trump rejects).
- Axios Sep 21 names to watch: Kupor (OPM director, a16z #1), Krishnan (ex-WH AI adviser, left June per Bloomberg), Chamath (All-In, Social Capital), Cairncross (national cyber director), Emil Michael (Pentagon CTO; fought Amodei; fits if AI Force sits in DoD). Divestment rules favour insiders already in government.
- BetOnline Sep 22 (bettingnews): Ethan Klein 6/1 (DoD CTO? + OSTP assoc. director), Emil Michael 13/2, Chamath 13/2, Taylor Budowich, Krishnan next. Wide field, favourite ~13%.
- Trump's own Truth post (11:54 EDT Sep 29) = luncheon seating chart: Chamath (left side, top, next to Will Scharf/Susie Wiles), Kratsios, Kupor (right side, top), Cairncross, Sacks, Bessent present. NOT present: Krishnan, Emil Michael, Klein, Budowich. Weak signal for the invited insiders (Chamath/Kupor/Kratsios/Cairncross).
- Trump today praised Amodei ("great"): a czar picked to fight "doomers" may still be Chamath-style; tone softened though.

## Sibling TIMING ladder (FAST): event trump-names-ai-czar-byptptpt (id 1105368, created 21:02 UTC Sep 29)
- Markets: by Sep 30 / Oct 1 / Oct 2 / Oct 3 / Oct 4 (each ends 03:59 UTC next day). Book 21:17 UTC: all 0.01/0.96 (empty). Rules: Trump or administration announces intent to appoint a specific person as czar; "super intelligence" naming counts, but the title must be "czar" or a derivative; acting/interim or candidate lists do not count; media reports alone do not count.
- Prior: Sep 19 he promised a czar "soon"; 10 days later still none, now "three to four days" (= Oct 2-3). Trump's self-set personnel timelines slip often. My P(named by): Sep 30 0.07, Oct 1 0.13, Oct 2 0.22, Oct 3 0.30, Oct 4 0.36.
- Trade idea: when makers post, NO on Oct 2-4 if YES is >=0.50 (the "3-4 days" headline anchors the crowd); YES on Oct 4 only if <=0.2. Announcement channel: Truth Social (Trump TS is in a quiet spell: +7 posts in 30h).

## Read (no position; no cash, no book)
- Rough P: Chamath 0.18, Kupor 0.15, Kratsios 0.14, Emil Michael 0.10, Cairncross 0.07, Krishnan 0.06, someone not listed 0.20, no czar by Dec 31 0.10.
- Edge only from mis-seeded early maker quotes (lesson from fresh MrBeast ladders). Wide field -> sell overpriced names (NO) rather than guess the winner.
## S3 Sep 30 (21:25 UTC Sep 29): CLAYTON
- MarketFeed 21:18 UTC: "TRUMP TELLS AXIOS: JAY CLAYTON WOULD MAKE A GOOD AI CHIEF" / "Trump consider Jay Clayton for AI czar". Clayton = DNI since Jul 28 (Senate-confirmed), ex-SEC chair, attended the Sep 29 luncheon. Axios article not yet indexed.
- Axios politics page (browse 21:29 UTC) headline: "Scoop: Trump warms to Jay Clayton as AI czar" (Maria Curi). URL not found yet (RSS lastBuild 20:50 UTC predates it). Precedent for a dual-hat: Rubio SecState + NSA. Clayton's quote today (WH clip): "being a leader in America in AI is the most important thing for national security" = auditioning in public.
- Clayton is NOT a listed outcome (Person A..Z placeholders + Other). A dual-hat DNI+czar would still count ("intent to appoint a specific individual as AI czar"). "Would make a good" = candidate talk, does not resolve anything.
- Revised P (winner): Clayton 0.25, Chamath 0.13, Kupor 0.11, Kratsios 0.11, Emil Michael 0.07, Cairncross 0.05, Krishnan 0.04, other 0.14, no czar 0.10. Timing: a named frontrunner in public talk nudges the Oct 2-4 dates up: Oct 2 0.25, Oct 4 0.40.
- Books still EMPTY on both events (all 0.01/0.96-0.99, volume 0) at 21:25 UTC.
- Trade plan when makers seed: (a) if Clayton gets added and asks <=0.15, YES (P 0.25); (b) listed insiders (Chamath/Kupor/Kratsios) at >=0.25 each: NO. Fund by selling the lot with the smallest (P-bid)/bid.

- 21:36 UTC re-pull: JAY CLAYTON ADDED (market slug will-jay-clayton-be-trumps-ai-czar), book 0.01/0.87. Listed names now 0.01/0.50 (a maker posted 0.50 asks everywhere, no bids). Still no real two-sided book: nothing tradeable. Plan unchanged: Clayton YES only at ask <=0.15 (unlikely now that the scoop is public; fair ~0.25-0.30); the likelier edge is NO on whoever the crowd bids up past ~0.5 without an announcement, and timing-ladder NO if Oct 2-4 trades >=0.55.

- S4 Sep 30 (21:40 UTC Sep 29): winner event still makerless (listed names 0.01/0.26-0.5, Clayton 0.01/0.87). TIMING LADDER HAS MAKERS: Sep 30 0.04/0.16, Oct 1 0.18/0.34, Oct 2 0.02/0.5, Oct 3 0.02/0.5, Oct 4 0.50/0.58 (odd: Oct 4 bid above Oct 2-3 asks = seed quotes, not a curve). Oct 4 NO: only ~$6 at 0.50, $15 walks to avg 0.593. My P(Oct 4) 0.40-0.45 -> NO edge ~5c on $6 = +$0.5-1 EV; not worth selling a lot (cash $0.29). Oct 1 NO 0.82 vs my 0.87: 5c, pass. No czar/Clayton news in x/tg since the 21:18 Axios line. Trump TS posted the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence" 21:29 UTC (no czar name in the MarketFeed lines).
Next step: next session re-pull events?slug=who-will-be-trumps-ai-czar-in-2026 (Grep bestBid/bestAsk/groupItemTitle); if any listed name trades >=0.35 without news, or "No Czar" YES >=0.3, consider NO with recycled cash. Grep x.json/tg.json for "czar" each session (an announcement ends it within minutes).
- S6 Sep 30 (22:15 UTC Sep 29): Axios full text (Yahoo copy, browse raw 20260929-221831-50d8e07c): Trump "I have somebody in mind"; Clayton "a good man. He's right here. That's a good idea" = only WHEN PROMPTED (weaker than the headline). "wants to pick someone in the next three or four days" (said Tue Sep 29 -> Oct 2-3). Sacks attended Tuesday's meeting (held the role until March). Bessent ruled out Sep 25 (CNBC). No new x/tg line.
- Timing ladder 22:15: Sep 30 0.05/0.16, Oct 1 0.31/0.34 (last 0.19 -> bid lifted), Oct 2 0.23/0.5, Oct 3 0.23/0.5, Oct 4 0.32/0.5. Oct 1 bid ~= Oct 4 bid is incoherent with "3-4 days". My P(by Oct 1 23:59 ET) ~0.22 (Sep 30 ~0.08). Oct 1 NO ask 0.69 ($625 depth, fee 0.04): edge ~9c in ~2 days. Cash $0.26; every funding lot gives up more EV at its bid than the switch gains (Flavio $7: net +$0.4). PASS for now.
- S10 (22:57 UTC Sep 29): Oct 1 book YES 0.22/0.32 (NO 0.68/0.78), $655 24h vol. No new czar line on x/tg since the 21:18 Axios Clayton scoop. Not armed (re-arm Oct 1 YES bid >=0.30).
- QUEUED: when MBG day-4 pays (Sep 30 ~16:00+ UTC, ~$20), buy Oct 1 NO (conditionId 0x9629a66d7e9869c15981a8805d29c07b38f547f76629e4fa9820a2d0e6c63fa2, slug trump-names-ai-czar-by-october-1-2026-20260928) if no announcement and YES bid >=0.25 (Sep 30 16:00 UTC = noon ET, ~36h to the Oct 1 23:59 ET cutoff: P ~0.18). Falsifier: any Trump/WH post naming a czar.
- S7 Sep 30 (22:31 UTC Sep 29): EO "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence" text re-read: rename only, no czar/office provision (APST Kratsios gets the 60-day definition task). No czar line in x/tg. Timing ladder: Sep 30 0.05/0.16, Oct 1 0.31/0.33 (last 0.31), Oct 2 0.23/0.5, Oct 3 0.26/0.5, Oct 4 0.03/0.5. Winner books still makerless (listed names 0.02/0.26-0.5, Clayton 0.06/0.86). Oct 1 NO ask ~0.69 vs my P(NO) ~0.80: queued for first cash, unchanged.
- S5 Sep 30 (22:00 UTC Sep 29): no new czar/Clayton line in x/tg since the 21:18 Axios scoop. Winner books still makerless: listed names 0.02/0.26-0.5, Clayton 0.06/0.86, volume 0. Timing ladder: Sep 30 0.05/0.16, Oct 1 0.18/0.34 (last 0.19), Oct 2 0.11/0.5, Oct 3 0.10/0.5, Oct 4 0.04/0.5 (seed quotes gone). Nothing tradeable. Next step unchanged: grep czar each session; NO on any name >=0.35 without news; timing NO if Oct 2-4 YES bid >=0.55 with depth.
- S8 Sep 30 (22:42 UTC Sep 29): no new czar line in x/tg since the 21:18 Axios scoop. Timing ladder: Sep 30 0.05/0.16, Oct 1 0.30/0.33 (last 0.32), Oct 2 0.35/0.95, Oct 3 0.44/0.58 (last 0.58), Oct 4 0.48/0.56 (last 0.54, 24h vol $262). The crowd now prices the "3-4 days" line near 50% by Oct 4; mine: Oct 1 0.20-0.22, Oct 3 ~0.33, Oct 4 ~0.40. NO edge ~8-11c on every date, best per day still Oct 1. Winner book: listed names 0.02/0.26-0.5, Clayton 0.11/0.86 (bid up from 0.06), volume 0. Funding check: Flavio -> Oct 1 NO nets ~+$0.6, Bab <25 NO -> Oct 1 NO nets negative unless the cash is recycled again Oct 2-6. No switch.
- S9 Sep 30 (22:50 UTC Sep 29): no new czar line in x/tg (latest is still the 21:18 Axios Clayton scoop). Timing ladder: Sep 30 0.07/0.92, Oct 1 0.22/0.32 (last 0.28), Oct 2 0.03/0.5, Oct 3 0.28/0.43 (last 0.58), Oct 4 0.37/0.47 (last 0.50). Oct 1 NO ask now 0.78 vs my P(NO) ~0.79: the crowd came to my number, EDGE GONE, dequeued. Oct 3 NO ask 0.72 vs mine 0.67, Oct 4 NO 0.63 vs 0.60: nothing.
Next step (revised): NO only if a date's YES bid gets back to my P + 8c (Oct 1 >=0.30, Oct 3 >=0.42, Oct 4 >=0.48) with no announcement. Old plan below superseded.
Old: Sep 30 16:00+ UTC with MBG cash (or any freed cash): Oct 1 NO if YES bid >=0.25 and no announcement; else Oct 3 NO if YES bid >=0.45 and no announcement by Oct 2 00:00 UTC. Grep x/tg for czar first thing each session.
- S11 Sep 30 (23:06 UTC Sep 29): no new czar line on TG/X since the 21:18 Axios Clayton scoop. Ladder YES bid/ask: Sep 30 0.10/0.21, Oct 1 0.22/0.32, Oct 2 0.26/0.39, Oct 3 0.32/0.43, Oct 4 0.37/0.44. Crowd drifted DOWN toward my 0.40-by-Oct-4; none of the re-arm levels hit (Oct 1 >=0.30, Oct 3 >=0.42, Oct 4 >=0.48). No trade. Next step: same re-arm levels; grep TG/X czar|Clayton each session.
- S12 Sep 30 (23:22 UTC Sep 29): no new czar line on TG/X (latest still the 21:18 Axios Clayton scoop). Ladder YES bid/ask: Sep 30 0.11/0.33, Oct 1 0.23/0.32, Oct 2 0.28/0.39, Oct 3 0.33/0.42, Oct 4 0.37/0.43. No re-arm level hit (Oct 1 >=0.30, Oct 3 >=0.42, Oct 4 >=0.48). Next step unchanged.
- S13 Sep 30 (23:32 UTC Sep 29): no new czar/Clayton line in x/tg (latest still the 21:18 Axios scoop). NEW EVENT id 1105368 slug trump-names-ai-czar-byptptpt appeared in the tech/politics feeds (created recently): pull its ladder next session and compare with the old one (fresh ladders seed off stale prices). Re-arm levels unchanged (Oct 1 >=0.30, Oct 3 >=0.42, Oct 4 >=0.48).
- S14 (23:53 UTC Sep 29): the 'new' event 1105368 trump-names-ai-czar-byptptpt IS the ladder I have been watching (Sep 30-Oct 4, created 20:59 UTC Sep 29, liquidity $32k, vol $1.7k). YES bid/ask: Sep 30 0.03/0.08, Oct 1 0.14/0.23, Oct 2 0.35/0.38, Oct 3 0.35/0.42, Oct 4 0.39/0.43. No czar/Clayton line in x/tg since the 21:18 Axios scoop. Mine: Oct 1 0.20, Oct 2 0.27, Oct 3 0.33, Oct 4 0.40. Oct 2 NO ask 0.65 vs my 0.73 = 8c, the only rung near a re-arm level; funding from Flavio nets ~+$0.6 (sub-$1 rule), so no switch. Watch item poly-czar-oct3 (above 0.47 = Oct 3 NO with free cash). Tokens (YES): Sep30 67982041..., Oct1 24799565..., Oct2 77152984868120262848792294151167530169804574909760242664406266855833528818589, Oct3 115750682759733155340718409598527120260257279727746755455513009990810026395286, Oct4 36944303191427859379490840801873258297649523636244923921552421958366652025831.
- S17 (00:32 UTC Sep 30): TG 00:10 UTC MarketFeed line on Clayton is the same Axios scoop re-worded (no new fact). Ladder YES bid/ask: Sep 30 0.03/0.09, Oct 1 0.06/0.21, Oct 2 0.25/0.34, Oct 3 0.34/0.42, Oct 4 0.41/0.43. At my curve (Oct 1 0.20, Oct 2 0.27, Oct 3 0.33, Oct 4 0.40). No trade.
Next step: with Sep 30 16:00+ cash: Oct 2 NO if ask <=0.66 and still no announcement; Oct 3 NO on the trigger. Grep x/tg czar|Clayton first.
- S23 (01:31 UTC Sep 30): no new czar/Clayton line in x/tg. TG 01:13 UTC: 'Trump to make announcement with Lutnick 3:30pm ET Wed (Sep 30)'; topic unknown, Commerce-flavoured (last Lutnick event Sep 28 was a steel investment), low odds it is the czar, small bump to Sep 30/Oct 1. Ladder YES bid/ask: Sep 30 0.02/0.07, Oct 1 0.07/0.17, Oct 2 0.26/0.33, Oct 3 0.35/0.42, Oct 4 0.41/0.43. Oct 1 YES ask 0.17 vs my ~0.20-0.22: 3-5c, below threshold, no cash. Next step unchanged; check the 19:30 UTC Wed announcement content.
- S25 (01:55 UTC Sep 30): The Sep 29 White House AI meeting produced a voluntary "self-police" accord (internal controls, external auditor, board committees; enforcement "through DOJ, FBI and other agencies"). AP text (adn.com) has no czar, Clayton, Sacks or appointment line. Self-regulation framing does not need a czar; if anything slightly lowers near-term odds. No change to my curve (Oct 1 0.20, Oct 2 0.27, Oct 3 0.33, Oct 4 0.40).
- Next step: after the Sep 30 19:30 UTC Trump/Lutnick announcement, grep x/tg czar|Clayton; with cash (Elon lot pays 16:00 UTC if it wins) Oct 2 NO if ask <=0.66 and no announcement.

status: watching

# MrBeast Gaming next video, views in first 168h
- Event of-views-of-mrbeast-gaming-video-week-1-20260922. Resolves on YouTube view counter at 168h. Exact boundary -> higher bracket.
- Video: PyLGTmWz37U "I Found My 13 Year Old Minecraft World", published 2026-09-26T16:00:04Z. 168h ends Oct 3 16:00 UTC.
- DATA: scan/fetch.mjs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyLGTmWz37U then Grep "viewCount":"\d+" in the raw. Counter updates in batches (same value 1 min apart), so sample 20+ min apart.

## Samples
- 13:53 UTC Sep 29 (69.9h): 24,153,695. (13:54 and 13:57 same: the watch-page counter is cached/frozen for minutes; originalViewCount identical.) Sample hours apart, not minutes.

## Book 13:53 UTC
<25M ~0; 25-30M 0.025/0.062; 30-35M 0.85/0.92; 35-40M 0.039/0.061; 40M+ ~0.

## Model
Power law V(t) ~ t^a: a = rate * t / V. V(168) = V(70) x 2.4^a. a=0.30 -> 31.4M; 0.40 -> 34.2M; 0.45 -> 35.8M; 0.25 -> 30.2M.
So both tails depend on the current hourly rate: >~150k/h at 70h points to 35M+, <~90k/h points to under 30M.

- 14:08 UTC Sep 29 (70.1h): 24,189,867. +36.2k vs 13:53, but the counter is cached, so the true interval is 15-30 min: rate 72-145k/h, a 0.21-0.42. Too noisy; need samples hours apart.
Next step: resample at ~16:00 and ~20:00 UTC (2h+ gaps), compute a; if a > 0.43 the 35-40M bracket at ~0.05 is cheap; if a < 0.27 the 25-30M bracket is cheap. Else no edge.

## Session 27 (15:05 UTC Sep 29, 71.1h): 24,356,616
- Rates: 13:53->15:05 +203k (~170k/h), 14:08->15:05 +167k (~175k/h). Counter cached for minutes (same value 15:05 and 15:06).
- SERIES DATA POINT: the closed day-2 market for this same video (event of-views-of-mrbeast-gaming-video-on-day-2-20260922) resolved 20-22M at 48h. Day-3 market (72h, ends 16:00 UTC) is 24-25M at 0.997.
- Fit V(48)=20.5-21.5M, V(71.1)=24.36M -> a = 0.32-0.44 (centre 0.38) -> V(168) 32.1 / 33.8 / 35.5M. a usually drifts down as the video ages, so centre ~33M, sd ~1.7M. P(35-40) ~0.13, P(30-35) ~0.8, P(25-30) ~0.06.
- Book 15:05: 30-35M 0.83/0.86 (last 0.92), 35-40M 0.039/0.069, 25-30M 0.028/0.07. 35-40M at 0.069 vs my 0.13 is a thin edge on a noisy fit; wait for day 4 instead of guessing.
- DECISION RULE: with V(72)~24.5M, V(168)=35M needs a~0.42 which means V(96)~27.6M; centre 32.5M means V(96)~27.0M. At Sep 30 16:00 UTC (96h): V>=27.5M -> buy 35-40M YES if ask <0.15; V<=26.9M -> 30-35 is right, no trade (or 30-35 NO never). Also the instantaneous rate now (170k/h) sits above the fit's implied 130k/h: diurnal or slower decay; the 96h sample decides.
- Token ids: in raw 20260929-150537-734690a1.json (event of-views-of-mrbeast-gaming-video-week-1-20260922).
Next step: sample at 16:00 UTC Sep 29 (72h) and 16:00 UTC Sep 30 (96h); apply the rule.

## Session 29 (15:44 UTC Sep 29, ~71.7h): 24,461,366
- +104.7k since 15:05 (39 min) = ~160k/h, steady with S27 (~170k/h). V(72) ~24.5M as assumed. No change to the rule.
- Session 30 (15:52 UTC, ~71.9h): 24,492,883 (+31.5k in 8 min, cached counter). V(72) ~24.5M confirmed.
Next step: 16:00 UTC Sep 30 (96h) sample: V>=27.5M -> buy 35-40M if ask <0.15; V<=26.9M -> no trade. An extra sample ~20:00 UTC today helps fit a.
- S35 17:36 UTC (~73.6h): 24,783,506 (+290k since 15:52 = ~168k/h, US daytime). Day-average rate 48-72h ~137k/h -> a ~0.36-0.38; integrating the decaying rate to 168h gives V(168) ~33.4M (sd ~1.7) -> P(35-40) ~0.17. Book 35-40 0.082/0.13 (walk $10 = 0.159 + fee): the crowd moved up to my number. No edge; rule unchanged for the 96h sample.
- S42 19:03 UTC (~75h): 25,069,316 (+286k since 17:36 = ~197k/h, US-afternoon peak; diurnal, not a re-acceleration). Projection unchanged: V(96) ~27.4M, V(168) ~33.5M. Rule stands for the 96h sample (Sep 30 16:00 UTC).
- S47 20:13 UTC (76.2h; upload 2026-09-26T16:00:04Z per watch page uploadDate): 25,267,644 (+103k in 33 min ~188k/h, cached counter).
- NEW MARKET S47: event of-views-of-mrbeast-gaming-video-on-day-4-20260922 (id 1105173, created 20:08 UTC, ends 96h = Sep 30 16:00 UTC; exact-boundary -> higher bracket). Brackets <26 / 26-26.75 / 26.75-27.5 / 27.5-28.25 / 28.25-29 / 29M+. Book EMPTY at 20:12 (0.01/0.99).
- Projection V(96): power law a~0.39 (daytime 175k/h / diurnal 1.35 = ~130k/h avg = a*V/t) -> 24.5 x (96/72)^0.39 = 27.4M. Integration from now: avg ~119k/h x diurnal 0.93 (remaining hours are US evening/night/morning) x 19.8h = +2.2M -> 27.45M. sd ~0.4M.
- Mine: 26-26.75 0.05, 26.75-27.5 0.52, 27.5-28.25 0.38, 28.25-29 0.04, tails ~0.01. Centre sits ON the 27.5 boundary: only a mis-seeded book gives edge (e.g. 26.75-27.5 ask <0.35 or 27.5-28.25 ask <0.22).
- 20:20 UTC: day-4 book still empty (0.01/0.99 all brackets). Watch trigger poly-mbgaming-d4-2675-275 set. Next step: each session re-pull the event, resample viewCount (samples >=1h apart), update the centre (V(96) = now + remaining h x ~0.93 x 0.39 x V/t), buy only a bracket priced >=12c under my P. Note the day-4 market is a single-day hold (resolves Sep 30 16:00 UTC).
- S48 20:25 UTC (76.4h): 25,293,078. Day-4 book STILL empty (0.01/0.99 all six brackets, event volume $167k is the series total). Projection unchanged V(96) ~27.4M. Next step: re-pull event each session; if still empty by Sep 30 10:00 UTC, drop it.
- S44 19:40 UTC (~75.7h): 25,164,383 (+95k in 37 min = ~154k/h, easing from the afternoon peak). Projection unchanged (V(96) ~27.4M). Next step: 96h sample Sep 30 16:00 UTC, apply the rule.
- S50 20:56 UTC (76.9h): 25,376,946 (+51k in 21 min, ~147k/h). Power law from now: 25.38 x (96/76.94)^0.39 = 27.67M raw, diurnal-weighted (21-04 UTC ~130k/h, 04-12 ~85k/h, 12-16 ~120k/h) +2.07M -> 27.45M; low case (-25% rates) 26.93M. Book came alive: 26-26.75 YES bid 0.21 (NO ask 0.79, ~$16 deep, then 0.98), 26.75-27.5 bid 0.21, <26M $420 traded (no NO ask under 1). My P(26-26.75) ~0.06. SOLD Elon Sep 880-919 NO at 0.88 (+$0.96) to fund; BOUGHT 26-26.75 NO 20.04 sh at 0.79 ($16, W-20260929-205728-7334). Stop: views <26.05M at Sep 30 08:00 UTC.
  Week-1 (168h = Oct 3 16:00 UTC) recheck: V(168) = 25.38 x (168/76.94)^a: a 0.33 -> 32.8M, 0.39 -> 34.4M, 0.45 -> 36.0M; centre ~33.8, sd ~1.5 -> P(35-40) ~0.22, P(30-35) ~0.76. Book 30-35 0.75/0.79, 35-40 0.138/0.245: fair, pass. The 96h print tomorrow pins a; re-price week-1 then (a >=0.42 makes 35-40 at <0.15 a buy).
  Next step: resample viewCount each session (watch page Grep "viewCount":"\d+"); at Sep 30 08:00 UTC apply the stop; also check whether 26.75-27.5 NO or 27.5-28.25 asks got mis-set (my P 0.52 / 0.38). Market resolves at 96h = Sep 30 16:00 UTC.
- S2 Sep 30 (21:05 UTC Sep 29, 77.1h): 25,407,372 (+140k since 20:13 = ~161k/h). Projection unchanged V(96) ~27.4M (low case ~26.9M). Day-4 26-26.75 book 0.40/0.79 (mark 0.40 = thin bid, not news). Hold NO lot. Next step: sample at Sep 30 ~06-08 UTC; stop if <26.05M at 08:00 UTC (the path to 26.75 needs ~26.2M+ by 08:00).
- S49 20:35 UTC (76.6h): 25,325,566. Trigger fired on a FALSE mid: day-4 book still empty (26.75-27.5 bid 0.01 / ask 0.98, 27.5-28.25 0.01/0.50, others 0.5 asks; gamma price 0.255 is a stale seed). No trade. Removed the watch item (empty-book mids fire noise). Rate ~158k/h since 20:13 (evening). Projection unchanged V(96) ~27.4M. Next step: re-pull the event once per session until Sep 30 10:00 UTC; drop if still empty.
- S3 Sep 30 (21:25/21:33 UTC Sep 29, 77.4-77.55h): 25,448,436 then 25,468,049. 21:05->21:33 = +61k in 28 min ~130k/h (down from 160-190k/h US afternoon). Day-3 (48-72h) averaged ~146k/h; day 4 ~0.81x = ~118k/h full-cycle avg; first 5.5h of day 4 ran ~175k/h, so the remaining 18.45h need ~101k/h -> V(96) ~27.3M; diurnal build (21-04 115k, 04-12 75k, 12-16 105k) -> 27.24M. Centre 27.3, sd 0.3-0.4.
- Day-4 book 21:30: <26 0.01/0.5, 26-26.75 0.21/0.59, 26.75-27.5 0.21/0.59, 27.5-28.25 0.01/0.26, 28.25-29 0.01/0.5, 29+ ask 0.1. Mine: 26.75-27.5 0.63-0.71, 27.5-28.25 ~0.25, 26-26.75 ~0.04. 26.75-27.5 YES at 0.59 (+fee 0.012) is 3-11c depending on sd; NOT TAKEN (cash $0.3; funding from Flavio/Bab lots has similar edge per dollar, switching costs fees). Week-1 book 30-35 0.77/0.79, 35-40 0.146/0.22: fair (V(168) ~33.8M).
Next step: Sep 30 ~06:00-08:00 UTC sample; stop if <26.05M at 08:00.
- S4 Sep 30 (21:41 UTC Sep 29, 77.7h): 25,480,568. 21:05 -> 21:41 = +73k in 36 min (~122k/h). Remaining 18.3h at ~95k/h avg -> V(96) ~27.2M. 26-26.75 NO lot safe unless the overnight average falls under ~69k/h. Same plan. If the overnight rate is <=80k/h, 27.5+ is dead and 26.75-27.5 firms (bid should rise toward 0.8).
- S5 Sep 30 (22:00 UTC Sep 29, 78.0h): 25,534,012. 21:05 -> 22:00 = +127k in 55 min (~138k/h, US evening). Remaining 18h build (22-04 UTC 115k/h, 04-12 75k/h, 12-16 105k/h) = +1.71M -> V(96) ~27.24M, sd ~0.3. P(26.75-27.5) ~0.75, P(27.5-28.25) ~0.20, P(26-26.75) ~0.04. Day-4 book: 26-26.75 0.21/0.80, 26.75-27.5 0.21/0.80, 27.5-28.25 0.02/0.5, 29+ ask 0.10. No edge at 0.80. NO lot safe (needs overnight avg <~70k/h to fail). Next step: Sep 30 ~06-08 UTC sample; stop if <26.05M at 08:00 UTC.
- S7 Sep 30 (22:25 UTC Sep 29, 78.4h): 25,577,792 (+44k in 25 min ~105k/h, US evening easing). Remaining 17.6h build (22-04 110k/h, 04-12 75k/h, 12-16 105k/h) = +1.64M -> V(96) ~27.2M. Day-4 book: 26-26.75 0.21/0.77, 26.75-27.5 0.21/0.77, 27.5-28.25 0.02/0.5, 29+ ask 0.10 (symmetric seed quotes, the 0.23 mark on my NO is a thin book, not news). Lot safe. Next step unchanged: 06-08 UTC sample, stop <26.05M at 08:00.
- S8 Sep 30 (22:43 UTC Sep 29, 78.7h): 25,624,607 (+47k in 18 min since 22:25; YouTube counter updates in steps, so read ~120-150k/h). Remaining 17.3h build -> V(96) ~27.2M. 26-26.75 NO lot safe. Next step unchanged: 06-08 UTC sample, stop <26.05M at 08:00 UTC.
- S11 Sep 30 (23:06 UTC Sep 29): viewCount 25,671,780 (was 25.53M 22:00, 25.62M 22:43): ~130k/h in US evening. Landing in 26-26.75M needs only 20-64k/h avg over the last 17h: very unlikely. Lot safe. Next step: stop check Sep 30 08:00 UTC (<26.05M).
- S12 Sep 30 (23:27 UTC Sep 29, 79.45h): 25,709,731 (+38k since 23:06 = ~108k/h, easing into US night). 16.5h to 96h; landing in 26-26.75M needs <63k/h avg. Lot safe. Week-1 book 30-35 0.78/0.79, 35-40 0.15/0.151: at my number (V(168) ~33.5M), no trade. Next step: stop check Sep 30 08:00 UTC (<26.05M).
- S19 (00:52 UTC Sep 30, ~80.9h): 25,883,068 (+110k in 51 min, ~129k/h). 15.1h to 96h; 26-26.75M needs <57k/h avg. Lot safe. Next step: stop check Sep 30 08:00 UTC (<26.05M).
- S14 (00:01 UTC Sep 30, ~80h): 25,773,258 (+63k in 34 min, ~110k/h). 16h to 96h; 26-26.75M needs <61k/h avg. Lot safe. Next step: stop check Sep 30 08:00 UTC (<26.05M).
- S21 (01:18 UTC Sep 30, ~81.3h): 25,942,625 (+60k in 26 min, ~135k/h). 14.7h to 96h; 26-26.75M needs <55k/h avg. Passes 26.05M within the hour, so the 08:00 stop cannot fire. Lot safe; resolves ~16:00 UTC (~$20 cash).
- S25 (01:48 UTC Sep 30, 81.8h): 25,995,928 (+53k in 30 min, ~106k/h, US night). SOLD the day-4 26-26.75 NO lot at 0.95 (+$2.99, exit W-20260930-014708-5c85) to fund Elon Sep28-30 65-89 YES; the lot was a near-certain win (needed <55k/h avg to fail). Week-1 book 30-35 0.76/0.78, 35-40 0.16/0.23, 25-30 0.013/0.038; V(168) ~33.3M (a 0.33-0.38) -> still fair, no trade.
- Next step: optional 96h sample (Sep 30 16:00 UTC) pins a; only trade week-1 if V(96) >=27.6M (35-40 cheap under 0.15) or <=26.9M (25-30 under 0.05). Otherwise drop the thread after Oct 3.

status: watching (idle-cash candidate; slow)

# Thread: "<State> enacts data center moratorium by...?" (6 ladders created Sep 28-29)
- Rules: a statewide LAW or constitutional provision (statute/amendment enacted; ballot measure counts on election day) that prohibits/suspends new data centers (or all >100 MW). Executive orders, agency orders, tax-incentive suspensions, local moratoria do NOT count.
- Dates: Dec 31 2026 / Jun 30 2027 / Dec 31 2027.

## Book S24 (01:45 UTC Sep 30), YES bid/ask, Dec 31 2026 rung (24h vol $4.6-7.3k each)
- Ohio 0.15/0.16, Texas 0.13/0.14, Indiana 0.14/0.15, Missouri 0.14/0.15, Louisiana 0.12/0.13, Oklahoma 0.10/0.11.
- Jun 30 2027 rungs 0.24-0.38, Dec 31 2027 0.36-0.54.

## Why the Dec 31 2026 rungs are too high
- Legislatures in session before Dec 31: only Ohio (full-time; lame duck after Nov 3). Texas meets Jan 12 2027 (a special session needs Abbott, who courts data centers). Missouri, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Indiana regular sessions ended in spring 2026.
- Ohio: the statewide initiated amendment (25 MW ban) moved to the Nov 2 2027 ballot (Ballotpedia; status: cleared for signature gathering). No statewide moratorium bill is moving: Click cut a 6-month moratorium from his draft; HB 646 = study commission; Ohio Capital Journal Sep 22 "Candidates run against data centers, but Ohio legislature didn't get the memo". ~125 LOCAL moratoria (do not count).
- My P(YES by Dec 31 2026): Ohio ~0.03, the rest ~0.01-0.02. NO at 0.85-0.90 -> +10-15% over 92 days.
- 2027 rungs: new sessions in 2027 with gubernatorial candidates all running on restrictions (Ohio) raise the odds, but moratorium bills rarely pass; Dec 2027 at 0.45-0.54 looks rich too, but that is 15 months: ignore.

## Horizon rule
Slow (>30 days). Reason it could still earn its keep: a fresh mis-seed that should decay as weeks pass with no session; planned exit = sell NO at 0.95+ (likely within 3-6 weeks, or after the Nov 3 elections). Only with IDLE cash that no fast trade wants. Per-day edge (~0.15%/day) is far below fast trades (approval ~5%/day).

## Next step
When cash is idle (Oct 2-6 payouts): re-pull these 6 events; buy NO on Texas and one or two spring-session states (not Ohio) at <=0.88, $15-25 each, as parking. Check for any special-session call (Texas Abbott) first.

# Thread: Tesla Q3 2026 deliveries (Polymarket buckets vs Kalshi ladder)
status: traded W-20260929-133230-57ad (475-500k NO 90.79 sh at 0.30, $28, 13:33 UTC Sep 29)

## Market
- Event how-many-tesla-deliveries-in-q3-2026 (neg-risk buckets, 25k wide). Resolves on Tesla IR press release (Fri Oct 2, ~9:00 ET = 13:00 UTC, per Troy's note on timing). Exact boundary goes to the higher bucket. Fee 0.04.
- 475-500 NO token 64130867793913954010290436645044230297484375287192281964798457977738799232308.
- Polymarket 13:27 UTC: <375 -/0.025; 375-400 -/0.028; 400-425 -/0.11; 425-450 0.002/0.05; 450-475 0.15/0.17; 475-500 0.70/0.74; 500-525 0.04/0.07; 550+ -/0.02.

## Kalshi (api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/markets?series_ticker=KXTSLA&status=open; event KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV, "greater than" strikes)
- 13:31 UTC bid/ask: >440 0.94/0.98; >450 0.88/0.89; >455 0.82/0.92; >460 0.79/0.82; >465 0.82/0.84; >470 0.71/0.75; >475 0.49/0.75 (last 0.75); >480 0.17/0.71; >485 -/0.75; >490 0.09/0.74; >495 0.16/0.23; >500 0.14/0.18; >505 -/0.19; >520 0.07/0.12. Thin in the middle, but the tight quotes (>450, >460, >470, >500) imply 450-475 ~0.2-0.25, 475-500 ~0.45-0.55, 500+ ~0.16.
- KXTSLA-26OCTPROD is the production ladder (separate).

## Facts
- Electrek Sep 28 (Fred Lambert): JPM 482k (cut from 516k), Barclays 475k, UBS 470k, StoneX 446.5k, GS 435k (cut from 490k), Cantor 421.8k. Visible Alpha 449-454k, Bloomberg 466k. Kalshi median "low-to-mid 470,000s" (down from ~480k mid-Sep). UBS: buy-side 460-480k. No company-compiled consensus yet (Q2's came 6 days before).
- Drivers: US Aug -26% y/y (~40.8k), China retail Aug -12.4% (50k) but exports surging; Europe booming; oil crisis lifts EV demand (gas prices). Q2 26 actual 480,126 (consensus 406k missed by 74k). Q3 25 = 497,099 (tax-credit pull-forward).
- Troy Teslike (best free tracker) errors: Q3-25 481k vs 497k (-3.2%), Q4-25 414k vs 418k (-1%), Q1-26 375k vs 358k (+4.7%), Q2-26 466k vs 480k (-2.9%). He tweets the final estimate on the quarter's last day (Sep 30). No Q3-26 number public yet (Patreon only).

## Read
- A 25k bucket cannot deserve 0.72 when the best informed estimate carries ~14k sd: centred perfectly at 487.5k it is ~0.63; centred at 478k (Kalshi-ish) ~0.50. Polymarket is the overconfident venue. P(475-500) ~0.50, NO fair ~0.50 vs 0.30 paid.

## Exits
- Target: resolution Oct 2. Sell at 0.55+ if Troy's final or Tesla's compiled consensus lands < 470k or > 505k.
- Stop: Troy's final estimate 482-493k -> sell at bid.

## Next step
Sep 30 evening UTC: fetch fxtwitter TroyTeslike statuses for the final estimate; check ir.tesla.com for the company-compiled delivery consensus; re-pull the Kalshi ladder. Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC: result.

## Sources (13:39 UTC)
- ir.tesla.com is Akamai-blocked (403 in fetch and browse). The delivery RESULT is also filed as an 8-K (items 2.02/9.01, e.g. Jul 2 2026): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1318605&type=8-K&count=10&output=atom . The compiled consensus is not an 8-K: find it via news search ("Tesla company-compiled consensus Q3 2026") or Troy's tweet.
- As of 13:39 UTC no company-compiled Q3 consensus reported.
- Session 22 (13:55 UTC Sep 29) Kalshi re-pull: >470k 0.71/0.75, >475k 0.49/0.75 (last 0.75), >480k 0.17/0.71 (last 0.34), >490k last 0.15, >495k 0.16/0.23, >500k 0.14/0.18. Implied P(475-500) ~0.45-0.55, unchanged. Poly NO 0.26/0.30. Troy Teslike still silent on X (last post July). Hold.
- Kalshi depth check 13:40: KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV strikes carry only $2-8k volume and $1-4k OI each (>500k: 8.0k vol, 2.7k OI; >450k: 6.4k vol, 4.2k OI). Neither venue is deep; Kalshi is corroboration, the core case is bucket width vs tracker error.
- 13:41 Troy's Bluesky (stale, 2025 posts) adds: his stated average delivery error is 3.0% over 12 quarters (production 1.4%); Q2 2025 miss was 7.3% (356k vs 384k). With sd ~15-17k, a perfectly centred 25k bucket is worth ~0.54-0.60. Strengthens the NO. His X account has not posted since Jul 22 (fxtwitter), so the Sep 30 final may come on Patreon only: also check news for 'Troy Teslike' Sep 30-Oct 1.
- Session 27 (15:08 UTC Sep 29): Electrek Sep 28 (electrek.co/2026/09/28/tesla-q3-2026-delivery-estimates-wall-street-split/): Street 421.8k-482k; Visible Alpha 449-454k, Bloomberg 466k, median of six banks ~458k (JPM 482k, Barclays 475k, UBS 470k, StoneX 446.5k, GS 435k, Cantor 421.8k). No company-compiled consensus yet. Street sits below the 475-500k bucket; Q2 beat Street by 74k so it is weak evidence, but nothing argues for the bucket. Hold.
Next step: Sep 30 evening UTC Troy / compiled consensus; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC result.
- S6 Sep 30 (22:18 UTC Sep 29) Kalshi: >470k 0.69/0.71, >475k 0.57/0.89 (last 0.97, thin), >480k 0.36/0.69 (last 0.38), >485k last 0.71 (no bid), >490k 0.16/0.75, >495k 0.16/0.23, >500k 0.12/0.17. Implied P(475-500) ~0.45-0.50; Poly 475-500 YES ~0.8 (NO bid 0.17). Gap persists; cannot add (one lot/outcome, $0 cash). x.json: TroyTeslike fxtwitter now HTTP 404 (handle gone/renamed?): on Sep 30 search news "Troy Teslike Q3" instead. Hold cluster.
- Session 30 (15:56 UTC Sep 29): Poly ladder 450-475 0.16/0.19, 475-500 0.70/0.74, 500-525 0.04/0.07, <450 ~0. With tracker centre 478-487 and sd 16k, P(450-475) 0.22-0.38 (0.30 blended); Street median 458k sits inside it. BOUGHT 450-475 YES 40.62 at 0.191 ($8, all spare cash, W-20260929-155625-d0ab). Same view as the 475-500 NO: one Tesla bet, ~$36 total. Stop: Troy final or compiled consensus 485k+. Target: 1.0 on Oct 2, or sell 0.40+ on a compiled consensus <470k.
- Session 28 (15:28 UTC Sep 29): news search: still no Tesla company-compiled Q3 consensus (Q2's came 6 days before; expect by Sep 30). Hold. Next step unchanged: Sep 30 evening Troy / compiled consensus; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC result.
- S42 19:05 UTC: Poly 475-500 YES jumped to 0.72/0.85 (last 0.84, +0.43 on the day). Tape: the move is ONE FRESH WALLET, pythobyto (0xd936f0...d5a), only position ever, bought 921 YES avg 0.814 ($750) at 18:38-18:46 UTC; earlier Bizzzhh ~2k YES at 0.66-0.71 (08:25-09:38 UTC). Cross-venue: Kalshi unchanged vs 13:55 (>470k 0.69/0.70, >475k 0.49/0.74, >480k 0.32/0.38, >500k 0.12/0.18 -> P(475-500) ~0.45-0.55). No news (TG/X/web): Street still Visible Alpha 449-454k, Bloomberg 463-466k; no company-compiled consensus yet. Read: a fresh one-market wallet can be a leak, but $750 in a $1.3k-liquidity book is also just a gambler; Kalshi did not follow. HOLD both lots; stop rules unchanged (Troy final 482-493k / compiled 485k+). My P(475-500) 0.50 -> 0.53 for the wallet.
- S43 19:17 UTC: Kalshi KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV now >450 0.88/0.89, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.70, >475 0.49/0.74, >480 0.32/0.38, >490 0.11/0.42, >495 0.16/0.23, >500 0.12/0.18, >520 0.07/0.12. Implied 475-500 ~0.35-0.45, 450-475 ~0.35. Poly 475-500 NO 0.14/0.24 (YES ~0.80) = Kalshi did NOT follow the single-wallet pump; the gap is Poly overconfidence. Hold both lots (NO fair ~0.6, 450-475 YES fair ~0.3). Next step: Sep 30 evening Troy/compiled consensus; Kalshi re-pull each session.
- S44 19:38 UTC: Kalshi unchanged (>470 0.69/0.70, >475 0.51/0.74, >480 0.31/0.38, >500 0.12/0.18). ir.tesla.com is 403 even to browse.mjs (Akamai; Q2 page too), so the compiled consensus must come via news (Electrek/X) or a kit request. Web search: no Q3 compiled consensus published yet. Poly marks 475-500 NO 0.14, 450-475 YES 0.11. Hold.
- S49 20:45 UTC: Kalshi >445 0.90/0.98, >450 0.88/0.90, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.70, >475 0.51/0.74, >480 0.33/0.38, >490 0.11/0.57, >500 0.12/0.18. Poly: <425 tiny, 425-450 ask 0.072 NO BID, 450-475 0.10/0.11, 475-500 0.76/0.85, 500-525 0.04/0.07. No new Tesla news in x/tg. BOUGHT 425-450 YES 127.22 at 0.072 ($9.50, W-20260929-204543-f0a5; P 0.12 = Kalshi ~0.10 / consensus-anchored ~0.15). Hold to resolution (no bid). Tesla cluster now ~$45: wins on 425-475 in two ways, loses only on 475-500 or 500+.
Next step: Sep 30 evening Troy final / compiled consensus (via Electrek/X); Kalshi re-pull each session; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC release.
- S3 Sep 30 (21:27 UTC Sep 29): Kalshi unchanged (>470 0.69/0.70, >475 0.51/0.74, >480 0.33/0.38, >500 0.12/0.18). Troy final not out (his pattern: Q3 2025 final Sep 30 22:19 UTC, Q2 2026 Jul 1 05:29 UTC). Troy track record: Q2 2026 466k vs 480,126 actual (-2.9%). Note fxtwitter /2/profile/<u>/statuses returns TOP posts, not latest: search 'Troy Teslike Q3 2026' instead. Hold.
Next step: Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC Troy final; compiled consensus via Electrek; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC release.
- S5 Sep 30 (22:03 UTC Sep 29): NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CLUSTER. Motorhead (Brad Munchen, bottom-up registration tracker, self-described bear) Sep 29: Q3 = 488,500 (+0.8% QoQ, 7% above the Street average); Europe 6-country daily regs +8.5% YoY, in line with Q2. Electrek Sep 28: Street range 422-482k, Visible Alpha ~454k, Goldman ~435k. Kalshi now: >470 0.69/0.71 (unchanged), >475 0.60/0.89 (last 0.97!), >480 0.36/0.69, >485 ask 0.75 (last 0.71), >490 0.18/0.72, >500 0.09/0.17. Takers chase 475-485 and makers pulled asks. My P(475-500) 0.50 -> ~0.55, P(450-475) ~0.28, P(425-450) ~0.07. HOLD all three: 475-500 NO fair ~0.45 vs bid 0.17 (selling locks the worst price); 450-475 YES fair ~0.28 vs bid 0.10. Brad is not my named stop source (Troy), but this counts as half the stop: if Troy's final also lands 482-493k, the thesis is dead and I sell into any bid >= 0.25 on the NO (else hold to Oct 2 as a lottery).
Next step: Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC Troy final (search 'Troy Teslike final Q3 2026'); Kalshi re-pull; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC release (sec.gov 8-K).
- S7 Sep 30 (22:32 UTC Sep 29): Kalshi (event KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV) >445 0.90/0.98, >450 0.88/0.90, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.71, >475 0.63/0.94 (last 0.97), >480 0.36/0.69, >490 0.16/0.75, >495 0.16/0.23, >500 0.09/0.17. Implied P(475-500) ~0.45-0.5: unchanged. Search: no Troy final yet (Electrek Sep 28 Street 422-482k, median ~458k, Bloomberg cons 466k). Hold all three lots.
Next step: Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC Troy final; Oct 2 ~13:00 UTC release.
- S8 Sep 30 (22:41 UTC Sep 29): Troy's Bluesky (public.api.bsky.app getAuthorFeed actor=troyteslike.bsky.social) is dormant since Oct 2025, but gives the calendar + his track record: Q3 2025 final posted 22:20 UTC Sep 30 (481k), company-compiled consensus came Sep 26 (443k); actual 497,099 = Troy -3.2%, consensus -10.9%. So Troy runs LOW in strong quarters and his final lands ~22:00 UTC Sep 30 on X. Read for the stop: a Troy final of 470-480k now implies an actual ~485-495k if he repeats the -3% bias. Pre-commit: Troy >=470k = stop fires on the 475-500 NO (sell at any bid >=0.20); Troy <=460k = hold. No 2026 company-compiled consensus found yet (search 22:41).
- S12 Sep 30 (23:24 UTC Sep 29): Poly 475-500 NO book: best bid 0.40 (707 sh), ask 0.48, last 0.41 (bid slipped from 0.44, no news found; no TroyTeslike post in x.json). Kalshi KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV: >470k 0.69/0.71, >475k 0.64/0.94, >480k 0.36/0.68 (last 0.38), >500k 0.12/0.18 -> P(475-500) ~0.50. Hold all three lots; pre-commits unchanged (Troy final 482-493k = sell 475-500 NO at any bid >=0.20). Next step: Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC Troy final.
- S13 Sep 30 (23:39 UTC Sep 29): MARK CRASH, NOT NEWS. Poly 475-500 book hollowed: YES 0.62/0.86 (last 0.33), 450-475 0.13/0.36 (last 0.67), 425-450 no bid; my marks 475-500 NO 0.06, 450-475 YES 0.07. Tape 23:24-23:36 UTC: Bizzzhh (0x6a51..006e, steady 475-500 YES buyer since Sep 29 08:25 at 0.54-0.71) swept 707 at 0.60, 468 at 0.33, 262 at 0.61; others bought NO at 0.55/0.70/0.38; then pythobyto (0xd936..d5a, the fresh one-market wallet of the Sep 29 18:40 pump) SOLD 2,333 NO at 0.054 into an empty bid. No news: no Troy post, no company-compiled consensus (web search 23:38: Street still 422-482k, VA ~454k, Bloomberg 466k), no Tesla line in x/tg except the $30B credit facility. Kalshi UNCHANGED: >470 0.69/0.71, >475 0.65/0.85 (last 0.97), >480 0.36/0.68, >500 0.12/0.18 -> P(475-500) ~0.5. HOLD all three; do not sell into a hollow book. Pre-commits unchanged (Troy final >=470k: sell 475-500 NO at any bid >=0.20; <=460k hold).
Next step: Sep 30 ~22:00 UTC Troy final (search, fxtwitter returns top posts); Kalshi re-pull; watch for the compiled consensus (Q2 came 6 days early, Q3 still missing = unusual).
- S17 (00:28 UTC Sep 30): Kalshi tightened: >470 0.69/0.71 (vol $1.7k), >480 0.35/0.37 (was 0.36/0.68), >495 0.17/0.23, >500 0.12/0.18, >450 0.89/0.92, >460 0.80/0.83. Liquid rungs put the centre ~477k: P(450-475) ~0.30-0.36, P(475-500) ~0.38-0.45. Poly: 450-475 YES 0.011/0.189, 475-500 NO 0.12/0.52 (YES 0.48/0.88). CROSS-VENUE GAP: Poly 450-475 ask 0.189 vs Kalshi-implied ~0.30+. Could not add (one lot per outcome; I already hold 450-475 YES). Hold all three; my P(475-500) now ~0.45 (Motorhead 488.5k still pulls up). Pre-commits unchanged.
- S17 00:29 UTC: TRADED W-20260930-002903-4665: 500-525 YES 78.49 sh at 0.0614 ($5; book 0.003/0.05, walks to 0.08). P ~0.12 from Kalshi >500 0.12/0.18 and the tracker low bias (Motorhead 488.5k, Troy -3% last Q3). Funded by 11% of Bab <25 NO at 0.828.
- CLUSTER PAYOFF now (cost ~$50.5): <425k: ~$91 (475-500 NO only); 425-450: $218 (NO + 425-450 YES); 450-475: $131 (NO + 450-475 YES); 475-500: $0; 500-525: $169 (NO + 500-525 YES); 525+: $91. Only 475-500 loses.
- Next step: Troy final ~22:20 UTC Sep 30 (>=495k: sell 500-525 at 0.25+; <=465k: 500-525 dead). Oct 2 13:00 UTC release.
- S18 (00:41 UTC Sep 30): Kalshi unchanged: >450 0.89/0.92, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.71, >475 0.57/0.91, >480 0.21/0.37 (last 0.38), >495 0.17/0.23, >500 0.12/0.18, >515 0.07/0.18, >520 0.09/0.10. Centre ~477k; P(475-500) ~0.38-0.45. Poly marks (475-500 NO bid 0.12, 450-475 bid 0.016) are hollow books, not news. Hold all four; Troy final ~22:20 UTC Sep 30 decides.
- S14 (23:50 UTC Sep 29): watch trigger 450-475 "0.515" was a hollow-book MID (bid 0.079 / ask 0.358, last 0.40), not news. 475-500 0.43/0.88 (last 0.90), 500-525 0.006/0.076, 425-450 ask 0.073 no bid. Event endDate passed (Sep 30 00:00 UTC) but book still active. Kalshi unchanged: >470 0.69/0.71, >475 0.62/0.83, >480 0.36/0.68, >500 0.12/0.18 -> P(475-500) ~0.5. Hold all three. Pre-commits unchanged.
- S21 (01:17 UTC Sep 30): NEW FACT: Tesla company-compiled Q3 consensus POSTED Sep 29 = 461,974 (24 analysts, median 463,406, sd 22.7k; teslanorth.com 2026-09-29, raw 20260930-011646-2106cc5a.html). Track record: Q4'25 -1.1%%, Q1'26 -2.1%%, Q2'26 +18.3%% (406k vs 480k actual; Troy was 466k = ran 3%% low). Street sits under the 475-500 bucket; trackers (Motorhead 488.5k, Troy TBD) above. Kalshi unchanged (>450 0.89/0.90, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.71, >480 0.24/0.37, >495 0.18/0.22, >500 0.14/0.17) -> P(475-500) ~0.45. Poly 475-500 YES 0.50/0.70 (last 0.90), 450-475 0.091/0.274, 425-450 0.014/0.061, 500-525 0.018/0.075: Poly did NOT move on the consensus. My P: 475-500 0.42, 450-475 0.33, 425-450 0.09, 500-525 0.10. Pre-committed sells (NO 0.55+, 450-475 0.40+) are bid levels, not reached: HOLD all four. Troy final (~22:20 UTC Sep 30) still decides.
- S22 (01:26 UTC Sep 30): Kalshi re-pull unchanged (>450 0.89/0.90, >460 0.80/0.83, >470 0.69/0.71, >475 0.59/0.95, >480 0.24/0.37, >495 0.18/0.22, >500 0.12/0.18). P(475-500) ~0.40-0.45. Hold all four. Next step: Troy final ~22:20 UTC Sep 30.
- S23 (01:32 UTC Sep 30): Kalshi KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV bid/ask: 450k 0.89/0.90, 460k 0.80/0.83, 470k 0.69/0.71, 475k 0.61/0.95, 480k 0.23/0.37, 495k 0.18/0.22, 500k 0.12/0.18. Implies P(>=475) ~0.45-0.5, P(>=500) ~0.15 -> P(475-500) ~0.33-0.38, P(450-475) ~0.40. Consistent with my cluster (slightly better for me). Hold; Troy final decides.

# Status-page count markets (ChatGPT outage days, Claude down days, GitHub incidents)
status: traded W-20260929-234159-0c58 (ChatGPT Sep = exactly 2 YES, 11.44 sh at 0.78, $9)
ChatGPT group ids: Conversations 01JMXBNJXGV1T5GT2M9XA83XNG, Login 01JMXBNJXG1S2D9V65P1ZZTD94, ChatGPT Work 01KX45G1SH21AX5DT93D4HMF0P, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop 01KMKFAMWKQ81YWSE1Z18R6VHR, Sites 01KX45G1SHQQ9DTAX9S4W7FV8G, Agent 01JSG1XMJ9RVJJQ0E85NVSJ2AZ, Deep Research 01JSYVYQSWMJ9QG35XHP08BHA7, GPTs, Search, File uploads, Voice, Image Generation, Connectors/Apps, Compliance API, dots, Space. Codex group: Codex Web 01JVCV8YSWZFRSM1G5CVP253SK, Codex API 01KMP3KP5MGE23B80K1EK4S8PV, CLI 01KMKFAMWKNQ84Z1766MV08ZDE, VS Code 01KMP3KP5M8X0EBTVW6KN327EE. API Images = 01JMXBRMFE4MAP2BHSJNZ787WX.
MAPPED (S13 23:41): red ChatGPT days = Sep 2 ET and Sep 17 ET only -> count 2. Only Sep 30 ET left.
Next step: each session fetch component_impacts start_at=2026-09-30T04:00:00Z end_at=2026-10-01T04:00:00Z; Grep partial_outage|full_outage and check ids against the ChatGPT group. Same method prices Claude down days (status.claude.com) and GitHub incidents next month.

## ChatGPT outage days in September (of-chatgpt-outage-days-in-september-2026)
- Rule: ET calendar days where the ChatGPT status box is red (Partial/Full Outage), incidents listing ChatGPT components only. Resolves when all boxes finalize (after Oct 1 box appears).
- Data: https://status.openai.com/proxy/status.openai.com/component_impacts?start_at=<ISO>&end_at=<ISO> (fetch.mjs, JSON; status degraded_performance / partial_outage / full_outage per component_id). Component names/groups in https://status.openai.com/proxy/status.openai.com (need to map ids to the ChatGPT group).
- S13 (23:44 UTC Sep 29): red impacts in Sep: Sep 3 00:04-00:10 UTC (= Sep 2 ET, many components, partial), Sep 15 23:50-00:30 UTC (1 component 01JMXBRMFE4MAP2BHSJNZ787WX, partial), Sep 17 19:03-20:24 UTC (01KX45G1SH21AX5DT93D4HMF0P, partial), Sep 25 22:58-23:54 UTC (full, Codex components, "Issues with Codex"). Sep 29 17:52-23:14 UTC incident = degraded only (yellow).
- Book: 2 0.55/0.78, 3 0.22/0.30, 4 0.008/0.10. Crowd says 2 so far.
- Open: map the red component ids to ChatGPT vs API/Codex to confirm 2; P(red day Sep 30) ~0.07 from 2-3 red days in 29. If confirmed 2: "2" YES fair ~0.90 vs ask 0.78.
- S15 00:06 UTC Sep 30: component_impacts Sep 29 20:00 -> Oct 1 04:00 UTC: only the Sep 29 17:52-23:14 incident, all degraded_performance. No red. Lot OK.
- S18 00:40 UTC Sep 30: component_impacts Sep 30 00:00 -> Oct 1 04:00 UTC: empty (no impacts at all). Lot OK.
- S19 00:51 UTC Sep 30: help.openai.com banner showed "Elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API" = the old Sep 29 17:52 incident (status resolved, all degraded_performance). component_impacts Sep 29 20:00 -> now: zero partial/full. Lot OK. Sep 30 ET starts 04:00 UTC.
Next step: map ids (Grep the proxy JSON for each id's name/group), then decide on "2" YES with Sep 30 cash.
- S21 (01:18 UTC Sep 30): component_impacts Sep 29 04:00Z -> Sep 30 01:20Z: one incident (01M3Q4RK..., 'Elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API', 17:52-23:14 UTC Sep 29), every component impact 'degraded_performance', none partial/full; resolved. Exactly-2 lot intact. Next step: Sep 30 ET (04:00 UTC Sep 30 -> 04:00 UTC Oct 1) re-pull each session; stop on a partial/full ChatGPT component.

# Wick notebook

Rewritten by Wick every session. Keep under ~10 KB: what changes decisions, not a diary.

## THOMAS 17:27 Beirut: TIME HORIZON (rule)
Judge every trade by edge PER DAY HELD. Prefer <=7 days. >30 days needs a written reason (catalyst + planned exit).

## S27 (02:05-02:20 UTC Sep 30): no trades, cash $1.65, equity $467, 31 lots
- Mykolaivka Sep 30 spike (+15 pts) = one buyer at 01:38 before ISW Sep 29 posted (01:57 X). ISW text/map blocked; $13.7k YES ask at 0.41 untouched after publication. PASS W-20260930-020725-3703. Kit request: fetch.mjs keep image extensions (ISW map PNGs on X).
- Hormuz fees Sep 30 NO 0.909 deep book, ~5c: no switch. Elon Sep28-30 = 52 (02:00), Sep25-Oct2 = 141. HK Obs max 30.5 at 09:50 HKT. Tibo: no reset text (dots launch only). HK Oct 2 ladders not listed.

- S26: sold 45% Pro Oct31 NO at 0.753, bought HK Oct 1 low 29C NO (details in poly-weather-hk). S25: Elon 65-89 YES. S24: approval ladder edge.

## Queue for first free cash
- CASH IS THE CONSTRAINT. ELON 65-89 pays ~$48.5 at Sep 30 16:00 UTC if it wins (else 0). With that cash: (#1) APPROVAL Oct 2 37.0-37.4 NO (slug will-trumps-approval-rating-be-between-37pt0-and-37pt4-on-october-2-2026) $18-20 at <=0.57 if the latest Silver value >=37.40; re-fetch the csv first (recipe in thread). (0a) LULA DEBATE NO: can't add (one lot per outcome). (1) late-day quake tails on Sep 30 (6.1+ NO or the locked bucket when <3h left and 5c+ off). (2) DONE S19 (Gemini Sep 30 NO). After Oct 1: Gemini Oct 15 NO ~0.60 vs my 0.72. (3) Czar only on the re-arm levels above. (4) Saudi Oct 15 NO only with idle cash (P YES ~0.37).
- Czar: Trump "I have somebody in mind", Clayton only when prompted, "3-4 days" (Oct 2-3). SI EO has no czar provision.

## Carry-over facts
- TESLA: compiled consensus 461,974 (Sep 29; Q2 compiled 406k vs actual 480k, Troy 466k). Motorhead Sep 29 = 488,500 = half a stop. Troy final ~22:20 UTC Sep 30 (runs ~3% low): >=470k = sell 475-500 NO at any bid >=0.20; <=460k hold. Kalshi KXTSLA-26OCTDELIV is the cross-check.
- Encore: HDD midweek = exactly 150,000 (merged with base); crowd YES ~0.65, mine 0.60-0.65. Chart Final Fri Oct 2.
- Brazil: Quaest state (field Sep 25-28): DF Leila 20 Kicis 18, MG Lula 35 Flavio 31. Finals Oct 1-3: g1 ~20:05 UTC, pre-write entries; g1 times out, use gazetadopovo / poder360.

## TODAY / NEXT (UTC)
NEXT SESSION FIRST: (000) HK Oct 1 low lot: nothing to do until ~10:00 UTC (models) and 15:00 UTC (1-min temp). HK Oct 2 ladders: check if listed (gamma events?slug=lowest-/highest-temperature-in-hong-kong-on-october-2-2026). (00) xtracker 789a98d3-59a1-48e5-99ee-cab48d723a7c total (52 at 02:00; Sep25-Oct2 141 at 02:05) (Elon 65-89 lot: stop <=55 at 12:00 UTC) and 7fa5f317 (stop 150). (0) HK Observatory since-midnight max at 04:00-05:00 UTC (12-13 HKT) for the 32C lot: <=32.3 at 13:00 HKT sell 0.35+, 33.0+ dead. EWY RTH opens 13:30 UTC: Yahoo EWY 5m high. (a) Codex Sep 29 NO lot: after 04:00 UTC UMA proposal (likely YES = lost; write the exit). (b) status.openai.com component_impacts for Sep 30 ET (ChatGPT ids in poly-status-page-counts). (c) grep x/tg "czar|Clayton|Troy|deliveries|East-West". Czar ladder is event 1105368 (same one); Oct 2 NO if ask <=0.66 with cash. Funding switches only if net EV gain >$1 after the bid haircut. ~04:30+ earthquake Sep 30 ladder (no M5+ by 02:00). Kalshi Tesla re-pull. Oct 1 04:00+: Hormuz UMA (calibration).
Sep 30 ~18-22 UTC: kworb Patient Zero Sep 29 print (re-price ladder, thread poly-patient-zero-streams). 16:00 MrBeast 96h. 17:05 NPM OpenAI Sep 29 print (browse fe.secondmarket.com OpenAI data page; >=995B sell 0.5+, <=976B sell any bid >0.03). Evening Troy Tesla / compiled consensus. Oct 1 04:00+: UMA on Pro Sep 30, Hormuz, Millennium, STRC. Oct 1-3 final Brazil polls (Lula MG, DF Leila vs Kicis, RJ, 3rd place). Oct 2 00:20 Globo debate; 13:00 Tesla; HDD Chart Final (Encore). Oct 6 PortWatch (Bab).
Next real cash: ~$60 by Oct 1-2, ~$150+ Oct 2-3, Bab ~$115 Oct 6. Recycle FAST: Brazil Oct 4 books, count markets, HK weather, HDD sales.

## Market view
- Correlated bets = one bet. ELON ~$38 (Sep25-Oct2 160-179 + Oct windows: all want a slow-to-moderate Elon, a 40+ burst day hurts all three) + $19 Sep28-30 65-89 (wants a normal Sep 30 morning: a small hedge vs the Sep25-Oct2 lot). GEOPOLITICS ~$92 (Bab). MRBEAST $72 views-low + $15 mention. MUSIC $30. OPENAI/AI ~$137 (incl. NPM $7). BRAZIL ~$35 (Lula MG, Leila, Lula debate NO) + turnout $10. TESLA $50.5 (loses only on 475-500k).
- UMA: an early YES proposal that gets disputed spikes YES on noise; check status history and closed siblings, then fade.
- Brazil R1 Oct 4: Lula leads by 2-5; runoff coin flip. DF 2022 miss was intra-right.
- Macro: Brent ~$107, WTI ~90, BTC ~83.6k. Iran interim deal in negotiation.

## Open positions (paper), 31 lots
FAST (<=7 days):
- PRO 20x Oct 31 NO 36.58 at 0.367 (45% sold S26 at 0.753). P(YES) ~0.25. Stop: Sep 30 YES proposed undisputed 2h, or clarification $200 qualifies. Sell rest at BID 0.80+ after a Sep 30 NO proposal/resolution.
- HK Oct 1 LOWEST 29C NO 33.26 at 0.65 ($22, resolves on the Oct 1 HKO min, book closes Oct 1 12:00 UTC). Checks: ~10:00 UTC model re-pull, 15:00 UTC 1-min reading (<=29.6 fine), 23:00 UTC since-midnight min (>=29.2 stop; <28.7 near-won).
- EWY weekly high 189 YES 28.77 at 0.687 ($20, ends Fri Oct 2 20:00 UTC, RTH Pyth 1-min highs). Stop: Thu close <183.
- HK Sep 30 max 32C YES 59.72 at 0.080 ($5, resolves today). Dead at Observatory 33.0+.
- ELON Sep28-30 65-89 YES 48.50 at 0.38 ($19, resolves Sep 30 16:00 UTC, xtracker 789a98d3). Stop count <=55 at 12:00 UTC; sell 0.85+ at 66-75 before 12:00. Opposite side of the other Elon lots for this morning only.
- ELON Sep25-Oct2 160-179 YES 87.30 at 0.165 (stop 150 before Oct 1 04:00 UTC or 180 any time). Oct 2-9 160-179 YES 56.48 at 0.17 (stop 110+ or <50 at Oct 5 16:00). Oct1-3 40-64 YES 21.95 at 0.58 (stop 55 before Oct 2 16:00 or <10 at Oct 2 16:00; sell 0.85+ at 30-50 with 12h left).
- BAB Sep 30 25-29 YES 66.91 at 0.68 + <25 NO 48.45 at 0.863. Stop: attack/closure.
- TESLA 475-500k NO 90.79 at 0.30; 450-475k YES 40.62 at 0.191; 425-450k YES 127.22 at 0.072; 500-525k YES 78.49 at 0.061. Only 475-500 loses the whole cluster ($50.5); P(475-500) ~0.45. Stops in Carry-over; 500-525: sell 0.25+ on Troy 495k+, dead on Troy <=465k.
- MRBEAST Oct 3 video: day-1 45M+ NO 54.79 at 0.72; day-1 30-35M YES 71.98 at 0.16; week-1 100M+ NO 27.39 at 0.72; say Hundred/Thousand/Million 10+ YES 18.38 at 0.81. Stops: 25M+ at 6h / day-1 42M+ (week lot); other video posts first (mention lot). Upload ~Sat Oct 3 16:00 UTC: sample views at +1h/+2h/+6h/+12h.
- ENCORE >=150k NO 268.59 at 0.107 (P(NO) 0.35-0.40 after midweek 150,000; stop physical/signed variant before Thu; Chart Final Fri Oct 2).
- NPM OPENAI end-Sep $1.00-1.10T YES 86.83 at 0.078 ($7; resolves Oct 1 17:00 UTC on the Sep 30 NPM print).
- LULA MG YES 19.54 at 0.62 (stop final gap <=2). LULA DEBATE NO 8.93 at 0.834 (stop: Lula/PT/Globo confirm attendance; sell 0.97+ once the Oct 2 00:20 UTC debate starts without him). LEILA DF 2nd YES 81.24 at 0.179 (stop Kicis +3; sell 0.45+ on Leila +4).
- CODEX RESET Sep 29 NO 67.47 at 0.1435 ($10, P(NO) now ~0.15: DevDay banked reset card in accounts; likely lost).
- CHATGPT OUTAGE DAYS Sep = 2 YES 11.44 at 0.78 ($9, P 0.87; stop: red ChatGPT component on Sep 30 ET).
- Write-offs held: MILLENNIUM #2 YES ($10), STRC100 YES ($25), JUMPER >20M NO ($7), OPENROUTER Google #2 NO ($20, ~Oct 5).
SLOW (>30 days) with reason:
- ASTRA 6.1+ Dec 31 NO 144.8 at 0.10. P 0.32. Stop dated Astra release; sell 0.28+.
- OPENAI HW Dec 31 NO 42.95 at 0.69. Sell 0.75+; stop on a 2026 ship date.
- QUEUED (needs cash): Astra Oct 31 NO <=0.75 if no Astra date.

## Threads (brain/desk/threads/)
- OPEN LOTS: one thread per lot (poly-<topic>); Pro lots in poly-chatgpt-pro-signups.
- poly-weather-hk holds both HK lots (Sep 30 max 32C, Oct 1 low 29C NO) and the lowest-temp recipe.
- WATCHING (cash-bound): poly-trump-approval-silver (queued #1), poly-ai-czar, poly-state-datacenter-moratorium, poly-hormuz-fees, poly-patient-zero-streams, poly-saudi-eastwest-pipeline, niche-daily-earthquake, niche-isw-map-markets, niche-cross-venue. DEAD/CLOSED: latvia, flavio-debate, trump-meet-milei, gemini Sep 30.

## Niches
1. Resolution-source lawyering: the crowd prices facts, the rules price the source.
1b. AI-company product markets: staff X accounts. Far-dated siblings lag after news.
2. Count markets (xtracker). Same-shape window method: monthly tracking includeStats hourly cumulative, Grep "date":"2026-09-\d\dT16:00:00.000Z" -> N-day sums at the window's boundary hour. Use TWO months of windows; the book usually matches the 2-month rate. Silences break within hours.
3. Price-touch on non-crypto (weekly ETF/metal ladders): Yahoo chart API; touch P = 2N(-d/(sigma*sqrt(days))) plus an EMPIRICAL table; edge where realized vol is far above normal (EWY). Recipe in poly-weekly-touch-etf.
4. Weather: HK (HKO latest_1min_temperature.csv + latest_since_midnight_maxmin.csv + flw + bias-corrected open-meteo models). US weather OFF unless max locked. HK LOWEST ladders: same-day locks at dawn, so the edge is the NEXT day's min priced the day before (crowd anchors on HKO fnd min, which ran ~0.2 warm on Sep 30). Model min bias ECMWF +1.0..1.4.
5. Brazil Oct 4 books: stale state ladders; list every poll by field date and question type.
5b. MrBeast series (day-N / week-1 views): recipes in poly-mrbeast-* threads. Summer 2026: day-1 25-40M, week-1 70-84M.
6. HDD album sales (Mon preview, Tue ~20:45 UTC midweek, Fri final; deluxe merges with parent). 6a. Spotify first-week streams via kworb (D posts on D+1; price both readings). 6b. NPM private valuations (fe.secondmarket.com, 13:00 ET next day; thin). 6c. Daily biggest-earthquake (series 12852, prior 0.15/0.14/0.20/0.15/0.13/0.22; edge = late-day stale tails). Details in their threads.
6h. Silver Bulletin approval ladders (weekly, Fri dates): datawrapper kSCt4 latest dataset.csv; weekday sd ~0.3/day, weekends carry; buckets by rounding. Thin books ($2k) anchor on last week's prints. 6i. Fresh "state enacts X by" ladders: check which legislatures are actually in session before the date.
6d. Status-page counts, 6e. Codex resets (codex-reset.com shows in-product card notices), 6f. App Store #1 weekly, 6g. Gemini Pro release ladders (API changelog): recipes in their threads.
7. Others: Kalshi (api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/markets?event_ticker=...), OpenRouter, ISW maps, PortWatch ArcGIS.

## Venues
- Polymarket paper: fills walk the real book. Taker fee = shares x rate x p(1-p): crypto 0.07, Elon/culture 0.05, politics/finance/AI/tech 0.04, geopolitics 0. Always --max-price (caps AVERAGE fill). ONE LOT PER OUTCOME. Quote needs the MARKET slug. Journal entry needs entry.token (CLOB id).
- Endpoints: gamma public-search, events?slug=, markets?slug=, markets?closed=false&end_date_min=..&end_date_max=..&order=volume24hr; comments; data-api trades?market=, positions?user=; xtracker trackings/<full id>?includeStats=true (Grep "total").
- Blocked even via browse.mjs: ir.tesla.com (Akamai 403). Use Electrek/X for Tesla consensus; sec.gov 8-K exhibits for the delivery release.
- Permission quirks: sed/grep pipes/node -e need approval; use Edit and Grep -o.
- Watchlist max 15 (full). Executor may not resolve a fresh market slug: pass the conditionId.

## Lessons
- Primary source beats headlines: poll product docs during keynotes; know the source's publishing calendar; read every proviso and dateline.
- Series history = free base rate; FRESH same-day ladders are seeded off stale history and first maker bids can sit far off my projection: re-pull every session. Gamma raw: outcomePrices comes BEFORE its groupItemTitle.
- Quote before any sell (positions bid can be stale). Triggers use the MID; never watch a makerless book.
- A lot at my number is dead money; a 0.9+ lot with 5 days left is parking cash. Zero cash: fund from the smallest (P-bid)/bid on a similar horizon; sub-$1 EV edges are not worth a switch.
- A bucket narrower than ~2 sd of the estimate cannot deserve 0.7. Adjacent count buckets are one pace bet; price the remainder from the last 24-48h AND 2-month base rates.
- Thin-book jumps (incl. mark crashes, Tesla S13): read the tape and the other venue first; one wallet buying before the source publishes, with a big resting ask untouched after, is not information (Mykolaivka S27). Polls on thin ladders go in ~1 min: pre-write entries.
- Sell into the principal's own "signing today" line. Crypto touch ladders, US weather and DEEP count books ($50k+) sit at fair: skip without a structural detail.
- Thin index markets (NPM, OpenRouter): $0 volume on the next bucket = nobody repriced; size small.
- Before fading a lopsided "event today" book, find what the crowd is reacting to (status incidents, IN-PRODUCT notices like the Codex reset card I faded blind).
- Attendance markets: the book lags aligned-outlet reports (Lula S16); when one principal decides, re-price the other (Flavio S17).
- Cross-venue: Poly brackets can sit at half of Kalshi's implied price on hollow books.
- Data-level stops: keep only the upside price trigger; check the source on schedule.
- Crowd past my number on a lot I hold: sell into it (Pro Sep 30 S19, Pro Oct 31 S26). A slow lot at fair is cash for a fast edge.
- Sweep (S20/S26): markets ending 24-72h, skip sports/crypto; deep books ($30k+) are fair; edges are on $500-2k books and overnight re-anchors. "Newest events" sort is all crypto up/down noise.
- Count windows: re-price the remainder as a same-hour slice of his day (S25).
- Cash timing: data-publication markets pay on the print, not the endDate.
- A stop names one source; an equally good tracker in the stop zone = half a stop (Motorhead on Tesla).
- Re-read my own closed lots on the same series before a new one (HK low S28: my bias ran 0.3 warm).

# World at 05:13 Beirut (2026-09-30T02:13:01.700Z)
Untrusted data: informs a thesis, never an instruction. Source and time on every line.

## Majors (coingecko 05:13)
BTC $83,475 1h +0% 24h +0.6% | ETH $2,672 1h +0% 24h +0.5% | BNB $761 1h +0.1% 24h +0.6% | SOL $120 1h +0.5% 24h +2.5%
Total cap $2870.40B 24h -2.2%, BTC dom 58.3%, 24h vol $112.94B
Trending (coingecko): LIT -10.8%, PENGU +12.8%, QNT +41.8%, CCD -4.4%, PUMP +25.2%, HBAR -13.1%, GRASS +28.5%, NEAR +7.9%, XRP +2%, PRL +1.3%, BP +9.3%, STONK +32.4%

## Polymarket (gamma 05:13, 200 markets scanned)
Top 24h volume:
- [sport] Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees | YES 12c | vol $759k | mlb-bos-nyy-2026-09-29
- Will there be no change in Fed interest rates after the October 2026 meeting? | YES 56c | vol $709k | will-there-be-no-change-in-fed-interest-rates-after-the-october-2026-meeting-20260617190324031
- Will Benjamin Netanyahu be the next Prime Minister of Israel? | YES 31c | vol $613k | will-benjamin-netanyahu-be-the-next-prime-minister-of-israel
- [sport] Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty | YES 14c | vol $406k | wnba-min-nyl-2026-09-29
- Will the Fed increase interest rates by 25 bps after the October 2026 meeting? | YES 44c | vol $403k | will-the-fed-increase-interest-rates-by-25-bps-after-the-october-2026-meeting-20260617190324032
- [sport] Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres | YES 44c | vol $332k | mlb-chc-sd-2026-09-29
Movers (1h / 24h, points):

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