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First the latest:
World Cup bets on prediction markets may get a tax edge over traditional gambling — Bloomberg and Fortune both agree, Americans betting on the World Cup through prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi may face a lighter tax burden than sportsbook bettors, treating losses like investment deductions rather than gambling losses. (This isn’t tax advice).
FIFA's prediction market partner is off to a rocky start — The Wall Street Journal reported that despite record volumes in June driven by World Cup soccer bets, Kalshi and Polymarket are dealing with growing pains as the tournament's official prediction market partner…
On prediction market apps, users are gambling on wildfire devastation — KUNC reported on the growing controversy around disaster markets (people betting on the scale of wildfires, floods, and hurricanes) reigniting the debate about where prediction markets should and shouldn't go.
Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine published an article about alll the buzz about prediction markets, explainer this week on what prediction markets actually are and why everyone is suddenly talking about them. Major signal that the conversation has officially moved beyond financial Twitter and into mainstream local press…I have a hunch Thanksgiving 2026 your aunt or grandma will be asking about prediction markets…
Happy Monday people.
The US is not going into a recession. At least according to prediction markets with nearly $900,000 in whale capital behind it.
Here's the full picture and more…
📈 THE RECESSION CALL — $892K NO
🐳 NO — Will the US enter a recession by December 31, 2026? — $892.4K volume. Nearly $900,000 fading the recession thesis. Smart money is not positioned for a downturn.
📊 EQUITIES — THREE INDICES, ALL POINTING UP
🐳 YES — Will the Dow Jones hit a new all-time high by September 30, 2026? — $412.3K volume.
🐳 YES — Will the Dow Jones hit a new all-time high by December 31, 2026? — $312.4K volume.
🐳 YES — Will the Nasdaq hit a new all-time high by September 30, 2026? — $387.2K volume.
🐳 YES — Will the S&P 500 hit a new all-time high by September 30, 2026? — $892.4K volume.
🐳 YES — Will the S&P 500 hit a new all-time high by December 31, 2026? — $743.1K volume.
🐳 NO — Will the S&P 500 drop below 4,000 by December 31, 2026? — $412.8K volume. Crash scenario — faded.
The whale picture on equities: All three major indices hitting new all-time highs before year end. No crash. No recession. Smart money is unambiguously bullish on US markets through December 31.
📱 INDIVIDUAL STOCKS — THE SPECIFIC BETS
🐳 NO — Will Tesla stock hit $500 by December 31, 2026? — $743.1K volume. The bull case — faded.
🐳 YES — Will Tesla stock hit $300 by December 31, 2026? — $412.3K volume. The floor bet — backed.
🐳 YES — Will Amazon stock hit $300 by December 31, 2026? — $198.3K volume. Smart money backing Amazon's continued climb.
🐳 NO — Will Apple be the largest company in the world by market cap on December 31? — $287.4K volume. Apple doesn't overtake NVIDIA for top spot.
The whale picture on stocks: Tesla lands between $300 and $500 — not a blowout in either direction. Amazon climbs. Apple stays behind NVIDIA on market cap.
💰 GOLD AND COMMODITIES
🐳 YES — Will Gold hit $3,500 by December 31, 2026? — $287.6K volume. Smart money sees gold pushing higher through year end.
🐳 NO — Will Gold hit $4,000 by December 31, 2026? — $312.4K volume. That high? Not this year.
🐳 NO — Will Crude Oil reach a new all-time high by September 30? — $21.0K volume. Energy stays contained.
💼 THE ACQUISITION MARKETS
🐳 YES — Will BP be acquired before 2027? — $184.8K volume. The energy giant. Smart money backing an acquisition before year end.
🐳 NO — Will Viking Therapeutics be acquired before 2027? — $155.2K volume. The biotech darling — faded on the acquisition thesis.
🔐 CRYPTO WILDCARDS
🐳 YES — Another crypto hack over $100m before 2027? — $160.1K volume. Smart money isn't asking if it happens. It's assuming it does.
🐳 NO — Will Satoshi's identity be revealed by December 31? — $688.9K volume. The greatest mystery in crypto stays a mystery through year end.
🐳 YES — MicroStrategy sells any Bitcoin by December 31, 2026? — $412.8K volume. Smart money backing a Saylor sale before year end.
🇨🇦 CANADA — THE MARKET NOBODY SAW COMING
🐳 YES — Will a province schedule a referendum to leave Canada before 2027? — $165.3K volume. Quebec or Alberta moving toward separation before December 31. Someone is putting real money on this.
🌍 GEOPOLITICAL WILDCARDS — THE FULL CATCH-ALL
🐳 YES — Will Nicolás Maduro be president of Venezuela on December 31, 2026? — $743.1K volume. Despite US pressure — Maduro holds.
🐳 NO — Will there be a coup in Venezuela by December 31, 2026? — $287.4K volume. No coup coming.
🐳 NO — Will Cuba normalize relations with the US by December 31? — $198.3K volume. No normalization this year.
🐳 NO — Will Haiti stabilize by December 31? — $143.2K volume. No stabilization — gang control continues.
🐳 NO — Will El Salvador hold free and fair elections before 2027? — $98.3K volume. Faded.
🐳 YES — Will Brazil hold its scheduled 2026 elections? — $87.4K volume. Brazil's elections proceed as planned.
🇫🇷 FRANCE 2027 — THE REMAINING NAMES
The French presidential race has been building for weeks. Here are the last names getting priced:
🐳 NO — Will François Ruffin win the 2027 French presidential election? — $7.5K volume.
🐳 NO — Will Yaël Braun-Pivet win the 2027 French presidential election? — $7.5K volume.
🐳 NO — Will Gabriel Attal win the 2027 French presidential election? — $7.3K volume.
🐳 YES — Will Gérard Larcher be reelected as President of the French Senate? — $2.0K volume.
The whale picture on France 2027: Every name except Jordan Bardella is getting faded. The field is being eliminated one name at a time.
No recession. New all-time highs across all three major indices. BP gets acquired. A crypto hack happens before year end. Maduro survives. Canada edges toward a separation referendum. And Satoshi stays anonymous (for now).
That's the second half of 2026 as whale money sees it.
But as always, things can change.
Good luck out there.
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