Today's Signal

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Updated: 2 hours ago

The market strongly favors 1 at 80%, with a commanding lead over the field.
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Event Snapshot

Time Horizon
~136 days
Total Volume
$3.8M
24h Change
+$98K
Active Markets
6
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Crowd vs Money

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Crowd vs Money shows who's watching vs. who's backing — What does this mean?
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More dots = more people watching. Longer bar = more money at stake.
1
#1 1
80%
Widely followed
People watching
High
Money behind it
Medium
2
#2 2
20%
Quietly backed
People watching
Low
Money behind it
Medium
  • Includes both YES and NO positions
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  • Visuals are comparative, not exact
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What This Event Is About

This is a multi-outcome prediction market tracking where will 2026 rank among the hottest years on record. Each outcome has its own separate YES/NO market. Traders can position themselves based on their expectations. The outcome will be determined based on official economic data releases and central bank announcements.

Market prices reflect real-time trader sentiment based on economic data releases, central bank communications, inflation reports, and employment figures. Trading volume of $3.8M shows significant market interest with 3,785 active participants.

Candidate Markets & How to Read Them

1Each candidate has their own YES/NO market - you can buy YES (they win) or NO (they don't).
2Probabilities across candidates do not need to sum to 100%. You can bet YES on multiple candidates or NO on all of them.
3Prices reflect current market belief, not vote share, polls, or official projections.
4Use the Crowd vs Money signals above to contextualize what the odds mean.

How Markets Resolve This Event

  • ✓Resolution is based on official announcements and credible sources.
  • ✓Publicly verifiable sources and official results are used for resolution.
  • ✓This market will resolve according to the numerical rank of how hot 2026 is when compared against all other years for which the Global Land-Ocean Temperature Index has data. Years will be ranked in descending order, starting with the hottest as number 1, the second hottest as number 2, etc. If 2026 ties with any other year, it will resolve according to the place the year it ties with occupies. This market will resolve immediately once the specified data becomes available, regardless of whether the figure for the relevant years is later revised. The primary resolution source for this market will be the figure found in the table titled "Land-Ocean Temperature Index (C)" under the column "No_Smoothing" in the row "2026" https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/graph_data/Global_Mean_Estimates_based_on_Land_and_Ocean_Data/graph.txt. If NASA's "Global Temperature Index" is rendered permanently unavailable, other information from NASA may be used. If no information for 2026 is provided by NASA by March 1, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve based on a consensus of credible reporting.
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Timeline & Key Updates

Jan 1, 2027
Event Launch
Event opened and became active.
Ongoing
Active Trading
Market is live with continuous price updates.
Mar 2, 2027
Resolution Date
Market resolves based on official outcome.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1 leads at 80%, with 2 at 20% -- a commanding 60-point lead 5 months out. $3.8M has traded across 3,785 positions with 136 days until resolution.
$3.8M total, relatively stable over the last 24 hours. At this stage, volume reflects ongoing reassessment as new information enters the market.
Each candidate has a separate YES/NO market. 1's 80% means traders collectively believe there's roughly a 80% chance of that outcome -- extremely likely to occur. These percentages are based on money committed, not polls or surveys. Prices shift when new information changes conviction.
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