Independent Research · Every Tuesday Since 2024

Where probability
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Weekly analysis on prediction markets, event-driven trading opportunities, and the emerging landscape of probability-based investing — written for traders who think in odds.

Est. 2024 · Published every Tuesday · contactpredictionmarkets-weekly.com
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Latest Issues
Sports markets

Sports outcomes as a leading indicator: correlation between betting markets and asset volatility

A deep look at how major sporting events create measurable ripples in currency and equity markets — and whether those patterns are tradeable.

Arbitrage

The arbitrage window: when prediction markets diverge from financial markets

Opportunities at the intersection of two market types are fleeting but real. We map the conditions under which they appear and how quickly they close.

Macro

Macro events, micro predictions: how central bank decisions play out in outcome markets

Fed meetings, ECB decisions, and surprise rate moves — how the prediction market community prices monetary policy before the announcement.

World Cup

World Cup 2026 prediction market guide: the contracts worth watching this summer

From group stage outcomes to Golden Boot markets — a trader's guide to the most liquid World Cup contracts currently live on major platforms.

From the Archive
  • Retail vs. informed money: who wins in prediction markets over 6 months? · Vol. 23 · 06/05/2026
  • The Kalshi vs. CFTC ruling and what it means for regulated prediction markets · Vol. 22 · 29/04/2026
  • How Polymarket handled the Iran-Israel escalation in real time · Vol. 21 · 22/04/2026
  • Implied probability vs. actual probability: a six-month accuracy study · Vol. 20 · 15/04/2026
  • Crypto prediction markets: decentralised platforms and their liquidity problem · Vol. 19 · 08/04/2026
  • The psychology of YES/NO trading: why outcome markets attract a different kind of trader · Vol. 18 · 01/04/2026
  • Economic forecasting through prediction markets: how accurate were they in 2025? · Vol. 17 · 25/03/2026
  • Event-driven volatility: mapping market reaction to scheduled macro announcements · Vol. 16 · 18/03/2026
  • Cross-market correlation: when prediction markets move before financial markets do · Vol. 15 · 11/03/2026
  • Climate policy and prediction markets: trading on regulatory outcomes · Vol. 14 · 04/03/2026
  • The spread problem: how bid-ask dynamics differ between outcome and financial markets · Vol. 13 · 25/02/2026
  • AI and prediction markets: can models beat the crowd? · Vol. 12 · 18/02/2026