72% — What price will Bitcoin hit in April?: ↓ 65,000
Leader: ↓ 55,000 at 72% · Polymarket 72% · 18 contracts · $55K volume · medium confidence
Updated 2026-06-19 14:40:18 UTC

Tracks the leading outcome in a winner-take-all prediction market set with 18 outcomes.

Why this matters:
The prediction market suggests a 74% probability that Bitcoin will trade below $55,000 at some point during 2026. This reflects current market sentiment about Bitcoin's price range over the next several months. The high probability of a sub-$55,000 price is driven by two primary factors: recent volatility and the distance of this threshold from current price levels, which traders view as moderately achievable. Traders are also pricing in broader macroeconomic uncertainties, interest rate expectations, and regulatory developments that could influence crypto markets. The probability will shift substantially based on Bitcoin's actual price movements between now and year-end, with any sustained rally above $65,000 likely reducing the probability of remaining below $55,000. Conversely, any significant decline would increase it. April specifically serves as a natural checkpoint within the year-long timeframe, though the full-year resolution date extends to December 2026.

Key factors:
- Bitcoin's current price relative to the $55,000 threshold determines immediate directional pressure; prices moving up reduce this probability while declines increase it
- The 74% probability places the $55,000 level as the single most-traded contract, suggesting it represents the consensus central estimate for year-end range
- Macroeconomic factors including US monetary policy, inflation data, and stock market performance are primary variables affecting capital flows into Bitcoin
- Historical Bitcoin volatility suggests significant price swings remain likely through 2026, increasing probability of touching sub-$55,000 at some point during the year
- Regulatory announcements, particularly around crypto framework legislation or institutional adoption, could sharply shift market expectations

Contracts:
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↓ 55,000 — 72¢ Polymarket $6K (weight 10%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↓ 50,000 — 53¢ Polymarket $5K (weight 9%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↓ 45,000 — 40¢ Polymarket $7K (weight 12%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↓ 40,000 — 30¢ Polymarket $2K (weight 4%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↑ 90,000 — 28¢ Polymarket $3K (weight 6%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↓ 35,000 — 18¢ Polymarket $2K (weight 3%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↑ 100,000 — 16¢ Polymarket $16K (weight 28%)
- What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026?: ↑ 110,000 — 13¢ Polymarket $448 (weight 1%)
- ... and 10 more

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## Methodology

SimpleFunctions aggregates live YES-side prices from Kalshi and Polymarket contracts bound to this question. For binary topics the headline is the liquidity-weighted mid-price (weight = log(1 + 24h volume) × freshness, where freshness is 1.0 if updated <24h, 0.7 if <7d, 0.4 otherwise). For multi-outcome (winner-take-all) topics the headline is the current leader's price — disjoint outcomes are never arithmetically averaged. Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours.

## SF Signal

- SF Index, regime, and 30d Brier calibration are computed separately and surfaced at https://simplefunctions.dev/admin/calibration.
- No SimpleFunctions index / regime / calibration signal is bound to this topic yet — the headline above is market-derived only.

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*Last verified: 2026-06-18T05:20:21.689Z*

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