Will Bitcoin be below $40000.00 by Jan 1, 2027 at 12:00am ET?

Prediction markets currently give a 22% probability that Will Bitcoin be below $40000.00 by Jan 1, 2027 at 12:00am ET?. This contract trades at 22¢ on Kalshi, closing January 1, 2027. The "Yes" side offers an exceptional 446% risk-adjusted implied yield, suggesting the market may be underpricing Bitcoin's downside risk to sub-$40k levels over the next 259 days—a roughly 38% decline from current prices.

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22¢
Bid/Ask 21/22¢·Spread 1¢·Vol $2,377.01·OI $172,237.42·Closes Jan 1, 2027·254d remaining
KXBTCMINY-27JAN01-40000.00
7-day price98 snapshots · 64 regime
34¢21¢ current
Apr 818¢Apr 21

Analysis

4d ago

The "Yes" side offers an exceptional 446% risk-adjusted implied yield, suggesting the market may be underpricing Bitcoin's downside risk to sub-$40k levels over the next 259 days—a roughly 38% decline from current prices. The sharp 6-cent price drop over 7 days combined with elevated realized volatility (320%) and a Vol Ratio of 1.52 indicates recent bearish momentum, though the low 24h volume of $1,527 raises liquidity concerns for position sizing. With a neutral regime score and modest info arrival rate, this appears to be a structural mispricing rather than a reaction to breaking news, making it worth monitoring for mean reversion or confirmation of the downtrend.

Resolution rules

If the Bitcoin spot price according to the CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index is below $40000.00 starting Feb 5, 2026 and before Jan 1, 2027 at 12:00am ET, then the market resolves to Yes.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 539.8%
IY (No) 38.1%
Adj IY 514%
CRI 4
RV 442%
VR 1.84
▶ Full indicator table (10)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)539.8%
IY (No)38.1%
Adj IY514%
CRI4
RV442%
VR1.84
IAR0.8/h
EE15.000
Overround0.9%
LAS0.05

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.442
Spread
1¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:49:11 PM
SF edge 16.0¢ noObservability lowEvent type financial

Edges (1)

NO +16¢thesis — US freezes Russian assets, sanctions Iran, bombs Iran — each action tells the wo
Has thesisHas orderbookIndicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:38:17 PM

Trade

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