How many launches will SpaceX have in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 16% probability that How many launches will SpaceX have in 2026?. This contract trades at 16¢ on Kalshi, closing January 1, 2027. This market shows extreme mispricing with the Kalshi contract trading at 29¢ versus just 8¢ on Polymarket—a 262% spread that suggests significant arbitrage opportunity or venue-specific liquidity constraints.

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16¢
Bid/Ask 17/24¢·Spread 7¢·Vol $1,511.52·OI $14,026.77·Closes Jan 1, 2027·255d remaining
KXSPACEXCOUNT-26B-180
7-day price622 snapshots · 28 regime
24¢18¢ current
Apr 811¢Apr 21

Analysis

2d ago

This market shows extreme mispricing with the Kalshi contract trading at 29¢ versus just 8¢ on Polymarket—a 262% spread that suggests significant arbitrage opportunity or venue-specific liquidity constraints. The 566% implied yield on Yes combined with extraordinarily high realized volatility (1513%) and a 6.18 vol ratio indicates the market is pricing in massive uncertainty around SpaceX's 2026 launch cadence, though the 29% probability seems pessimistic given SpaceX achieved 67 launches in 2024 and would need 180+ (roughly 3x current pace) for resolution. The thin $12.9k open interest and modest $1.3k daily volume suggest low conviction among traders, making the cross-venue gap potentially exploitable for sophisticated players.

Cross-venue

Also on polymarket at 13¢+3¢)

View counterpart →Match confidence 0.84IY 964.9%Close-time delta 39h

Resolution rules

If SpaceX has more than 180 launches in 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

Indicators

IY (Yes) 1050.6%
IY (No) 19.5%
Adj IY 1051%
CRI 7
RV 1754%
VR 6.86
▶ Full indicator table (8)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)1050.6%
IY (No)19.5%
Adj IY1051%
CRI7
RV1754%
VR6.86
IAR0.8/h
Overround1.8%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.409
Spread
7¢
Computed
4/21/2026, 8:12:20 PM
Observability mediumEvent type scientific
Indicators computed 4/21/2026, 8:08:17 PM

Trade

View on kalshisf trade KXSPACEXCOUNT-26B-180 yes 100

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