Will Gold (XAUUSD) hit (LOW) $4,300 in April?

Prediction markets currently give a 4% probability that Will Gold (XAUUSD) hit (LOW) $4,300 in April?. This contract trades at 4¢ on Polymarket, closing May 1, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.4M open interest, and the 7-cent price has collapsed 61% over seven days, suggesting either forced liquidations or a fundamental reassessment of gold's downside risk.

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4¢
Bid/Ask 3/6¢·Spread 3¢·Vol $653.218·OI $8,875.544·Closes May 1, 2026·9d remaining
0x57d8f645a401720d8a5dc83f934ad38f394dccd0e3b9386a4012c1aa43789f74
7-day price236 snapshots · 5 regime
30¢4¢ current
Apr 124¢Apr 22

Analysis

6d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.4M open interest, and the 7-cent price has collapsed 61% over seven days, suggesting either forced liquidations or a fundamental reassessment of gold's downside risk. The 32,865% implied yield on the "Yes" side is nonsensical given the market's thin liquidity and likely reflects mispricing rather than genuine opportunity—gold would need to drop roughly 15% from current levels to hit $4,300, an outcome the market assigns only 7% probability despite realized volatility of 1,630%. With just 15 days to expiry and a Cliff Risk Index of 13, this appears to be a distressed or abandoned position rather than an actively traded prediction market.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to "Yes" if, at any point during April 2026, any 1-minute candle for Gold (XAUUSD) has a final "Low" price equal to or below the listed price. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". Only prices achieved during the applicable trading session as listed on Pyth will be considered. Under the standard schedule, trading is open from 6:00:00 PM ET Sunday through 5:00:00 PM ET Friday, with a daily break from 5:00:00 PM ET to 6:00:00 PM ET, except where modified by holiday or special-session hours as listed on Pyth. Prices will be used exactly as published by Pyth, without rounding. If Gold (XAUUSD) does not trade at all during the listed time frame, this market will resolve to "No". In the event of a contract specification change, feed change, or similar structural modification affecting the market during the listed time frame, this market will resolve based on adjusted prices as displayed on Pyth. The resolution source for this market is Pyth — specifically, the Gold (XAUUSD) "Low" prices available at https://pythdata.app/explore/Metal.XAU%2FUSD, with the chart settings configured for 1-minute candles. Historical 1-minute candles may be accessed by appending a Unix timestamp (seconds) to the Pyth chart URL using the "t=" parameter. If the relevant Pyth data is unavailable due to a system outage, data failure, or other technical disruption that prevents verification of the required 1-minute candle data, the official daily low price published for the relevant CME COMEX futures contract for the underlying metal—COMEX Gold Futures (GC)—may be used to determine whether the listed price was reached during the applicable trading session.

Indicators

IY (Yes) >100,000%
IY (No) 174.7%
Adj IY 25000%
CRI 24
RV 2335%
VR 1.07
▶ Full indicator table (9)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)>100,000%
IY (No)174.7%
Adj IY25000%
CRI24
RV2335%
VR1.07
IAR1.7/h
Overround0.2%
LAS0.75

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
3¢
Computed
4/22/2026, 7:10:37 AM
Has orderbookIndicators computed 4/22/2026, 7:08:33 AM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x57d8f645a401720d8a5dc83f934ad38f394dccd0e3b9386a4012c1aa43789f74 yes 100

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