Will Bitcoin outperform Gold in 2026?
Prediction markets currently give a 39% probability that Will Bitcoin outperform Gold in 2026?. This contract trades at 39¢ on Polymarket, closing January 1, 2027. The 28¢ price on Polymarket represents a significant 3¢ discount versus Kalshi's 31¢, suggesting potential arbitrage opportunity or venue-specific liquidity differences worth monitoring.
Analysis
The 28¢ price on Polymarket represents a significant 3¢ discount versus Kalshi's 31¢, suggesting potential arbitrage opportunity or venue-specific liquidity differences worth monitoring. The 289% implied yield on the "Yes" side combined with extreme realized volatility of 339% and a vol ratio of 1.97 indicates the market is pricing in substantial uncertainty, yet the relatively tight 1¢ spread and $34.2M open interest suggest reasonable liquidity for a binary with 256 days to expiry. With Bitcoin's historical outperformance tendency against gold and the neutral regime score, the 28% probability appears conservative, though the 2 cliff risk index warrants caution on tail event exposure near resolution.
Also on kalshi at 35¢(Δ +4¢)
Resolution rules
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the percentage change for BTC/USDT is higher than the percentage change for XAU/USD for 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. The resolution source for this market is information from TradingView, specifically the charts for BTC/USDT (https://fr.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT) and XAU/USD (https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=OANDA%3AXAUUSD). The change value displayed at the top of the graph for the “12M” candle dated “01 Jan ’26” will be used once the data for both relevant candles are finalized. If the change is exactly equal according to the resolution source for the specified candles, this market will resolve 50-50.
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sf trade 0xdcae9573d5680a2c958cca4676ed28df7a06861572124f3396cc60ab6b92b9c2 yes 100