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Will GBP/USD hit 1.10 (Low) in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 35% probability that Will GBP/USD hit 1.10 (Low) in 2026?. This contract trades at 35¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $530k open interest and a wide 34¢ spread, suggesting the 44¢ price may not reflect true consensus.

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35¢
Bid/Ask 7/62¢·Spread 55¢·Vol $0·OI $202.997·Closes Dec 31, 2026·243d remaining
0x7993ef71be08e7ffcc409f5a2f2914389b7693c4447000236164c226fc04eb91
7-day price875 snapshots · 7 regime
47¢35¢ current
Apr 812¢May 1

Analysis

15d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $530k open interest and a wide 34¢ spread, suggesting the 44¢ price may not reflect true consensus. The 187% implied yield on the "Yes" side appears artificially inflated by the low liquidity and wide bid-ask, while the 1287% realized volatility indicates GBP/USD has experienced massive swings—though this metric may be distorted by thin trading in the contract itself rather than the underlying pair. With 259 days to expiry and a neutral regime, traders should be cautious about the pricing reliability here; the market needs volume to establish credible odds on whether sterling will weaken to 1.10 against the dollar.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to “Yes” if the Investing.com low price (“L”) for any GBP/USD hourly candle for an hour on or before the listed end date (ET) is equal to or below the listed price. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Data for a given candle will be considered finalized once the next candle appears on the specified graph. The last trading day of a given week will be considered finalized once the market closes on that day, typically at 5 PM ET on Friday. This market will resolve as soon as any finalized GBP/USD hourly candle low price is equal to or below the listed price, or once the final hourly candle in the specified period is finalized. A candle starting at 11:00 PM ET on a given date will be considered to be on that date. This market’s resolution will be based solely on information from the “L” figure located at the top of the GBP/USD Streaming Chart on Investing.com for the specified currency pair (https://www.investing.com/currencies/gbp-usd-chart).

Indicators

IY (Yes) 278.5%
IY (No) 80.7%
Adj IY 139%
CRI 2
Overround 3.0%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)278.5%
IY (No)80.7%
Adj IY139%
CRI2
Overround3.0%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
55¢
Computed
5/1/2026, 1:43:57 PM
Indicators computed 5/1/2026, 1:38:57 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x7993ef71be08e7ffcc409f5a2f2914389b7693c4447000236164c226fc04eb91 yes 100

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