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Will USD/CAD hit 1.42 (High) in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 59% probability that Will USD/CAD hit 1.42 (High) in 2026?. This contract trades at 59¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity and volatility mismatch, with only $20 in 24h volume against $252.851 open interest and a massive 68¢ bid-ask spread that dwarfs the 58¢ mid-price.

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59¢
Bid/Ask 20/97¢·Spread 77¢·Vol $0·OI $159.4·Closes Dec 31, 2026·243d remaining
0xd29f65560c12015a71884dc65cb1965b5afde4f4f7e6e169efc2814ea244c84f
7-day price991 snapshots · 7 regime
67¢59¢ current
Apr 848¢Apr 30

Analysis

15d ago

This market shows extreme illiquidity and volatility mismatch, with only $20 in 24h volume against $252.851 open interest and a massive 68¢ bid-ask spread that dwarfs the 58¢ mid-price. The realized volatility of 1068% and vol ratio of 10.61 suggest the market is pricing in outsized USD/CAD swings, yet the 58% probability for a 1.42 high by end-2026 appears reasonable given current spot rates typically trade in the 1.32-1.38 range—requiring roughly 3-7% appreciation. The 106.4% annualized yield on the Yes side combined with neutral regime conditions and minimal price movement (56¢ to 58¢ over 7 days) suggests this is a thinly-traded, speculative position where the wide spread creates significant execution risk for any meaningful position.

Resolution rules

This market will resolve to “Yes” if the Investing.com high price (“H”) for any USD/CAD hourly candle for an hour on or before the listed end date (ET) is equal to or above 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 USD/CAD hourly candle high price is equal to or above 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 “H” figure located at the top of the USD/CAD Streaming Chart on Investing.com for the specified currency pair (https://www.investing.com/currencies/usd-cad-chart).

Indicators

IY (Yes) 104.2%
IY (No) 215.8%
Adj IY 108%
CRI 1
Overround 3.2%
▶ Full indicator table (5)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)104.2%
IY (No)215.8%
Adj IY108%
CRI1
Overround3.2%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
77¢
Computed
5/1/2026, 3:25:06 PM
Indicators computed 5/1/2026, 3:23:09 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0xd29f65560c12015a71884dc65cb1965b5afde4f4f7e6e169efc2814ea244c84f yes 100

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