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Will USD/CAD hit 1.45 (High) in 2026?

Prediction markets currently give a 46% probability that Will USD/CAD hit 1.45 (High) in 2026?. This contract trades at 46¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. The 57¢ price implies a 57% probability of USD/CAD reaching 1.45 by year-end 2026, but the extreme realized volatility of 2623% and vol ratio of 20.36 suggest this market is pricing in massive uncertainty around currency movements.

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46¢
Bid/Ask 13/79¢·Spread 66¢·Vol $0·OI $177.252·Closes Dec 31, 2026·243d remaining
0x3c013daf9e3ed2eb66277adfa1f6419f1cd8d3fc87b8f238a488d896bc4bdcbc
7-day price2000 snapshots · 7 regime
67¢46¢ current
Apr 1220¢May 1

Analysis

15d ago

The 57¢ price implies a 57% probability of USD/CAD reaching 1.45 by year-end 2026, but the extreme realized volatility of 2623% and vol ratio of 20.36 suggest this market is pricing in massive uncertainty around currency movements. The sharp 15-cent price decline over seven days (71¢ to 56¢) combined with a wide 58¢ bid-ask spread and thin $10k daily volume indicate low liquidity and potential for significant repricing as new information arrives at 7.8 events per hour. The inverted yield structure—where the "No" side offers 172.5% annualized return versus 115.4% for "Yes"—suggests contrarian positioning, though with 259 days to expiry and a cliff risk index of 1, traders should monitor for sharp moves if USD/CAD approaches the 1.45 level.

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) 176.0%
IY (No) 127.7%
Adj IY 176%
CRI 1
RV 637%
VR 4.55
▶ Full indicator table (8)
IndicatorValue
IY (Yes)176.0%
IY (No)127.7%
Adj IY176%
CRI1
RV637%
VR4.55
IAR0.5/h
Overround3.2%

Regime

Label
neutral
Score
0.5
Spread
66¢
Computed
5/1/2026, 1:43:58 PM
Indicators computed 5/1/2026, 1:38:57 PM

Trade

View on polymarketsf trade 0x3c013daf9e3ed2eb66277adfa1f6419f1cd8d3fc87b8f238a488d896bc4bdcbc yes 100

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