Will USD/CAD hit 1.70 (High) in 2026?
Prediction markets currently give a 6% probability that Will USD/CAD hit 1.70 (High) in 2026?. This contract trades at 6¢ on Polymarket, closing December 31, 2026. This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.9M open interest, suggesting the 7¢ price may not reflect true consensus given the massive 1,874.6% implied yield on the Yes side.
Analysis
This market shows extreme illiquidity with zero 24-hour volume despite $1.9M open interest, suggesting the 7¢ price may not reflect true consensus given the massive 1,874.6% implied yield on the Yes side. USD/CAD would need to appreciate roughly 8.6% from current levels (~1.57) to hit 1.70, which the market prices as only a 7% probability over the next 259 days—notably conservative given historical volatility and the neutral regime score. The 2¢ spread and stagnant 7-day price action indicate this is a dead market lacking price discovery, making the quoted probability potentially unreliable for decision-making.
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).
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