Wednesday, September 30, 2026GraphArchiveSubscribeDaily · No. 112

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Peace Talks Freeze From Kyiv to Tehran as Oura's IPO Hopes Collapse

Markets now put 74% odds on no Putin-Zelenskyy summit before 2027, longer-dated US-Iran talks keep losing ground, and traders have all but buried Oura's public listing at 84%.

Diplomacy is going quiet across three fronts at once. Traders now put 74% odds, up 44 points on the day, on no Putin-Zelenskyy summit before the end of 2027, while the October 31 contract on a US-Iran diplomatic meeting slid to 30%, down 42 points on the week, and the December 31 version eased to 66%, off 21 points over the same span. Riyadh's timeline is stretching too: markets give the Saudi pipeline only 67% odds of restarting by October 31, down 19 points on the week. Away from geopolitics, Oura's public listing has effectively died, with 'no IPO before January 2027' surging to 84%, up 83 points in a single day, while OpenAI's return of ChatGPT Pro signups by October 31 slipped to 30%, down 30 points on the day and 48 on the week.

Today’s biggest movesprobability shifts, volume-weighted
Economy & Crypto

Will Oura not IPO before January 2027?

<1%→ 84% 24h
$22,409 traded · 24h
Geopolitics

Next US-Iran senior diplomatic meeting by September 30, 2026?

70%→ 6.2% 7d
$59,390 traded · 24h
Geopolitics

Saudi Oil Pipeline (East-West) restarts by September 30?

62%→ 3.3% 7d
$53,709 traded · 24h
Science & Tech

Will OpenAI resume US ChatGPT Pro signups by October 31, 2026?

78%→ 30% 7d
$8,741 traded · 24h
Geopolitics

Will Russia enter Mykolaivka by September 30, 2026?

72%→ 32% 24h
$44,668 traded · 24h
Science & Tech

Next Astra Model (6.1+) released by October 31, 2026?

71%→ 28% 7d
$7,226 traded · 24h
Science & Tech

Will the next Google Gemini Pro model be released by October 9, 2026?

48%→ 16% 7d
$8,476 traded · 24h
Politics & Elections

Will Bia Kicis win the second-most votes in the 2026 Federal District Senate election?

48%→ 78% 24h
$8,833 traded · 24h

Geopolitics

Markets have all but ruled out a near-term Ukraine breakthrough: 'no Putin-Zelenskyy meeting by 2027' jumped to 74%, up 44 points in a day, as Slovakia, Serbia and Finland each fell to 4% as venues. Washington-Tehran diplomacy is cooling further out too: the October 31 meeting contract is down 42 points on the week to 30%. Riyadh's pipeline restart odds slid to 67% by October 31, off 19 points weekly. Traders still give Russia 76% odds of entering Mykolaivka by October 31 and 88% by year-end, even as the immediate contract cooled sharply. In Caracas, Maduro's hold firmed to 71%, up 13 points on the week.

September 3032%▼ 40 24hOctober 3176%▼ 8 24hDecember 3188%▼ 4 24h
September 30, 20266.2%▼ 64 7dOctober 31, 202630%▼ 2 24hDecember 31, 202666%▲ 2 24hOctober 5, 202610%▼ 6 24h
No meeting by December 31, 202774%▲ 44 24hSlovakia4%▼ 26 24hSerbia3.8%▼ 17 24hFinland3.8%▼ 17 24h
September 303.3%▼ 15 24hOctober 1539%▼ 17 24hOctober 3167%▼ 9 24h
Delcy Rodríguez24%▼ 4 24hNicolás Maduro71%▲ 7 24h
November 3040%▲ 2 24hDecember 3135%▲ 4 24hSeptember 3098%▲ 1 24hOctober 3160%▲ 4 24h

Politics & Elections

Brazil's Federal District Senate race snapped hard: Bia Kicis surged to 78% for second place, up 30 points on the day and 25 on the week, as Leila do Vôlei faded to 10%. The presidential first-round undercard moved too, with Renan Santos climbing to 52% for third place, up 9 on the week. In Bulgaria, Iliana Iotova extended her lead to 80% for the presidency, up 12 points weekly over challenger Andrey Gyurov's 20%.

Bia Kicis78%▲ 30 24hLeila do Vôlei10%▼ 14 24hErika Kokay7%▲ 1 24hMichelle Bolsonaro1.8%▼ 3 24h
October 3116%▲ 5 24h
Nithya Raman58%▲ 16 7dKaren Bass42%▼ 15 7d
Magdalena Andersson76%▼ 12 7dUlf Kristersson20%▼ 1 24hEbba Busch4.2%▲ 2 24hElisabeth Thand Ringqvist1.7%▲ 1 7d
Iliana Iotova80%▼ 1 24hАndrey Gyurov20%▲ 2 24h
Augusto Cury35%▼ 7 24hRenan Santos52%▲ 5 24hRonaldo Caiado14%▼ 2 7d

Economy & Crypto

Oura's public listing has effectively died on the markets: 'no IPO before January 2027' surged 83 points in both the past day and the past week, to 84%. Fed-hike expectations reshuffled too, with traders now favoring two hikes at 56%, up 9 points on the day, over three hikes at 27%, down 17, though 'another hike in 2026' still holds at 86%. Anthropic's IPO timeline drifted later, with the December 15 contract easing to 76% and November 30 firming to 64%.

No IPO before January 202784%▲ 83 24h$15B–$17.5B4%▼ 32 24h$12.5B–$15B2.2%▼ 22 24h$17.5B–$20B1.6%▼ 15 24h
>25M94%▲ 29 24h>40M44%▼ 18 24h>30M76%▲ 12 24h>50M36%▲ 10 24h
475k to 500k78%▲ 18 24h450k to 475k9%▼ 10 24h400k to 425k9.3%▲ 9 24h550k+9.8%▲ 9 24h
3 (75 bps)27%▼ 17 24h2 (50 bps)56%▲ 9 24h1 (25 bps)14%▲ 6 24h4 (100 bps)1.6%▲ 1 7d
Another Fed rate hike in 2026?86%▼ 5 24h
Anthropic IPO by __? $74,330 · 24h
November 15, 202626%▼ 6 24hDecember 15, 202676%▼ 6 24hNovember 30, 202664%▲ 2 24hOctober 31, 20264.4%▼ 3 24h

Science & Tech

Next-model timelines keep slipping across the board. GPT Astra 6.1+ fell to 28% for an October 31 release, down 43 points on the week, while OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro signup restart cooled to 30% for the same date, off 48 points weekly. Google fared little better on its nearest contract, with the next Gemini Pro model at just 16% for October 9, though traders still give 80% odds it lands by October 31. Gemini 4.0 held firmer, at 86% for October 31, up 4 points on the week.

October 3128%▼ 32 24hOctober 2316%▼ 5 24hOctober 168.5%▼ 5 24hOctober 94.7%▼ 1 24h
October 31, 202630%▼ 30 24hSeptember 30, 202634%▼ 4 7d
October 916%▲ 10 24hSeptember 308.8%▲ 7 24hOctober 3180%▲ 6 24hOctober 2362%▼ 3 24h
September 3011%▲ 10 24hOctober 1552%▲ 8 24hOctober 3186%▲ 6 24hNovember 3092%▼ 2 7d
September 28–October 411%▲ 8 24hOctober 12–October 1824%▼ 8 24hOctober 26–November 120%▼ 4 24hOctober 19–October 259.7%▼ 2 24h
December 31, 202634%▲ 1 24hOctober 31, 202610%▲ 1 24h

Sports

The Ballon d'Or race tightened into a coin flip: Harry Kane held a narrow 46% to Lamine Yamal's 43%, though Yamal gained 21 points on the week and traders now give him 94% odds of a top-three finish. Arsenal extended its lead for the 2027 Premier League title to 60%, up 12 points weekly, as Manchester City slipped to 20%, down 19. NHL playoff odds jumped across the board on the day, led by the Toronto Maple Leafs at 66%, up 11 points.

Ballon d'Or Winner 2026 $637,447 · 24h
Lamine Yamal43%▲ 21 7dHarry Kane46%▲ 1 24hKylian Mbappé3.6%▼ 5 7dRodri1.8%▼ 1 24h
EPL: 2027 Champion $510,243 · 24h
Manchester City20%▼ 3 24hArsenal60%▲ 1 24hLiverpool7.4%▲ 1 24hChelsea4.9%▲ 2 7d
Boston Bruins48%▲ 14 24hToronto Maple Leafs66%▲ 11 24hMontreal Canadiens70%▲ 10 24hMinnesota Wild78%▼ 2 24h
WNBA: 2026 Champion $31,278 · 24h
New York Liberty23%▲ 12 24hAtlanta Dream24%▲ 4 24hIndiana Fever9.7%▲ 5 24hGolden State Valkyries25%▲ 6 24h
Lionel Messi28%▼ 4 24hLamine Yamal94%▲ 10 7dRodri20%▼ 4 24hKhvicha Kvaratskhelia6.5%▲ 2 24h
San Diego Padres15%▲ 5 24hPhiladelphia Phillies3.6%▼ 5 24hAtlanta Braves14%▲ 4 24hMilwaukee Brewers23%▼ 2 24h

Culture

The hunt for the next James Bond lost some clarity, with frontrunner Jack Lowden slipping to 32%, down 12 points on the day, as 'no Bond chosen' fell to 23%. Elsewhere, traders remain near-unanimous that Jesus Christ will not return before 2027, pricing that outcome at just 1%.

Next James Bond actor? $37,037 · 24h
Jack Lowden32%▼ 12 24hNo Bond chosen23%▼ 10 24hCallum Turner13%▲ 1 24hTom Francis2.9%▲ 2 24h
Will Jesus Christ return before 2027?1.5%

Even the Second Coming trades at longer odds than an Oura IPO.

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