Where We Put Our Money

We don't just make predictions — we bet on them. Real money, public positions, tracked here.

TOTAL DEPLOYED08.1
$35.64
REALIZED P&L08.2
$-10.06
RESOLVED08.3
6 / 9
ACTIVE08.4
3
POTENTIAL ROI08.5
62%
3 active positions
6 resolved
Realized P&L:$-10.06
01 — ANALYZE

Our daily briefs identify geopolitical patterns. When conviction is high enough, we find a corresponding prediction market.

02 — BET

We place real-money positions on Polymarket. Entry price reflects the market's implied probability — lower entry = higher disagreement with the crowd.

03 — TRACK

Every position is logged here with our reasoning, entry price, and potential return. If we win, we get $1 per share. If we lose, we lose our cost.

ENTRY PRICE$0.4040% implied
COST$5.0012 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$12.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+140%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 60% conviction
0%100%
012026-04-14ACCURACY →

No permanent US-Iran peace deal by June 30. Nuclear control + Hormuz are structural barriers no negotiation can bridge in this timeframe. Every portfolio source aligns on this.

LAYER 3generalHIGH
DEADLINE: 2026-06-30
ORDER:
ENTRY PRICE$0.8888% implied
COST$5.005.68 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.68
POTENTIAL RETURN+14%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 12% conviction
0%100%

Islamabad talks (Apr 10-12) will NOT produce a permanent peace deal. Both sides will agree to extend the ceasefire or continue negotiating, but no 'conclusive agreement' as Pakistan promised.

LAYER 0iran warHIGH3 days
DEADLINE: 2026-04-13FRAMEWORK: Escalation Trap + Spin Analysis
OUTCOMEcorrect
ORDER: 0xe4b441e1642fba7720afce7593e222efa5d583a5ba7b966e84063e05d9851254
ENTRY PRICE$0.5353% implied
COST$5.009.43 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$9.43
POTENTIAL RETURN+89%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 53% conviction
0%100%

Ceasefire will be extended beyond the initial 2-week window (past Apr 21). Neither side wants to restart — Trump needs a deal for Beijing trip (May 14), Iran proved its leverage.

LAYER 0iran warMEDIUM-HIGH12 days
DEADLINE: 2026-04-22FRAMEWORK: Off-Ramp Thesis + Hormuz Leverage
OUTCOMEincorrect
NOTE: Apr 16: VERY BULLISH. Fortune/LA Times/CNN: mediators 'moving closer' to extension. Pakistan PM Munir in Tehran then heading to Islamabad. Trump: 'war very close to over.' White House optimistic about resumption of talks within days. Erdogan also pushing extension (Polymarket jumped 5pts on his statement). Ceasefire end market dropped to 12.5% YES (low odds of collapse). Sanctions waiver expires Apr 19 adding pressure. Both sides have incentive to extend — Trump for Beijing trip, Iran for blockade relief. 6 days to expiry. Our YES position looking very strong. | Apr 23 recheck: on-chain position cur=0, market resolved NO. Reclassified from won to lost.
ORDER: 0x4fb5f503db8929af6d418372edfe3b6be593eb32917981fde0299a5033ecb379
ENTRY PRICE$0.9090% implied
COST$5.005.55 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.55
POTENTIAL RETURN+11%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 10% conviction
0%100%

Iran will NOT agree to end uranium enrichment by April 30. Nuclear program is non-negotiable leverage — Iran uses it as insurance, not a bargaining chip.

LAYER 1iran warHIGH20 days
SOURCES:Scott Horton
DEADLINE: 2026-04-30FRAMEWORK: Horton (maximalist demands = no deal)
NOTE: Apr 16: MARKET MOVED AGAINST US. Enrichment YES jumped from 10% to 35% in one week as blockade creates real leverage. Iran IRGC MP Kowsari: 'impossible to accept even one clause' of US 15 points. But Iran FM spokesperson said 'no fresh proposal from Tehran.' Blockade costs Iran ~$435M/day (ISW). US sanctions waiver expires Apr 19. Key distinction: market resolves on Iran AGREEING TO END enrichment — a 5-year suspension counter ≠ ending. IRGC hardliners blocking any concession. 14 days to deadline. Position underwater on mark-to-market but fundamentals still favor NO.
ORDER: manual
ENTRY PRICE$0.9494% implied
COST$4.705 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+6%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 6% conviction
0%100%

No US-Iran ceasefire before April 15. Active escalation phase continues — Iran rejected ceasefire, Trump committed to '2-3 more weeks of hard strikes', April 6 deadline dead.

LAYER 2iran warHIGH10 days
DEADLINE: 2026-04-15FRAMEWORK: Scott Horton (diplomacy-as-cover) + Antiwar.com (escalation ladder)
OUTCOMEIncorrect. Ceasefire announced Apr 7, 8 days before deadline. Direction wrong — predicted continued escalation, got off-ramp. Pakistan brokered the deal, which none of our sources anticipated.
NOTE: Continuation of pred-003 pattern. Each deadline has been extended without progress. Iran-Oman Hormuz protocol signals entrenchment, not compromise.
ORDER: 0x6a543e21
ENTRY PRICE$0.6666% implied
COST$3.305 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+52%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 34% conviction
0%100%

No US-Iran ceasefire before May 31. Structural barriers — Hormuz toll system, no negotiation framework, active military operations — prevent resolution within 8 weeks.

LAYER 2iran warHIGH8 weeks
DEADLINE: 2026-05-31FRAMEWORK: Prof Jiang (empire decline) + Lyn Alden (Hormuz structural shift) + Scott Horton
OUTCOMEincorrect
NOTE: Ceasefire announced Apr 8. Our NO position lost.
ORDER: 0x2b402e4c
ENTRY PRICE$0.5454% implied
COST$2.705 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+85%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 46% conviction
0%100%

No US-Iran ceasefire before June 30. Even if ceasefire talks begin, normalization of Hormuz traffic and formal agreement within 12 weeks is structurally unlikely.

LAYER 2iran warMEDIUM-HIGH12 weeks
DEADLINE: 2026-06-30FRAMEWORK: All source portfolio — consensus view across realist/structural analysts
OUTCOMEincorrect
NOTE: Ceasefire announced Apr 8. Our NO position lost.
ORDER: 0x8009485d
ENTRY PRICE$0.011% implied
COST$0.045 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+11011%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 1% conviction
0%100%

Iran ceasefire by April 7 — YES. Lottery ticket at 0.9% implied probability.

LAYER 2iran warLOW2 days
SOURCES:Scott Horton
DEADLINE: 2026-04-07FRAMEWORK: Contrarian lottery — market priced at <1%
OUTCOMEcorrect
NOTE: Ceasefire announced Apr 8. 111x return on $0.045.
ORDER: 0x22f2b797
ENTRY PRICE$0.9898% implied
COST$4.905 shares
POTENTIAL PAYOUT$5.00
POTENTIAL RETURN+2%
OUR CONVICTION vs MARKETEntry 98% conviction
0%100%

Fed holds rates unchanged at April meeting. Oil shock = no cut, no reason to hike.

LAYER 2fed ratesHIGH1 month
SOURCES:Lyn Alden
DEADLINE: 2026-04-30FRAMEWORK: Lyn Alden fiscal dominance + oil inflation
NOTE: Apr 14: CPI 3.3% (Mar), oil back above $96-98 WTI, blockade tightening supply. Fed hold at 98% on Polymarket. FOMC Apr 28-29. Near-certain win.
ORDER: 0x8c71080b