This event group tracks whether crude oil (WTI) futures will close higher or lower on February 27, 2026. Polymarket resolves based on a day-over-day price comparison (Up vs Down), while Kalshi resolves based on whether the settlement price falls within any of 15 predefined price bands, all of which resolve to Yes.
Polymarket resolves on day-over-day directional change (Up vs Down), while Kalshi resolves on absolute price bands that collectively cover nearly all possible outcomes, resulting in incompatible resolution frameworks and asymmetric Yes bias on Kalshi.
Hero Tip:
Polymarket is a relative directional play; Kalshi is an absolute price-level play with extreme Yes bias. They are not equivalent hedges. Clarify your market thesis before trading: are you betting on direction (Polymarket) or price level (Kalshi)? Note that Kalshi's Yes resolution covers prices below $60, between $60–$72.99 in $1 bands, and above $72.99—leaving no realistic No outcome.
Critical Divergence Points:
Polymarket: Binary directional comparison: resolves Up if Feb 27 CME settlement > Feb 26 CME settlement; Down if lower. Uses official CME settlement price for the active month contract, with active month rules applied consistently across both days. Key Quote: 'higher than the previous trading day's official settlement price for the same Active Month contract.'
Kalshi: Absolute price-band framework: resolves Yes if settlement price falls within any of 15 predefined bands ($60–$62.99, $63–$65.99, $66–$68.99, $69–$71.99, $72–$72.99) or outside them (<$60 or >$72.99). All 15 conditions resolve to Yes; no explicit No condition is defined. Key Quote: 'If the front-month settle price for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate oil on February 27, 2026 is [band], then the market resolves to Yes.'
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