TOTAL VOLUME:
$54.4b
24H VOL:
$218,201,443
24H TRANSACTIONS:
527,797,601
OPEN INTEREST:
$1,191,873,651
500,842
Markets across
13,663
events
MATCHED EVENTS:
1,809
PLATFORM COVERAGE:
4
Polymarket:
51%
VS.
Kalshi:
49%
Gold (XAUUSD) Up or Down on March 30?
Description
This event group tracks whether the gold price (XAUUSD) closes higher or lower on March 30, 2026 compared to the previous trading day's close. Kalshi offers 40 separate binary contracts, each triggering a 'Yes' resolution if the 5 PM EDT closing price exceeds a specific threshold ($4230–$4620), while Polymarket uses a simpler directional comparison: 'Up' if March 30 close > prior trading day close, 'Down' if lower, or 50-50 if equal or no trade occurs.
PredictionHero - Resolution Divergence Alerts (RDA)
Divergence Detected
Issue:
Kalshi and Polymarket use fundamentally different resolution logic. Kalshi resolves YES if the gold price exceeds any of 50 specific price thresholds (ranging from $4230 to $4720), making it a multi-outcome market where YES occurs for virtually any price above $4230. Polymarket resolves YES/DOWN based on price comparison to the prior trading day's close, making it a relative-change market. These are incompatible settlement frameworks that will produce different outcomes for the same underlying price data.Hero Tip:
Do not assume these markets move together. A price of $4300 on March 30 would resolve YES on Kalshi (exceeds $4230 threshold) but could resolve DOWN on Polymarket if the prior day closed above $4300. Verify the prior trading day's close before taking positions, and understand that Kalshi's 50 thresholds create a 'yes-bias' market while Polymarket is a true binary directional bet.Critical Divergence Points:
- Kalshi: Outlier: Resolves YES if the 1-minute candle close at 5 PM EDT on March 30, 2026 exceeds ANY of 50 specific price thresholds, with the lowest threshold at $4230 and highest at $4720. The resolution logic is absolute price-level based: 'If the close price of the 1-minute candlestick for gold on March 30, 2026 at 5 PM EDT is above $4230, then the market resolves to Yes.' This creates a market that resolves YES for any price above $4230 and NO only if price is at or below $4230.
- Polymarket: Outlier: Resolves UP/DOWN based on relative price comparison to the most recent prior trading day's close, not absolute thresholds. The resolution logic is directional: 'This market will resolve to Up if the Close price for Gold (XAUUSD) on March 30, 2026 is higher than the Close price for Gold (XAUUSD) on the most recent prior trading day.' Resolves 50-50 if prices are equal or if no trade occurs. Uses Pyth as the data source with CME COMEX Gold Futures as fallback.
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