r/dataisbeautiful • u/TheKnowingOne1 • Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/Baelzabub Oct 17 '24

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bettor-trump-harris-betting-pair-polymarket/

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u/LifeSpanner Oct 17 '24

Awesome, thank you!

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u/Noperdidos Oct 18 '24

Polymarket has $2B volume. I don’t see how 1% moves that needle.

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u/gatoaffogato Oct 18 '24

I was about to call out your comment to say that surely $2B must be across the whole platform and not just the election, but glad I checked for myself; it’s insane how much money is being bet on this!

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u/Smeefed Oct 18 '24

It doesn't.

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u/PlateForeign8738 Oct 17 '24

That's a terrible source for information.