US recession by end of 2026? live odds

12%

implied probability

YES 12¢NO 88¢

recent price

-1¢ over the window

-1¢

24h change

$122

24h volume

$1.7M

total volume

Jan 31, 2027

resolves

Radar activity on this market

Recent signals from PolyWatch's detectors watching this market 24/7.

  • Odds swing

    98¢ → 66¢ (-32¢ in 15 min)

    4d ago
  • High volatility

    ±7.5¢ swing band

    4d ago
  • Odds swing

    69¢ → 89¢ (+20¢ in 15 min)

    4d ago
  • High volatility

    ±25¢ swing band

    4d ago
  • Odds swing

    96¢ → 71¢ (-25¢ in 15 min)

    4d ago
  • High volatility

    ±22.8¢ swing band

    4d ago
  • High volatility

    ±15.7¢ swing band

    17d ago
  • Odds swing

    99¢ → 37¢ (-62¢ in 15 min)

    17d ago
  • High volatility

    ±11.8¢ swing band

    17d ago
  • Odds swing

    37¢ → 99¢ (+62¢ in 15 min)

    17d ago
How this market resolves

This market will resolve to “Yes” if either of the following conditions is met: 1. The seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly U.S. real GDP from the previous quarter is less than 0.0 for two consecutive quarters between Q2 2025 and Q4 2026 (inclusive), as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). 2. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publicly announces that a recession has occurred in the United States, at any point during 2025 or 2026, with the announcement made by the time the BEA releases the advance estimate for Q4 2026. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". Note that advance estimates will be considered. For example, if upon release, the advance estimate for Q3 2025 was negative, and the Q2 2025's most recent, up-to-date estimate was also negative, this market would resolve to "Yes". If on December 31, 2026 the latest estimate for quarterly GDP in Q3 2025 was negative, this market will stay open until the Advance estimate of Q4 2026 is published, at which point it will resolve to "Yes" if Q4 2026 was negative or if the NBER declares a recession by then. The resolution source will be the official announcements from the NBER and the BEA’s estimate of seasonally adjusted annualized percent change in quarterly US real GDP from previous quarters as released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product

Quick answers

What are the current odds of "US recession by end of 2026?"?

The market currently prices YES at 12¢ and NO at 88¢, an implied probability of 12% that the answer is yes.

When does this market resolve?

This market is scheduled to resolve by January 31, 2027.

How much has been traded on this market?

$1.7M has been traded in total, $122 of it in the last 24 hours.

Prices as of . Informational only — PolyWatch is read-only analytics, not financial advice.

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