Kalshi Politics — Mispricing Audit (ensemble)

2026-06-29 · category Politics · budget $1000

2 picks · $19 deployed of $1000 · 7 logged rejects

TickerMarketSideConviction Consensus vs marketSizePer-model
KXMAXSHIPSHORMUZ-26JUN30-AL50 Will the highest daily number of transit calls through the Strait of Hormuz as reported by the IMF PortWatch be at least 50 in June 2026? NO @ 20c LOW 23.7% vs 20c
edge 3.7c · spread 1.145 · 4/6 agree
57 ($11) · claude-opus-4.8 NO 55
· deepseek-r1-0528 YES 88
· gemini-3.1-pro-preview YES 80
· kimi-k2-thinking NO 80
· gpt-5.1 YES 81
· grok-4.20 YES 68
Thesis: Daily peaks routinely exceed target   Rationale: 2021-2024 data shows regular 55+ vessel days during normal operations; no evidence suggesting capacity degradation
KXHORMUZWEEKLY-26JUN28-T200 Will there be more than 200 transit calls through the Strait of Hormuz from Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026? NO @ 19c LOW 21.5% vs 19c
edge 2.5c · spread 0.853 · 4/6 agree
40 ($8) · claude-opus-4.8 YES 60
✓ deepseek-r1-0528 NO 40
· gemini-3.1-pro-preview YES 81
✓ kimi-k2-thinking YES 95
· gpt-5.1 YES 82
· grok-4.20 YES 78
Thesis: 200 weekly transits is a very low threshold for Hormuz   Rationale: Daily average of 35-45 transits makes 200/week a near-certainty. Market pricing at 50% fails to account for base rate from IMF PortWatch historical data.

Logged rejects (shadow-tracked for selection-skill)

TickerMarketWhy rejected
KXHORMUZWEEKLY-26JUN28-T175Will there be more than 175 transit calls through the Strait of Hormuz from Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (1.3c < 2.0c)
KXTRUMPMEET-26JUN-MBSDonald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman meet before Jul 1, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (0.2c < 2.0c)
KXELECTIONEMERGENCY-26JUL01Will Donald Trump issue any executive action on declaring a national emergency regarding the 2026 United States midterm election before Jul 1, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (-1.2c < 2.0c)
KXHORMUZWEEKLY-26JUN28-T250Will there be more than 250 transit calls through the Strait of Hormuz from Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (-1.2c < 2.0c)
KXTRUTHSOCIAL-26JUL04-B149Will Donald Trump make between 140 and 159 Truth Social posts the week of Jun 28, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (-0.7c < 2.0c)
KXTRUTHSOCIAL-26JUL04-B129Will Donald Trump make between 120 and 139 Truth Social posts the week of Jun 28, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (-0.2c < 2.0c)
KXTRUTHSOCIAL-26JUL04-B169Will Donald Trump make between 160 and 179 Truth Social posts the week of Jun 28, 2026?no edge after shrinkage (-0.3c < 2.0c)

Probabilities are subjective; contracts can resolve to zero. Not financial advice.