Sentinel — Position Review (PM)

2026-07-20
1 triggered position reviewed · 1 exit · 0 hold · 0 skip
Trump makes exactly 0 trips to Mar-a-Lago in July 2026 KXLAGODAYS-26JUL-0
YES trigger: capital_free (≥95¢) thesis: INTACT decision: EXIT
Entry
91¢
Now (exit bid)
96¢ ask 97¢
Peak mid
96.5¢
Our prob
98%
Settles
Aug 1 ~12d out
Bid depth
~9.3k @ 96¢
Re-research

The thesis has only strengthened since entry on Jul 6. Nineteen of 31 July days have elapsed with zero Mar-a-Lago visits and the club remains closed for the season. The one tail risk the original analyst flagged — an unscheduled Florida stop around the Jul 11 Miami World Cup quarterfinal — did not materialize: CBS Sports (Jul 17) reported Trump had attended none of the tournament's first 102 games; his first appearance was the Jul 19 final in New Jersey, following a Bedminster weekend (Factba.se / WH pool schedule). No Florida travel appears on the public schedule through late July.

Decision

Exit at the 96¢ bid. This is a capital-efficiency call, not a thesis call: the market doesn't settle until Aug 1 (~12 days, beyond our ~7-day hold window for ≥95¢ positions), and holding earns ~2¢ of expected value against unscheduled-trip tail risk on a president known for schedule surprises. Selling banks +5¢ (+5.5%) in two weeks and frees the capital. Liquidity is excellent — ~9,265 contracts bid at 96¢, so the exit is clean.

signal #261 · run 2026-07-06-kalshi-politics-mispricing-audit-sentinel · placed 2026-07-06 16:19 UTC · model prob at entry 95% · conviction: high