OUTSIDE BAND
FINALISED: FROZEN
Polymarket
Will the Fed Pause–Pause–Pause in the next three decisions (Jul–Sep–Oct)?
Window 15 Aug 2026, 22:59 UTC → 16 Aug 2026, 00:29 UTC
Price at window start 57¢ → at trigger 59¢ → at close 59¢
YES up · NO down
Resolves 28 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Frozen payload
- REPRICED Repriced +1.5pts: 57¢ at window start → 59¢ at close
- OUTSIDE BAND Outside the 7-day band: above the upper bound 58¢ (band 43¢–58¢)
band from 167 hourly obs / 6.9d
- BOOK Book 1.9:1 bid, $5.4k/$2.8k within 10¢
- VOLUME 1.4× this market's 7-day norm, $792 in 24h
Book 1.9:1 bid, $5.4k/$2.8k within 10¢ · spread 2.0¢
Triggers (1)
- 15 Aug 2026, 22:59 UTC: Band breach (upper): 57¢ → 59¢ (+1.0pts), confirmed over 150s
Context
- Opening move ≈ 0.06× the market's trusted 7-day band width at trigger time
- 1 trades printed in the window (Polymarket public tape)
Outcome: graded at window close
- +2m after alert: 59¢, drift +0.5pts in the alert direction
- +30m: 59¢, held +1.5ptspts
- Peak move: +1.5pts
- Held 100% of the peak move at close
- Still beyond trigger at +10m: no
- Still beyond trigger at +30m: no
- Still beyond trigger at +60m: no
- Gave back half within 60m: no
- Price at close: 59¢
- Graded from 180 snapshots