How high will unemployment get before 2027?
YES means Above 17%
- 24h volume
- 0
- 4,318 lifetime
- Open interest
- 2,441
- Spread
- 3¢
- 0.47 × 5,000 at the touch
- 24h range
- –
- 5 recent trades
A YES contract costs 3¢ and pays $1 if it happens.
costs 100¢
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Price history
YES price per candle with the bid/ask band, volume underneath. Times in UTC.
Order book
Resting orders, both sides shown as YES prices. Bars are size.
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How this market resolves
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If any U.S. seasonally adjusted U-3 unemployment rate for a month in 2026 is above 17%, the market resolves to Yes.
- opened
- Jan 5 · 3:00 PM UTC
- closes
- Jan 8, 2027 · 1:25 PM UTC · may close early
- settles by
- Jan 8, 2027 · 3:00 PM UTC
- floor
- 17
- ticker
- KXU3MAX-27-17
Other outcomes in this event
Outcomes in this event settle independently.
Recent trades
Over the last 5 trades, 100% of contracts were bought on the YES side.
| When | YES | Contracts | Side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3d ago | 3¢ | 6.36 | bought yes |
| 3d ago | 9¢ | 15 | bought yes |
| 3d ago | 3¢ | 1 | bought yes |
| 3d ago | 6¢ | 1 | bought yes |
| 3d ago | 9¢ | 2.06 | bought yes |
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