Unemployment spike·closes in 4mo

How high will unemployment get before 2027?

YES means Above 5%

24h volume
0
343.0k lifetime
Open interest
124.7k
+1,577 over 7d
Spread
19 × 5,000 at the touch
24h range
50 recent trades
Chance of YES
7%

A YES contract costs and pays $1 if it happens.

NO
93%

costs 95¢

YES bid / ask
/
NO bid / ask
93¢ / 95¢
Recent buying96% YES · 4% NO
What Galdor thinks

An independent read of this market

1Reads the rules literallySettlement source, close time, and the edge cases that flip an outcome.
2Checks the tape and the webOrder book, flow, price history, then targeted searches with sources.
3Gives a straight answerA probability with a band, and one of four calls: YES, NO, wait, or stay out.

Generated by an AI analyst from live exchange data and public web sources. Research and analytics, not investment advice. Markets can move after this was written.

Price history

YES price per candle with the bid/ask band, volume underneath. Times in UTC.

0¢5¢10¢15¢volSep 14Sep 21

Order book

Resting orders, both sides shown as YES prices. Bars are size.

Yes ask (no bid)SizeYes
  • ask11029¢
  • ask48728¢
  • ask3025¢
  • ask5021¢
  • ask4421¢
  • ask0.4410¢
  • ask3.1910¢
  • ask5,000
spreadmid
  • bid19
  • bid57
  • bid62
  • bid68
  • bid68
  • bid95
  • bid171
  • bid104
Yes bid (no ask)SizeYes

How this market resolves

Verbatim from Kalshi. Read this before the price.

If any U.S. seasonally adjusted U-3 unemployment rate for a month in 2026 is above 5%, the market resolves to Yes.

Settlement sources
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
5
ticker
KXU3MAX-27-5
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Other outcomes in this event

Outcomes in this event settle independently.

Recent trades

Over the last 50 trades, 96% of contracts were bought on the YES side.

WhenYESContractsSide
1d ago2.13bought no
1d ago6.47bought no
1d ago0.09bought no
1d ago11¢19bought yes
1d ago10¢32bought yes
1d ago17bought yes
3d ago7.8bought yes
3d ago10¢6.15bought yes
3d ago11¢31bought yes
3d ago10¢47bought yes
3d ago6bought yes
3d ago5bought yes
3d ago10bought yes
3d ago10bought yes
3d ago5bought yes

Prices are YES cost in cents and approximate the market’s implied probability. Data is read live from the Kalshi Trade API on every page load. galdor.xyz places no orders and holds no positions. Research and analytics, not investment advice.