Unemployment spike·closes in 4mo

How high will unemployment get before 2027?

YES means Above 6%

24h volume
0
220.8k lifetime
Open interest
78.6k
−4,643 over 30d
Spread
34 × 1 at the touch
24h range
1¢ – 9¢
50 recent trades
Chance of YES
4%

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

NO
96%

costs 97¢

YES bid / ask
/
NO bid / ask
94¢ / 97¢
24h low 24h high
Recent buying35% YES · 65% 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¢volAug 22Sep 21

Order book

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

Yes ask (no bid)SizeYes
  • ask23614¢
  • ask5,00013¢
  • ask25
  • ask2,000
  • ask100
  • ask5,000
  • ask4.14
  • ask1
spreadmid
  • bid34
  • bid29
  • bid58
  • bid2.94
  • bid62
  • bid67
  • bid50
  • bid72
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 6%, 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
6
ticker
KXU3MAX-27-6
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This event

Outcomes in this event settle independently.

This is the only market in its event.

Recent trades

Over the last 50 trades, 35% of contracts were bought on the YES side.

WhenYESContractsSide
3d ago1bought no
3d ago1,243bought yes
3d ago850bought yes
3d ago150bought yes
3d ago53bought yes
3d ago1bought yes
3d ago50bought no
3d ago50bought no
3d ago387bought yes
3d ago1,756bought yes
3d ago13bought yes
3d ago14bought yes
3d ago10bought yes
3d ago103bought yes
3d ago44bought 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.