📈Finance/KALSHI/May 18, 2026
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Will the five LIRR unions (BLET, BRS, IAMAW, IBEW, TCU) stop striking before May 19, 2026?

PRISM
11.0%
MARKET (PUBLISH)
16.0%
MARKET (SETTLED)
100%
MOVE
+84pp

PRISM detected 5.0pp overconfidence — market held

PRISM estimated 11% against the market's 16%. This time, the market was right — a calibration data point.

PRISM MISSED-100% return
ISSUED FORECASTMay 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
MODERATE · OVERPRICED+5.0ppPRISM 11% · Market 16%
PRISM
11.0%
VS
MARKET
16.0%
EDGE DETECTED5.0pp
WEAK
MODERATE
STRONG
EXTREME
OUTCOME
YES
FORECAST
MODERATE
DIRECTION
OVERPRICED
CONFIDENCE
MEDIUM
ACCURACY EDGE
-87
PUBLISHED
May 18, 2026
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What happened

This market resolved YES on May 19, 2026. The market's pricing turned out to be more accurate than PRISM's assessment.

Forecast Tape

4 events
  1. May 18, 10:05 AMPUBLISHED

    Prism 30% vs market 27% — NONE FAIR

  2. May 18, 8:09 PMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast NONE → MODERATE at Prism 11%

  3. May 18, 8:09 PMMARKET MOVED

    Market 27% → 16% (-11pp)

  4. May 19, 4:00 AMRESOLVED YES

    Resolved YES. Market was closer than Prism on this call.

2

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME
16.0%

The market was pricing this event at 16.0% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too high — the market was overconfident.

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What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY
11.0%
EDGE DETECTED
5.0pp
FORECAST
MODERATE OVERPRICED
Confidence
MEDIUM
Kelly Reference
N/A
PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)
N/A
PRISM REASONING
  • Current reporting confirms the multi-union LIRR strike is still active very close to the resolution deadline
  • With all five unions needing to permanently end the strike by then, late hard bargaining materially lowers the YES probability
FACTORS FOR
  • +Both sides reported as relatively close on economics.
  • +High public and political pressure to restore service quickly.
FACTORS AGAINST
  • Strike still active on May 18 with no agreement announced.
  • All five unions must fully end strike, not just suspend.
  • Key sticking point on fourth-year pay remains unresolved.
  • No court order or binding back-to-work mechanism evident.
RESOLUTION PATHS MODELED
All five unions accept revised MTA offer and end strike before deadline8%
Government or court action effectively compels an immediate end to the strike3%
Evidence 45%
SOURCES (8)
last week
  • LIVE | LIRR workers go on strike after failing to reach deal with ...youtube.com

    MTA officials give an update on contract talks with LIRR unions as the strike deadline passes.

    May 16Open →
  • LIRR strike threat grows as commuters brace for possible ...youtube.com

    A potential Long Island Rail Road strike could begin Saturday, with negotiations continuing between the MTA and unions representing thousands of workers.

    May 14Open →
  • LIRR STRIKE: Trains shut down as workers walk out for the ...youtube.com

    The two sides have been negotiating for months on a new contract, but the unions were legally allowed to strike starting at 12:01 a.m. NBC New York's Greg ...

    May 16Open →
  • MTA negotiators give update on LIRR strike talksyoutube.com

    MTA negotiators spoke to the press Monday afternoon to give an update on their negotiations with striking workers. For video licensing inquiries, ...

    May 18Open →
  • Exploring Manhattan's Penn Station LIRR STRIKE NYC IN ...youtube.com

    LIRR unions, MTA negotiating again as strike approaches Day 3 | Team Coverage ... Hochul holds a news conference on day 2 of the LIRR strike. Eyewitness ...

    May 18Open →
  • Queens Borough president discusses LIRR strike impactyoutube.com

    Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. talked to Eyewitness News after the Hochul news conference.

    May 17Open →
  • Police Investigating Near Americana Manhassetlongisland.news12.com

    More From News12. 01:48. LIRR Strike. LIRR UPDATES: LIRR unions and MTA summoned to meet in effort to resume bargaining on Day 2 of LIRR strike · 01:56. CX ...

    May 13Open →
  • Penn Station track fire latest: LIRR trains impactedfox5ny.com

    Penn Station track fire latest: LIRR trains impacted. video ; LIRR strike deadline looms as MTA, unions clash over pay raises. video ; 100 days later, Nancy ...

    May 14Open →

PRISM RETRIEVES EVIDENCE FROM A CURATED LIST OF PRIMARY WIRES + OFFICIAL SOURCES

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Why the gap existed

Prism's 5.0% edge call was wrong — market was right

CALIBRATION SCORECARD
PRISM ACCURACY
0.792
MARKET ACCURACY
0.706
EDGE
-86.5
Brier edge
The market's probability estimate was more accurate than PRISM's on this call.
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How this forecast played out

1.PRISM analyzed Will the five LIRR unions (BLET, BRS, IAMAW, IBEW, TCU) stop striking before May 19, 2026?, classifying it as overpriced at 16.0%.
2.Forecast classification: MODERATE OVERPRICED — PRISM estimate 11.0% vs market 16.0%.
3.Kelly reference at forecast time: —% (¼ Kelly, capped at 5%; mathematical reference only — not a position recommendation).
4.Outcome: resolved YES.

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PRISM: v0.9.125-fast-ledger-floor·Forecasted: May 18, 2026·Resolved: May 19, 2026·kalshi
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