🏛Politics/KALSHI/April 2, 2026
kalshi market

Will the President's approval rating be below 40.8 according to RealClearPolitics?

PRISM
17.8%
MARKET (PUBLISH)
64.5%
MARKET (SETTLED)
0%
MOVE
-65pp

PRISM detected 20.6pp overconfidence — and was right

Prism saw that RCP approval was already above the threshold — market was pricing fear, not data.

PRISM WAS RIGHT+182% return
ISSUED FORECASTApr 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
STRONG · OVERPRICED+20.6ppPRISM 18% · Market 65%
PRISM
17.8%
VS
MARKET
64.5%
EDGE DETECTED20.6pp
WEAK
MODERATE
STRONG
EXTREME
OUTCOME
NO
FORECAST
STRONG
DIRECTION
OVERPRICED
CONFIDENCE
MEDIUM
ACCURACY EDGE
+384
PUBLISHED
Apr 2, 2026
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1

What happened

This market resolved NO on April 3, 2026. PRISM's forecast aligned with the resolved outcome.

Forecast Tape

2 events
  1. Apr 2, 6:03 AMPUBLISHED

    Prism 18% vs market 65% — STRONG OVERPRICED

  2. Apr 3, 3:00 PMRESOLVED NO

    Resolved NO. Prism was right. +182% return.

2

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME
64.5%

The market was pricing this event at 64.5% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too high — the market was overconfident.

3

What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY
17.8%
EDGE DETECTED
20.6pp
FORECAST
STRONG OVERPRICED
Confidence
MEDIUM
Kelly Reference
66.3%
PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)
N/A
PRISM REASONING
  • Current RCP approval at 41.1% sits just 0.3 points above the 40.8% threshold
  • Silver Bulletin methodology typically shows lower approval than RCP baseline
FACTORS FOR
  • +Extremely narrow 0.3pt margin above threshold
  • +Silver Bulletin shows net -16.7 approval
  • +Polymarket traders favor sub-40.8% heavily
FACTORS AGAINST
  • Only 2 days until resolution limits volatility
  • RCP baseline currently above threshold
4

Why the gap existed

Prism correctly identified 46.7% mispricing

CALIBRATION SCORECARD
PRISM ACCURACY
0.032
MARKET ACCURACY
0.416
EDGE
+384.4
Brier edge
PRISM's probability estimate was more accurate than the market price.
5

How this forecast played out

1.PRISM analyzed Will the President's approval rating be below 40.8 according to RealClearPolitics?, classifying it as overpriced at 64.5%.
2.Forecast classification: STRONG OVERPRICED — PRISM estimate 17.8% vs market 64.5%.
3.Kelly reference at forecast time: —% (¼ Kelly, capped at 5%; mathematical reference only — not a position recommendation).
4.Outcome: resolved NO.

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PRISM: v0.5·Forecasted: April 2, 2026·Resolved: April 3, 2026·kalshi
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