🏛Politics/KALSHI/April 2, 2026
kalshi market

Will the President's approval rating be between 40.8 and 41.0 according to RealClearPolitics?

PRISM
5.1%
MARKET (PUBLISH)
21.5%
MARKET (SETTLED)
100%
MOVE
+79pp

PRISM detected 10.5pp overconfidence — market held

Prism called this narrow band unlikely. The market agreed at 21.5%. Reality landed inside — a precision miss.

PRISM MISSED-100% return
ISSUED FORECASTApr 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
MODERATE · OVERPRICED+10.5ppPRISM 5% · Market 22%
PRISM
5.1%
VS
MARKET
21.5%
EDGE DETECTED10.5pp
WEAK
MODERATE
STRONG
EXTREME
OUTCOME
YES
FORECAST
MODERATE
DIRECTION
OVERPRICED
CONFIDENCE
MEDIUM
ACCURACY EDGE
-285
PUBLISHED
Apr 2, 2026
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What happened

This market resolved YES on April 3, 2026. The market's pricing turned out to be more accurate than PRISM's assessment.

Forecast Tape

2 events
  1. Apr 2, 6:04 PMPUBLISHED

    Prism 5% vs market 22% — MODERATE OVERPRICED

  2. Apr 3, 3:00 PMRESOLVED YES

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

2

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME
21.5%

The market was pricing this event at 21.5% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too high — the market was overconfident.

3

What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY
5.1%
EDGE DETECTED
10.5pp
FORECAST
MODERATE OVERPRICED
Confidence
MEDIUM
Kelly Reference
66.3%
PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)
N/A
PRISM REASONING
  • Current RCP average stands at 42.1%, requiring 1.3-point decline to reach narrow 40.8-41.0% band
  • Recent polling data shows consistent readings above 41%, making precise target unlikely
FACTORS FOR
  • +Polling volatility could shift average downward
  • +Narrow 0.2-point window creates some possibility
FACTORS AGAINST
  • Current 42.1% average well above target range
  • All recent polls above 41.0% threshold
  • Short timeframe limits polling movement
4

Why the gap existed

Prism's 16.4% edge call was wrong — market was right

CALIBRATION SCORECARD
PRISM ACCURACY
0.901
MARKET ACCURACY
0.616
EDGE
-285.1
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 President's approval rating be between 40.8 and 41.0 according to RealClearPolitics?, classifying it as overpriced at 21.5%.
2.Forecast classification: MODERATE OVERPRICED — PRISM estimate 5.1% vs market 21.5%.
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: v0.5·Forecasted: April 2, 2026·Resolved: April 3, 2026·kalshi
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