🏛Politics/KALSHI/April 12, 2026
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Will the US government be shut down for at least 75 days between Feb 7, 2026 and Dec 31, 2026?

PRISM
52.0%
MARKET (PUBLISH)
62.0%
MARKET (SETTLED)
100%
MOVE
+38pp

PRISM detected 8.9pp overconfidence — market held

PRISM estimated 52% against the market's 62%. This time, the market was right — a calibration data point.

PRISM MISSED-100% return
ISSUED FORECASTApr 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
MODERATE · OVERPRICED+8.9ppPRISM 52% · Market 62%
PRISM
52.0%
VS
MARKET
62.0%
EDGE DETECTED8.9pp
WEAK
MODERATE
STRONG
EXTREME
OUTCOME
YES
FORECAST
MODERATE
DIRECTION
OVERPRICED
CONFIDENCE
MEDIUM
ACCURACY EDGE
-86
PUBLISHED
Apr 12, 2026
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1

What happened

This market resolved YES on April 30, 2026. The market's pricing turned out to be more accurate than PRISM's assessment.

Forecast Tape

2 events
  1. Apr 12, 4:04 AMPUBLISHED

    Prism 52% vs market 62% — MODERATE OVERPRICED

  2. Apr 30, 3:00 PMRESOLVED YES

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

2

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME
62.0%

The market was pricing this event at 62.0% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too high — the market was overconfident.

3

What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY
52.0%
EDGE DETECTED
8.9pp
FORECAST
MODERATE OVERPRICED
Confidence
MEDIUM
Kelly Reference
16.1%
PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)
4.0%
PRISM REASONING
  • Current DHS shutdown irrelevant to Feb 2026 resolution window requirement
  • Market severely overpricing based on current events confusion
FACTORS FOR
  • +Political polarization increasing shutdown frequency
  • +Historical precedent of extended partisan standoffs
FACTORS AGAINST
  • 75+ day threshold historically unprecedented
  • Feb 2026 timeframe lacks current crisis drivers
  • Current DHS shutdown unrelated to resolution period
RESOLUTION PATHS MODELED
Current DHS shutdown continues through late April45%
New broader government shutdown starts before year-end15%
DHS shutdown extends plus additional agency lapses8%
4

Why the gap existed

Prism's 10.0% edge call was wrong — market was right

CALIBRATION SCORECARD
PRISM ACCURACY
0.230
MARKET ACCURACY
0.144
EDGE
-86.0
Brier edge
The market's probability estimate was more accurate than PRISM's on this call.
5

How this forecast played out

1.PRISM analyzed Will the US government be shut down for at least 75 days between Feb 7, 2026 and Dec 31, 2026?, classifying it as overpriced at 62.0%.
2.Forecast classification: MODERATE OVERPRICED — PRISM estimate 52.0% vs market 62.0%.
3.Kelly reference at forecast time: 4.0% (¼ Kelly, capped at 5%; mathematical reference only — not a position recommendation).
4.Outcome: resolved YES.

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PRISM: v0.7.6·Forecasted: April 12, 2026·Resolved: April 30, 2026·kalshi
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