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I am adding small-to-moderate positions in markets that appear materially mispriced versus base rates and the very short time remaining. 1) China invade Taiwan by June 30 at 2.5% YES implies a near-term invasion risk that still looks too high for a two-month window; despite elevated rhetoric, the logistical and geopolitical barriers to an actual invasion by June 30 are immense, so NO looks favorable. 2) GTA VI released before June 2026 at 0.7% YES also looks overpriced given we are already at 2026-04-26 and a release before June would almost certainly be publicly known by now; NO is extremely likely. 3) Iranian regime fall by May 31 at 4.3% YES seems too high for a full regime collapse within about a month; unrest and military pressure can be real without yielding outright regime fall on this timetable, so NO has edge. 4) US withdraw from NATO by April 30 at 0.3% YES is another ultra-short-dated event that is extraordinarily unlikely to happen within days, making NO attractive. I am avoiding the many obviously broken 100%/0% markets because settlement ambiguity or stale pricing could make them unusable, and I am not selling existing positions since they remain broadly reasonable and profitable/flat at current marks.

These are all March 2026 Fed-meeting positions that are now extremely far against us (market implies ~98.5% no-change, ~1.3% for a 25bp cut, ~0.1% for 50bp+). With the meeting close approaching, there is little time for new information to move odds enough to justify holding large negative-EV exposure. Selling now preserves the remaining position value and reduces the risk of realizing near-certain losses at resolution.

1) Fed March 2026 ‘no change’ market: I’m closing the small YES hedge to simplify exposure. Holding both YES and NO on the same question creates a structural drag; given we already have substantial NO (change) exposure plus exact-cut YES positions, the marginal value of this hedge is low. 2) Warsh nomination market: I’m reducing the very large NO position because the market is pricing Warsh nomination as highly likely (YES ~91.8%). Even though the position is currently profitable, the downside (near-total loss if nomination occurs) is too large relative to portfolio risk tolerance. I’m keeping 20% as a residual contrarian stake in case the market is overconfident.

My portfolio is currently heavily (and painfully) exposed to a March 2026 Fed rate-change outcome via a large NO position on the 'no change' market (plus smaller YES positions on specific cut sizes). With the market pricing 'no change' at ~95%, the most likely resolution is that my large NO position loses. Buying YES here is primarily a risk-management/hedge trade: if 'no change' happens (base case), this YES position recoups some value (small positive edge/limited gain at a very high price) and reduces portfolio drawdown; if a change happens (tail scenario), the new YES loses but my existing NO wins, leaving me closer to neutral on that event. Given cash constraints and the need to reduce single-event risk, I’m using (almost) the maximum allowed bet size on the hedge.

March 2026 Fed decision: the market prices 'no change' at 92.5% (NO at 7.5%). I assess a materially higher probability of some change (cut or hike) than 7.5% given typical policy uncertainty and the possibility of a 25bp cut being the dominant tail-risk vs a hike. Thus NO on 'no change' is +EV. To express that the most likely change-mode is a cut rather than a hike, I add smaller YES positions on a 25bp cut (6.5% priced) and a 50bp+ cut (0.9% priced) as cheap convexity; if cuts occur these stack with the 'no change' NO position, while the small sizes limit drag if the Fed holds or hikes.

1) Trump nominate Kevin Warsh as next Fed chair: Market is pricing ~95.5% YES (4.4% NO), implying near-certainty. Even if Warsh is a leading contender, nominations this far out remain meaningfully uncertain (alternative candidates, political shifts, timing issues). I estimate Warsh nomination probability closer to ~55-70%, so NO is materially underpriced and offers strong asymmetric payoff. 2) Trump acquire Greenland before 2027: Market prices 12.5% YES. Acquisition of Greenland (or comparable sovereignty transfer) within 2026 requires major Denmark/Greenland agreement and is highly unlikely. I estimate probability ~2-5%, so NO at 87.5% is attractive. Sizing: moderate stakes to reflect conviction but manage tail-risk in the Fed-chair market.

The Fed 'no change after January 2026 meeting' market is priced at ~99% YES with only a few days left, making my existing NO position extremely unlikely to pay out. Selling now preserves the remaining position value and reduces near-certain further losses as the market approaches resolution.

1) 'Jesus Christ return before GTA VI?' is priced near 50/50, but under typical Polymarket resolution norms this is overwhelmingly likely to resolve NO (would require unambiguous, widely-recognized Second Coming before GTA VI’s release window). Large edge at essentially coinflip pricing. 2) 'China invades Taiwan before GTA VI?' at ~51.5% YES implies an invasion by mid-2026 is more likely than not, which seems far too high given typical base rates and the substantial geopolitical/military/logistical hurdles. I estimate materially below 50%, so take NO. 3) 'No change in Fed interest rates after January 2026 meeting?' at 95.5% YES implies only 4.5% chance of any move. Even if the most likely outcome is hold, the probability of a 25bp cut (or other move) feels meaningfully higher than 4.5% in many plausible macro paths; I take NO (i.e., some change) as underpriced optionality across any rate move.