📖 New here? How to read this post

Every day, new prediction markets launch on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange where you can trade on real-world outcomes. Think of this post as a quick vibe check on what’s new in culture, politics, and the world — when you see markets pop up for the Oscars, a surprise album drop, Saturday Night Live hosts, or the next Fed decision, it tells you something about what people are paying attention to right now.

How to read this: On Kalshi, an event is the big question being asked — for example, “Who will win Best Picture at the 2026 Oscars?” Each event contains one or more markets, which are the specific yes-or-no outcomes you can actually trade — like “Will 1949 / Fatherland win Best Picture?” at a given price. When an event has numeric thresholds (“Will the S&P 500 close above 5,500?”), those individual levels are called brackets.

For each new event below, we include a link to find it on Kalshi so you can see live pricing. The first thing to do with any new market is understand the rules — then decide if you have an edge.

Here's every new market that launched on Kalshi in the past 24 hours (Jun 26 at 8:30 AM ET through Jun 27 at 8:30 AM ET). Our scan picked up 39 unique markets across 21 new events, plus 476 recurring bracket markets.

🎬 Entertainment
1 event
1 market
🔬 Science and Technology
1 event
3 markets
🗳️ Elections
2 events
5 markets
🏛️ Politics
5 events
18 markets
💹 Financials
12 events
12 markets

⚡ What's Actionable Right Now

The launches from the past 24h with the tightest spreads and live two-sided quotes — i.e. the ones you can actually trade right now.

Colorado Democratic Attorney General nominee?: Michael Dougherty bid 22¢ / ask 23¢, Jena Griswold bid 33¢ / ask 34¢, Hetal Doshi bid 22¢ / ask 23¢

AI capability growth this year?: At least 1520 score bid 76¢ / ask 83¢, At least 1530 score bid 65¢ / ask 72¢, At least 1540 score bid 43¢ / ask 50¢

All New Events

🎬 Entertainment — 1 event, 1 market

NBA 2K27 cover athlete: Caitlin Clark (ask 14¢ (no bids)) — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM ET

🔬 Science and Technology — 1 event, 3 markets

AI capability growth this year? — 3 brackets — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM ET

View market strikes (3 brackets)
BracketPrice
At least 1540 scorebid 43¢ / ask 50¢
At least 1530 scorebid 65¢ / ask 72¢
At least 1520 scorebid 76¢ / ask 83¢

🗳️ Elections — 2 events, 5 markets

View market options (4 outcomes)
OutcomePrice
Michael Doughertybid 22¢ / ask 23¢
Jena Griswoldbid 33¢ / ask 34¢
Hetal Doshibid 22¢ / ask 23¢
David Seligmanbid 23¢ / ask 24¢

Generic Ballot: Democrats Up/Down (6/26-7/3)?: Above 5.7% (bid 36¢ / ask 38¢) — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM ET

🏛️ Politics — 5 events, 18 markets

How many people will Trump endorse on Truth Social this week? (6/28-7/4) — 7 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Jun 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM ET

Trump late night post this week? (6/28-7/4) — 5 candidates listed, no live quotes yet · Jun 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM ET

Tracking: 5-6 AM, 4-5 AM, 3-4 AM, 2-3 AM, 1-2 AM

How many days will Trump be photographed this week? (6/29-7/5) — 4 candidates listed, no live quotes yet · Jun 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM ET

Tracking: 7, 6, 5, 4

Will Trump's approval rating increase this week? (6/26-7/3)?: Above 39.4% (bid 51¢ / ask 52¢) — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET

💹 Financials — 12 events, 12 markets

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

S&P 500 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

NASDAQ-100 Hourly Up/Down: Above $0.00 — listed Jun 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET

🔄 Recurring Markets

476 recurring markets also launched — these are auto-generated daily/weekly/hourly brackets (weather, crypto prices, index levels, etc.).

All data sourced from the Kalshi public API. Prices shown are indicative Yes contract bid/ask at time of publication and may have moved. Trade responsibly.