📖 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 (Aug 01 at 8:30 AM ET through Aug 02 at 8:30 AM ET). Our scan picked up 24 unique markets across 3 new events, plus 417 recurring bracket 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.
Jeanine Pirro announces departure as D.C. U.S. Attorney?: Before Sep 1, 2026 bid 7¢ / ask 76¢, Before Jan 1, 2027 bid 6¢ / ask 86¢
All Events — every new event from the past 24h, at a glance
All New Events
💹 Financials — 1 event, 1 market
U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) Daily Up/Down: Above 99.7908 — listed Aug 02, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
🏛️ Politics — 1 event, 2 markets
Jeanine Pirro announces departure as D.C. U.S. Attorney? — 2 outcomes — listed Aug 01, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
View market options (2 outcomes)
| Outcome | Price |
|---|---|
| Before Jan 1, 2027 | bid 6¢ / ask 86¢ |
| Before Sep 1, 2026 | bid 7¢ / ask 76¢ |
📊 Economics — 1 event, 21 markets
Diesel prices in Aug 2026? — 21 brackets listed, no live quotes yet · Aug 01, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET
🔄 Recurring Markets
417 recurring markets also launched — these are auto-generated daily/weekly/hourly brackets (weather, crypto prices, index levels, etc.).
| Category | Markets | Series | Top Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌤️ Climate and Weather | 360 | 46 | Hourly Directional DC Temperature, Hourly Directional Los Angeles Temperature, Hourly Directional Austin Temperature, +43 more |
| 💹 Financials | 30 | 2 | S&P 500 above/below, Monthly DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) eTT |
| 📊 Economics | 26 | 2 | US gas price up, South Korea exports YoY |
| 🏛️ Politics | 1 | 1 | Who will Trump meet? |
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.