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White House TikTok Followers Surge as Odds Favor 600K+ Followers

❓ What’s Happening
The leading contract is 600K or above at 84%, pricing Yes at 83¢. The White House launched the official account last week with three posts, including one voiced by President Trump declaring, “I am your voice”. The rollout comes despite a looming September deadline for TikTok’s U.S. ban unless ByteDance sells.
📈 Market Snapshot
600K+ followers: 84% (▲41), Yes 83¢ / No 24¢
700K+ followers: 21% (▼12), Yes 20¢ / No 85¢
800K+ followers: 11%, Yes 13¢ / No 91¢
Forecast sits at 652K, down 4.22K from earlier, with $4,181 in trading volume. The line dipped twice overnight but has stabilized near 645–650K.
🔍 Why It Matters
Trump’s campaign relied heavily on TikTok clips during 2024, boosting his standing among younger voters. Now, the White House is doubling down, using TikTok to push messages directly even as critics call the move hypocritical given Trump’s earlier push to ban the app. For traders, this mix of viral reach and legal uncertainty shapes the follower trajectory.
⏭️ What to Watch Next
If TikTok’s ban deadline (Sept. 17) dominates headlines, follower growth could slow as users brace for uncertainty.
If Trump’s posts go viral, mirroring his 15M-strong personal account, the 700K line could regain momentum.
💡 Trader Takeaway
At 84%, the market is confident the account clears 600K by Friday — but with odds on 700K falling to 21%, traders are signaling that early hype may already be priced in.
🏆 Today’s Games
MLB Games: 15 - First Game @ 6:35 pm ET
WNBA Games: 2 - First Game @ 7 pm ET
⚾ Featured Game
Context
The Mets host the Phillies chasing ground in the NL East, fresh off a 13-3 rout that showcased a long-awaited turnaround in clutch hitting. New York is 6-3 in its last nine after a brutal 1-10 stretch and has dominated Philly at Citi Field this year, winning all four meetings.
Notable
New York is hitting an NL-best .351 with runners in scoring position in August, including 11-for-19 on Monday, led by Luis Torrens’ five RBIs and Mark Vientos’ hot .387 surge. Philadelphia counters with Jesús Luzardo, who has a 2.48 ERA in his last five starts and blanked the Mets in June, while Sean Manaea takes the ball for New York amid a rough stretch of 17 earned runs allowed in his past four outings.
Lean
The Mets’ recent offensive surge and perfect home record vs. Philadelphia make them dangerous, but Luzardo’s form and Manaea’s struggles tilt the matchup slightly toward the Phillies.
🏀 Featured Game
Context
The Storm and Fever meet in a pivotal playoff-race clash with just 1.5 games separating seeds 6–9. Seattle has surged into sixth with four wins in five outings, while Indiana sits on the playoff bubble, tied for eighth.
Notable
Kelsey Mitchell has carried the Fever in Caitlin Clark’s absence, averaging 22.8 points over the past five weeks with steady support from Aliyah Boston. Seattle’s offense has caught fire, hitting 80+ in five straight, fueled by rookie Dominique Malonga’s spark off the bench.
Lean
The Fever’s scoring has kept pace, but their defense continues to leak 80+ a night, and Seattle’s rhythm looks more sustainable. With the Storm’s pace control and sharper recent form, they hold the edge in a high-scoring tilt.
Swift Market Stumbles: Odds of 10+ Weeks at #1 Drop to 39%

❓ What’s Happening
Traders are betting on “How many straight weeks will ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ be #1?” The current forecast sits at 9 weeks, down 0.5. Momentum shifted sharply after Aug. 25, with markets now pricing just 39% for more than 10 weeks at the top. Swift’s 12th album has been hyped through cryptic marketing, sold-out vinyl variants, and a New Heights podcast reveal — but expectations may be cooling after the latest trading dip.
📈 Market Snapshot
Forecast: 9 weeks (▼0.5)
More than 8 weeks: 51% (▼22), Yes 58¢ / No 48¢
More than 9 weeks: 53% (▼9), Yes 50¢ / No 56¢
More than 10 weeks: 39% (▼10), Yes 40¢ / No 64¢
Volume: $48,014
The line held near 10 through Aug. 23, before plunging below 9 on Aug. 25.
🔍 Why It Matters
Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl (due Oct. 3) has been positioned as a blockbuster release, with producers Max Martin and Shellback and a high-profile duet with Sabrina Carpenter. Marketing has leaned on sold-out limited vinyls and Easter egg campaigns, echoing the “Swiftonomics” effect that drove over $1B in Eras Tour revenue. But with just 12 tightly curated tracks and no deluxe bonus cuts promised, traders may be reassessing its staying power on streaming charts.
⏭️ What to Watch Next
If Swift’s Oct. 3 release delivers early streaming dominance like The Tortured Poets Department, multi-week #1 runs could push the line back above 10.
If competition from other fall releases cuts into her streaming lead, “No” shares on 10+ weeks could keep gaining.
💡 Trader Takeaway
At 39% for 10+ weeks, the market is signaling skepticism that Showgirl can sustain Swift’s past dominance. Traders see strong initial hype but are pricing in faster fade risk.
“The Roses” Forecast Collapses as Critics Call It ‘Stale’

❓ What’s Happening
After opening to reviews this week, the film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman has landed a 63% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 59% on Metacritic (Gold Derby). Critics praised the leads’ “deliciously withering repartee” but panned the remake as “overcrowded” and full of “stale gags”.
📈 Market Snapshot
Forecast: 65, down 10.8 points in the past day.
Market volume: $120,211 traded.
Chances: 90% above 60, 50% above 65 (▲35), 36% above 67 (▼16).
The contract chart shows steady trading in the high 70s until Aug. 25, when reviews dropped and odds cratered into the mid-60s.
🔍 Why It Matters
The drop reflects middling reviews that undermine hopes of a breakout. Gold Derby reports Colman and Cumberbatch “get a kick out of each other” but are undone by material reliant on food fights and pie gags. UPI highlights Tony McNamara’s script as more about reconciliation attempts than divorce battles, but still rooted in bitterness. Traders are now pricing the film closer to average critical reception than prestige success.
⏭️ What to Watch Next
If Rotten Tomatoes stabilizes near its current 63%, the “Above 65” line could settle below fair value.
If late reviews skew harsher, the “Above 60” contract — now at 90% — could see cracks.
💡 Trader Takeaway
At 50¢, “Above 65” is now a coin flip. With early reviews clustered around “mixed/average,” the market signals little upside unless a wave of more positive critic scores arrives.
🤩 New Markets
Opendoor CEO race: Shrisha Radhakrishnan leads with 24%, edging out Travis Kalanick at 14% — investors see a leadership shakeup but with no clear favorite yet.
Big Game 2026 ads: OpenAI has a 59% chance of running a Super Bowl spot, versus 35% for Anthropic — signaling AI firms pushing into mainstream consumer branding.
UFC 2026 White House card: Sean O’Malley at 40%, Israel Adesanya 35%, Alex Pereira 25% — bettors split on which champions headline the political crossover event.
ChatGPT transaction fees: Only a 24% chance fees arrive before 2026 — market consensus leans heavily toward status quo pricing holding.
🗣️ Kalshi User Postings
“If I keep betting no, am I cooked? I feel like they are rushing this too much ngl lmao” — IanW
Market: SpaceX Starship 10th Launch (Yes before Aug 31 — ~89%)
Starship watchers oscillated between weather paranoia and rocket hype. IanW wondered if fading every launch attempt was slowly frying his bankroll.
“Newsom is all talk. To redistrict in Cali, they need a constitutional amendment… Cali voters are just not gonna vote Yes on that. No is a bond at these odds.” — Based.populist
Market: Which states will redistrict before 2026 elections? (California Yes ~79%)
“feel like an absolute THIEF gobbling up all these cheap Fritz Yes shares” — JonH
Market: US Open Men’s Tennis Winner (Taylor Fritz Yes ~3%)
With Sinner and Alcaraz trading at the top, JonH crowed about scooping “discounted” Fritz futures. To him, 3% looked less like a long shot and more like a daylight robbery.
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