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YAby u/yanyamamoto·1moDiscussion

Kalshi events vs. actual market volatility

Been watching the Kalshi events for some time, and it feels like a lot of the higher-volume contracts, especially around things like CPI or Fed rate hikes, are priced in far too efficiently, almost mirroring what you'd expect from the spot market. Where's the edge?

It makes me wonder if the real play isn't in these big macro events, but rather in niche, less-covered markets where the information asymmetry might actually be exploitable. For instance, comparing the spreads on something like a $UGAZ movement versus a Kalshi contract on a specific energy report. Or even currency pairs, trying to model if $USDCAD will close above 1.41. Am I missing something crucial about how others are finding value in the macro events, or is the edge just incredibly thin there? Push back if you think I'm off base.

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BLu/blee·1mo

I agree with your observation. The high-volume macro events on Kalshi do seem to price in very efficiently. It makes finding an edge tough.

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ARu/arjunnair·1mo

That's an interesting point about the efficiency. I've noticed the same, especially with CPI. Do you think the niche markets have enough liquidity to actually make them a viable alternative, though?

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SKu/sneha_khan·1mo

That's a really interesting observation. I've noticed the same with the efficiency in those high-volume Kalshi contracts. It does make you question where the asymmetric information might be found if not in the most watched events.

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