Odds Reliability Brief · archived edition · live feed →
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
The day’s odds moves, sorted by whether the trading behind them can be believed — captured Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET.
Reliable moves
Repricings backed by real volume and healthy books.
Moved up 13.5 pts over 24h — looks like a real move, backed by trading.
Polymarket · Reliable Move · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
Moved down 3.0 pts over 24h — looks like a real move, backed by trading.
Polymarket · Reliable Move · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
Moved up 2.0 pts over 24h — looks like a real move, backed by trading.
Polymarket · Reliable Move · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
Likely noise
Big swings without the trading to back them — easy to over-read.
Moved down 26.0 pts over 24h — looks like thin-market noise, not a real move.
Manifold · Likely Noise · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
Moved down 81.8 pts over 24h — looks like thin-market noise, not a real move.
Manifold · Likely Noise · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
Moved up 30.0 pts over 24h — looks like thin-market noise, not a real move.
Kalshi · Likely Noise · data as of Aug 18, 11:52 PM ET
How the market called it
A recently settled market and what it was pricing 24 hours before the deadline.
Methodology: verdicts restate ProbCast’s existing Movement, Liquidity and Trust scores — a move is “reliable” when the repricing is backed by real volume, tight spreads and fresh prices, and “likely noise” when it isn’t. No new judgment is applied on this page. Full rules on the methodology page.
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