Did prediction markets do any predicting this midterms?
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I've heard so much about how prediction markets are the guiding light in this dark world. But when put head to head against polls or Nate Silver's FLIPR model, they are really a wash. Especially looking at flipped or close-by-polls races, there is no alpha compared to a traditional poll-based model. Was this obvious to everyone else too? Can we treat them like the entertainment they are and tax them for the terrible ads?
HN · launched Nov 7, 2026 · 35 upvotes (top 21%) · 0 views
Niche: prediction market platforms · 44 launches, 2 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Analytics & BI
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 44 launches in prediction market platforms →
Could you build this?
Yes This is an analysis page comparing prediction-market odds to poll-based models. The presentation is simple, and the underlying market and polling data are publicly available through APIs and published aggregates.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Kalshi, Polymarket, Nate Silver's FLIPR model
Concerns raised: Prediction markets are just gambling, Markets may be information laundering, Distracting mouse cursors, Page is hard to read, Prediction markets only marginally beat polls
Feature requests: Update cursors at a reasonable rate, Remove the guest cursors
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 214 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #26 of 215 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 374 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Market predictor · ph · 2026-11-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.46
- Market Predictor · ph · 2026-11-09 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.46
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