Trader consensus heavily favors a US government shutdown occurring before the 2026 midterms (96% implied probability across outcomes), driven by the March 14, 2025, continuing resolution deadline amid Republican House divisions on spending cuts demanded by incoming President Trump and the DOGE initiative led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Fiscal hawks like Rep. Chip Roy have already threatened opposition to any "clean" CR without deep reductions, echoing past near-shutdowns. The strong lean toward Democrats regaining House control (82% conditional on shutdown) reflects historical midterm penalties for the president's party—averaging 27-seat losses—and early generic ballot polls showing Democrats ahead by 3-5 points, with GOP vulnerabilities in swing districts despite their slim current majority. Upcoming debt ceiling talks in January 2025 could escalate risks further.
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$209,602 Vol.
Cierre del gobierno y Partido Demócrata
82%
Cierre del gobierno y Partido Republicano
15%
$209,602 Vol.
$209,602 Vol.
Cierre del gobierno y Partido Demócrata
82%
Cierre del gobierno y Partido Republicano
15%
The rules and resolution criteria are as follows:
1. Will there be another US government shutdown by January 31?
This market will resolve according to whether the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announces another federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations by January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
Partial shutdowns count as shutdowns; announcements of office closures due to holidays or inclement weather do not qualify as a shutdown.
The resolution source for this market will be OPM’s Operating Status page (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/current-status/).
2. Which party will win the House in 2026?
This market will resolve according to the party that controls the House of Representatives following the 2026 U.S. House elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.
House control is defined as having more than half of the voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
If the outcome of this election is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will remain open until the Speaker of the House is selected following the 2026 U.S. general election, at which point it will resolve to the party the Speaker is affiliated with at the time of their election to that position. If the elected Speaker does not caucus with any listed party this market will resolve “Other”.
Determination of which party controls the House after the 2026 U.S. House elections will be based on a consensus of credible reporting, or if there is ambiguity, final federal and/or state election authority certification or other final official determination of the 2026 election results.
Mercado abierto: Dec 9, 2025, 1:44 PM ET
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...The rules and resolution criteria are as follows:
1. Will there be another US government shutdown by January 31?
This market will resolve according to whether the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announces another federal government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations by January 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
Partial shutdowns count as shutdowns; announcements of office closures due to holidays or inclement weather do not qualify as a shutdown.
The resolution source for this market will be OPM’s Operating Status page (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/current-status/).
2. Which party will win the House in 2026?
This market will resolve according to the party that controls the House of Representatives following the 2026 U.S. House elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.
House control is defined as having more than half of the voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
If the outcome of this election is ambiguous given the above rules, this market will remain open until the Speaker of the House is selected following the 2026 U.S. general election, at which point it will resolve to the party the Speaker is affiliated with at the time of their election to that position. If the elected Speaker does not caucus with any listed party this market will resolve “Other”.
Determination of which party controls the House after the 2026 U.S. House elections will be based on a consensus of credible reporting, or if there is ambiguity, final federal and/or state election authority certification or other final official determination of the 2026 election results.
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Trader consensus heavily favors a US government shutdown occurring before the 2026 midterms (96% implied probability across outcomes), driven by the March 14, 2025, continuing resolution deadline amid Republican House divisions on spending cuts demanded by incoming President Trump and the DOGE initiative led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Fiscal hawks like Rep. Chip Roy have already threatened opposition to any "clean" CR without deep reductions, echoing past near-shutdowns. The strong lean toward Democrats regaining House control (82% conditional on shutdown) reflects historical midterm penalties for the president's party—averaging 27-seat losses—and early generic ballot polls showing Democrats ahead by 3-5 points, with GOP vulnerabilities in swing districts despite their slim current majority. Upcoming debt ceiling talks in January 2025 could escalate risks further.
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