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Published about 2 months ago|Updated about 1 month ago
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Daily Market Mispricings: 5 Events Where We Disagree With Polymarket — April 12, 2026

Daily Market Mispricings: 5 Events Where We Disagree With Polymarket — April 12, 2026

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The biggest gap in today's sheet is on Iran's uranium stockpile market. Polymarket is effectively pricing the contract at about 84c NO / 16c YES, while Naly's read is closer to 96c NO / 4c YES. That is a meaningful difference for a binary market with less than three weeks left before resolution, and it sets the tone for the rest of this roundup: in several contracts, the market still looks too anchored to tail-risk headlines rather than the current causal path.

Key Takeaways
  • Naly sees the cleanest edge in the Iran uranium market because negotiations just ended without a deal and Tehran still resists the specific surrender framing the contract needs.
  • Both April WTI extremes still look overpriced on one side, but for different reasons: the ceasefire crushed the odds of a quick return to $120, while the remaining war premium makes an immediate collapse to $80 harder than the market suggests.
  • The UAE strike market still appears too hot because Gulf incentives favor deterrence and diplomacy over opening a direct state-on-state front.
  • In UFC 327, available pricing and matchup structure make Jiří Procházka look slightly underpriced versus Carlos Ulberg, though event-time volatility remains high.

5 Mispricings at a Glance

Event Snapshot

Iran agrees to surrender enriched uranium stockpile by April 30, 2026?

NO Resolves April 30, 2026 Open 88/100 confidence
Polymarket Top Answer No 62%
Naly Top Answer No 82%
Max Payout if Correct +16c
0c 50c $1.00
Polymarket Naly

Why we disagree: Public reporting points to dilution or limits, not surrender of custody.

Event Snapshot

Will UAE strike Iran by April 30?

NO Resolves April 30, 2026 Open 82/100 confidence
Polymarket Top Answer No 80%
Naly Top Answer No 92%
Max Payout if Correct +16c
0c 50c $1.00
Polymarket Naly

Why we disagree: The UAE still has stronger incentives to avoid direct retaliation than to escalate into an overt war role.

Event Snapshot

Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (HIGH) $120 in April?

NO Resolves April 30, 2026 Open 78/100 confidence
Polymarket Top Answer No 54%
Naly Top Answer No 72%
Max Payout if Correct +25c
0c 50c $1.00
Polymarket Naly

Why we disagree: After the ceasefire, spot has fallen well below the threshold and a fresh shock is now required.

Event Snapshot

UFC 327: Jirí Procházka vs. Carlos Ulberg (Light Heavyweight, Main Card)

YES Resolves April 12, 2026 Open at publish time 72/100 confidence
Polymarket Top Answer No 51%
Naly Top Answer Yes 57%
Max Payout if Correct +51c
0c 50c $1.00
Polymarket Naly

Why we disagree: Sportsbook shading and experience still lean slightly toward Procházka.

Event Snapshot

Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (LOW) $80 in April?

NO Resolves April 30, 2026 Open 62/100 confidence
Polymarket Top Answer No 61%
Naly Top Answer No 80%
Max Payout if Correct +31c
0c 50c $1.00
Polymarket Naly

Why we disagree: The direction is lower, but the remaining distance to $80 is still large for such a short window.

How to read this: Polymarket Top Answer and Naly Top Answer show the final answer each side sees as most likely. Max Payout if Correct shows the gross upside from the current quote to the $1 settlement if the selected contract side wins. The horizontal graph still shows where that selected side sits on a 0c to $1 range for Polymarket versus Naly.

Event 1

Iran agrees to surrender enriched uranium stockpile by April 30, 2026?

📊 GeopoliticsContract: NOResolves: April 30, 2026Result: OpenMax payout: +16cConfidence: 88/100
+16c
Max Payout if Correct
Polymarket Top Answer No 62%
Naly Top Answer No 82%
Max Payout if Correct +16c
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Polymarket's quoted price is best understood on the NO side here: NO at 84c vs NO at 96c fair price. In a $1 binary contract, paying 84c for NO is both the current entry price and roughly the market-implied 84% probability that Iran does not surrender its stockpile by April 30; Naly's separate 96% estimate for that same NO side maps to a 96c fair price. That means the max payout if correct is 16c, while the fair-value edge is 12c because our fair price is higher than the market price on the same side.

Causal Chain

Cause Iran can still negotiate over enrichment limits without accepting the politically much costlier step of surrendering stockpile custody.
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Effect If negotiators stay in the lane of dilution, caps, inspections, or domestic handling, the exact contract trigger never happens.
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Projection With talks ending on April 11 without agreement, the remaining calendar makes a formal surrender announcement unlikely before April 30.

Key Factors

Factor
▲ AP reported on April 11, 2026 that U.S.-Iran talks ended without agreement after 21 hours.
▲ The contract requires a specific kind of concession, not just general nuclear de-escalation.
▲ Recent reporting has emphasized disputes over enriched uranium status as a core unresolved issue, not a solved one.
▲ Tehran has strong domestic incentives to avoid language that looks like capitulation or foreign seizure.
▲ Even if a framework emerges later in April, operationalizing a surrender pledge fast enough for public confirmation is difficult.

Bayesian Calculation

Base rate: 84% NO from the market.
Positive update: Failed talks and shrinking time raise the odds that no surrender announcement is made before month-end.
Negative update: Ongoing diplomacy means a last-minute symbolic concession cannot be ruled out.
Naly estimate: 96% NO, equivalent to 96c fair value.

Alternative explanation: The market may be pricing a scenario where Washington accepts cosmetic language as functional surrender, or where a surprise mediation package creates a headline that resolution sources treat as good enough. That is possible, but it asks a lot from a negotiation that just failed on the core issue.

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What Would Make Us Wrong
A credible surprise would be a rapid ceasefire-for-stockpile deal in which Iran agrees to transfer, escrow, or internationally supervise the material in a way resolution sources interpret as surrender. If that headline appears with official confirmation, the market will have been right to keep more tail probability alive than we did.

Fresh Checks

  • AP: U.S.-Iran talks ended without reaching agreement on April 11, 2026
  • AP live coverage: enriched uranium remained a central unresolved issue
  • AP: the April 7 ceasefire opened a narrow negotiation window
  • Reuters follow-on reporting via Iran International: Iran insisted on retaining enrichment rights while discussing interim options
Event 2

Will UAE strike Iran by April 30?

📊 GeopoliticsContract: NOResolves: April 30, 2026Result: OpenMax payout: +16cConfidence: 82/100
+16c
Max Payout if Correct
Polymarket Top Answer No 80%
Naly Top Answer No 92%
Max Payout if Correct +16c
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Here the trade is also cleaner on the NO side: NO at 84c vs NO at 93c fair price. Paying 84c for NO implies roughly an 84% market probability that the UAE does not strike Iran by April 30, while Naly's 93% estimate on that same NO side implies a 93c fair price. The max payout if correct is 16c and the fair-value edge is 9c.

Causal Chain

Cause The UAE's first priority is protecting trade, infrastructure, and capital flows, not signaling resolve through unilateral attack.
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Effect A direct Emirati strike would invite Iranian retaliation against exactly those vulnerable economic assets.
↓
Projection So even after absorbing pressure and attacks, Abu Dhabi still has more incentive to buy deterrence through allied cover and diplomacy than by opening a fresh front itself.

Key Factors

Factor
▲ AP and other recent coverage tied the region's focus to ceasefire maintenance and Hormuz reopening.
▲ Gulf states have already experienced direct vulnerability to missile and drone attacks during the war.
▲ The UAE benefits from U.S. and regional deterrence without needing to own the escalation decision.
▲ Direct state attribution matters: rhetoric, interceptions, and defensive support are not the same as a UAE strike on Iran.
▲ With less than three weeks left, the window for a policy reversal into overt attack is narrow.

Bayesian Calculation

Base rate: 84% NO from the market.
Positive update: Ceasefire diplomacy and the UAE's exposure to retaliation both strengthen the non-strike case.
Negative update: A ceasefire breakdown or major Iranian hit on Gulf infrastructure could force a direct response.
Naly estimate: 93% NO, equivalent to 93c fair value.

Alternative explanation: The market may be assuming that repeated Iranian attacks eventually force Gulf rulers to prove they are not passive. That logic is not crazy, but it underestimates how often Gulf states prefer indirect coalition action, air defense, and diplomatic cover over an attributable solo strike.

What Would Make Us Wrong
The clearest invalidate would be a dramatic Iranian escalation that kills Emirati personnel, cripples a major energy node, or produces visible U.S. backing for a joint Gulf retaliation package. In that world, restraint could flip from prudent to politically untenable.

Fresh Checks

  • AP: U.S., Iran and Israel entered a two-week ceasefire on April 7, 2026
  • AP live coverage: Gulf infrastructure risk remained a core issue during the ceasefire window
  • Reuters-based report: Gulf states remain hesitant to attack Iran directly after suffering strikes
  • The National: Gulf security debate still centered on long-term deterrence, not immediate direct Emirati attack
Event 3

Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (HIGH) $120 in April?

📊 MarketsContract: NOResolves: April 30, 2026Result: OpenMax payout: +25cConfidence: 78/100
+25c
Max Payout if Correct
Polymarket Top Answer No 54%
Naly Top Answer No 72%
Max Payout if Correct +25c
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We prefer the NO side: NO at 75c vs NO at 83c fair price. In binary terms, 75c NO means the market implies roughly a 75% chance WTI does not print $120 in April, while Naly's 83% estimate on that same side implies an 83c fair value. The max payout if correct is 25c; the fair-value edge is 8c.

Causal Chain

Cause The path to $120 required an active supply shock and fear that Hormuz disruption would worsen.
↓
Effect The April 7-8 ceasefire reversed that by reopening a path for flows and collapsing part of the embedded war premium.
↓
Projection From current sub-$100 pricing, WTI now needs a fresh and severe re-escalation, not just background tension, to touch $120 before month-end.

Key Factors

Factor
▲ AP reported benchmark U.S. crude settled at $94.41 on April 8 after the ceasefire announcement.
▲ Reuters-based follow-up showed prices rebounding modestly but still staying well below the $120 trigger.
▲ The contract is about touching a very high intramonth level, which requires another violent upside shock.
▼ Ceasefire fragility keeps tail risk alive, but that is different from making $120 the base case.
▲ The time left in April matters: every calmer trading day burns optionality for a vertical upside spike.

Bayesian Calculation

Base rate: 75% NO from the market.
Positive update: The ceasefire sharply lowered spot and reduced the need to price immediate worst-case disruption.
Negative update: Hormuz remains a chokepoint and a single severe escalation headline could still force a blowout move.
Naly estimate: 83% NO, equivalent to 83c fair value.

Alternative explanation: The market may be remembering that oil already came close enough to make another spike feel plausible. That memory matters, but path dependency cuts both ways: once the war premium decompresses, re-creating the exact conditions for a $120 print gets harder unless the ceasefire actually fails.

What Would Make Us Wrong
We are wrong if the ceasefire breaks decisively and traders conclude the Strait of Hormuz cannot stay functionally open. A renewed shipping disruption, major refinery outage, or broad regional attack cycle could put $120 back in play very quickly.

Fresh Checks

  • AP: oil sank below $100 after the April 7 ceasefire announcement
  • AP: benchmark U.S. crude settled at $94.41 on April 8, 2026
  • Reuters: oil rebounded only modestly as the ceasefire looked fragile
  • Reuters: energy stocks sold off as the ceasefire punctured the war premium in oil
Event 4

UFC 327: Jirí Procházka vs. Carlos Ulberg (Light Heavyweight, Main Card)

📊 SportsContract: YESResolves: April 12, 2026Result: Open at publish timeMax payout: +51cConfidence: 72/100
+51c
Max Payout if Correct
Polymarket Top Answer No 51%
Naly Top Answer Yes 57%
Max Payout if Correct +51c
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This is the one contract in today's list where we lean to the YES side: YES at 49c vs YES at 57c fair price for Procházka. In a $1 binary market, 49c YES implies roughly a 49% chance Procházka wins, while Naly's 57% estimate implies a 57c fair price on that same side. The max payout if correct is 51c, and the fair-value edge is 8c.

Causal Chain

Cause A close striking matchup pushes bettors toward near-pick'em pricing.
↓
Effect But Procházka's deeper experience in high-chaos, elite-level fights slightly raises the chance that he benefits as volatility increases.
↓
Projection If the fight becomes attritional or scrambly rather than cleanly technical, that tends to help the more proven top-end survivor.

Key Factors

Factor
▲ Pre-fight sportsbook coverage generally shaded Procházka as a slight favorite rather than an underdog.
▲ Experience against title-level opposition matters more in a five-round title-fight environment than in a standard three-round projection.
▲ Ulberg's cleaner style keeps this competitive, but style purity can erode when pace and damage accumulate.
▲ ESPN fight coverage listed the main event as still in progress at publish time, so this market had not yet resolved when we checked.

Bayesian Calculation

Base rate: 49% YES from the market.
Positive update: Sportsbook lean and championship-level experience both push Procházka above coin-flip territory.
Negative update: Ulberg's form and cleaner striking keep the gap modest rather than large.
Naly estimate: 57% YES, equivalent to 57c fair value.

Alternative explanation: The market may simply trust Ulberg's cleaner process more than Procházka's chaos. That would be a sensible weighting if you think technical defense dominates this matchup and that Procházka's wildness is now more liability than edge.

What Would Make Us Wrong
If Ulberg can keep range, avoid extended firefights, and force Procházka into failed entries or low-efficiency exchanges, then the market's near-pick'em price was fair or even generous to Jiri. The danger in backing volatile veterans is that the variance you like can suddenly look like sloppiness.

Fresh Checks

  • ESPN fight center: UFC 327 main event was in progress at publish time
  • MMA Fighting: UFC 327 result hub and live coverage
  • bet365 News: pre-fight odds and matchup framing for Procházka vs. Ulberg
  • Covers: market pricing and betting context ahead of UFC 327
Event 5

Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (LOW) $80 in April?

📊 MarketsContract: NOResolves: April 30, 2026Result: OpenMax payout: +31cConfidence: 62/100
+31c
Max Payout if Correct
Polymarket Top Answer No 61%
Naly Top Answer No 80%
Max Payout if Correct +31c
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We again prefer the NO side: NO at 69c vs NO at 78c fair price. Paying 69c for NO means the market implies about a 69% chance WTI does not touch $80 in April, while Naly's 78% estimate implies a 78c fair price on that same side. The max payout if correct is 31c, and the fair-value edge is 9c.

Causal Chain

Cause The ceasefire removed a chunk of the war premium and pushed oil sharply lower.
↓
Effect But after that initial collapse, the market still needs another large leg down to reach $80 from the mid-$90s zone.
↓
Projection That requires not just calm, but sustained belief that shipping normalizes and that no new geopolitical premium needs to be re-added.

Key Factors

Factor
▲ AP showed U.S. crude settling at $94.41 on April 8, meaning the market still sat far above the contract threshold.
▲ Reuters-based follow-up reported only a partial rebound, confirming volatility but not a straight-line collapse to $80.
▼ A fragile ceasefire can still support downside, but it also limits how aggressively traders fade risk premium.
▲ The calendar is short: a move from the mid-$90s to $80 in April would require another unusually fast repricing.
▲ This market and the $120 market are not symmetric because downside now faces a residual geopolitical floor.

Bayesian Calculation

Base rate: 69% NO from the market.
Positive update: Spot remains well above $80 even after the post-ceasefire plunge.
Negative update: If the ceasefire holds and traffic normalizes, oil can continue sliding as the war premium drains out.
Naly estimate: 78% NO, equivalent to 78c fair value.

Alternative explanation: The market may be extrapolating the speed of the first down-leg and treating oil like it can keep air-pocketing lower once positioning flips. That can happen, but it assumes no meaningful geopolitical support reappears and that macro demand worries suddenly dominate every other input.

What Would Make Us Wrong
A stable ceasefire, visible reopening of shipping flows, and rapid speculative liquidation could push crude much lower than fundamentals alone would suggest. If traders decide the entire war premium was temporary noise, $80 can come into range faster than our model expects.

Fresh Checks

  • AP: oil sank below $100 after the ceasefire announcement
  • AP: benchmark U.S. crude settled at $94.41 on April 8, 2026
  • Reuters: crude prices rebounded somewhat as markets reassessed a fragile ceasefire
  • Axios: lower prices reflect reduced tail risk, but shipping normalization is still not guaranteed

Conclusion

The near-term watchpoints are straightforward: any renewed breakdown in the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, explicit movement on uranium custody rather than vague de-escalation language, signs of attributable Emirati retaliation, and whether crude can hold below the first post-ceasefire shock zone. For the UFC contract, the main thing to watch is simply whether the event resolves before publication or remains open at check time.

Methodology

Naly's fair prices are probability estimates converted into binary-contract cents on the same side as the quoted market. We start with the market-implied base rate, update it with fresh evidence, and look for causal mechanisms that can still change the resolution path before the deadline. Track record and grading philosophy: /track-record.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational and journalistic analysis purposes only. It is not investment advice, trading advice, or a solicitation to buy or sell any contract. Prediction markets can move fast, resolution criteria matter, and even a positive expected-value setup can still lose.

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