{"headline":"Investment Insights","summary":"Public research notes for liquid prediction-market setups with explicit rules, evidence, triggers, and invalidation.","insights":[{"id":"hormuz-traffic-normal-may15","title":"Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of June?","category":"Geopolitics","market_id":"1971905","slug":"strait-of-hormuz-traffic-returns-to-normal-by-end-of-june","status":"Research watch","stance":"Contrarian YES watch, not a default buy.","side":"YES","yes_price":0.215,"no_price":0.785,"yes_pct":21.5,"no_pct":78.5,"volume_24h":1835082.58,"volume_total":18738738.1,"liquidity":268915.22,"end_date":"2026-06-30T00:00:00Z","execution":{"label":"Cleaner","score":66.6,"band":"clean","reason":"Better depth and less extreme pricing for research.","days_left":17},"tracker":{"label":"Research tracker","published_at":"2026-05-02T00:00:00Z","reference_side":"YES","reference_pct":14.5,"current_pct":21.5,"move_pp":7.0,"move_label":"Up","state":"Watch, no default buy","tone":"yellow","next_action":"Wait for resolution-source confirmation before increasing size.","thesis_score":35,"thesis_score_label":"Low until PortWatch improves","alert_thresholds":["YES below 10%: cheap optionality, still evidence-gated.","YES 10%-25%: watch zone; 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The setup needs rule clarity, usable depth, and a catalyst that survives primary-source review.","invalidation":"Invalid if no credible catalyst explains the move or if order-book depth disappears.","watch_items":["Resolution wording and official source-of-truth for the market.","Live Polymarket order-book depth and recent fill quality.","Whether the catalyst is primary-source evidence or just headline momentum.","VoxOdds Edge score, risk flags, and spread-lab grade on the next scan."],"market_id":"2296152","sources":[{"note":"Catalyst momentum watch, score 100/100.","url":"https://voxodds.com/edge?min_edge=0&include_risky=true","label":"VoxOdds Edge"},{"note":"Live odds, execution lens, and market context.","url":"https://voxodds.com/odds/israel-closes-its-airspace-by-june-15-687-594-783-732-455-613-653","label":"VoxOdds market analysis"},{"note":"Live market and order book.","url":"https://polymarket.com/event/israel-closes-its-airspace-by-june-15-687-594-783-732-455-613-653","label":"Polymarket market"}],"status":"Research watch","updated_at":"2026-06-08T05:45:01.738774+00:00","demand":{"outbound_clicks":0,"title":"","score":0,"local_follows":0,"email_follows":0,"last_signal_at":""},"trade_url":"/go/polymarket/israel-closes-its-airspace-by-june-15-687-594-783-732-455-613-653?src=investment_insights","generated_from":"edge_engine","active":true,"slug":"israel-closes-its-airspace-by-june-15-687-594-783-732-455-613-653","no_price":0.41,"liquidity":80480.41,"edge_url":"https://voxodds.com/edge?min_edge=0&include_risky=true","generated":true,"side":"YES","volume_total":2910378.41,"translation_status":"not_requested","no_pct":41.0,"yes_pct":59.0,"stance":"Catalyst momentum watch: research YES, confirm rules and depth before sizing.","generated_from_edge_type":"momentum_watch","end_date":"2026-06-15T00:00:00Z","tracker":{"thesis_score":100,"thesis_score_label":"Edge 100/100, confidence 69/100, risk 24/100","current_pct":59.0,"reference_pct":59.0,"label":"Edge tracker","trigger_progress":[{"detail":"Read the resolution criteria before relying on the headline.","status":"pending","label":"Rules match the thesis"},{"detail":"Confirm the quoted price can actually be filled without unacceptable slippage.","status":"pending","label":"Depth is real"},{"detail":"Find the primary source or data point behind the market move.","status":"pending","label":"Catalyst confirmed"}],"next_action":"Find the catalyst before chasing; skip if the move is only thin-liquidity drift","alert_thresholds":["YES below 54.0%: reassess whether the edge improved or the thesis broke.","YES near 59.0%: only research-size exposure unless confirmations improve.","NO strength or worsening depth: reduce confidence and review invalidation."],"move_label":"New","tone":"yellow","move_pp":0.0,"published_at":"2026-06-08T05:45:01.738774+00:00","state":"Find the catalyst before chasing; skip if the move is only thin-liquidity drift","reference_side":"YES"},"id":"edge-israel-closes-its-airspace-by-june-15-0399ac4efe7d","thesis":"YES is the side to research because VoxOdds Edge flags: YES moved +43.0pp across 15 recent snapshots. 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The setup needs rule clarity, usable depth, and a catalyst that survives primary-source review.","invalidation":"Dropped points in the opener vs South Africa, or South Korea/Czechia winning their first matches by margins that flip the tiebreak math.","watch_items":["Resolution wording and official source-of-truth for the market.","Live Polymarket order-book depth and recent fill quality.","Whether the catalyst is primary-source evidence or just headline momentum.","VoxOdds Edge score, risk flags, and spread-lab grade on the next scan."],"market_id":"839357","sources":[{"note":"Research watch, score 58/100.","url":"https://voxodds.com/edge?min_edge=0&include_risky=true","label":"VoxOdds Edge"},{"note":"Live odds, execution lens, and market context.","url":"https://voxodds.com/odds/will-mexico-win-group-a-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup","label":"VoxOdds market analysis"},{"note":"Live market and order book.","url":"https://polymarket.com/event/will-mexico-win-group-a-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup","label":"Polymarket market"},{"note":"Live World Cup 2026 odds: winner, groups, props, and daily matches.","url":"https://voxodds.com/world-cup","label":"VoxOdds World Cup hub"}],"status":"Research watch","updated_at":"2026-06-10T11:46:03.260016+00:00","no_price":0.435,"trade_url":"/go/polymarket/will-mexico-win-group-a-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup?src=investment_insights","slug":"will-mexico-win-group-a-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup","active":true,"generated_from":"world_cup_editorial","demand":{"outbound_clicks":0,"title":"","score":0,"last_signal_at":"","email_follows":0,"local_follows":0},"liquidity":152622.11,"edge_url":"https://voxodds.com/edge?min_edge=0&include_risky=true","stance":"Research watch: research YES, confirm rules and depth before sizing.","side":"YES","volume_total":169630.0,"generated":true,"yes_pct":56.5,"no_pct":43.5,"generated_from_edge_type":"world_cup_editorial","end_date":"2026-06-27T00:00:00Z","tracker":{"thesis_score":58,"thesis_score_label":"Edge 58/100, confidence 52/100, risk 38/100","current_pct":56.5,"reference_pct":56.5,"label":"Edge tracker","trigger_progress":[{"detail":"Read the resolution criteria before relying on the headline.","status":"pending","label":"Rules match the thesis"},{"detail":"Confirm the quoted price can actually be filled without unacceptable slippage.","status":"pending","label":"Depth is real"},{"detail":"Find the primary source or data point behind the market move.","status":"pending","label":"Catalyst confirmed"}],"next_action":"Track the opener vs South Africa on June 11 — a win likely reprices the group market quickly.","alert_thresholds":["YES below 51.5%: reassess whether the edge improved or the thesis broke.","YES near 56.5%: only research-size exposure unless confirmations improve.","NO strength or worsening depth: reduce confidence and review invalidation."],"move_label":"New","tone":"yellow","move_pp":0.0,"published_at":"2026-06-10T11:46:03.260016+00:00","state":"Track the opener vs South Africa on June 11 — a win likely reprices the group market quickly.","reference_side":"YES"},"id":"edge-mexico-to-win-group-a-host-advantage-the-market-may-def19fd6b5fb","thesis":"YES is the side to research because VoxOdds Edge flags: The host opens the tournament at Estadio Azteca against the weakest seed in its group, yet is priced at only ~57% to top Group A.. 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