Scott Bessent: Interview, Apr 26, 2026

Sun, Apr 26InterviewHistory onlyScott Bessent

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13 words · 0 settled yes

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultProbabilityMarket
Hormuz No69%n=4 from settlement history–
Fed / Federal Reserve No65%n=3 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline No62%n=2 from settlement history–
Kevin / Warsh No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Trump 3+ timesNo–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Tariff No52%n=13 from settlement history–
China / Chinese No52%n=3 from settlement history–
Blockade No–new new word, no probability yet–
Economic Fury No–new new word, no probability yet–
Russia / Russian No–new new word, no probability yet–
Crypto / Cryptocurrency / Bitcoin No37%n=4 from settlement history–
National Debt No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No26%n=7 from settlement history–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

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