Scott Bessent: Interview, Feb 21, 2026

Sat, Feb 21InterviewHistory onlyScott Bessent

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Markets

12 words · 5 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
Tariff Yes62%n=7 from settlement history–
China Yes61%n=7 from settlement history–
Shutdown / Shut Down Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
GDP Yes54%n=4 from settlement history–
Stock Market Yes50%n=7 from settlement history–
Crypto / Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency No53%n=2 from settlement history–
Iran No–new new word, no probability yet–
Trillion No–new new word, no probability yet–
Warren No–new new word, no probability yet–
Tax Cut No41%n=5 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Stablecoin No37%n=2 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.

Transcript

No transcript source yet. The results above are how the venues settled the markets.

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