ABC World News Tonight: Episode, Aug 4, 2026

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17 words · 7 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
Iran 3+ timesYes69%n=17 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline Yes64%n=19 from settlement history–
Hormuz Yes44%n=6 from settlement history–
SpaceX Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
UFC Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Ukraine Yes35%n=4 from settlement history–
Midterm Yes34%n=4 from settlement history–
Trump 5+ timesNo57%n=8 from settlement history–
Blanche No56%n=6 from settlement history–
Cyberattack / Cyber Attack No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Cyclosporiasis / Cyclospora No47%n=5 from settlement history–
Powerball No–new new word, no probability yet–
Subway No–new new word, no probability yet–
IRS No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Ebola No33%n=2 from settlement history–
ICE No28%n=13 from settlement history–
Ceasefire No16%n=16 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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