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The James Altucher Show · June 26, 2026 · 00:22:18

How to Find Sure Things on Kalshi | Prediction Markets #1

James Altucher breaks down his approach to finding profitable trades on prediction markets like Kalshi. He describes two types of informational edges — speed and analysis — and walks through real examples using government disclosures, SpaceX launches, presidential speech patterns, and TSA passenger data to show how a gap between market price and true probability can be identified and exploited.

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Highlights

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Altucher explains how prediction markets like Kalshi efficiently gather collective knowledge, yet still harbor mispriced contracts for traders who can process public data faster or more deeply.
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Two Informational Edges: Speed and Analysis
Altucher breaks down the two types of advantage he looks for: one based on acting on public data faster than other traders, and another based on interpreting the data differently.
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Government Data Releases as Trading Edge
Altucher looks for contracts tied to scheduled government data releases where the market hasn't fully accounted for the likely outcome.
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SpaceX Launch Predictability
He uses historical SpaceX launch data to find contracts where the probability of a launch succeeding or occurring on time is mispriced.
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Presidential Speech Patterns as Predictable Events
Altucher bets on whether a U.S. president will use a certain word in a speech, drawing on their known linguistic habits.
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TSA Passenger Volume Data for Travel Predictions
He uses publicly available daily TSA checkpoint numbers to bet on travel-related outcomes.
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