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Iran military action market jumps 36.5pp as whales push YES to 87%

Whale activity and price moved in tandem as the probability for military action surged sharply within 24 hours.

The Polymarket market “Iran military action against a Gulf State on July 14?” saw its YES price climb sharply by 36.5 percentage points over the past 24 hours, rising from 50.5% to 87.0%. This substantial repricing reflects a sudden surge in market conviction around the event.

Whale trading activity aligned closely with this price move. In the same period, whales contributed a net $5K buying flow into YES contracts, with $9K in buy volume and $4K in sell volume across 88 unique whale traders. Overall market volume for the 24-hour window totaled $10K, with lifetime volume at $17K and 201 unique traders participating.

Notably, the Polymarket Breaking YES price of 87.0% significantly exceeds the Polydata on-chain mid-price of 33.5%, highlighting a divergence between the Polymarket feed and the broader on-chain data snapshot. Despite this, the whale flow confirms the sharp upward price movement seen on Polymarket, reinforcing the recent surge in confidence among large traders.

Market Iran military action against a Gulf State on July 14?
Market ID 2851419
24h price change +36.5 pp
YES now (PM Breaking) 87.0%
YES ~24h ago (est.) 50.5%
YES (Polydata overview) 33.5%
Whale net flow (24h) $5K
Whale buy / sell (24h) $9K / $4K
Unique whales (24h) 88
Volume 24h (PM) $10K
Unique traders (Polydata) 201

Source: Polydata API v3 · /whales/flow + Polymarket Breaking · snapshot 2026-07-14. Data: Polydata API v3. On-chain figures are public. Realized PnL is computed over resolved markets only and excludes open positions, so it is conservative versus the Polymarket UI. This is not investment advice.

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