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Iran military action odds jump 52.5 pp to 85% as whales back YES

Whale activity aligned with a sharp 24-hour surge in Polymarket’s Iran Gulf State conflict market.

The market “Iran military action against a Gulf State on July 14?” saw its YES contract price climb 52.5 percentage points in the past 24 hours, rising from an estimated 32.5% to 85.0% on Polymarket Breaking. This dramatic repricing was accompanied by significant whale participation, with 76 unique whales driving a net $5K inflow into YES contracts. Whale buy volume totaled $9K, surpassing $4K in sell volume, indicating a clear alignment between large traders and the price move.

Polymarket’s 24-hour volume in this market reached $9K, contributing to a lifetime market volume of $14K from 162 unique traders. Notably, the Polymarket Breaking YES price at 85.0% contrasts sharply with the Polydata on-chain midpoint price of 33.5%, highlighting a divergence between the platform’s live odds and blockchain-based data aggregation.

The coordinated whale buying alongside the sharp price increase signals broad conviction in the likelihood of Iranian military action against a Gulf State on July 14. The combination of heavy whale flow and rapid price adjustment reveals how quickly sentiment shifted, reflecting new information or changing risk perceptions among market participants.

Market Iran military action against a Gulf State on July 14?
Market ID 2851419
24h price change +52.5 pp
YES now (PM Breaking) 85.0%
YES ~24h ago (est.) 32.5%
YES (Polydata overview) 33.5%
Whale net flow (24h) $5K
Whale buy / sell (24h) $9K / $4K
Unique whales (24h) 76
Volume 24h (PM) $9K
Unique traders (Polydata) 162

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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