Claude Opus July 22, 2026 Release Odds Drop 26pp as Whale Flow Diverges
Polymarket’s YES contract for the Claude Opus release fell from 41.0% to 15.0% despite whale buying diverging from price action.
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Polymarket’s YES contract for the Claude Opus release fell from 41.0% to 15.0% despite whale buying diverging from price action.
YES contract soared from 62.0% to 99.3% as whale buying matched the rapid price surge.
Whales contributed $1.05M net buying to propel the YES price from 62.0% to near certainty in 24 hours.
Polymarket’s “Will the next Claude Opus model be released by July 22, 2026?” contract fell from 52.5% to 19.5% while whale flow diverged, signaling a complex market view.
YES contract price fell sharply from 50.5% to 19.0% amid $18K volume, but whale bets did not follow the decline.
Whales poured $969K into YES as the market price jumped from 61.0% to near certainty in 24 hours.
Polymarket sees a sharp 24.5 pp decline in YES price despite whale activity moving against the trend.
Whale activity diverged sharply from price action as market odds plunged from 33.0% to near zero within 24 hours.
Contrary to the sharp drop in market odds, whale activity diverged by not supporting the sell-off in YES contracts.
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