W.E.T. Album Culture Index 6mo
v1StandingExperimentalStanding7 input(s) were quarantined by sentinel/v1 before this close and are excluded from the reading above.
- The "album" axis stops appearing in culture titles: the selector then admits fewer than 6 markets and the index prints nothing rather than a level over a roster that no longer states the thesis.
- Weight coverage falls below the declared floor of 95%, at which point the published state is insufficient_data and no value is printed — never a value carried forward from the last close that had one.
- A published axis starts framing this board. No axis frames a majority of it today (polarity frames 0 of 6, severity frames 0 of 6, threshold frames 1 of 6), and that measurement is what put this worldview on a side-symmetric lens; a composition whose sides become readable is a different index and belongs to a successor spec rather than to an edit of this one.
How this reading was constructed (7)
- universe: resolved by universe/v1 over 16530 candidate canonical event(s) from the `tape-text` source (
${m.title ?? ''}${m.marketRef}), admitting 153. Rejections by reason: keyword-miss 16368, horizon-unknown 2, horizon-outside-window 7. - universe: the declared 60–200d horizon window (axis 8) was APPLIED and removed 7 event(s) that every other selector admitted, plus 2 whose resolution date this source does not carry. A member resolving outside the window this index publishes is not a member of this index's horizon, whatever else it is.
- universe: 16368 event(s) missed the keyword screen on the `tape-text` source, which carries
${m.title ?? ''}${m.marketRef}and NOT the venue subtitle, tag or series the nomination pool sees. That count is the UPPER BOUND on what the richer string could have added here; it is published rather than estimated, because the tape cannot supply the text that would settle it. - eligibility: 129 of 153 admitted event(s) left the roster on the spec's own declared eligibility (minVolume 250, maxSpread 0.1, price 0.02-0.98) — by reason: below-min-volume 111, price-below-floor 14, spread-too-wide 4. An ineligible market is out of the universe; a member the close could not price stays in it and is counted against κ.
- orientation: the declared `threshold` framing axis (§3.3) was re-read on this tape and took NO force [undetermined:coverage], framing 1 of 24 members and holding 0 of them NO. The declared threshold axis frames 1 of 24 members (4%), under the published 50% bar, so it takes no force today and no member is flipped by it. An axis that frames a corner of the board would state a direction for members it never read. This is the spec's own invalidation condition, measured rather than assumed. The axis is re-read at every close rather than frozen into a declared side table, so a roster whose contracts resolve and are replaced is oriented by the rule this spec published rather than by one evening's reading of it (cultivation-orientation/v3).
- orientation: because the declared `threshold` axis took no force today, every member not named in `sideRules.declaredSides` and not matched by a keyword list is held on the venue's own YES framing. That reads the board's LISTING CONVENTION rather than this index's thesis, and it is the state the spec's own invalidation conditions name — published here rather than left to look like a decision the axis made.
- no published document file was found for this spec, so the byte comparison had nothing to compare against and only the recompile legs ran. The whitepaper is compiled per request by /methodology/<slug>, which is a publication lag rather than a ledger fault — but the ABSENCE is published here, because an unsupplied optional parameter is invisible on the row and that invisibility is what let this leg go unrun.
The governed close level above is divisor-chained: it tracks how the desk’s reading of this perspective has moved since 2026-08-14, and it survives a roster change because the divisor absorbs it. It is not a basket total return.
The basket total return below is a position book: it holds a fixed set of contracts from its own inception and reports what that book did, marks and settlements included. A roster change starts a new book rather than being absorbed.
They share a base of 1,000 and nothing else. Expect them to differ, and read the one that answers your question — the chained level for “where does this perspective stand”, the book for “what would holding it have done”.
spec 22e9d2a4e9c04bd0 · methodology 4191e5eb988f03fd · closed by standing/v1 · lifecycle experimental · class standing
As of Nov 14, 2026 · last moved Nov 14, 2026 · scale 0–100 (Low support → High support)
24 culture markets carrying the "album" axis across polymarket, kalshi, every one resolving inside six months, tracked as one composition.
hypothetical · mid marks · before fees, spread and slippage
Basket performance
hypothetical · mid marks · before fees, spread and slippage- Basket total return
- 831.95
- Since inception
- −16.81%
- Cost to cross
- —
- Holdings marked
- 41.7% of 36
- 1 day
- −3.01%
- 7 day
- +3.58%
- Markets held
- 36
- Settled
- 0
- Rebalanced out
- 0
- Hit rate
- —
- Cash
- 60.1%
- Inception
- 2026-08-18
- Weighting
- Equal notional
- Marks
- Two-sided mid
- Days tracked
- 55
Equal notional from each holding’s inception mark, re-marked at the two-sided mid. Percentages only, size-blind — never a cash figure and never a performance claim.
Cost to cross is the weighted half-spread at the touch on the newest mark tape: what entering at the quote rather than the midpoint would have cost. It is the price of the FIRST unit and says nothing about the tenth — the resting size beside each holding is published so a reader can judge whether their own size fits. It is not deducted from any return above.
A published measurement of what these markets did together. Not an account, not directly investable; W.E.T. never handles orders.
Holdings · 36 markets
held since 2026-08-18 · the reading above is computed over today's roster, which differs- Will The Art of Loving (Olivia Dean) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 16cpolymarketYES16c20c+24.5%13.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will The Romantic (Bruno Mars) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 11cpolymarketYES11c1c−90.5%13.4%Polymarket ↗
- Will The Life of a Showgirl (Taylor Swift) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 8cpolymarketYES8c5c−35.0%11.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will "Arirang - BTS" be the top album for 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 15c7 sessions stalepolymarketYES15c2c−85.3%9.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will "Day and Night" - Carly Rae Jepsen first week album sales be between 40k and 50k?polymarket · YES · entry 13c21 sessions stalepolymarketYES13c1c−92.3%7.2%Polymarket ↗
- Will Don't Be Dumb (A$AP Rocky) win Best Rap Album at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 22c1.0¢ spread · 861/795 within 5¢polymarketYES22c37c+65.9%3.9%Polymarket ↗
- Will Jay Z release an album in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 59c6 sessions stalepolymarketYES59c28c−53.4%3.9%Polymarket ↗
- Will "Day and Night" - Carly Rae Jepsen first week album sales be between 30k and 40k?polymarket · YES · entry 21c21 sessions stalepolymarketYES21c1c−95.2%3.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (Olivia Rodrigo) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 47c1.0¢ spread · 1.8k/646 within 5¢polymarketYES47c42c−11.7%3.5%Polymarket ↗
- Will Iceman (Drake) win Best Rap Album at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 20cpolymarketYES20c2c−89.0%3.1%Polymarket ↗
- Will Pitbull release a new album before Feb 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 97c28 sessions stalekalshiYES97c87c−9.8%3.1%Kalshi ↗
- Will "Day and Night" - Carly Rae Jepsen first week album sales be less than 30k?polymarket · YES · entry 54c21 sessions stalepolymarketYES54c97c+79.6%3.0%Polymarket ↗
- Will "The Romantic - Bruno Mars" be the top album for 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 2cpolymarketYES2c1c−58.3%2.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will Lost Weekend (Phoebe Bridgers) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 11cpolymarketYES11c3c−71.4%1.7%Polymarket ↗
- Will petal (Ariana Grande) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 3cpolymarketYES3c1c−66.7%1.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will Debí Tirar Más Fotos be the top Spotify album for 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 69c7 sessions stalepolymarketYES69c93c+35.0%1.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will The Great Divide (Noah Kahan) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 3cpolymarketYES3c3c+7.4%1.4%Polymarket ↗
- Will Lana Del Rey release a new album by December 31?polymarket · YES · entry 80c6 sessions stalepolymarketYES80c30c−63.1%1.3%Polymarket ↗
- Will West End Girl (Lily Allen) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 5cpolymarketYES5c1c−80.4%1.2%Polymarket ↗
- Will Don Toliver release new album before Feb 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 56ckalshiYES56c85c+53.2%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Kendrick Lamar release a new album before Dec 1, 2026?kalshi · YES · entry 44c20 sessions stalekalshiYES44c29c−34.1%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Kendrick Lamar release a new album before Nov 1, 2026?kalshi · YES · entry 32c55 sessions stalekalshiYES32c32c0.0%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Miley Cyrus release a new album before Dec 1, 2026?kalshi · YES · entry 41c28 sessions stalekalshiYES41c99c+140.2%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Miley Cyrus release a new album before Feb 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 67c28 sessions stalekalshiYES67c88c+31.6%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Miley Cyrus release a new album before Jan 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 56c28 sessions stalekalshiYES56c99c+74.3%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Miley Cyrus release a new album before Mar 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 70c28 sessions stalekalshiYES70c88c+25.9%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Pitbull release a new album before Jan 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 91c28 sessions stalekalshiYES91c87c−3.9%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Tate McRae release a new album before Feb 1, 2027?kalshi · YES · entry 42ckalshiYES42c78c+88.0%0.8%Kalshi ↗
- Will Arirang (BTS) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 3cpolymarketYES3c1c−61.5%0.7%Polymarket ↗
- Will Lux (Rosalía) win Album of the Year at the 69th Annual GRAMMY Awards?polymarket · YES · entry 8cpolymarketYES8c22c+186.7%0.4%Polymarket ↗
- Will "Day and Night" - Carly Rae Jepsen first week album sales be 70k or more?polymarket · YES · entry 4c21 sessions stalepolymarketYES4c1c−75.6%0.2%Polymarket ↗
- Will Playboi Carti release an album in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 31c5 sessions stalepolymarketYES31c21c−33.9%0.2%Polymarket ↗
- Will Lana Del Rey release an album in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 54c5 sessions stalepolymarketYES54c21c−61.1%0.1%Polymarket ↗
- Will Pitbull release a new album before Dec 1, 2026?kalshi · YES · entry 89c20 sessions stalekalshiYES89c98c+10.7%0.1%Kalshi ↗
- Will Frank Ocean release an album in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 17c5 sessions stalepolymarketYES17c13c−21.2%0.1%Polymarket ↗
- Will Rihanna release an album in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 19c5 sessions stalepolymarketYES19c17c−8.1%0.1%Polymarket ↗
Full basket ledger — settled outcomes, rebalance history, methodology →
Key statistics
- Previous
- 38.43
- Band
- Moderate
- 52d Range
- 3871
- Percentile
- 8th
- 9d Change
- +4.6
- Volatility
- 4.9 pts/d
- Streak
- —
- Markets
- 24
- Effective N
- 13.6
- Top Weight
- 15%
- Venues
- 9 K · 15 P
- Method
- v1
Indicative tape · 6 sessions
97 hourly readings since 2026-11-04 · not the governed closeINDICATIVEHourly readings that reprice the roster and frozen weights of the last governed close — only prices moved. Each one was computed and recorded at the timestamp it carries; nothing here is reconstructed from venue history. They carry no sentinel screen, enter no ledger and join no checksum chain, and a refused hour breaks the line rather than being drawn through. The daily WET Close is the official value.
Daily close
52d published · interactive52 published close(s) — 0–100 (Low support → High support). Drag to pan, scroll to zoom. One slot per published close, not one per day: dates on the axis are real, the spacing between them is not. 41 day(s) inside this window published no close and are not drawn at all. For the calendar-true spacing, read the chart below. Drawn as a line, not candles: a daily close carries no open, high or low, and a candle would assert an intraday range nobody observed.
History & 14-day projection
solid = 52d published · dashed = projected · shaded = 80% bandModel extrapolation of the published series (robust trend, 45 readings, slope -0.28/day, projection σ 5.5 pts/d widened for a 45-reading sample) — a benchmark projection, not a W.E.T. forecast.
Desk read
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The desk's read on today's move
Why the index moved, in the desk's words — not just the arithmetic.
What moved today
attribution — InsidersInsiders
Which markets moved the index, and by how much
Signed contribution per constituent, ranked.
Contribution by category
weight share of today's valueConstituents by weight
all 24 · what today's reading was computed over (2026-11-14) · the basket below holds a different setShow the remaining 4 holdingsHide the remaining 4 holdings
Where these markets are covered
2 of 24 constituents have a W.E.T. pageThe odds pages covering the individual contracts this index reads. They are the evidence underneath the reading, not readings themselves.
WALBU · at a glance
- What it is
- 24 culture markets carrying the "album" axis across polymarket, kalshi, every one resolving inside six months, tracked as one composition.
- High vs low
- Higher = the markets are more torn — prices across the composition sit closer to a coin flip. Lower = more decided, in EITHER direction: a basket priced at 5% and one priced at 95% both read low. A reading of market prices, not a W.E.T. forecast.
- Who cares
- Anyone tracking how album is being priced across venues on a composition of at least 6 markets resolving inside 200 days.
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