W.E.T. Political Turmoil Index
v3SlateMonthlyAs of Sep 5, 2026 · last moved Aug 30, 2026 · scale 0–100 (Stable → Turmoil)
How much political instability (resignations, shutdowns, ousters) the market is pricing.
hypothetical · mid marks · before fees, spread and slippage
Basket performance
hypothetical · mid marks · before fees, spread and slippage- Basket total return
- 947.75
- Since inception
- −5.22%
- Cost to cross
- 0.75pts
- Holdings marked
- 92.3% of 13
- 1 day
- −0.11%
- 7 day
- −0.94%
- Markets held
- 13
- Settled
- 0
- Rebalanced out
- 0
- Hit rate
- —
- Cash
- 52.8%
- Inception
- 2026-08-01
- Weighting
- Equal notional
- Marks
- Two-sided mid
- Days tracked
- 32
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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.
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Holdings · 13 markets
held since 2026-08-01 · the reading above is computed over today's roster, which differs- Will the President be impeached before Jan 1, 2028? — Before Jan 1, 2028kalshi · YES · entry 61c2.0¢ spread · 3.0k/10.7k within 5¢kalshiYES61c61c+0.8%10.6%Kalshi ↗
- Will Trump resign by December 31, 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 4c0.1¢ spread · 163.9k/30.3k within 5¢polymarketYES4c4c−15.5%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will Coalition Avenir Québec win the most seats in the 2026 Quebec general election?polymarket · YES · entry 24c1.0¢ spread · 9.5k/3.5k within 5¢polymarketYES24c26c+8.5%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will CDU/CSU–SPD German federal coalition break before 2027?polymarket · YES · entry 13c1.0¢ spread · 8.7k/553 within 5¢polymarketYES13c14c+3.8%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will Tim Walz resign by December 31, 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 8c0.3¢ spread · 36.8k/3.7k within 5¢polymarketYES8c3c−54.0%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will there be another US government shutdown by January 31 and will the Democratic Party win the House in 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 86c0.9¢ spread · 7.8k/4.5k within 5¢polymarketYES86c86c+0.1%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Trump removed via 25th Amendment before 2027?polymarket · YES · entry 4c1.0¢ spread · 31.9k/10.5k within 5¢polymarketYES4c3c−9.3%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will any country expel an Israeli ambassador by December 31?polymarket · YES · entry 27c6.0¢ spread · 250/31 within 5¢polymarketYES27c21c−22.2%10.6%Polymarket ↗
- Will Trump resign before 2027?polymarket · YES · entry 4c0.1¢ spread · 46.5k/3.0k within 5¢polymarketYES4c3c−13.3%6.7%Polymarket ↗
- Lee Jae-myung impeached before 2027?polymarket · YES · entry 5c2.4¢ spread · 77.1k/9.5k within 5¢polymarketYES5c6c+26.0%5.5%Polymarket ↗
- Spain snap election called by August 31, 2026?polymarket · YES · entry 3c8 sessions stalepolymarketYES3c1c−57.8%2.9%Polymarket ↗
- Jones Act domestic shipping requirements removed by December 31?polymarket · YES · entry 8c4.0¢ spread · 802/130 within 5¢polymarketYES8c9c+12.5%0.1%Polymarket ↗
- Lai Ching-te impeached by December 31?polymarket · YES · entry 3c3.8¢ spread · 1.1k/263 within 5¢polymarketYES3c3c−8.8%0.1%Polymarket ↗
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Key statistics
governed basket · membership fixed between monthly reviews- Previous
- 27.40
- Band
- Low
- 34d Range
- 2062
- Percentile
- 59th
- 7d Change
- +0.5
- Volatility
- 7.4 pts/d
- Streak
- 4d flat
- Markets
- 12
- Effective N
- 6.0
- Top Weight
- 25%
- Venues
- 1 K · 11 P
- Method
- v3
- Basket
- 12/12
- Frozen
- 2026-08-04
- Chain
- ×0.9892
Daily close
34d published · interactive34 published close(s) — 0–100 (Stable → Turmoil). 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. 11 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 = 34d published · dashed = projected · shaded = 80% bandModel extrapolation of the published series (robust trend, 34 readings, slope -0.18/day, projection σ 8.6 pts/d widened for a 34-reading sample) — a benchmark projection, not a W.E.T. forecast.
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all 12 · what today's reading was computed over (2026-09-05) · the basket below holds a different setWhere these markets are covered
1 of 12 constituents has a W.E.T. pageThe odds pages covering the individual contracts this index reads. They are the evidence underneath the reading, not readings themselves.
The view this index measures
Every W.E.T. index tracks a question someone can hold a view on. This one is mapped to this question in the Worldview thesis map. Answering one places you on its continuum; this index is what that answer is measurable against.
Where does institutional trust go?
Institutions regain groundTrust keeps eroding
WPTI · at a glance
- What it is
- The instability gauge — how much political upheaval the market is pricing.
- High vs low
- Higher = more instability events priced (resignations, shutdowns, ousters). Lower = calm.
- Who cares
- Political reporters and analysts tracking resignation, shutdown, and leadership-change odds.
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