đš 85% SHUTDOWN RISK - THE MARKET IS STILL PRETENDING NOTHING IS WRONG
Prediction markets are pricing ~85% probability of a U.S. government shutdown by January 31.
Thatâs not political drama.
Thatâs forward-looking risk pricing â and markets are ignoring it.
If you think a shutdown is âjust noiseâ, hereâs the last one:
43 days offline
â2.8% GDP drag
$34B fiscal bleed
670K federal workers furloughed
Thatâs a macro shock, not a headline.
WHY THE ODDS ARE EXPLODING
The Minneapolis Border Patrol shooting has become a catalyst for DHS funding obstruction in the Senate.
DHS is the choke point.
No DHS funding â partial shutdown â deadline compression â liquidity uncertainty.
This isnât brinkmanship.
Itâs a funding mechanism failure unfolding in real time.
HOW THIS HITS MARKETS (EVERY TIME)
Rates & bonds reprice first (risk premium expansion).
Equities lag (volatility repricing).
Crypto dislocates hardest (leverage + liquidity stress).
Right now, this risk is not priced in.
THE PART PEOPLE DONâT WANT TO HEAR
By the time you get:
headline confirmation clean technical breaks or a ârisk-offâ consensus the repricing is already done.
Macro shocks donât reward confirmation.
They punish it.
You can call this politics.
Markets will call it a volatility catalyst.
Iâll post the warning before it hits the tape â not after itâs obvious.