This market is essentially at final expiration. With 0% YES odds, traders have overwhelmingly decided Ethereum will not reach $2,450 on May 16. This reflects the substantial gap between Ethereum's current trading price and the $2,450 target level. The 0% odds indicate traders see virtually zero probability of a move of sufficient magnitude occurring within the remaining hours. The market's thin liquidity ($8,825) suggests low trading activity, typical for markets nearing resolution. The recurring nature of this market type—daily price targets on major assets—is common in prediction markets, allowing traders to express views on near-term price movements. What the 0% pricing implies is that the crypto market's current momentum and order book structure don't support a move to $2,450. The absence of any significant bull run catalyst in the immediate term, combined with Ethereum's typical daily volatility constraints, makes reaching this level within the deadline essentially impossible from traders' perspectives.
What factors could move this market?
Ethereum's price dynamics in 2026 have been shaped by broader crypto market sentiment, regulatory developments, and macroeconomic conditions. A price target of $2,450 represents a specific threshold that market participants use to gauge momentum and validate different investment theses about the asset's trajectory. The cryptocurrency has historically experienced both explosive rallies and sharp drawdowns, but reaching $2,450 from current levels within a single day demands either major positive news catalysts, significant technical breakouts, or both. The 0% odds assigned to this outcome suggest Ethereum is trading materially below this level, and the market context—including available liquidity, order flow, and sentiment indicators—does not support rapid convergence to this target by May 16. Factors that could theoretically drive Ethereum toward YES include major regulatory announcements on staking taxation or institutional custody standards, significant technological breakthroughs by the Ethereum Foundation, large inflows into Ethereum-based financial products, or broad crypto rallies triggered by macroeconomic developments favoring risk assets. Historically, Ethereum has demonstrated capacity for multi-week bull runs accumulating substantial appreciation, but single-day moves of several hundred dollars from out-of-the-money levels typically require sustained conviction across multiple market venues. Conversely, factors supporting the NO outcome—which traders have overwhelmingly priced in—include absence of immediate catalysts, technical resistance levels between current price and $2,450, relative underperformance versus Bitcoin or other layer-1 blockchains, and regulatory headlines damping sentiment. Historical context shows that while Ethereum achieved moves of hundreds of dollars during 2021's bull run and 2020's volatility spike, such moves occurred within broader multi-week trends rather than isolated spikes. The 0% odds reflect trader consensus that necessary conditions aligning by May 16 is vanishingly improbable.
What are traders watching for?
May 16 deadline at UTC midnight; market resolves on whether Ethereum touched $2,450 at any point during the trading day.
Current 0% odds reflect trader consensus of no significant rally catalyst or technical breakout expected before expiration.
Any major regulatory announcement, macroeconomic news, or Ethereum-specific development could theoretically shift market, though improbable within remaining timeframe.
Ethereum's technical levels, intraday volatility patterns, and order book structure determine whether any brief spike touches the target price.
How does this market resolve?
This market resolves YES if Ethereum's price reaches $2,450 on May 16, 2026, at any point during the trading day at UTC midnight on May 16-17. It resolves NO if Ethereum does not touch $2,450 by the deadline.
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