The Morning Line

Edition of September 28, 2026

Edition of September 28, 2026 · built from 5,615 live consensus forecasts across 8 categories · Published 5:01 AM ET.

36%

Today’s Number

Will the gold close price be above 4185.99 USD/t.oz on October 02, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT?

Market-consensus odds put Above $4185.99 at 36% this morning. · ▼ 50 points overnight · settles in 4 days · on unusually heavy volume

What changed

What Moved

Forecasts that changed the most since our last update — the news, before it’s written up.

QuestionOdds
Will Nolo become a Category 5 hurricane? Surging
Category 5 or above
News
64% ▲ 52
7d: ▲ 52
Will Tie win Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys?
Tie
Culture
50% ▲ 47
7d: ▲ 47
Will the Democratic share minus the Republican share, in percentage points, of Pennsylvania returned mail ballots by party registration reported by the UF Election Lab for the 2026 general election be between 37 and 39.9 at 10:00 AM ET on November 4, 2026?
D+37 to D+39.9
Politics
9% ▼ 45
7d: ▼ 34
New York vs Minnesota First Round series winner: Minnesota wins
Minnesota
WNBA
42% ▼ 35
7d: ▼ 35
Will the gold close price be above 4185.99 USD/t.oz on October 02, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT? Surging
Above $4185.99
Commodities
36% ▼ 50
7d: ▼ 50
Will A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint win Nonfiction at the 77th National Book Awards?
A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint
Everything Else
47% ▲ 42
7d: ▲ 39
Will the maximum temperature be 76-77° in Los Angeles on Sep 28, 2026?
76° to 77°
News
14% ▼ 34
7d: ▼ 34
Will Alani Bankhead drop out of the 2026 Montana Senate race before Nov 3, 2026?
Yes
Politics
14% ▼ 36
7d: ▲ 10
Will the maximum temperature be 83-84° in Phoenix on Sep 28, 2026?
83° to 84°
News
59% ▲ 35
7d: ▲ 35
Will the maximum temperature be <72° in Minneapolis on Sep 28, 2026?
71° or below
News
76% ▲ 38

What to watch next

What to Watch Next

Undecided questions with a date on them — the catalysts that will move these forecasts, and when we find out. Nearest first.

QuestionResolvesOdds
KT Rolster Challengers wins
KT Rolster Challengers
Everything Elsein 4 hours
58% —
Korea Republic wins
Korea Republic
Everything Elsein 5 hours
38% ▼ 3
7d: ▲ 1
Heart of the Beast Rotten Tomatoes score?
Above 87
Culturein 5 hours
82% ▲ 41
7d: ▼ 9
Gold price up in next 15 mins?
Target Price: $4,144.70
Commoditiesin 6 hours
42% —
Will the natural gas close price be above 3.135 USD/MMBtu on September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT?
Above $3.135
Commoditiesin 12 hours
30% ▼ 54
7d: ▼ 46
PHI Eagles wins by over 6.5 points?
PHI Eagles wins by over 6.5 points
NFLlater today
42% ▼ 2
7d: ▼ 3
Will the President's approval rating be below 38.2 according to RealClearPolitics?
Below 38.2
Politicsin 4 days
24% ▲ 1
7d: ▲ 1
Will Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finish in second place in the first round of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election?
Yes
Politicsin 6 days
24% ▼ 1
7d: ▼ 5
Will The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore by Taylor Swift have above 200000 Album Equivalent Units during the September 25, 2026 - October 01, 2026 tracking week?
Above 200K
Culturein 6 days
28% ▲ 4
7d: ▼ 48
Green Bay wins
Green Bay
NFLin 6 days
62% ▲ 10
7d: ▲ 9
Will Flávio Bolsonaro win the first round of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election by less than 5%?
Yes
Politicsin 7 days
23% —

Still open

Up in the Air

The questions with the most money riding on the answer — and no consensus yet. Sorted by how genuinely undecided they are.

QuestionOdds
Vit Kopriva wins
Vit Kopriva ·
Tennis
43% —
Manchin Senate combo: Both lose?
Both lose · settles in 36 days
Politics
57% ▼ 3
7d: ▲ 1
Will there be exactly 3 Fed rate hikes in 2026?
Exactly 3 · settles in 97 days
Economy
42% ▲ 15
7d: ▲ 16
KT Rolster Challengers wins
KT Rolster Challengers · settles today
Everything Else
58% —
Korea Republic wins
Korea Republic · settles today
Everything Else
38% ▼ 3
7d: ▲ 1
Will Morgan Wallen be the Billboard #1 top artist in 2026?
Yes · settles in 185 days
Culture
68% ▼ 2
7d: ▼ 16
Will there be no change in Fed interest rates after the December 2026 meeting?
Yes · settles in 73 days
Economy
30% ▼ 10
7d: ▼ 10
Ruien Zhang wins
Ruien Zhang ·
Tennis
24% —
Will Democrats hold 240 or more seats in the House after the 2026 midterms AND hold 54 or more seats in the Senate after the 2026 midterms?
Yes · settles in 126 days
Politics
23% ▲ 4
7d: ▲ 11
Will JD Vance win the 2028 US Presidential Election?
Yes · settles in 771 days
Politics
21% —
Colombia wage growth minus inflation above 4.00 pp in 2027?
Above 4.00 pp · settles in 140 days
Economy
19% ▲ 2
7d: ▲ 2
Will The Odyssey get the most Oscar nominations at the 99th Academy Awards?
Yes · settles in 276 days
Culture
82% —
Heart of the Beast Rotten Tomatoes score?
Above 87 · settles today
Culture
82% ▲ 41
7d: ▼ 9
Will Gavin Newsom win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination?
Yes · settles in 772 days
Everything Else
16% —
7d: ▲ 3
Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?
Yes · settles in 95 days
Everything Else
16% —
7d: ▼ 1
Will the Buffalo Bills win the 2027 NFL league championship?
Yes · settles in 185 days
NFL
14% ▲ 1
7d: ▲ 2
Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez win the 2028 US Presidential Election?
Yes · settles in 846 days
Politics
13% —
Will Philadelphia 76ers win the 2027 NBA Finals?
Yes · settles in 276 days
NBA
11% —
Will Taylor Swift have the top 4 songs on the Billboard 100 for the week of October 10, 2026?
Exactly Yes · settles in 12 days
Culture
10% ▼ 6
7d: ▼ 60

Basically Decided

Outcomes the consensus already treats as done (93%+ likely, settling within the week) — read tomorrow’s news today.

QuestionLikelihood
Will there be no next Google Gemini Pro model release by September 30, 2026?
Yes · settles in 3 days
Everything Else
98.6% ▲ 1
7d: ▲ 12
T1 Academy wins
T1 Academy · settles today
Everything Else
97.5% ▲ 11
7d: ▲ 3
Full Game: over 17.5 points scored?
Over 17.5 points · settles in 4 days
NFL
95.0% ▼ 1
7d: ▲ 1
Will Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: Season 1 be Top US Netflix Show on Sep 28, 2026?
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: Season 1 · settles tomorrow
Culture
98.5% —
7d: ▲ 20
Forgotten Island Rotten Tomatoes score?
Above 94 · settles today
Culture
94.5% —
7d: ▼ 32
Full Game: over 20.5 points scored?
Over 20.5 points · settles in 4 days
NFL
94.5% —
Will the WTI crude oil settlement price be above 92.49 USD/Bbl on Sep 28, 2026?
Above $92.49 · settles today
Commodities
93.5% ▲ 19
7d: ▼ 8
Will the WTI crude oil settlement price be above 90.99 USD/Bbl on Sep 28, 2026?
Above $90.99 · settles today
Commodities
98.5% ▲ 11
7d: ▼ 3
Will the 2Y U.S. Treasury yield be above 4.78% on Sep 28, 2026?
4.79% or above · settles today
Economy
95.5% —
Will the 5Y U.S. Treasury yield be above 4.85% on Sep 30, 2026?
4.86% or above · settles in 2 days
Economy
94.5% —