World Doom Index
- 1dChange in the gauge over the window — how far the theme has moved.
- −1.8
- 7dChange in the gauge over the window — how far the theme has moved.
- −4.5
- MarketsNumber of live Polymarket markets in this index's basket.
- 34
- LiquidityTotal order-book liquidity across the basket's markets.
- $5.2M
The index over time
daily gauge · 0–100 theme temperatureThe bold line is the index gauge; the faint lines behind it are every market it has ever held (272, including resolved ones — each ends at its settlement). Pre-launch history is reconstructed from each market's price history; new points accrue daily.
What's inside
34 markets · weights sum to 100%Each line is one market's theme-aligned probability q; thickness scales with basket weight, color groups correlated clusters.
| Market | Direction | Price | Aligned %Market-implied odds this leg resolves the theme's way (price flipped for inverse legs). | WeightShare of the basket this one market carries. | Cluster | Liquidity | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will China invade Taiwan by June 30, 2027? | +1 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 4.7% | taiwan-conflict | $84k | Jun 30 '27 |
| Will China invade Taiwan by end of 2026? | +1 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 4.7% | taiwan-conflict | $512k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027? | +1 | 17.5% | 17.5% | 4.4% | iran-escalation | $587k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Iran nuclear test before 2027? | +1 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 4.2% | iran-nuclear | $19k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Iran Nuke before 2027? | +1 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 4.2% | iran-nuclear | $120k | Dec 31 '26 |
| US x Russia military clash by December 31, 2026? | +1 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 4.2% | nato-russia | $32k | Dec 31 '26 |
| NATO x Russia military clash by December 31, 2026? | +1 | 14.5% | 14.5% | 4.2% | nato-russia | $25k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will the U.S. invade Cuba in 2026? | +1 | 18.5% | 18.5% | 4.2% | us-latam-escalation | $77k | Dec 31 '26 |
| New Coronavirus Pandemic in 2026? | +1 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 4.0% | pandemics | $8k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will China blockade Taiwan by in 2026? | +1 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 4.0% | taiwan-conflict | $26k | Dec 31 '26 |
| New pandemic in 2026? | +1 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 3.6% | pandemics | $32k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will the Iranian regime fall before 2027? | +1 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 3.6% | iran-regime | $373k | Dec 31 '26 |
| China x Taiwan military clash before 2027? | +1 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 3.3% | taiwan-conflict | $35k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Another pandemic before GTA VI? | +1 | 50.5% | 50.5% | 3.2% | pandemics | $21k | Jul 31 '26 |
| Hantavirus pandemic in 2026? | +1 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.2% | pandemics | $702k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Ebola pandemic in 2026? | +1 | 7.5% | 7.5% | 3.2% | pandemics | $172k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Russia x Ukraine ceasefire agreement by December 31, 2026? | −1 | 46.5% | 53.5% | 3.1% | russia-ukraine | $111k | Dec 31 '26 |
| US x Iran permanent peace deal by December 31, 2026? | −1 | 79.5% | 20.5% | 2.9% | us-iran-peace | $690k | Dec 31 '26 |
| US strike on Cuba by December 31? | +1 | 38.5% | 38.5% | 2.9% | us-latam-escalation | $72k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Iran leadership change by December 31? | +1 | 23.5% | 23.5% | 2.6% | iran-regime | $105k | Dec 31 '26 |
| US-Iran nuclear deal before 2027? | −1 | 71.5% | 28.5% | 2.4% | iran-nuclear | $175k | Dec 31 '26 |
| US-Iran nuclear deal by July 31? | −1 | 53.0% | 47.0% | 2.4% | iran-nuclear | $107k | Jul 31 '26 |
| Iran agrees to surrender enriched uranium stockpile by July 31, 2026? | −1 | 15.5% | 84.5% | 2.1% | iran-nuclear | $86k | Jul 31 '26 |
| Iran agrees to end enrichment of uranium by December 31? | −1 | 41.5% | 58.5% | 2.1% | iran-nuclear | $69k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will US withdraw from NATO before 2027? | +1 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.0% | nato-cohesion | $67k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will Donald Trump announce that the United States blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been lifted by July 31, 2026? | −1 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 2.0% | hormuz-shipping | $96k | Jul 31 '26 |
| US obtains Iranian enriched uranium by December 31? | −1 | 16.5% | 83.5% | 2.0% | iran-nuclear | $99k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will Russia capture all of Prymorske by September 30, 2026? | +1 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | russia-ukraine | $4k | Sep 30 '26 |
| Will Ukraine recapture Crimean territory by December 31, 2026? | +1 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1.6% | russia-ukraine | $149k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will Russia capture Kostyantynivka by December 31, 2026? | +1 | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1.6% | russia-ukraine | $118k | Dec 31 '26 |
| KRG declares independence from Iraq by December 31? | +1 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1.5% | $17k | Dec 31 '26 | |
| Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by July 31? | −1 | 49.5% | 50.5% | 1.4% | hormuz-shipping | $203k | Jul 31 '26 |
| Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by December 31? | −1 | 83.5% | 16.5% | 1.4% | hormuz-shipping | $218k | Dec 31 '26 |
| Will Iran close its airspace by December 31? | +1 | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1.4% | iran-airspace | $16k | Jan 1 '27 |
Analysis
BreadthHow much of the basket moves together.
how much of the basket moves togetherCarry & horizon
- Avg time to resolutionWeighted-average days until the basket's markets settle.
- 189 days
- Carry tiltDrift from deadlines bleeding toward zero, separate from the theme itself moving.
- -0.6
Axis charter
Positive (+) means market-implied probabilities favor CATASTROPHIC or destabilizing global outcomes occurring within the horizon: onset or escalation of interstate war, nuclear weapon detonation or use, chemical/biological weapon use, new pandemics or major disease outbreaks, invasion of one state by another, collapse of states or major alliances, mass-casualty terror events, and direct military conflict between major powers. Negative (-) means outcomes that reduce or avoid catastrophe: ceasefires holding, peace deals signed, de-escalation, arms-control agreements, conflicts ending. This index is LONG catastrophe by construction: a market where YES = 'war breaks out' has sign +1; a market where YES = 'ceasefire holds' has sign -1. Judge only event severity for global stability, not desirability.
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