Question 1

What is the “Bitcoin Up or Down on August 16?” market asking?

Accepted Answer

It asks whether the following will happen: Bitcoin Up or Down on August 16? Traders buy Yes shares if they think it will and No shares if they think it will not.

Question 2

What do the Yes and No prices mean?

Accepted Answer

At the last observation Yes traded at 100.0¢ and No at 0.0¢. A Yes share pays $1 if the market resolves Yes, so its price is the market's implied probability: 100.0% for Yes and 0.0% for No. The two prices add up to about one dollar.

Question 3

When does this market close?

Accepted Answer

Trading is scheduled to close on Aug 16, 2025. After the close no new trades are accepted and the outcome is settled by the resolution source.

Question 4

How does this market resolve?

Accepted Answer

This market will resolve to "Up" if the "Close" price for the Binance 1 minute candle for BTC/USDT 15 Aug '25 12:00 in the ET timezone (noon) is lower than the final "Close" price for the 16 Aug '25 12:00 ET candle. This market will resolve to "Down" if the "Close" price for the Binance 1 minute candle for BTC/USDT 15 Aug '25 12:00 in the ET timezone (noon) is higher than the final "Close" price for the 16 Aug '25 12:00 ET candle. If the final "Close" price for both of these candles is exactly equal on Binance, this market will resolve 50-50. The resolution source for this market is Binance,… Resolution source: https://www.binance.com/en/trade/BTC_USDT.

Question 5

What is the difference between volume, liquidity and open interest?

Accepted Answer

24h volume ($1.04M) is the dollar value of shares traded in the last 24 hours. Volume measures activity, liquidity measures how easily you can trade, and open interest measures how much is at stake.

Question 6

Who holds the biggest positions in this market?

Accepted Answer

Vultax loaded 70 public holder wallets for this market; the largest ten hold 98.2% of the loaded shares. The Holders view lists them by size on each side, and every wallet links to its trader profile.

Question 7

Where does this data come from and how fresh is it?

Accepted Answer

Prices, the order book, holders and the trade tape come from Polymarket's public order book and data API. Vultax records each observation with its own timestamp (market facts last updated Aug 18, 12:44 AM) and shows a value as unavailable rather than as zero when a source has not answered.

Question 8

Can I trade this market on Vultax?

Accepted Answer

No. Vultax is a research and paper-trading terminal; it does not execute orders. The trade controls open the official market on Polymarket (https://polymarket.com/event/bitcoin-up-or-down-on-august-16) or the Vultax predictions monitor, where you can track the market and paper trade it.

Bucket	Close	Mid	Spread	Volume	Trades
Aug 16, 12:00 AM	54.0%	54.0%
Aug 15, 12:00 AM	51.5%	51.5%

Bitcoin Up or Down on August 16?

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