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Resolved Yes on 25 Jan 2025.
The last daily price before settlement had Yes at 94.8%. Yes opened at 52% on 15 Nov 2024. Before it settled, across the 72 daily closes on record from 15 Nov 2024 to 25 Jan 2025, the highest close was 96.4% on 24 Jan 2025 and the lowest 16% on 4 Dec 2024. Its largest one-day move was 34 points up, to 85.5% on 16 Nov 2024. $2.36M traded over the market's life.
295 wallets still hold shares. Winners redeem theirs after settlement, so what is left is mostly the losing side.
Polymarket record as of Jan 26, 7:07 AM UTC
Daily closes of the Yes price, Polymarket CLOB, 72 points, 15 Nov 2024 – 25 Jan 2025
| Observed | Yes price |
|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2024 | 52.0% |
| 25 Jan 2025 | 94.8% |
Winners have redeemed their shares, so most of what is left is the losing side.
| Trader | Outcome | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Indigo Signal 2966 | No | 174.26K |
| ferengi | No | 19.25K |
| GKinbote | No | 10.49K |
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if Donald Trump appoints Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense by June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. A candidate will be considered to have been appointed if they are confirmed to the position through a senate vote, appointed through a recess appointment, or are otherwise officially made the Secretary of Defense. This market will resolve based on the first Trump candidate who is appointed to this position - if another candidate is appointed to this position first, this market will immediately resolve to "No". The resolution source for this market is information from the U.S. Government.
Official listing: polymarket.com/event/who-will-be-trumps-defense-secretary
| No |
| 10.18K |
| cqpmark | No | 8.02K |
| GummiMummi | No | 4.27K |
| Cobalt Tide 066B | Yes | 1.2K |
| Ill-Appellation | No | 266.67 |
| Anguished-Enigma | No | 250 |
| sirbradicus | No | 175 |
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