# Will the price of Bitcoin be above $72,000 on May 17?

> Polymarket binary prediction market. 100% implied probability of YES as of Sun, 17 May 2026 04:41:29 GMT. 24h change +0.3pp, 24h volume $172.7K.

**Canonical URL:** https://orrery.me/markets/bitcoin-above-72k-on-may-17
**Polymarket source:** https://polymarket.com/event/bitcoin-above-72k-on-may-17
**Category:** Crypto
**Resolves by:** May 17, 2026
**Last fetched:** 2026-05-17T04:41:29.316Z

## Live snapshot

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| YES probability | **100¢** (100%) |
| Δ 1h | +0.0pp |
| Δ 24h | +0.3pp |
| Δ 1w | +0.0pp |
| 24h volume | $172.7K |
| Lifetime volume | $198.4K |
| Liquidity (orderbook depth) | $35.7K |
| Spread | 0.10pp |

## Resolution

**Resolves by:** May 17, 2026

**Source:** the market description on Polymarket; final settlement via UMA optimistic oracle.

### Market description (verbatim from Polymarket)

> This market will resolve to "Yes" if the Binance 1 minute candle for BTC/USDT 12:00 in the ET timezone (noon) on the date specified in the title has a final "Close" price higher than the price specified in the title. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
> 
> The resolution source for this market is Binance, specifically the BTC/USDT "Close" prices currently available at https://www.binance.com/en/trade/BTC_USDT with "1m" and "Candles" selected on the top bar.
> 
> Please note that this market is about the price according to Binance BTC/USDT, not according to other exchanges or trading pairs.
> 
> Price precision is determined by the number of decimal places in the source.

## Active signals

Signals are deterministic rules with explicit confidence (0..1). They describe *why a price moved* — they are not trade recommendations and do not predict the outcome.

- **resolution_risk** (confidence 40%): Expires in 11h.

## Top holders

**Top YES holders**

- `0x7fd7…5861` — 10,142.912 shares
- `0x19fc…b4e3` — 5,901 shares
- `0x7336…1f7b` — 5,490.37 shares
- `0x5b74…5ab5` — 4,862.9 shares
- `0xb9a4…8c04` — 4,218.437 shares

**Top NO holders**

- `0x9b6b…9a8a` — 20,076.323 shares
- `0x9b8c…67c6` — 20,000 shares
- `0x7152…faac` — 15,142.728 shares
- `0x7cf1…5cfa` — 4,000 shares
- `0x88b6…bf48` — 3,737.673 shares

## 7-day price-history summary

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Sample count | 156 |
| Window start | 2026-05-10T17:00:27.000Z |
| Window end | 2026-05-17T04:41:04.000Z |
| Range | 98¢ → 100¢ |
| Net change | +2.0pp |

Full series available as JSON via `GET https://orrery.me/api/markets?slugs=bitcoin-above-72k-on-may-17` — the chart on the human page is rendered from this same data.

## Cite this

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