# Will the price of Bitcoin be above $78,000 on May 12?

> Polymarket binary prediction market. 99% implied probability of YES as of Tue, 12 May 2026 05:06:53 GMT. 24h change +4.5pp, 24h volume $247.9K.

**Canonical URL:** https://orrery.me/markets/bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-12
**Polymarket source:** https://polymarket.com/event/bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-12
**Category:** Crypto
**Resolves by:** May 12, 2026
**Last fetched:** 2026-05-12T05:06:53.270Z

## Live snapshot

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| YES probability | **99¢** (99%) |
| Δ 1h | +0.3pp |
| Δ 24h | +4.5pp |
| Δ 1w | +0.0pp |
| 24h volume | $247.9K |
| Lifetime volume | $304.5K |
| Liquidity (orderbook depth) | $55.1K |
| Spread | 0.10pp |

## Resolution

**Resolves by:** May 12, 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.

- **momentum** (confidence 76%): Probability moved up 4.5pp in 24h with 4.5× liquidity turnover and a tight spread.
- **resolution_risk** (confidence 40%): Expires in 11h.

## Top holders

**Top YES holders**

- `0x905a…dff1` — 10,000 shares
- `0x0d75…396f` — 8,817.88 shares
- `0x55be…dca3` — 8,090.55 shares
- `0x4699…e03c` — 7,998.988 shares
- `0x3e3d…d674` — 7,113.753 shares

**Top NO holders**

- `0xc086…b1af` — 41,244.234 shares
- `0x00c8…9ccd` — 24,269.35 shares
- `0x6ef9…afac` — 17,912.53 shares
- `0x0813…5b41` — 10,706.767 shares
- `0x0f31…4dcc` — 9,999.982 shares

## 7-day price-history summary

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Sample count | 158 |
| Window start | 2026-05-05T17:00:08.000Z |
| Window end | 2026-05-12T05:06:05.000Z |
| Range | 71¢ → 99¢ |
| Net change | +22.0pp |

Full series available as JSON via `GET https://orrery.me/api/markets?slugs=bitcoin-above-78k-on-may-12` — the chart on the human page is rendered from this same data.

## Cite this

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