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Prediction Series · P-124

US Q2 GDP floor — ≥1.0%, locked at 88%.

88% probability the US Q2 2026 real GDP advance estimate prints at or above 1.0% annualized — a floor well under the Atlanta Fed GDPNow ~3.0% nowcast. Resolves ~30 Jul 2026 via the BEA.

Type · Prediction Lock · structural data floor Locked · 2026-06-26 · GDPNow ~3.0% (17 Jun) Resolves · ~2026-07-30 · BEA Q2 2026 GDP advance estimate (bea.gov) Scored · binary: Q2 2026 real GDP advance estimate ≥1.0% annualized yes/no
US Q2 2026 GDP advance · our locked floor
≥ 1.0%
real GDP annualized · vs GDPNow ~3.0%

The Atlanta Fed GDPNow model nowcast US Q2 2026 real GDP growth at ~3.0% as of 17 Jun 2026 (down from ~3.7–3.8% earlier in the quarter). Our 1.0% floor sits well below that nowcast. Source: BEA Q2 2026 GDP advance estimate (bea.gov); resolves ~30 Jul 2026.

— 1 · The Locked Call

The US Q2 2026 GDP advance estimate prints ≥1.0% — P = 0.88.

We lock a binary: the US Bureau of Economic Analysis Q2 2026 real GDP advance estimate prints at or above 1.0% annualized, per the BEA release. Confidence 88%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

The nowcast is ~3.0% — the floor needs only a third of that to hold.

GDPNow tracked ~3.0% for Q2 by mid-June; our 1.0% floor leaves a two-point cushion against late-quarter data softening or a weaker-than-tracked advance print. Confidence 88%, not higher, because the advance estimate is the noisiest vintage (incomplete data, large net-trade/inventory swings can subtract). Resolves against the BEA advance figure.

Locked on 2026-06-26 — scored against the BEA Q2 2026 GDP advance estimate.

RAOSCAFF locks P-124 on 2026-06-26. Scored against the US Q2 2026 real GDP advance estimate versus a 1.0% annualized floor.

Locked
2026-06-26 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
~2026-07-30 — BEA Q2 2026 GDP advance estimate
Source
US Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov) Q2 2026 advance estimate
Scored by
Binary: YES if the Q2 2026 advance estimate ≥1.0% annualized; NO otherwise

Scored on the ADVANCE estimate specifically (the first vintage) — later revisions are out of scope.