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Prediction Series · Lock · Issue P-157
Prediction Series · P-157

The European gas ceiling — ≤€100, locked at 92%.

92% probability the Dutch TTF front-month contract settles at or below €100 per MWh on 1 December 2026 — a ceiling roughly 70–85% above the mid-to-high €50s level quoted in mid-August 2026. Early winter is the disclosed risk. Resolves 1 Dec 2026.

Type · Prediction Lock · commodity price ceiling Locked · 2026-08-13 · before the December settlement Resolves · 2026-12-01 · ICE Dutch TTF front-month settlement (ice.com) Scored · binary: TTF front-month settlement ≤€100.00/MWh yes/no
TTF front-month gas on 1 Dec 2026 · our locked ceiling
≤ €100
per MWh · vs the mid-to-high €50s in mid-August 2026

Dutch TTF front-month quotes in mid-August 2026 sat in the mid-to-high €50s per MWh (sources quoted €54.10 and €59.40 for differing contract months on 13 August). We deliberately reference the range rather than a single print. Bank of America had expected TTF to average about €50/MWh across 2026. Our ceiling sits far above the whole range.

— 1 · The Locked Call

TTF front-month gas settles ≤€100/MWh on 1 December 2026 — P = 0.92.

We lock a binary: the ICE Dutch TTF front-month natural gas contract settles at or below €100.00 per MWh on 1 December 2026. Confidence 92%.

— 2 · Why it's nail-able

The ceiling sits far above the whole quoted range, which is why the price ambiguity does not bite.

European gas traded in the mid-to-high €50s per MWh in mid-August 2026 — we quote a range rather than a point because sources differed across contract months — and our €100 ceiling sits roughly 70 to 85% above that whole band. That margin is deliberately wide enough that the pricing ambiguity cannot decide the outcome. Confidence 92%, not higher, because 1 December falls at the start of the European heating season, and TTF is the benchmark with the most violent recent history: a cold snap combined with an LNG supply disruption is precisely the event that has doubled this contract before. Scored on the exchange settlement, not a spot index.

Locked on 2026-08-13 — scored against the ICE Dutch TTF front-month settlement.

RAOSCAFF locks P-157 on 2026-08-13. Scored against the ICE Dutch TTF front-month natural gas settlement on 1 December 2026 versus a €100/MWh ceiling.

Locked
2026-08-13 (commit timestamp on origin/main)
Resolves
2026-12-01 — ICE Dutch TTF front-month settlement
Source
ICE Endex Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, front-month official settlement price (ice.com)
Scored by
Binary: YES if the ICE Dutch TTF FRONT-MONTH official settlement on 1 December 2026 is ≤€100.00/MWh; NO otherwise. Exchange settlement, not a spot index or day-ahead price. If 1 December is not a trading day, the next trading day's settlement is used.

1 December opens the European heating season — a cold snap plus an LNG supply disruption is the disclosed tail, and has doubled this contract before.