Jordan Ellis

Jordan Ellis, Swipe1.org writer
Jordan Ellis is the editorial lead at Swipe1.org, covering prediction market structure, regulation, and the mobile-native shift in event forecasting. Jordan focuses on translating CFTC filings and market-volume data into plain-English coverage.
Articles

By Jordan Ellis

Elections

2026 Predictions for the USA: What Markets Expect After the Midterms

As the midsummer heat settles across the United States in late July 2026, political strategists, institutional investors, and everyday observers are locking…

July 25, 2026
Football (Soccer)

Soccer Prediction Markets After the 2026 World Cup: What Comes Next

The end of the FIFA World Cup 2026 was a major event for global sports and digital forecasting. When Spain secured a…

July 25, 2026
Politics

CFTC Enforcement in Prediction Markets: How the Rules Get Applied

As prediction markets expand from a niche into a mainstream financial medium, reaching an all-time record of over $50 billion in monthly…

July 24, 2026
Commodities

Commodity Price Forecasts for 2026: What Oil and Gold Markets Are Pricing Now

As global markets move through the second half of 2026, macro analysts, institutional desks, and everyday observers are keeping a close watch…

July 24, 2026
Weather

Climate Prediction Markets in 2026: How Traders Price Long-Term Climate Risk

As extreme weather patterns accelerate and global temperature records continue to be rewritten, environmental risk is no longer just a subject for…

July 24, 2026
Weather

Weather Prediction Markets 2026: Betting on Temperature, Rain, and Storms

A weather event contract is a prediction market instrument that resolves based on a verifiable meteorological outcome. Participants answer yes-or-no questions about…

July 8, 2026
Sports

Sports Prediction Markets vs Sportsbooks: What’s the Difference in 2026?

Sports prediction markets use a peer to peer exchange model where users trade event shares against each other, whereas traditional sportsbooks act…

July 8, 2026
Football (Soccer)

Predicting the World Cup: A Beginner’s Guide to Football Event Contracts

A football event contract is a derivative instrument with a value tied to the outcome of a specific match event on the…

July 8, 2026
Crypto

Kalshi vs Polymarket in 2026: Which Prediction Market Is Right for You?

Kalshi and Polymarket differ primarily in regulation, infrastructure, and user access. Kalshi operates as a regulated CFTC derivatives exchange using US dollars,…

July 8, 2026
Sports

How to Predict Sports Outcomes Without Placing a Traditional Bet

Sports prediction markets differ from traditional betting by replacing fixed bets against a bookmaker with peer to peer trading on outcome probabilities.…

July 8, 2026