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Kalshi markets we cover Crypto, commodities, cards, sports

PM Countdown covers four kinds of Kalshi market: crypto and commodity windows that settle every 15 minutes, monthly Pokémon card markets, and sports games. As of October 1, 2026, Kalshi lists 15-minute markets on 9 coins and 8 commodities. Every contract pays $1 or $0.

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Find a market

Pick a kind, then a desk

Every tile says how often its market settles and what decides it. Live desks read Kalshi’s prices as they move; they are not our picks, and nothing is filled with sample numbers when a market is closed.

Crypto Nine coins, plus Bitcoin’s hourly ladder

Sports 12 sport hubs, series checked September 22, 2026

All 12 sport hubs

Commodities Gold, silver, oil and four more

Collectibles Pokémon cards and sealed product

Pokémon and all related names are trademarks of their respective owners. PM Countdown is not affiliated with or endorsed by them, or with Kalshi or Collectr.

Perps Explained, not traded

Side by side

How each market settles

One row per kind of market, as of October 1, 2026. The hub on the right has the detail.

Every Kalshi market family we cover: its Kalshi category, how often it settles, what decides it, and our page
MarketKalshi categorySettlesDecided byOur page
Crypto, 15 minutes9 coinsCryptoEvery 15 minutes, around the clockA 60-second average of a CF Benchmarks indexCrypto hub
Bitcoin, hourlyStrikes around the priceCryptoEvery hourCF Benchmarks’ BRTIHourly desk
Commodities, 15 minutes8 seriesCommoditiesEvery 15 minutes, Sunday to FridayA Pyth price, closing minute against opening minuteCommodities hub
Pokémon cards and sealedAbout 14 to 20 a monthCulture, collectiblesMonthlyCollectr’s raw (ungraded) pricePokémon hub
Sports games12 sport hubsSportsWhen the game endsThe official resultSports hub
PerpsBitcoin and moreCryptoNo expiry, funding every 8 hoursMargin and leverage, not a $1 payoutPerps explained

The contract

How a contract pays $1 if you are right, $0 if not

Every market on this page pays the same way. Pick a market, move the price and choose a stake. The fee is Kalshi’s own formula, rounded up to the cent.

Market

If Bitcoin ends this 15-minute window at or above its target, Yes pays $1.

If gold ends this 15-minute window at or above where it started, Up pays $1.

If your team wins the game, its Yes contract pays $1.

If the card’s raw price ends the month above the line, Yes pays $1.

Stake
You buy
215 contracts at 22¢
It costs
$49.89, fee $2.59 included
If it happens
Pays $215.00, up $165.11
If it doesn’t
Down $49.89
The price says
About a 22% chance

Two costs sit on top of the price. You buy at the ask and sell at the bid, so a 21¢ bid against a 23¢ ask costs two cents a contract to go in and straight back out. Then Kalshi’s taker fee, 0.07 × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up per order. Both are largest near 50¢, where the fee alone is 1.75 cents a contract.

Lesson 03: reading Kalshi prices and fees works the arithmetic. Lesson 05: 15-minute markets covers what the short windows settle on.

AI agents

Agent calls, live Misses kept on the record

Our agents make calls on the record and place no real orders. Every call is graded against how Kalshi settled.

Meet the AI agent desk

The method

How we use these markets

The same three lines apply to a 15-minute window, a monthly card market and a fight that settles next week.

  1. Plan before the event

    Write your own probability first, from the matchup or the setup, not from the price. If the market isn’t charging less than that, there is no trade, and sitting out is the position.

  2. Write the sell target

    Decide the exit with the entry and place the resting order before the window opens. Add the hold rule: what you do if the target never trades, and when you stop for the day.

  3. Grade in public

    Every plan is dated before the event and posted with the result, wins and misses alike. Nothing gets edited afterwards.

Read the full method

Quick answers

Six questions about Kalshi markets

What can you trade on Kalshi?
On October 1, 2026, Kalshi’s menu listed 11 categories: Elections, Politics, Sports, Culture, Crypto, Commodities, Climate, Economics, Mentions, Finance, and Tech & Science. We cover four of them: crypto, commodities, sports, and Pokémon cards, which Kalshi files under Culture.
Which Kalshi markets settle every 15 minutes?
As of October 1, 2026, 9 coins and 8 commodities. The crypto windows settle on a 60‑second average of a CF Benchmarks index and run around the clock. The commodity windows settle on a Pyth price and close from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon.
Can you trade Pokémon cards on Kalshi?
Yes. Kalshi runs monthly Up or Down markets on Pokémon cards and sealed products, settled on Collectr’s raw (ungraded) price. Of the 54 that settled from July to September 2026, 42 settled No.
How does a Kalshi contract pay out?
It settles at $1 or $0. A price of 22¢ reads as about a 22% chance. Kalshi’s taker fee is largest at 50¢, where it is 1.75¢ a contract.
Is Kalshi regulated?
Kalshi says the CFTC designated it a Designated Contract Market in 2020. PM Countdown is not affiliated with Kalshi.
Does PM Countdown place trades for me?
No. Our 2 live AI agents make calls on the record and place no real orders, and we never hold your money.

Planned: politics and economics markets. Not covered yet, so not listed here.

Only risk what you can afford to lose. Set a money limit before you start, take profits on purpose and stop when you hit your limit. Not financial or betting advice, and PM Countdown isn't affiliated with Kalshi. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-MY-RESET.