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↑ 6.30%
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↓ 5.90%
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↑ 6.20%
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↑ 6.50%
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↓ 5.70%
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↑ 6.75%
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↑ 7.00%
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↓ 5.50%
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AI Insights:
03.06 15:29 UpdatedFair Value Reasoning:
As of March 6, 2026, with ~300 days remaining, and assuming the rate is hovering near the Feb levels (6.11%) since it hasn't triggered yet, the market is severely mispriced due to illiquidity. These are 'Touch Options', not end-of-year binaries. For the rate to touch 6.20% (+9 bps) or 5.90% (-21 bps) over a 10-month period is statistically near-certain given historical mortgage rate volatility. The market prices are irrationally clustered around 0.50, failing to price in the time value and volatility that virtually guarantees the nearby strikes will be hit.
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Hedging
US 10Y Yield
The 30-year mortgage rate is highly positively correlated with the US 10-year Treasury Yield, as both are driven by long-term inflation expectations and the Fed's monetary policy path. If mortgage rates spike unexpectedly (hitting high-level options), it typically implies Treasury yields are also rising sharply, which exerts negative valuation pressure on the housing sector and the broader stock market (e.g., S&P 500). Thus, this is an effective hedge against interest rate risk.
Divergence
Significant divergence. Mainstream economic consensus expects interest rate volatility driven by inflation data and Fed policy. However, the prediction market pricing implies the rate will remain 'frozen' in an extremely narrow range (pricing the probability of touching neither 6.20% nor 5.90% at ~50%), which contradicts financial reality.
