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August 24, 2026

Sharps fade a US-Iran nuclear deal; five markets settle today

Five markets resolve today, led by roughly $29K of flow on the League of Legends LEC match between Natus Vincere and Fnatic. The week's biggest ticket is a ~$179K position betting against a US-Iran nuclear deal.

Resolving Today

Tennis: money on Heide in US Open qualifying

Leaning: Gustavo Heide (51% implied)

Four trades worth about $24K landed on Gustavo Heide in his US Open qualifying match against Joel Schwaerzler, with Heide priced at 51% implied. It is close to a coin flip, and the flow is nudging it his way.

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La Liga: smart money bets against Osasuna beating Levante

Leaning: No (49% implied)

About $24K across two trades bought the No side of "CA Osasuna wins," priced at 49% implied, in their La Liga match against Levante UD. The sharps are taking a draw or a Levante win over an Osasuna victory.

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Serie A: single large bet on Roma over Fiorentina

Leaning: Yes (58% implied)

One trade of roughly $24K backed Yes on AS Roma winning their Serie A match against ACF Fiorentina, with Yes at 58% implied. Size without much corroborating signal — it carries our weakest composite score of the day at 0.5.

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Premier League: sharps lean Chelsea against Fulham

Leaning: Yes (52% implied)

Two trades totalling about $15K bought Yes on Chelsea FC winning their Premier League match against Fulham FC, priced at 52% implied. A near-even market where the money picks a side rather than the draw.

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LoL: heaviest flow today on Natus Vincere vs Fnatic

Leaning: Natus Vincere (45% implied)

The day's largest activity — about $29K over five trades — went to Natus Vincere in this best-of-three LEC regular season League of Legends match against Fnatic. Notably, NAVI are the underdog at 45% implied, so the sharps are paying for the less likely outcome.

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Top This Week

Geopolitics: big money doubts a US-Iran nuclear deal

Leaning: No (70% implied)

The week's largest position, roughly $179K in a single trade, bought No on a US-Iran final nuclear deal by December 31, 2026, with No priced at 70% implied. The bet is that talks do not close this year.

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Germany: money says Merz stays chancellor into 2027

Leaning: No (83% implied)

Four trades worth about $24K bought No on Friedrich Merz leaving the German chancellorship before 2027, with No at 83% implied. The flow is paying up for continuity rather than chasing a cheap exit.

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Ukraine: sharps bet against a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in 2026

Leaning: No (82% implied)

A single trade of about $20K took the No side of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire by December 31, 2026, priced at 82% implied. Smart money sees the war running past year-end.

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Israel-Lebanon: money says no withdrawal by August 31

Leaning: No (87% implied)

Our strongest signal of the week — composite score 15.1 — is about $10K across three trades on No for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon by August 31, 2026, with No at 87% implied. Small size, but the cleanest score in the batch.

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Anthropic IPO: sharps lean yes by October 31

Leaning: Yes (69% implied)

About $13K over four trades bought Yes on Anthropic going public by October 31, 2026, priced at 69% implied. It is the rare market this week where the smart money is backing something happening rather than fading it.

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