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Global Intelligence Journal

APR 13, 2026

Good morning!

While you were sleeping, the prediction market whales were busy. Here's what the smart money is betting on, plus today's top bond picks across sports, finance, politics, and tech.

News Briefing

๐Ÿฆ Finance & Markets

US futures slide as Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade. S&P 500 poised to drop ~0.6% at the open after the President ordered a naval blockade of Iranian port traffic following failed weekend peace talks. Risk-off sentiment is spreading globally.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Politics

Trump orders Strait of Hormuz blockade effective today. US Central Command announced it will enforce a blockade against vessels of all nations entering or exiting Iranian ports starting at 10:00 AM ET, after 21 hours of US-Iran negotiations broke down in Pakistan over the weekend.

๐ŸŒ Geopolitics

US-Iran peace talks collapse after 21-hour marathon. Negotiations in Pakistan ended without agreement, prompting the US to escalate with a full naval blockade of Iran's ports. Iran's military called the blockade "an illegal act amounting to piracy."

Strait of Hormuz traffic normal by April 30 ~11% YES
Democrats win Senate in 2026 ~50% YES

Macro Signal

Live odds from Kalshi & Polymarket
Recession
33%
Elevated
Rate Cuts
1
Next 6 Mo
Midterms
0%
D-House, R-Senate
CPI Forecast
2.5%
Dec 2025
AI Bubble Burst
16%
Dec 2026

From The Research Desk

California Governor Race: Tom Steyer Just Went From Afterthought to Frontrunner in Five Days
By Tyler Jacobsma โ€ข Politics โ€ข 5 min read

California's jungle primary is June 2. The top two finishers -- regardless of party -- advance to the November general. --- TOM STEYER JUST WENT FROM AFTERTHOUGHT TO FRONTRUNNER IN FIVE DAYS A week ago, Eric Swalwell was the clear leader in the Democ...

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Stock Market Movers

Top gainers and losers from yesterday's trading session.

Top Gainers

โ–ฒ 0.7%
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
$373.57
+$2.70
โ–ฒ 0.3%
TSLA
Tesla Inc.
$350.09
+$1.14
โ–ฒ 0.2%
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
$138.11
+$0.25

Top Losers

โ–ผ 3.4%
CRM
Salesforce Inc.
$164.98
-$5.87
โ–ผ 2.0%
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
$225.37
-$4.57
โ–ผ 1.3%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
$186.12
-$2.51

Today's Top Pick

Our highest-rated opportunity of the day. Each pick is rated AAA-A based on liquidity, probability, and smart money activity.

Emerging Markets

Markets gaining rapid traction with high volume velocity. These unrated markets show accelerating interest.

24h Vol: $29,297 Velocity: 0.6x
24h Vol: $993,380 Velocity: 0.5x

Smart Money Activity

When traders put serious money on the line, we pay attention. Significant whale bets from the past 24 hours.

#1
Bet: No $151,154 Apr 11, 11:04 PM Top Trader
#2
Bet: Yes $119,880 Apr 12, 5:39 PM Top Trader
#3
Bet: Anyones Legend $85,564 Apr 13, 12:27 PM Top Trader
#4
Bet: Bilibili Gaming $68,000 Apr 13, 10:03 AM Top Trader
#5
Bet: Up $45,143 Apr 13, 12:10 PM Top Trader

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