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The bets just keep on coming.  Prediction markets continue to surge in popularity. On Kalshi and Polymarket, the two most popular prediction markets in America (and America’s news-cycle), total trading volume surpassed $24 billion in April 2026, up from about $1.8 billion a year prior, according to analysis from The Block.  The most successful predictors, so-called sharps, are finding edges in unexpected markets, from music charts to Super Bowl broadcasts to Great Plain tornadoes. Meet three of them. ‘It’s a mix of data and vibes’ Joel Holsinger, a 26-year-old Brooklynite, began trading on prediction markets and creating content around them in…

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