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Trade: What will Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) hit in May 2026?

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Resolution criteria on PolyGram: What will Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) hit in May 2026?

PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.

Liquidity
$26K
Total Volume
$36K
24h Volume
$1K
Open Interest
$9K
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Market outcomes

↑ $495 3% YES97% NO
↑ $480 6% YES95% NO
↑ $465 9% YES92% NO
↑ $450 15% YES85% NO
↑ $435 36% YES65% NO
↓ $420 100% YES0% NO
↓ $405 77% YES24% NO
↓ $390 36% YES64% NO

Market context

Microsoft's share price will either reach or exceed a specific threshold during May 2026. The current order book on Polymarket prices this event at 8% probability, reflecting trader consensus that the outcome is unlikely within the settlement window. This low implied probability suggests either a substantial price movement would be required or the market perceives structural headwinds to such a move occurring in that particular month.

Historical precedent offers context for interpreting this pricing. Microsoft's volatility has typically ranged between 25–35% annualised over recent years, with monthly moves of 5–10% commonplace during earnings seasons or major product announcements. The company's share price has demonstrated sensitivity to broader technology sector rotations, cloud infrastructure demand signals, and artificial intelligence capability announcements. Previous May periods have seen modest seasonal patterns, though earnings calls and guidance revisions have occasionally driven outsized moves. The 8% probability embedded in the order book reflects a threshold that would require either a significant positive catalyst or a multi-month uptrend to materialise within a single month.

Traders monitoring this contract should track Microsoft's quarterly earnings announcements, cloud revenue growth metrics, and any strategic partnerships or product launches scheduled for spring 2026. Macroeconomic conditions affecting technology valuations, Federal Reserve policy signals, and competitive developments in enterprise software and cloud services will influence the underlying share price trajectory. The settlement window closes on 1 June 2026, giving traders approximately one month of May trading activity to assess whether conditions align with the threshold being breached.

Wikipedia Context

  • Microsoft
    Microsoft

    Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft

  • Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.

    Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., 550 U.S. 437 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court reversed a previous decision by the Federal Circuit and ruled in favor of Microsoft, holding that Microsoft was not liable for infringement on AT&T's patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f).

  • Microsoft Corp. v. United States
    Microsoft Corp. v. United States

    Microsoft Corp. v. United States, known on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court as United States v. Microsoft Corp., 584 U.S. ___, 138 S. Ct. 1186 (2018), was a data privacy case involving the extraterritoriality of law enforcement seeking electronic data under the 1986 Stored Communications Act (SCA), Title II of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 198

  • Microsoft Corp. v. Internal Revenue Service
    Microsoft Corp. v. Internal Revenue Service

    The lawsuit Microsoft v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 1:14-cv-01982, was filed in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia when Microsoft sued the Internal Revenue Service requesting the IRS comply with a Freedom of Information Act request. According to Microsoft the IRS "unlawfully withheld" information on a contract between law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhar

Resolution source

This market settles from the official outcome published at https://pythdata.app/explore/Equity.US.MSFT%2FUSD. A proposer submits the final result to the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon; the two-hour dispute window closes and payouts clear in USDC.

How to trade this market step by step

The mechanics for trading "What will Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) hit in May 2026?" are the same as any other PolyGram event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.

  1. Sign in on polygram.ink with your email — no full KYC under $1,500 lifetime trading volume.
  2. Deposit USDC on Polygon (lowest fees, ~$0.01 per transaction) or Ethereum. Funds credit after 12 confirmations.
  3. Pick a side. Buy YES if you believe the event will happen; buy NO if you think it won't. The current YES price reflects the market's collective probability.
  4. Size your position. If you stake 100 USDC at 50% YES, you'll receive shares that pay $200 if YES resolves true — a 100% gross return. If NO resolves, your shares are worth $0.
  5. Set risk controls (optional). Stop-loss, take-profit, and limit-order types all supported. Use the trade ticket's slippage box to cap your maximum entry price.
  6. Wait for resolution. When the event resolves on-chain via the UMA optimistic oracle, the winning side settles to 100¢ automatically and USDC hits your balance within seconds. Withdrawable to any wallet you control.

How active is this market?

$36K in lifetime turnover and $26K of resting liquidity puts this market in the around the median by volume for finance contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is modest — expect a couple of cents of slippage on $1k+ trades.

Last 24 hours alone saw $1K in turnover, consistent with the market's lifetime daily-average pace.

The market has been open for under a month — fresh enough that information asymmetry remains a real factor.

Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.

Key terms

YES / NO share
A binary outcome token that pays $1.00 if the underlying claim resolves true (YES) or false (NO), and $0 otherwise. The market price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the implied probability.
CLOB
Central limit order book. The matching engine that pairs YES buyers with NO buyers (effectively the same trade). Polymarket's CLOB on Polygon executes trades on-chain via the conditional-tokens framework.
Liquidity
USDC capital sitting in resting limit orders inside the order book. Deeper liquidity means smaller slippage on large trades and a tighter bid-ask spread.
UMA optimistic oracle
The on-chain dispute system that settles each Polymarket market. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and unchallenged proposals finalise the resolution.
Slippage
The difference between the displayed mid-price and your fill price. Affects market orders most; limit orders avoid slippage but may take time to fill.
Conditional token
ERC-1155 outcome share issued by Gnosis Conditional Tokens on Polygon. The token type that resolves to $1.00 or $0.00 at settlement.

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Frequently asked questions

How does this market resolve?

Resolution is sourced from https://pythdata.app/explore/Equity.US.MSFT%2FUSD. Settlement is executed by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon, with a 2-hour dispute window before payouts clear.

When does this market close?

This prediction market is scheduled to close on 1 June 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.

How can I trade on "What will Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) hit in May 2026?"?

To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.

What happens when the market resolves?

When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.

Risk and regulatory note

Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of staked capital. Outcomes are uncertain by definition — historical accuracy of crowd-implied probabilities is high in aggregate but not for any single market. PolyGram does not provide investment advice. Trade only with capital you can afford to lose.

Regulatory status varies by jurisdiction. Germany, the United States, and most EU countries treat Polymarket-style event contracts under one of three frameworks: financial derivative, gambling product, or unregulated novel asset. Consult local counsel before trading.

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