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Predicted vs reality

Every forecast the model publishes is kept and scored when its date arrives. Before the first ones mature, the record below replays the same method over 2018–2026, using only the data that was available on each date. A good forecaster lands inside its likely range about half the time and inside its wider range about four times in five.

Record updated 2026-10-21. 2 published runs so far.

4 weeks ahead

Simulated history, 188
Inside the likely range goal 50%
52%
Inside the wider range goal 80%
79%
Typical miss
±10%
Lean
No systematic lean
Closer than “no change”
50% of the time
Right direction
52%

4 months ahead

Simulated history, 176
Inside the likely range goal 50%
57%
Inside the wider range goal 80%
82%
Typical miss
±27%
Lean
Too low by 4%
Closer than “no change”
49% of the time
Right direction
55%

4 years ahead

Simulated history, 32
Inside the likely range goal 50%
28%
Inside the wider range goal 80%
50%
Typical miss
±87%
Lean
Too high by 46%
Closer than “no change”
63% of the time
Right direction
100%

Forecasts against the real price

Actual price Landed in the likely range In the wider range Missed Published prediction
$50.0k$100kMay ’25Jul ’25Sep ’25Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26Nov ’26 Simulated forecast made 2025-03-28 at $84,309 for 2025-04-25: median $83,979, likely $75.9k–$95.8k. Actual $94,771.Simulated forecast made 2025-04-11 at $83,360 for 2025-05-09: median $83,615, likely $76.5k–$93.8k. Actual $102,941.Simulated forecast made 2025-04-25 at $94,771 for 2025-05-23: median $93,442, likely $85.7k–$105k. Actual $107,292.Simulated forecast made 2025-05-09 at $102,941 for 2025-06-06: median $103,144, likely $96.8k–$112k. Actual $104,421.Simulated forecast made 2025-05-23 at $107,292 for 2025-06-20: median $107,094, likely $102k–$114k. Actual $103,275.Simulated forecast made 2025-06-06 at $104,421 for 2025-07-04: median $103,529, likely $98.2k–$111k. Actual $108,081.Simulated forecast made 2025-06-20 at $103,275 for 2025-07-18: median $103,294, likely $98.5k–$110k. Actual $117,959.Simulated forecast made 2025-07-04 at $108,081 for 2025-08-01: median $110,567, likely $105k–$119k. Actual $113,282.Simulated forecast made 2025-07-18 at $117,959 for 2025-08-15: median $119,992, likely $115k–$128k. Actual $117,311.Simulated forecast made 2025-08-01 at $113,282 for 2025-08-29: median $113,587, likely $110k–$120k. Actual $108,473.Simulated forecast made 2025-08-15 at $117,311 for 2025-09-12: median $116,695, likely $112k–$124k. Actual $116,149.Simulated forecast made 2025-08-29 at $108,473 for 2025-09-26: median $110,103, likely $105k–$119k. Actual $109,669.Simulated forecast made 2025-09-12 at $116,149 for 2025-10-10: median $118,251, likely $113k–$127k. Actual $113,755.Simulated forecast made 2025-09-26 at $109,669 for 2025-10-24: median $110,075, likely $107k–$116k. Actual $111,025.Simulated forecast made 2025-10-10 at $113,755 for 2025-11-07: median $113,199, likely $108k–$122k. Actual $103,428.Simulated forecast made 2025-10-24 at $111,025 for 2025-11-21: median $108,997, likely $103k–$119k. Actual $84,948.Simulated forecast made 2025-11-07 at $103,428 for 2025-12-05: median $102,896, likely $97.2k–$112k. Actual $89,280.Simulated forecast made 2025-11-21 at $84,948 for 2025-12-19: median $84,684, likely $80.0k–$92.4k. Actual $88,168.Simulated forecast made 2025-12-05 at $89,280 for 2026-01-02: median $88,652, likely $83.3k–$97.7k. Actual $89,940.Simulated forecast made 2025-12-19 at $88,168 for 2026-01-16: median $87,975, likely $83.1k–$96.2k. Actual $95,489.Simulated forecast made 2026-01-02 at $89,940 for 2026-01-30: median $89,783, likely $86.6k–$94.5k. Actual $84,017.Simulated forecast made 2026-01-16 at $95,489 for 2026-02-13: median $95,596, likely $92.3k–$100k. Actual $68,861.Simulated forecast made 2026-01-30 at $84,017 for 2026-02-27: median $84,159, likely $80.1k–$90.3k. Actual $65,864.Simulated forecast made 2026-02-13 at $68,861 for 2026-03-13: median $68,296, likely $61.9k–$78.6k. Actual $70,930.Simulated forecast made 2026-02-27 at $65,864 for 2026-03-27: median $65,242, likely $58.9k–$75.5k. Actual $66,214.Simulated forecast made 2026-03-13 at $70,930 for 2026-04-10: median $70,548, likely $66.2k–$77.3k. Actual $72,945.Simulated forecast made 2026-03-27 at $66,214 for 2026-04-24: median $66,056, likely $61.5k–$72.0k. Actual $77,444.Simulated forecast made 2026-04-10 at $72,945 for 2026-05-08: median $73,010, likely $68.9k–$78.2k. Actual $80,180.Simulated forecast made 2026-04-24 at $77,444 for 2026-05-22: median $77,398, likely $72.8k–$83.3k. Actual $75,568.Simulated forecast made 2026-05-08 at $80,180 for 2026-06-05: median $79,970, likely $76.1k–$84.9k. Actual $60,908.Simulated forecast made 2026-05-22 at $75,568 for 2026-06-19: median $75,767, likely $73.0k–$79.2k. Actual $63,307.Simulated forecast made 2026-06-05 at $60,908 for 2026-07-03: median $61,189, likely $58.0k–$65.2k. Actual $62,565.Simulated forecast made 2026-06-19 at $63,307 for 2026-07-17: median $63,432, likely $59.7k–$68.3k. Actual $63,916.Simulated forecast made 2026-07-03 at $62,565 for 2026-07-31: median $62,534, likely $59.0k–$66.9k. Actual $62,875.Simulated forecast made 2026-07-17 at $63,916 for 2026-08-14: median $63,786, likely $60.6k–$67.8k. Actual $62,925.Simulated forecast made 2026-07-31 at $62,875 for 2026-08-28: median $62,719, likely $59.8k–$66.4k. Actual $77,717.Simulated forecast made 2026-08-14 at $62,925 for 2026-09-11: median $62,869, likely $60.7k–$65.5k. Actual $77,177.Simulated forecast made 2026-08-28 at $77,717 for 2026-09-25: median $77,363, likely $72.3k–$83.8k. Actual $84,062.Simulated forecast made 2026-09-11 at $77,177 for 2026-10-09: median $76,857, likely $71.4k–$83.8k. Actual $82,563.Published 2026-10-20 at $81,407 for 2026-11-17: median $82,097, likely $79.0k–$86.7k. Not due yet.Published 2026-10-21 at $83,250 for 2026-11-18: median $84,136, likely $81.7k–$87.4k. Not due yet. today

Each bar is one forecast, drawn at the date it was for: the thick part is its likely range, the thin line its wider range, the dot its median. Hover a bar for the numbers. The 4-week view shows the last 18 months and the 4-month view the last four years; the scores above cover the whole record.

Published predictions

Every checkpoint from runs that went live on this site, with the outcome once its date has passed.

MadeForAheadPrice thenPredictedLikely rangeActualResult
2026-10-20Nov 17 20264 weeks$81,407$82,097$79.0k – $86.7k–Due in 27 days
2026-10-21Nov 18 20264 weeks$83,250$84,136$81.7k – $87.4k–Due in 28 days
2026-10-20Feb 17 20274 months$81,407$80,682$69.0k – $102k–Due in 119 days
2026-10-21Feb 18 20274 months$83,250$83,304$73.2k – $99.7k–Due in 120 days
2026-10-20Oct 20 20271 year$81,407$119,164$84.7k – $223k–Due in 364 days
2026-10-21Oct 21 20271 year$83,250$120,404$85.6k – $225k–Due in 365 days
2026-10-20Oct 19 20282 years$81,407$183,844$124k – $344k–Due in 729 days
2026-10-21Oct 20 20282 years$83,250$185,442$125k – $347k–Due in 730 days
2026-10-20Oct 19 20293 years$81,407$252,527$171k – $472k–Due in 1094 days
2026-10-21Oct 20 20293 years$83,250$253,986$172k – $475k–Due in 1095 days
2026-10-20Oct 19 20304 years$81,407$293,524$198k – $549k–Due in 1459 days
2026-10-21Oct 20 20304 years$83,250$294,857$199k – $551k–Due in 1460 days

What the model has learned

Before each run the model scores its matured predictions and corrects itself: it shifts the median if it keeps missing in one direction, widens or narrows the ranges until they hold the right share of outcomes, refits the model blend with its live misses counted double, and re-weights the gauges by how well each one called the next four weeks.

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