How low will the 10-year US Treasury yield get by Oct 30, 2026: PBE moves “5.17% or below” down to 60% from 71%
New Treasury data reached the model between 20:14 UTC and 20:09 UTC on Oct 9. Same model version, later data cutoff: here is exactly which inputs changed.
Data illustration generated by PropBetEdge Predictions from this story’s evidence
5.17% or below · pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 · 20:14 UTC → 20:09 UTC
How low will the 10-year US Treasury yield get by Oct 30, 2026?
5.17% or below · WINDOW OPEN · OBSERVING
Quick read
- pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 moved “5.17% or below” from 71% to 60% (−11 pts).
- Later data cutoff: Oct 8 20:14Z → Oct 9 20:09Z; same model version, so the move reflects inputs, not a model change.
- Primary inputs changed: Daily volatility (EWMA), Latest official par yield, Business days left.
- A comparable market observation was not captured with both snapshots, so no market move is stated.
What changed in the inputs
Between the snapshot captured at Oct 8 20:14Z (data cutoff Oct 8 20:14Z) and the one at Oct 9 20:09Z (cutoff Oct 9 20:09Z), the same model version — pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 — moved “5.17% or below” from 71% to 60%. The model inputs that changed: Daily volatility (EWMA) from 4.9 bp to 4.8 bp; Latest official par yield from 5.22% to 5.24%; Business days left from 15 to 14.
| Input | Before | After | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily volatility (EWMA) | 4.9 bp | 4.8 bp | yes |
| last_published_date | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-09 | — |
| Latest official par yield | 5.22% | 5.24% | yes |
| Business days left | 15 | 14 | yes |
This page reports which stored inputs differ between two immutable forecasts. It does not claim why the underlying yields changed.
The forecast path
Data table
| Time (UTC) | Source | Value % |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 19:30Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 55 |
| Oct 5 15:44Z | Kalshi mid | 96 |
| Oct 5 19:16Z | Kalshi mid | 23 |
| Oct 5 19:44Z | Kalshi mid | 30 |
| Oct 5 19:50Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 45 |
| Oct 6 19:52Z | Kalshi mid | 49 |
| Oct 6 19:54Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 55 |
| Oct 6 20:00Z | Kalshi mid | 49 |
| Oct 6 20:02Z | Kalshi mid | 48 |
| Oct 6 20:10Z | Kalshi mid | 49 |
| Oct 6 22:31Z | Kalshi mid | 49 |
| Oct 7 19:54Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 51 |
| Oct 8 20:14Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 71 |
| Oct 9 01:18Z | Kalshi mid | 66 |
| Oct 9 02:00Z | Kalshi mid | 66 |
| Oct 9 16:49Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 16:53Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 17:01Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 18:01Z | Kalshi mid | 55 |
| Oct 9 18:47Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 18:51Z | Kalshi mid | 59 |
| Oct 9 18:55Z | Kalshi mid | 58 |
| Oct 9 18:57Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 18:59Z | Kalshi mid | 56 |
| Oct 9 19:01Z | Kalshi mid | 58 |
| Oct 9 19:15Z | Kalshi mid | 57 |
| Oct 9 19:23Z | Kalshi mid | 56 |
| Oct 9 20:09Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 60 |
A comparable market observation was not captured with both snapshots, so no market move is stated.
The two snapshots
| Earlier | Later | |
|---|---|---|
| Captured | Oct 8 20:14Z | Oct 9 20:09Z |
| Data cutoff | Oct 8 20:14Z | Oct 9 20:09Z |
| Guidance runs | — | — |
| PBE | 71% | 60% |
| Market at capture | — | — |
Evidence & method
What this story is based on. Every value above was read from these immutable records.
- Model
- pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 · RESEARCH
- Snapshot
- 1f7e2a61-aed4-4b9f-b91e-c605abc044d2
- Compared with
- 457318fd-d855-46d5-8dd7-0e1cfe1625c2
- Captured
- Oct 9 20:09Z
- Data cutoff
- Oct 9 20:09Z
- Source families
- U.S. Department of the Treasury · PBE calibration rates-path-v1 (standardized daily changes 1962-2017)
- Resolves on
- U.S. Department of the Treasury (Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates) — Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rate, 10-year tenor, first published value per business day
- Independent check
- FRED DGS10 (H.15 constant maturity, same Treasury curve)
- Measurement
- Daily par yield for the 10-year tenor on each business day 2026-10-01..2026-10-30; intraday values not considered
- Rounding
- Yields as published (two decimals)
- Exceptions
- The market may expire early once the threshold is met · First published value per business day governs unless the Exchange finds a material error
- Random-walk drift assumption; no macro-release calendar effects yet
- Contracts already decided by the published path are not forecast
Rates · Treasury yield paths — inputs: Official Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve (settlement source); EWMA volatility x bootstrapped historical daily changes. This model on the research board →
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