# Trader Raises Democratic Sweep Bet's Share Count by More Than 50% By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/48551 Published: 2026-11-04T14:36:41.000Z Updated: 2026-11-04T14:36:41.000Z Section: Investing > The Election Day purchase came before the first polling places closed. The position later showed a paper return above 32%. A cross-market trader increased the number of shares in a prediction-market bet on Democrats winning both chambers of Congress by more than 50% on Election Day, before the first polling places closed. The purchase added to an existing wager on a Democratic sweep, which would give the party control of the House and Senate. The additional shares went into the account's election-market position. The trader had [put about $84,200 into congressional-control positions]() on Nov. 2. Roughly six hours later, the account opened a separate directional position on Hyperliquid. The Election Day purchase increased its prediction-market holdings. As expectations of Democratic control of both chambers rose, the election position showed a paper return of more than 32%. That gain remained unrealized; it was not a settled payout. Before the election, [Kalshi's congressional balance-of-power market]() priced a Democratic sweep at a 71% implied probability at 8:41 a.m. ET (13:41 UTC) on Nov. 2. That was a snapshot of market pricing ahead of the vote. ## Links in this article - [put about $84,200 into congressional-control positions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/47337) - [Kalshi's congressional balance-of-power market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/46590)