Pentagon's "Pizza Index" Rebooted, Suspicious Insider Entry on U.S.-Venezuela Conflict-Related Wager
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**December 9 Update**
Per PolyBeats monitoring, the Pentagon Pizza Index—long viewed as a "barometer" of U.S. military activity—operates on this core logic: When the Pentagon’s high-level command center or war room is managing a major, sudden international crisis or military deployment, staff face extended work hours. Late-night shifts typically lead to bulk pizza orders for dinner.
Since the evening of December 6, the index has reactivated again, running for several hours. However, the probability tied to the predicted "December 12/31 drug ship strike?" has not shifted significantly, and no suspected insider traders have been identified entering the market. Still, trends in other related bets are notable.
In the market for **"Will the U.S. have military contact with Venezuela before December 31?"**, two traders with highly suspicious profiles are making aggressive, concentrated bets:
- **methebestss**: 12 hours ago, he deposited $6,000 into his account—his first and only transaction on the platform—and bought 20,389 "Yes" shares at an average price of 30 cents.
- **smaugvision** (more aggressive): 19 hours ago, he deposited over $40,000 and simultaneously bought "Yes" shares for the December 9, 15, and 31 timelines, with a total open position exceeding $20,000. He also allocated over $8,000 to two other Venezuela-related wagers: "Will the U.S. military enter Venezuela before December 31?" and "Will the U.S. invade Venezuela before December 31?".
Both traders used non-crypto fiat deposits (their usual method) and concentrated nearly all funds on Venezuela military-related timelines—behavior that is highly focused and targeted.
Currently, all the above wagers have probabilities below 30%.
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