Kalshi Head of the Charles Historical Data
Every Kalshi “Head of the Charles” contract of the day — every trade print and the complete Level-2 book, captured co-located with nanosecond venue and receive timestamps. 4 trading days as day bundles, €1 per day, bought as a guest with instant download.
Head of the Charles on Kalshi — activity
Per-day trade and turnover statistics for Head of the Charles are being captured — coverage began October 2026; the first figures appear within a day of a day closing.
One purchase, the whole series for a day
A series-day bundle contains every Head of the Charles contract that was listed on Kalshi on that UTC day — traded or not — 86 contract files on the latest covered day. Each file carries the full raw feed: every trade print with price, size and side, plus Level-2 order-book updates, in the same zstd-compressed schema as our crypto venues. Event contracts quote 0..1; turnover is USD-normalized.
Coverage runs October 2026 – present — 4 trading days, 3.85 MB compressed in total. A day typically holds 86 contract files (up to 86 on the busiest day, 1.69 MB). Pick individual days in the shop calendar for €1 each; delivery is an instant per-file download or one archive for the whole day.
Head of the Charles — last 4 days in the archive
Files, size, contracts traded, trades, USD turnover, buy share, quoted spread, top-of-book depth and order-book updates per UTC day, from the recorded tick data.
| UTC day | Files | Size | Traded | Trades | Turnover | Buy share | Avg spread | Top-1 depth | L2 updates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 86 | 1.34 MB | 13 | 200 | $544.59 | 91 % | 40.4 ¢ | $20.87 | 40.2K | Buy day → | |
| 2026-10-17 | 86 | 1.69 MB | 12 | 140 | $1.0K | 92 % | 19.0 ¢ | $29.01 | 55.7K | Buy day → | |
| 2026-10-16 | 86 | 743 KB | 11 | 73 | $839.21 | 97 % | 9.96 ¢ | $41.16 | 19.0K | Buy day → | |
| 2026-10-15 | 86 | 92.4 KB | 0 | 0 | $0 | — | — | — | 427 | Buy day → |
Traded = contracts with at least one trade that day. Buy share = taker-buy side of USD turnover. Avg spread = quoted bid-ask spread in contract price cents (0..1 = 100 ¢), weighted by turnover across the day’s contracts. Top-1 depth = mean of the best bid and best ask notional in USD, weighted by turnover. L2 updates = order-book level updates recorded across all contracts of the day. Days captured before the extended statistics show —.
Most traded Head of the Charles contracts by day
The ten contracts with the most USD turnover per UTC day — open, high, low, close, VWAP and the outcome implied by the last print; the six previous days fold out below.
The 10 most traded Head of the Charles contracts on 2026-10-18 — 1 closed Yes (≥ 0.97), 7 closed No (≤ 0.03), 2 still open at the last print: 187 trades, $543.63 USD turnover. The busiest contract was KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 with $237.05 turnover.
| Contract | Settles (UTC) | Open | High | Low | Close | VWAP | Implied outcome | Trades | Turnover | Buy share | Spread | Top-1 depth | L2 updates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · NL84 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.890 | 0.990 | 0.010 | 0.990 | 0.618 | Yes | 49 | $237.05 | 95 % | 40.8 ¢ | $9.44 | 17.9K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CUBC1 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · CUBC1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.220 | 0.830 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.272 | No | 40 | $156.27 | 91 % | 28.7 ¢ | $7.61 | 1.8K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-BUA1 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · BUA1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.980 | 0.990 | 0.270 | 0.600 | 0.869 | open | 7 | $108.84 | 82 % | 56.7 ¢ | $69.9 | 1.4K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CRC11 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · CRC11 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.080 | 0.540 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.127 | No | 26 | $14.36 | 90 % | 42.6 ¢ | $4.64 | 1.2K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-USTC6 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · USTC6 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.130 | 0.740 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.105 | No | 22 | $8.13 | 83 % | 24.0 ¢ | $6.97 | 1.6K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-EGBC2 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · EGBC2 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.030 | 0.740 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.228 | No | 8 | $7.62 | 93 % | 61.6 ¢ | $12.19 | 1.8K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-HU3 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · HU3 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.110 | 0.740 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.099 | No | 21 | $7.03 | 82 % | 28.5 ¢ | $6.04 | 1.3K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-BMC31 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · BMC31 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | open | 1 | $2.78 | 100 % | — | — | 200 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NZL25 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · NZL25 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.022 | No | 9 | $1.03 | 0 % | 40.8 ¢ | $7.34 | 946 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-UWALUM6 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · UWALUM6 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.060 | 0.060 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.019 | No | 4 | $0.52 | 0 % | 67.0 ¢ | $1.82 | 1.1K | buy file → |
Prices quote 0..1 (probability of Yes). Open/high/low/close/VWAP are that UTC day’s trade prints per contract; the implied outcome reads the last print — ≥ 0.97 as Yes, ≤ 0.03 as No, anything between as still open — venues publish the official result. Buy share = taker-buy side of turnover; spread = the contract's turnover-weighted quoted bid-ask spread in cents, top-1 depth = mean best-bid/ask notional per side, L2 updates = order-book level updates recorded for the contract that day. “Settles” is the venue-listed close time of the contract where the venue publishes one (UTC).
2026-10-17 — 10 contracts, 135 trades, $1.0K turnover
The 10 most traded Head of the Charles contracts on 2026-10-17 — 1 closed Yes (≥ 0.97), 1 closed No (≤ 0.03), 8 still open at the last print: 135 trades, $1.0K USD turnover. The busiest contract was KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 with $357.48 turnover.
| Contract | Settles (UTC) | Open | High | Low | Close | VWAP | Implied outcome | Trades | Turnover | Buy share | Spread | Top-1 depth | L2 updates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · NL84 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.460 | 0.890 | 0.410 | 0.890 | 0.481 | open | 29 | $357.48 | 83 % | 10.4 ¢ | $34.01 | 15.0K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CUBC1 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · CUBC1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.180 | 0.570 | 0.180 | 0.220 | 0.289 | open | 31 | $303.04 | 100 % | 13.7 ¢ | $11.91 | 15.7K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-BUA1 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · BUA1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.750 | 0.980 | 0.290 | 0.980 | 0.796 | Yes | 40 | $287.11 | 93 % | 34.9 ¢ | $44.78 | 11.7K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-UWALUM6 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · UWALUM6 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.170 | 0.630 | 0.020 | 0.060 | 0.166 | open | 16 | $21.94 | 95 % | 30.2 ¢ | $4.88 | 1.4K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-EGBC2 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · EGBC2 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 0.137 | No | 8 | $10.95 | 95 % | 23.7 ¢ | $5.38 | 1.3K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-BMA23 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · BMA23 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.060 | 0.060 | open | 1 | $9.39 | 100 % | — | — | 152 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-ENRC5 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · ENRC5 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.110 | 0.120 | 0.110 | 0.120 | 0.119 | open | 2 | $7.53 | 100 % | 8.73 ¢ | $2.55 | 323 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-UW2 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · UW2 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.135 | open | 4 | $5.01 | 94 % | 8.96 ¢ | $14.24 | 776 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-USTC6 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · USTC6 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.030 | 0.130 | 0.102 | open | 3 | $2.07 | 91 % | 9.98 ¢ | $15.09 | 436 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-LASALLE17 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · LASALLE17 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | open | 1 | $1.88 | 100 % | — | — | 68 | buy file → |
2026-10-16 — 10 contracts, 72 trades, $836.7 turnover
The 10 most traded Head of the Charles contracts on 2026-10-16 — 0 closed Yes (≥ 0.97), 0 closed No (≤ 0.03), 10 still open at the last print: 72 trades, $836.7 USD turnover. The busiest contract was KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 with $375.72 turnover.
| Contract | Settles (UTC) | Open | High | Low | Close | VWAP | Implied outcome | Trades | Turnover | Buy share | Spread | Top-1 depth | L2 updates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · NL84 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.390 | 0.960 | 0.390 | 0.460 | 0.446 | open | 17 | $375.72 | 100 % | 7.85 ¢ | $58.21 | 1.1K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-BUA1 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · BUA1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.270 | 0.750 | 0.260 | 0.750 | 0.354 | open | 25 | $294.78 | 92 % | 13.2 ¢ | $32.7 | 7.5K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CUBC1 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · CUBC1 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.170 | 0.570 | 0.160 | 0.180 | 0.200 | open | 12 | $85.98 | 100 % | 8.89 ¢ | $16.57 | 2.1K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-UW2 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · UW2 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.150 | 0.050 | 0.150 | 0.149 | open | 7 | $30.71 | 100 % | 8.48 ¢ | $7.31 | 1.9K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-EGBC2 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · EGBC2 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.080 | 0.180 | 0.080 | 0.180 | 0.129 | open | 2 | $13.79 | 69 % | 8.33 ¢ | $13.11 | 1.2K | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-HU3 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · HU3 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.120 | 0.120 | 0.120 | 0.120 | 0.120 | open | 2 | $11.31 | 100 % | 10.0 ¢ | $14.03 | 139 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-HCA14 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · HCA14 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.060 | 0.055 | open | 3 | $11.26 | 100 % | — | — | 99 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CRC11 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · CRC11 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | open | 2 | $5.63 | 100 % | — | — | 91 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT17MAL8-PHRC18 MAL8 · 2026-10-17 · PHRC18 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | open | 1 | $4.69 | 100 % | — | — | 73 | buy file → |
| KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-USTC6 MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · USTC6 | 2026-10-18 23:20 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.130 | 0.130 | open | 1 | $2.83 | 100 % | 10.0 ¢ | $18.63 | 109 | buy file → |
How a Head of the Charles contract trades
On Kalshi, a Head of the Charles contract trades for about 3.0 days from open to close, is listed roughly 2.0 h before it opens, and quotes in 1 ¢ price steps (0..1). Measured on the 10 contracts captured on 2026-10-18.
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KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-CUBC1 minute by minute — 2026-10-15
One-minute open/high/low/close, trades, USD turnover, quoted spread and top-of-book depth of the sample contract — the same 1-minute statistics every instrument’s analytics page offers.
Build a Head of the Charles model on this data
Every settled Head of the Charles contract is a labelled example: the winner, the line or the total that cleared is the label, and the day bundle holds each contract's full order-book path and trade tape, nanosecond-stamped, from the first quote days before the event to the last print — the features for that label. The statistics on this page cover the most traded contracts per day; the bundle holds every contract listed on Kalshi that day.
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Kalshi Head of the Charles data — FAQ
What Kalshi Head of the Charles data can I download?
Tick-by-tick trades and Level-2 order-book depth for every contract of the Head of the Charles series on Kalshi (86 contract files on the latest day). One bundle = one UTC day of the whole series.
What is the Kalshi series ticker for Head of the Charles?
KXHEADOFCHARLES — every contract of the series carries this prefix in its ticker (followed by the event date and strike). Files in a day bundle are named by the full contract ticker, so a bundle holds every KXHEADOFCHARLES-* contract listed that UTC day.
How far back does the Head of the Charles data go?
Coverage runs October 2026 – present — 4 trading days in total.
What format are the Kalshi files in?
One zstd-compressed text file per contract per UTC day, in the same normalized schema as our crypto venues — see the market-data specification; free samples on the downloads page.
Can I get Kalshi Head of the Charles data as CSV or Parquet?
Yes — trades export as gzipped CSV or Parquet at no extra cost, with integer microsecond UTC timestamps that load straight into pandas, polars or DuckDB. Kalshi records full order-book depth without a separate BBO stream, so book data ships in the native tick file — the free reader script converts it locally. See the formats overview.
How much does Kalshi Head of the Charles historical data cost?
€1 per series-day bundle — every contract of the series for that day — no subscription, no minimum order; buy as a guest in the Data Shop and download immediately. Credit packs lower the effective price and never expire.
Do I need an account or a sales call?
No. Pick the Head of the Charles series-days in the Data Shop, pay by card as a guest and download immediately — no subscription, no minimum order, no KYC, no enterprise contract, no sales call. Coding agents buy the same bundles through the MCP server.
How is the Kalshi Head of the Charles data captured?
Co-located at the venue, message by message: every Level-2 update and every trade print carries the exchange timestamp and our receive timestamp in integer nanoseconds, an event-id chain makes any gap visible, and one normalized schema across 35+ venues means a parser written for Binance reads these files unchanged. It is the same capture our own high-frequency trading engine runs on — nothing sampled, no top-N cut.
What was the most traded Head of the Charles contract on 2026-10-18?
KXHEADOFCHARLES-26OCT18MCH8-NL84 (MCH8 · 2026-10-18 · NL84) — $237.05 USD turnover over 49 trades on Kalshi. The 10 most traded contracts of the series did 187 trades and $543.63 that UTC day. Open, high, low, close and VWAP per contract are listed on this page; the tick-level data is in the day bundle.