Ananya Chetia
Ananya Chetia is a data journalist at CNBC who covers prediction markets and trading platforms, using data-driven reporting to show how they affect retail investors, students and the broader economy. Her coverage focuses on prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, alongside related market news on stocks, crypto firms and trading startups.
Prediction markets and retail speculation
Chetia frequently writes on prediction markets as a new vehicle for retail speculation, including work explaining how platforms have become what Barclays calls “retail’s shiny new toy” after volumes surged following the 2024 presidential election. She examines how individual traders use contracts tied to elections, technology companies and macro events, and how that activity changes when notional volume explodes across platforms.
In one recent piece, she extends this lens to education by reporting on healthcare students who turn to Kalshi and similar betting platforms to help pay for their degrees, treating their financial choices as part of the wider prediction‑market ecosystem.
Volume, volatility and market structure
A core strand of her reporting is market structure, particularly the concentration and thinness of volume on prediction platforms and the risks that creates for traders. Her analysis of Polymarket found that roughly 70% of closed markets recorded under $10,000 in volume from 2021 through late May 2026, highlighting how shallow liquidity can leave users exposed to volatile prices and bots. She has pulled over a million closed markets from Polymarket’s API to support this work, using large datasets to map how volume clusters around a small set of high‑profile markets tied to elections, Elon Musk and crypto. In coverage of Kalshi and Polymarket, she scrutinizes trading volumes for specific products, raising questions about rapid growth, market design and the boundary between prediction markets and gambling regulation. Her reporting also tracks odds on specific events, such as traders’ high probability that an Anthropic IPO will be announced within defined time windows, tying contract prices to concrete corporate milestones.
Platforms, startups and funding
Chetia’s beat includes the businesses that build prediction platforms, where she profiles growth campaigns, funding rounds and strategic pivots. She has covered Novig’s surge in trading volume and growth, including reporting on how a Sydney Sweeney‑backed marketing campaign contributed to the platform’s rapid expansion. Her reporting on Raven details a funding round led by Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global at a $90 million pre‑money valuation, and follows Raven’s expansion from providing liquidity in crypto trading into prediction markets.
Across these stories she connects capital flows and platform strategy to the behavior of traders and the evolution of prediction markets as a segment of fintech.
Market news and stock movers
Alongside deep dives on prediction platforms, Chetia contributes to market news coverage, including regular roundups of stocks making the biggest moves midday or in premarket trading.
These pieces highlight individual companies such as Akamai Technologies, Genius Sports and Nike, summarizing catalysts like new contracts, analyst upgrades and valuation calls that move share prices in the short term. She also covers single‑name stories, like analysis of Target’s strong sales performance and HSBC’s upgraded outlook for the retailer, situating stock calls within recent earnings trends and price targets. This market coverage sits alongside her prediction‑market work, giving her a vantage point that links traditional equities with newer speculative platforms.
Background and approach
Chetia’s professional profiles describe her as a data journalist covering prediction markets at CNBC, with experience reporting on startups, the economy and politics for both local and global outlets. She emphasizes data‑driven storytelling, using programming and statistical analysis to build visuals and interactive tools that aim to hold institutions accountable. Her body of work at CNBC reflects that approach, blending quantitative analysis with accessible explanations of how prediction markets, trading platforms and fast‑moving stocks intersect with everyday decision‑making.
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