What You Can Trade
Price bets, time-in-range markets, and sports futures. Products that only work because Scalar resolves on a spectrum.
Bet Price Goes Up
The higher price goes within a range, the more you make.
ETH is at $3,000. You think it'll go up.
Buy "ETH $3,000–$4,000" at $3.00.
Your payout moves with price between the two levels:
- ETH at $3,000 or below → $0.00
- ETH at $3,500 → $5.00
- ETH at $4,000 or above → $10.00
The higher ETH goes within the range, the more you make. Capped at both ends. Perps-like exposure without the liquidation risk.
In traditional finance, this is known as a Bull Call Spread. Same payoff structure, but on Scalar it's a single position with no options complexity.
Time in Range
The longer price stays inside a band, the more you earn.
You think ETH will stay between $2,800–$3,200 for the next 30 days.
Buy "ETH $2,800–$3,200, 30d" at $4.50.
Your payout is based on how much time the asset spends inside the range:
- In range 100% of the time → $10.00
- In range 50% of the time → $5.00
- In range 0% of the time → $0.00
The longer it stays in range, the more you earn. Every second counts.
In traditional finance, this is known as a Range Accrual. Typically only available to institutional traders through structured products.
World Cup Total Goals
Your payout scales with how many goals get scored.
2026 World Cup. Baseline: 300 total goals = $5.00 payout.
Each goal above 300 adds $0.10. Each goal below 300 subtracts $0.10.
You think it'll be high-scoring, so you buy at $5.20:
- 320 goals → $7.00
- 300 goals → $5.00
- 285 goals → $3.50
You don't just bet "over or under." You get paid for how far the outcome goes in your direction.
Why These Can't Exist Elsewhere
| Product | What you're expressing | On traditional prediction markets |
|---|---|---|
| Bet Price Goes Up | "Price will rise within a range" | 2 separate markets, 2 order books, 2 spreads |
| Time in Range | "Price will stay flat" | 30+ daily markets combined manually |
| World Cup Goals | "More goals than expected" | One over/under, all-or-nothing |
These products require continuous resolution to exist. Binary markets simply cannot express them.