April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026, Yang Seung-jo's price continued to climb from 70c to 81.5c, while Park Soo-hyun dropped from 26.15c to 15.05c. The reason is that as the primary nears its end, Yang has further consolidated his lead, causing the market to price in his DPK nomination. April 9, 2026 - April 11, 2026, Yang Seung-jo's price surged from 42.5c to 81.5c, while Park Soo-hyun's price plummeted from 53.9c to 15.05c. The reason is the DPK primary situation becoming clearer, with Yang likely taking a decisive lead in key polls, prompting a rapid concentration of market capital. April 8, 2026 - April 9, 2026, Park Soo-hyun's price surged from 16.75c to 53.9c, while Yang Seung-jo's price plummeted from 74.5c to 42.5c. The reason is a major reversal in the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) primary dynamics; Park likely secured key endorsements or took the lead in recent internal polls, prompting a rapid shift in market capital. April 9, 2026 - April 10, 2026, Park Soo-hyun's price plummeted from 53.9c back to 26.15c, while Yang Seung-jo's price rebounded from 42.5c to 70c. The reason is another reversal in the DPK primary race, possibly due to an effective counterattack by Yang's camp or new polls showing Yang re-establishing a clear lead. March 21, 2026 - March 24, 2026, Park Soo-hyun's price rebounded from 9.95c to 17.8c. The reason is Moon Jin-seok's withdrawal on the 24th, leading to a consolidation of DPK votes, with some capital betting on Park to challenge Yang in the final stretch. March 18, 2026 - March 24, 2026, Kim Tae-heum's price crashed continuously from 24c to 6.5c. The reason is an irrational run on the market during the intense DPK primary phase; traders seem to be completely ignoring the incumbent's base despite Kim being confirmed as the PPP nominee on March 17.

There is a massive divergence between market pricing and mainstream political reality. The market is giving the incumbent PPP Governor Kim Tae-heum a less than 2% chance of winning, as if the DPK primary winner automatically takes the general election. In South Korean political reality, Chungcheongnam-do is a highly competitive swing province, and an incumbent governor without major scandals typically maintains a 40%-60% win probability in the general election. This divergence stems from early prediction market capital heavily indexing on primary drama, severely squeezing the true value of the general election candidates.