{"id":209496,"date":"2025-11-17T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/uncategorized\/forecast-a-fed-pause-in-december-traded-at-56-over-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:34:38","slug":"forecast-a-fed-pause-in-december-traded-at-56-over-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/forecast-a-fed-pause-in-december-traded-at-56-over-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecast: A Fed Pause in December Traded At 56% Over the Weekend: Nov. 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The probability of the Fed pausing in December reached a fresh high of 56% on Saturday, during an active trading weekend. The odds have shifted materially after a series of speakers from the central bank voiced worries about inflation that have risen in recent months. The heavier cost forces influenced skepticism that a reduction next month would be prudent in light of a 3-handle on the Consumer Price Index. Indeed, the chance of a hold rose from just 30% last Wednesday to north of <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF&amp;locale=en_US#\/market-details?id=791099755%7C20251210%7C3%7CDecember%202025\">50%<\/a> on Friday. Approximately 61,000 contracts are open that are tied to the final US rate decision of 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"664\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7-1100x664.jpg\" alt=\"Historical pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contract regarding Fed policy meeting in December.\" class=\"wp-image-209503 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7-1100x664.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7-700x422.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture1-7.jpg 1273w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/664;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Picture2-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contracts regarding Fed December rate policy decision\" class=\"wp-image-209502 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture2-6.jpg 613w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture2-6-300x267.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 613px; aspect-ratio: 613\/546;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Forecasters Are Bullish Stocks, Bearish Crypto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other contracts with strong interest in recent days have been whether futures prices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF&amp;locale=en_US#\/market-details?id=649180695%7C20260102%7C6800%7CDecember%2031,%202025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S&amp;P 500,<\/a> Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial indices, and Bitcoin as well as Ethereum. Investors are expecting higher stocks by year-end, according to current pricing, but that same confidence isn\u2019t extending to crypto, with just 47% odds that Bitcoin will finish 2025 above 95k; it traded close to 96k earlier today. Separately, the likelihood of a flip in the lower chamber of Congress remains at an elevated 67%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"117\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2-1100x117.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader regarding CME E-Mini S&amp;P 500 Futures\" class=\"wp-image-209500 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2-1100x117.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2-700x74.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2-768x81.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture4-2.jpg 1255w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/117;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"115\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2-1100x115.jpg\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contracts regarding December 31 Bitcoin price\" class=\"wp-image-209499 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2-1100x115.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2-700x73.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2-300x31.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2-768x80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Picture5-2.jpg 1263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/115;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source for images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of Nov. 17, 2025.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Red circles around the thresholds were inserted by J. 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