{"id":210323,"date":"2025-12-24T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/?p=210323"},"modified":"2025-12-30T17:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:58:17","slug":"forecast-trades-regarding-us-weekly-index-and-gdp-dec-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/forecast-trades-regarding-us-weekly-index-and-gdp-dec-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecast Trades Regarding US Weekly Index and GDP: Dec. 23, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trading volumes at ForecastEx have been through the roof lately, with total pairings reaching 4.6 million on Dec. 22 and 15.7 million as of early Tuesday. Prediction market enthusiasts continued engaging heavily with the same themes of the past few weeks, as daily high temperatures across US cities maintain a commanding share of transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cYes\u201d To Dallas FED WEI Above 2%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The past 27 weeks have featured a reading below 2% from the US Dallas Fed\u2019s Weekly Economic Index (WEI) only once, and there\u2019s little reason to believe the Wednesday print won\u2019t exceed that level. ForecastEx offered contracts with thresholds ranging from above 1.2 to above 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"79\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-1100x79.png\" alt=\"ForEx 1\" class=\"wp-image-210325 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-1100x79.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-700x50.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-768x55.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73-1536x111.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-73.png 1664w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/79;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US Economy Has Momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US economy has momentum as seen in Tuesday\u2019s ferocious 4.3% gross domestic product (GDP) print for the third quarter and there\u2019s a very low chance of an imminent recession in my view even as fourth quarter performance will be hampered by the longest government shutdown in history. A technical recession by the end of Q1 2026 requires negative prints for both Q4 and Q1, but those odds are next to zero in consideration of a landscape that is benefiting from fiscal and monetary stimulus, lighter taxation, capex depreciation incentives, milder regulations, subdued energy costs and buoyant capital markets. On this topic, ForecastEx has contracts asking if a recession will occur at the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.ie\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF#\/market-details?id=726203920%7C20260626%7C0%7CQ1%202026&amp;detail=contract_details\">1Q 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"81\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-1100x81.png\" alt=\"ForEx 2\" class=\"wp-image-210326 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-1100x81.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-700x52.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-768x57.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74-1536x114.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-74.png 1555w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/81;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the Q3 GDP print will be finalized in a month and a heavy revision down to 2.6% is almost impossible, in my view. ForecastEx <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.ie\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF#\/market-details?id=712856689%7C20260122%7C-3.5%7C&amp;detail=contract_details\">contracts<\/a> are available with a variety of different thresholds for this upcoming print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"82\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-1100x82.png\" alt=\"ForEx 3\" class=\"wp-image-210327 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-1100x82.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-700x52.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-768x58.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75-1536x115.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/image-75.png 1562w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/82;\" \/><\/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 Dec. 23, 2025.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Contract expiration dates are also as of Dec. 23, 2025, NY time. <\/em><em>To learn more about ForecastEx, view our Traders\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forecast Contracts are only available to eligible clients of Interactive Brokers LLC, Interactive Brokers Canada Inc., Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited, Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited and Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Futures, event contracts and forecast contracts are not suitable for all investors. Before trading these products, please read the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.ie\/Universal\/servlet\/Registration_v2.formSampleView?formdb=4744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forecast Contract Risk Disclosure<\/a>. Displayed outcomes and prices are based on real-time market sentiment from ForecastEx LLC, an affiliate of Interactive Brokers Group. Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited does not make recommendations with respect to any products available on its platform, including those offered by ForecastEx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trading volumes at ForecastEx have been through the roof lately, with total pairings reaching 4.6 million on Dec. 22 and 15.7 million as of early Tuesday. 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