{"id":212416,"date":"2026-04-02T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/?p=212416"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:25:06","slug":"initial-claims-were-expected-to-be-around-210k-apr-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/initial-claims-were-expected-to-be-around-210k-apr-1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Claims Were Expected to Be Around 210k: Apr. 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Interactive Brokers predictive market participants expected initial unemployment claims to arrive near 210k on Thursday. The predictive platform featured prices for a figure above that threshold at 50%, and a statistic at or below at 48%. It would mark the seventh consecutive week of a number around 210k as the past six prints have ranged between 205k and 214k. Meanwhile, looking over and under, the \u201cYes\u201d at 220k and the \u201cNo\u201d at 200k on Wednesday were going for 21% and 16%. But the weekly Reuters poll of 35 forecasters offered an unusually wide range of potential outcomes, with minimum and maximum values at 197k and 220k alongside a median of 212k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"114\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-1100x114.png\" alt=\"Forecast contract - Will US initial Jobless Claims exceed 210,000 for the week ending Mach 28, 2026?\" class=\"wp-image-212417 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-1100x114.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-700x73.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-768x80.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4-1536x160.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-4.png 1578w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/114;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"778\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-5.png\" alt=\"Forecast contract - US initial Jobless claims\" class=\"wp-image-212418 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-5.png 746w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-5-700x730.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/image-5-300x313.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 746px; aspect-ratio: 746\/778;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\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 April 1, 2026. Time until market closing was also as of the morning of April 1, 2026.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To learn more about ForecastEx, view our Traders\u2019 Academy video&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.ie\/en\/learn.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disclaimer:<br>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 Forecast Contract Risk Disclosure. 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