{"id":224177,"date":"2025-05-19T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=224177"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:03:59","slug":"directional-combination-trade-for-tomorrows-canada-cpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/prediction-market\/directional-combination-trade-for-tomorrows-canada-cpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Directional Combination Trade for Tomorrow\u2019s Canada CPI: May 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/general\/about\/mediaRelations\/4-1-25.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently launched<\/a> Forecast Contracts covering Canadian economic indicators are presenting what I believe is an attractive directional combination trade that settles tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET. More specifically, I like the \u201cNo\u201d answers to contracts asking if the Consumer Price Index for April will exceed thresholds of <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF#\/market-details?id=726203945%7C20250520%7C1.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.7%<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/?loginType=1&amp;forwardTo=100&amp;clt=0&amp;ip2loc=OFF#\/market-details?id=726203945%7C20250520%7C1.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.9%<\/a> year over year. Priced at $0.17 and $0.28, respectively, the total cost of this trade is only $0.45. Here\u2019s why I think this a compelling opportunity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, my expectation of tomorrow\u2019s headline figure is 1.7%, while the median economist estimate is 1.6%. If one of the two projections is correct, mine or the Street\u2019s, the combination trade will pay out $2.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, if the CPI exceeds the 1.7% threshold but doesn\u2019t climb above 1.9%, contract holders will still receive $1.00 after having committed only $0.45. In conclusion, this trade only loses money on a figure at 2% or higher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"763\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture1-FT-May-19.png\" alt=\"Past Canada CPI results and thresholds for IBKR ForecastTrader contracts\" class=\"wp-image-224182 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture1-FT-May-19.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture1-FT-May-19-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture1-FT-May-19-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture1-FT-May-19-768x558.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1050px; aspect-ratio: 1050\/763;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1186\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if Canada CPI will exceed 1.7% year of year in April.\" class=\"wp-image-224186 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7.png 1186w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7-700x71.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7-1100x111.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7-300x30.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-Canada-CPI-at-1.7-768x78.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1186px; aspect-ratio: 1186\/120;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"116\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9-1100x116.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if Canada CPI will exceed 1.9% year of year in April.\" class=\"wp-image-224185 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9-1100x116.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9-700x74.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9-768x81.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/May-19-FT-canada-CPI-at-1.9.png 1201w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/116;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"381\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture3-1.png\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contracts regarding Canada CPI\" class=\"wp-image-224187 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 532px; aspect-ratio: 532\/381;width:672px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture3-1.png 532w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Picture3-1-300x215.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sources for Images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of May 19, 2025.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Red circles around the thresholds were inserted by J. Torres to highlight his preferred \u201cNo\u201d answers throughout different thresholds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about ForecastEx, view our Traders\u2019 Academy video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ceR-weGZSXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recently launched Forecast Contracts covering Canadian economic indicators are presenting what I believe is an attractive directional combination trade that settles tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. 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