{"id":225956,"date":"2025-06-17T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=225956"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:04:14","slug":"forecast-contract-opinions-for-tomorrows-expirations-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecast-trader\/forecast-contract-opinions-for-tomorrows-expirations-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecast Contract Opinions for Tomorrow\u2019s Expirations: June 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have several economic indicator forecast contracts expiring tomorrow, including building permits, housing starts, initial unemployment claims and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Below, I share trades that I believe have favorable risk-reward profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-combo-for-permits\"><strong>Combo For Permits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s highly unlikely that building permits will exceed 1.5 million seasonally adjusted annualized units (SAAU) in tomorrow\u2019s print covering May. The construction sector has been sluggish, as 7-handle mortgages and weak builder sentiment weigh on activity. Meanwhile, the indicator has only jumped above the 1.5 million level once in the past 14 months. Similarly, it\u2019s almost impossible that permits won\u2019t arrive north of 1.35 million, a figure that has been exceeded every month since June 2020, when construction plans were halted due to stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of these dynamics, I like a combination order here of buying 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=712856699%7C20250618%7C1350000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cYes\u201d<\/a> answer at 1.35 million and 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=712856699%7C20250618%7C1500000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNo\u201d<\/a> at 1.50 million, which each cost $0.91 for a total of $1.82. The combination trade delivers $2.00 back to the investor on a number as low as 1.351 million or as high as 1.50 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-12.png\" alt=\"Building permits are likely to continue to be range bound\" class=\"wp-image-225959 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-12.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-12-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-12-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-12-768x558.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/709;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"78\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture2-10.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if US Building Permits will exceed 1,350,000 in May\" class=\"wp-image-225960 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture2-10.png 650w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture2-10-300x36.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; aspect-ratio: 650\/78;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"71\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-9.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if US Building Permits will exceed 1,500,000 in May\" class=\"wp-image-225961 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-9.png 650w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-9-300x33.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; aspect-ratio: 650\/71;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-no-on-starts\"><strong>\u201cTeam No\u201d On Starts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, housing starts have only exceeded 1.5 million SAAU once in the past 16 months and current heavy rates of financing and sour homebuilder sentiment aren\u2019t supportive of a huge beat in tomorrow\u2019s print, which is expected to come in at 1.36 million. I\u2019m avoiding lower thresholds here, however, because I do see the potential for a significant miss and am not comfortable with the \u201cYes\u201d answer at the 1.30 million level priced at $0.80. I like 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=658663557%7C20250718%7C1500000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNos\u201d<\/a> at 1.5 million and 1.6 million, which each cost $0.96.<\/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\/06\/Picture4-5.png\" alt=\"1.5 million is too high of an expectation for May housing starts\" class=\"wp-image-225962 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-5.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-5-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-5-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-5-768x558.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=\"648\" height=\"68\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture5-2.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if housing starts will exceed 1,500,000 in May\" class=\"wp-image-225963 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture5-2.png 648w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture5-2-300x31.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 648px; aspect-ratio: 648\/68;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contracts regarding US housing starts\" class=\"wp-image-225964 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture6-1.png 464w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture6-1-300x259.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 464px; aspect-ratio: 464\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-at-260k-for-claims\"><strong>\u201cNo\u201d at 260K for Claims<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jobless claims are expected to decline to 245,000 in tomorrow\u2019s print, but a sizeable downside miss is in the cards. In the past 12 months, the indicator has tended to plunge following a climb above 240,000, as you can see in the chart below. Meanwhile, initial filings haven\u2019t exceeded 260,000 in almost 4 years, going back to October 2021. For that reason I like 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=626425574%7C20250618%7C260000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNo\u201d<\/a> answer at 260,000 which is priced at $0.90, but I\u2019m avoiding the \u201cYes\u201d at 230,000 because I think it\u2019s possible that the gauge heads back closer to 220,000. Finally, since claims have started trending north, the 210,000 and 220,000 thresholds have neared $1.00 amidst bidless \u201cNos\u201d at times, incrementally becoming out of play for investors.<\/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\/06\/Picture7-2.png\" alt=\"Historical unemployment claims  and 90% chance of that claims will not exceed 260,00 \" class=\"wp-image-225965 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture7-2.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture7-2-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture7-2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture7-2-768x558.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<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"71\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture8-2.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if initial unemployment claims will exceed 260,000 for week ending June 14, 2005\" class=\"wp-image-225966 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture8-2.png 645w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture8-2-300x33.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 645px; aspect-ratio: 645\/71;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fed-expected-to-pause\"><strong>Fed Expected to Pause<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s limited action in forecast contracts for the Fed rate decision tomorrow because the central bank is widely expected to leave its key benchmark unchanged. The \u201cYes\u201d is going for $0.97 but there\u2019s no bid on the other side. Investors may place \u201cYes\u201d orders at $0.97, $0.98 or $0.99 and wait for potential fills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"64\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture9-1.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if the Fed will leave the fed funds rate unchanged at its June 18 meeting.\" class=\"wp-image-225968 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture9-1.png 641w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture9-1-300x30.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 641px; aspect-ratio: 641\/64;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source for Images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of June 17, 2025.<\/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>We have several economic indicator forecast contracts expiring tomorrow, including building permits, housing starts, initial unemployment claims and a Federal Reserve interest rate 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