{"id":226026,"date":"2025-06-18T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=226026"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:06:46","slug":"international-forecast-contract-opinions-for-friday-expirations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/international-forecast-contract-opinions-for-friday-expirations\/","title":{"rendered":"International Forecast Contract Opinions for Friday Expirations: June 18, 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US markets are closed tomorrow in observance of the Juneteenth holiday and in today\u2019s forecast trading piece I\u2019ll focus on trades that I believe have strong risk-reward profiles and expire this Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-0-2-has-been-the-ceiling-since-june-2022\"><strong>0.2% Has Been the Ceiling since June 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First up is Canada\u2019s New Housing Price Index, which has been weakening recently as elevated financing rates and subdued affordability dynamics weigh on valuations. Friday\u2019s publication for May is expected to show a 0.2% month-over-month contraction. An upside beat could be in the cards, though folks, considering that there\u2019s space for recovery after April\u2019s steep 0.4% decline. But an important detail is that the monthly gain hasn\u2019t surpassed 0.2% since May 2022, when the real estate market was cooling off from the 2020 and 2021 buoyancy driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which coincided with basement borrowing costs. In light of the theoretical ceiling at 0.2%, which is projected to extend on Friday, I\u2019m on <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=787272475%7C20250620%7C0.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cTeam No\u201d<\/a> at the 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5% thresholds. Those levels are currently available at $0.76, $0.84, $0.90 and $0.92.<\/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\/Picture1-june-18-FT.png\" alt=\"Canada's housing price index has increased by more than 0.2% m\/m since May 2022\" class=\"wp-image-226028 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-june-18-FT.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-june-18-FT-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-june-18-FT-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture1-june-18-FT-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-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"143\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT-1100x143.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if the change in Canada's New Housing Price Index will exceed 0.2% in May. \" class=\"wp-image-226029 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT-1100x143.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT-700x91.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-2-June-18-FT.png 1207w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/143;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"670\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-10.png\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contract regarding Canada New Housing price index.\" class=\"wp-image-226031 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-10.png 576w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture3-10-300x349.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; aspect-ratio: 576\/670;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yes-no-combo-for-hong-kong\"><strong>Yes\/No Combo For Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong\u2019s Consumer Price Index is expected to increase an unchanged 2% year over year for May. Meanwhile, the series is volatile and it\u2019s notoriously hard to pinpoint where the figure will land, unlike some of its counterparts from larger jurisdictions. But since December 2023, the Yes\/No combo at 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=725452893%7C20250620%7C1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1%<\/a> and <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=725452893%7C20250620%7C2.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2.5%<\/a> thresholds would have worked every time. I think there\u2019s a strong chance it will work again, as I don\u2019t envision a fall to 1% or a climb to 2.6%. Indeed, my projection for this Friday\u2019s figure is 1.8%. The \u201cYes\u201d answer at the 1% threshold is currently priced at $0.94 while the \u201cNo\u201d at 2.5% is available at $0.90. Additionally, I also find the risk-reward profiles of the \u201cNos\u201d at the 3% and 3.5% levels attractive, which are going for $0.95 and $0.96.&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\/06\/Picture4-FT-June-18.png\" alt=\"Pricing of the Yes\/No combo IBKR ForecastTrader contract for Hong Kong CPI thresholds \" class=\"wp-image-226034 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-FT-June-18.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-FT-June-18-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-FT-June-18-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Picture4-FT-June-18-768x558.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-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"161\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18-1100x161.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if the year-over-year change in the Hong Kong CPI will exceed 1% in May 2025\" class=\"wp-image-226035 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18-1100x161.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18-700x102.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18-768x112.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/pix-5-FT-june-18.png 1192w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/161;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18-1100x150.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if the year-over-year change in the Hong Kong CPI will exceed 2.5% in May 2025\" class=\"wp-image-226036 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18-1100x150.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18-700x95.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18-768x105.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Pix-6-FT-June-18.png 1189w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/150;\" \/><\/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 18, 2025. Red circles around the thresholds were inserted by J. Torres to highlight his preferred \u201cYes\u201d and \u201cNo\u201d answers throughout different levels.<\/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>US markets will be closed tomorrow in observance of the Juneteenth holiday and in today\u2019s forecast trading piece I\u2019ll focus on trades that I believe have strong risk-reward profiles and expire this 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