{"id":228548,"date":"2025-08-07T12:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=228548"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T17:55:38","slug":"trade-of-the-day-next-weeks-initial-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecast-trader\/trade-of-the-day-next-weeks-initial-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade of the Day: Next Week\u2019s Initial Claims: Aug. 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m expecting another range bound result for initial unemployment claims next Thursday with an estimated headline number of 222k. The thresholds at 200k and 210K look undervalued and safe to me for \u201cYes\u201d answers while the 250k and 260k levels offer attractive risk-reward profiles as well for \u201cNo\u201d answers. Indeed, those trades have been profitable for 27 consecutive weeks as the last time the statistic came in at 210k or under was the week ending January 25. Meanwhile, the figure hasn\u2019t eclipsed 250k since the seven-day period culminating on October 5. The combined four thresholds cost $3.72 and delivers $4.00 on a print as low as 211k or as high as 250k.<\/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\/08\/Picture1-FT-8-7-25.png\" alt=\"Unemployment claims are likely to continue to produce range bound results a week from today. \" class=\"wp-image-228550 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-FT-8-7-25.png 1050w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-FT-8-7-25-700x509.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-FT-8-7-25-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture1-FT-8-7-25-768x558.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=\"526\" height=\"599\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-FT-8-7-25.png\" alt=\"Pricing of IBKR ForecastTrader Contracts addressing unemployment claims.\" class=\"wp-image-228551 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-FT-8-7-25.png 526w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture2-FT-8-7-25-300x342.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 526px; aspect-ratio: 526\/599;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"186\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25-1100x186.png\" alt=\"IBKR ForecastTrader Contract asking if US initial unemployment claims will exceed 210,000 for the week ending August 9, 2025\" class=\"wp-image-228552 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25-1100x186.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25-700x118.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25-768x130.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Picture3-FT-8-7-25.png 1172w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/186;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>S<em>ource for Images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of August 7, 2025.<\/em> <em>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>I\u2019m expecting another range bound result for initial unemployment claims next Thursday with an estimated headline number of 222k. 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