{"id":237897,"date":"2026-01-26T13:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=237897"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:43:15","slug":"forecasters-gravitating-to-temperatures-stock-indices-cryptos-fed-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/forecasters-gravitating-to-temperatures-stock-indices-cryptos-fed-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Forecasters Gravitating to Temperatures, Stock Indices, Cryptos, Fed Decision: Jan. 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last four days of forecast trading from Friday through today featured forecasters engaging with a wide range of topics. North of 6 million contracts were traded collectively and the high temperatures across US cities continued to comprise a substantial share of total volumes, with New York City and San Francisco especially popular on this Monday the 26<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"99\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28-1100x99.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237898 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28-1100x99.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28-700x63.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28-768x69.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-28.png 1439w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/99;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"101\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36-1100x101.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237906 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36-1100x101.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36-700x64.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36-768x70.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-36.png 1443w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/101;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-s-amp-p-nasdaq-and-cryptos-popular-too\"><strong>S&amp;P, Nasdaq and Cryptos Popular Too<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investors have also been gravitating to financial market topics with contracts tied to the prices of the futures on the S&amp;P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indices. Additionally, Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP contracts have seen daily volumes north of 10k several times in the past few days, as traders gravitate to forecast markets to invest, speculate, hedge, arbitrage and market-make across asset classes in a modern way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"97\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34-1100x97.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237904 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34-1100x97.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34-700x62.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34-768x68.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-34.png 1426w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; 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aspect-ratio: 1100\/99;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fed-largely-expected-to-hold-with-dissents\"><strong>Fed Largely Expected to Hold with Dissents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s nearly a <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=791099755%7C20260128%7C3%7CJanuary%202026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100%<\/a> chance that the Fed will hold rates this Wednesday and that there will be formal disagreement across the committee. Investors have also been entering and exiting positions in US central bank-related <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=804725704%7C20260128%7C0%7CJanuary%2028,%202026&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contracts<\/a> with heavy volumes recently as the event approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"96\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32-1100x96.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237902 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32-1100x96.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32-700x61.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32-300x26.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32-768x67.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-32.png 1414w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/96;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"106\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30-1100x106.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237900 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30-1100x106.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30-700x67.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30-768x74.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-30.png 1413w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/106;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gasoline-prices-likely-rose-last-week\"><strong>Gasoline Prices Likely Rose Last Week<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices from the crude oil and natural gas futures markets signal that retail costs at the pump likely climbed notably last week, since they\u2019re tightly correlated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=751047545%7C20260127%7C2.8%7CJanuary%2026,%202026&amp;detail=contract_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cYes\u201d<\/a> at $2.80 appears undervalued at $0.89, since the indicator has probably risen from the $2.81 reported for the period ended seven days ago and the chance that it has declined from that level is less than 5% in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"98\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-35-1100x98.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237905 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-35-1100x98.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/image-35-700x62.png 700w, 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