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Fed could make history by holding rates when futures price in 88 percent chance of a hike, Mike McGlone notes

Fed could make history by holding rates when futures price in 88 percent chance of a hike, Mike McGlone notes
Fed may break precedent on rate decision

Mike McGlone highlights the unusual circumstances ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

He notes there is no well-documented precedent for the Fed to hold rates when futures were pricing approximately an 88 percent probability of a 25 basis point hike just one week before the decision. McGlone suggests that if the Fed chooses to hold, it would represent a significant departure from past patterns at such high implied probabilities.

McGlone has previously compared gold’s surge to $5,600 an ounce in the first quarter to crude oil’s rally in 2008, citing strong commodity trends in earlier commentary. In a separate note, he observed hedge funds held about 24% of corn futures open interest, a level that typically comes before liquidation risk as detailed in his report on corn futures. These observations reflect McGlone’s consistent tracking of market positioning during key events.

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