probability

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The market sees better than even odds—a 53% probability—that the U.S. will strike before the end of June, with more than $4 million in bets on that question.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across all time frames studied, sports delivered the greatest reduction in the probability of developing major depression.

From Science Daily

With those numbers in hand, now traders barely see any probability that the Fed will consider a March rate cut, as reflected in their bets in interest-rate futures markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every put and call strike price and expiration date is embedded with probabilities that can be used to determine the odds of a stock rising or falling.

From Barron's

“We could but it would be a low probability” and “somewhat of a distraction,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal