Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/dot-plot

# Dot plot
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/dot-plot
Last modified: 2026-10-17

The dot plot is the chart of where each Fed official expects the policy rate to be over the next few years, one dot each, published four times a year with the economic projections. The market trades [the gap between the dots and its own pricing](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets), which you [read off FedWatch](https://mochatrade.com/learn/start-here/how-to-read-us-market-news); in September 2026 the question was [how many dots sat above one more hike](https://mochatrade.com/blog/mocha-markets-weekly-ccd).

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