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Is the S&P 500 Ready to Rally? A $1.8M Bet on SPY Says Yes

Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli
Written by Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | Reviewed by Shannon Tokheim
March 4, 2025

Key Points

  • An options trader made a big bet that the S&P 500 could recover some of the declines it posted last week, with other factors at play to back it.
  • Studying price action across markets can give investors an idea of the narrative behind this positioning.
  • While not out of the weeds yet, the S&P 500 could start returning to a new uptrend based on this gauge.
  • Five stocks we like better than SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)N/A$91.63-1.0%4.09%-7.34N/AN/A
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW)N/A$98.05-0.6%0.53%33.87Moderate Buy$97.32
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE)N/A$193.37-1.0%1.58%22.47Moderate Buy$193.00
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)N/A$579.28-0.8%1.22%26.60Moderate Buy$576.51
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