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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$88.25+1.1%4.26%-7.38N/AN/A
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW)N/A$92.81+2.7%0.50%28.32Moderate Buy$92.71
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE)N/A$182.07+1.4%2.09%20.32Moderate Buy$182.09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)N/A$546.64+2.1%1.31%23.43Moderate Buy$546.29
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