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codypd
Mar 22, 2015 10:20 PM

SPY quarterly reset vs S&P 500. Subtle but real.  

SPX/SPYCBOE

Description

Plot the ratio of SPX to SPY and most would expect a fairly constant ratio around 10:1 to pop up. But the chart itself shows the same pattern - a quarterly reset starting at about 10.02 and then ratio decay to about 9.97. Last week we were trading 9.96 on average but at end of day Friday we popped to 10.02, right on time at options expiration..

Keep the ratio reset in mind as you do "math in your head" while studying the S&P 500 chart and pick support/resistance numbers for SPY trades.
Comments
GoldMember
great work, how did you get the spx/spy ratio chart?
codypd
Just go to the top loft of the screen where you enter the symbol to chart and type in "SPX / SPY" which Trading view interprets as "graph SPX divided by SPY". Can be done with any symbol pair.
GoldMember
thanks!
cmharkey
Wow, this is a GREAT find!
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