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S&P 500 Price Targets for 2025 Firm 2025 S&P 500 Price Target 2025 EPS 2025 P/E Oppenheimer $7,100 $275 25.82 Wells Fargo $7,007 $274 25.57 Deutsche $7,000 $282 24.82 Yardeni Research $7,000 $285 24.56 Societe Generale $6,750 $271 24.91 BMO $6,700 $275 24.36 HSBC $6,700 $268 25.00 Bank of America $6,666 $275 24.24 Scotiabank $6,650 $255 26.08 Fundstrat $6,600 $275 24.00 Barclays $6,600 $271 24.35 Ned Davis Research $6,600 $254 25.98 RBC $6,600 $271 24.35 CFRA $6,585 $272 24.21 Goldman Sachs $6,500 $268 24.25 Citi $6,500 $270 24.07 JP Morgan $6,500 $270 24.07 UBS $6,400 $257 24.90 BNP Paribas $6,300 $270 23.33 Cantor $6,000 $267 22.47 BCA Research $4,450 $240 18.54 Average $6,534 $269 24.28 Source Bloomberg

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Understanding the USD/JPY and SPY Relationship The world of finance is a web of intricate connections, where various assets and markets often influence one another. Among the many relationships worth exploring is the correlation between the USD/JPY (United States Dollar/Japanese Yen) currency pair and the SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust), which tracks the performance of the S&P 500 index. The Basics of USD/JPY The USD/JPY currency pair is a key player in the foreign exchange market, representing the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Japanese yen. Traders and investors alike are drawn to this pair for its liquidity and potential for profit through short-term price fluctuations. ...

Bonds and SPY: Unraveling the Connection Bonds and equities, represented by the SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust), are two fundamental asset classes in the world of finance. Understanding the intricate relationship between these two can provide valuable insights for investors and traders. The Basics Bonds: Bonds are debt securities that represent loans made by investors to governments, municipalities, or corporations. Bondholders receive regular interest payments and the return of the bond’s face value upon maturity. ...

A short strangle consists of one short call with a higher strike price and one short put with a lower strike. Both options have the same underlying stock and the same expiration date, but they have different strike prices. Since you are selling both the put and the call, you are collecting premium. As long as the stock price doesn’t go below the put strike, OR go above the call strike, you pocket the premium. ...

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