Author holds 250 SPY Feb 27 2026 $730 calls expecting a Supreme Court tariff reversal and ~$200B refund to spark a rally through the $700 ceiling toward $730.
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SPY — LONG The author is long 250 SPY Feb 27 2026 $730 call options, a directional bet that the underlying SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust will rally rather than an income or premium-capture strategy. The causal mechanism is a Supreme Court decision this month striking down tariffs, which the author estimates triggers a ~$200B corporate refund and immediate balance-sheet liquidity injection. This liquidity, combined with the Jan 28 Fed meeting and Meta/MSFT earnings, is expected to push SPY through the $700 ceiling toward $730. ambiguous_option_contract
My thesis is that the Supreme Court strikes down tariffs this month (Polymarket odds: 77%), triggering a ~$200B refund that hits corporate balance sheets instantly. This liquidity injection is the "Triple-Bull" catalyst that lights the fuse for the Jan 28 cluster (Fed + Meta/MSFT Earnings) to finally smash through the $700 ceiling towards $730.