UBS Recommends Options Pair Trade to Ride S&P 500’s Grind Higher

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The slow and steady march higher in the US stock market has been a painful ride for traders expecting President Donald Trump’s tariffs to derail a rally that’s lasted for more than four months.

While there’s no guarantee the quiet climb to fresh records will continue, those willing to bet it will should consider putting on a moderately bullish options trade known as a call ratio spread, according to Maxwell Grinacoff, head of US equity derivatives research at UBS Group AG.