SPY vs its $740 call, May 1 to June 2 (the SPY peak)
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-07-16, from What Are Call Options?.
| instrument | start_price | end_price | pct_change |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPY stock | 720 | 759.63 | 5.5 |
| SPY 740 call | 7.22 | 23.5 | 225.5 |
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- 2 × 4
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- No missing values
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
instrument |
text | 2 distinct values (SPY 740 call, SPY stock) | |
start_price |
number | 7.22 to 720 | US dollars |
end_price |
number | 23.5 to 759.63 | US dollars |
pct_change |
number | 5.5 to 225.5 | percent |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH m1 AS (SELECT underlying_close AS spy, option_close AS call FROM global_markets.options_greeks WHERE ticker = 'O:SPY260618C00740000' AND date = '2026-05-01'),
m2 AS (SELECT underlying_close AS spy, option_close AS call FROM global_markets.options_greeks WHERE ticker = 'O:SPY260618C00740000' AND date = '2026-06-02')
SELECT instrument, start_price, end_price, pct_change FROM (
SELECT 'SPY stock' AS instrument,
round((SELECT spy FROM m1), 2) AS start_price,
round((SELECT spy FROM m2), 2) AS end_price,
round(100 * ((SELECT spy FROM m2) - (SELECT spy FROM m1)) / (SELECT spy FROM m1), 1) AS pct_change,
1 AS o
UNION ALL
SELECT 'SPY 740 call',
round((SELECT call FROM m1), 2),
round((SELECT call FROM m2), 2),
round(100 * ((SELECT call FROM m2) - (SELECT call FROM m1)) / (SELECT call FROM m1), 1),
2 AS o
) ORDER BY o
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