Markets are not correlated - Gold and US Dollar lower [Video]

US Dollar: Dec USD is Down at 98.500.

Energies: Nov '19 Crude is Up at 52.61.

Financials: The Dec 30 year bond is Up 5 ticks and trading at 163.23.

Indices: The Dec S&P 500 emini ES contract is 8 ticks Lower and trading at 2917.00.

Gold: The Dec Gold contract is trading Down at 1512.60.   Gold is 2 ticks Lower than its close.

Initial Conclusion

This is not a correlated market.  The dollar is Down- and Crude is Up+ which is normal but the 30 year Bond is trading Higher.  The Financials should always correlate with the US dollar such that if the dollar is lower then bonds should follow and vice-versa. The S&P is Lower and Crude is trading Higher which is correlated. Gold is trading Lower which is not correlated with the US dollar trading Down.   I tend to believe that Gold has an inverse relationship with the US Dollar as when the US Dollar is down, Gold tends to rise in value and vice-versa. Think of it as a seesaw, when one is up the other should be down. I point this out to you to make you aware that when we don't have a correlated market, it means something is wrong. As traders you need to be aware of this and proceed with your eyes wide open.

At this time Asia is trading mainly Higher with the exception of the Indian Sensex and Singapore exchanges which are Lower.  Currently all of Europe is trading mainly Higher with the exception of the Milan exchange which is fractionally Lower.  

Possible Challenges To Traders Today

• CPI is out at 8:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• Core CPI is out at 8:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• Unemployment Claims are out at 8:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• Nat Gas Storage is out at 10:30 AM EST.  This is major.

• 30-y Bond Auction starts at 1 PM.  This is major.

Treasuries

We've elected to switch gears a bit and show correlation between the 30 year bond (ZB) and The S&P futures contract.  The S&P contract is the Standard and Poor's and the purpose is to show reverse correlation between the two instruments.  Remember it's liken to a seesaw, when up goes up the other should go down and vice versa.

Yesterday the ZB made a major move at around 8 AM EST.  The ZB hit a High at around that time and the S&P hit a Low.  If you look at the charts below ZB gave a signal at around 8 AM EST and the S&P was moving Higher at the same time. Look at the charts below and you'll see a pattern for both assets. ZB hit a High at around 8 AM and the S&P was moving Higher at the same time.  These charts represent the newest version of MultiCharts and I've changed the timeframe to a 15 minute chart to display better.  This represented a Shorting opportunity on the 30 year bond, as a trader you could have netted about 20 ticks per contract on this trade.  Each tick is worth $31.25.  Please note: the front month for the ZB is now December.  The S&P contract is now at December as well and I've changed the format to Renko bars such that it may be more apparent and visible.

Charts Courtesy of MultiCharts built on an AMP platform

ZB - December, 2019 - 10/9/19

SP December 2019- 10/9/19

Bias

Yesterday we gave the markets an Upside bias as both the USD and the bonds were trading Lower Wednesday morning and this usually bodes well for an Upside day.    The Dow gained 182 points and the other indices gained ground as well.  Today we aren't dealing with a correlated market and our bias is Neutral.

Could this change? Of Course.  Remember anything can happen in a volatile market. 

Commentary

So yesterday we predict an Upside day and the markets gained ground.  Why?  Because it was correlated to do so.  The indices were Higher in the morning and both the USD and the Bonds were trading Lower, a good indication for an Upside day.  The markets didn't disappoint as the Dow gained 182 points and the other indices gained ground as well.