From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

It’s no secret. 

As investors, we've been rewarded for buying stocks and commodities over bonds for more than a year now. And this will most likely remain the case...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Interest rates, inflation expectations, and commodities are all on the rise. 

But as these pieces of the intermarket puzzle...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Copper was a critical piece missing from the intermarket puzzle heading into the fourth quarter...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

We’re beginning to see signs that risk-on behavior is re-entering the market.

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From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

All eyes have been on the US dollar as it presses to new 52-week highs.

But its recent rally hasn’t been accompanied by the usual risk-off behavior we’d expect....

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Commodities have been on an absolute tear, with our Equal-Weight Commodity Index up almost 40% over the trailing year. 

But ever since Q2, the vast majority of the...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Back in August, we presented two opposing views of the relationship between stocks and bonds.

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

The US dollar marches to the beat of its own drum.

Interest rates are rising...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Energy is the clear leader in the commodity markets right now. Our equally-weighted energy index is up 13.76% over the trailing month and 6.58% in the last five days....

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

We’re finally starting to see resolutions in the bond market.

The 30-year yield is back above 2.00%, the 10-year has reclaimed 1.40%, and the 5-year yield has...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

The US 10-year yield has made a decisive move back above 1.40% in recent sessions.

We’ve been pounding the table about this critical level for months now--and...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Whether we’re talking about stocks, commodities, currencies, or even the bond market, things have been a total mess. It’s no secret, and you’re probably tired of hearing...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

I was talking to the team earlier this week and mentioned that I was having a hard time writing. Grant and Ian were quick to remind me that it's probably because "nothing...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @IanCulley

In recent weeks, the market has taken a risk-off tone as dollar-denominated risk assets have come under increasing pressure. 

Major US stock indexes have pulled...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Risk assets have been getting hit for the past two weeks. Stocks have been under pressure, and commodities have been struggling.

Meanwhile,...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @IanCulley

The US Dollar has been trapped in a sideways trading range for the trailing 12 months now. The primary trend is lower, and we continue to see near-term weakness from...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Industrial metals have been one of the strongest...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Mystery Chart.

We questioned whether...

From the desk of Steven Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @IanCulley

In last week’s Currency Report, we highlighted the NZD/USD cross as a means to express our...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @sstrazza and Ian Culley @ianculley

In last week’s Commodity Report we highlighted the Uranium ETF $URA and...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Ian Culley @Ianculley

In today’s Commodity Report, we zoomed out to our monthly charts to reconnect with the primary trend. This exercise really allows us to tune out the noise on the weekly...