Daily Chart Report ? Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Today’s Summary
Thursday, January 9th, 2020

Indices: US stocks closed higher in today’s session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 212 points or 0.74%. The Nasdaq was the strongest of the major indices, moving higher by 0.81%. The S&P 500 rose 0.67% while the Russell 2000 was relatively flat, changing just 0.08%.

Sectors: 10 out of the 11 sectors closed higher. Technology led for the second day in a row, gaining 1.13%. Real Estate lagged, changing just 0.03%.

Commodities: Crude Oil futures fell 0.65% to $59.59 per barrel. Gold futures slipped 0.38% to $1,554 per ounce.

Currencies: The US Dollar Index rose by 0.12%.

Interest Rates: The US 10-year Treasury yield moved lower to 1.855%.

Here are the best charts, articles, and ideas being shared on the web today!

Chart of the Day

Today’s Chart of the Day was shared by Jeroen Blokland @jsblokland. The chart compares the performance of Gold and the Japanese Yen ($JPY/USD), over the past six years. Due to the safe-haven characteristics of these assets, there exists a solid historical relationship between them. By overlaying the two price charts, Blokland is highlighting not just the long-term positive correlation, but more importantly, the near-term divergence between them. Beginning in early November, you can see a noticeable dislocation between their relationship as the Yen is pressing on fresh six month lows while Gold recently achieved its highest level in almost seven years. As with any correlated assets, prices can diverge for a while, but due to the time-tested nature of this one, it would be wise to pay attention to this and anticipate that one asset will eventually catch up or down to its counterpart.

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