The Dollar and the S&P 500 have been negatively correlated since April 2010. The chart below shows three big swings with the Dollar and S&P 500 moving in opposite directions. After a long advance in stocks and decline in the Dollar, stocks peaked and the Dollar bottomed at the beginning of May.
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About the author:
Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London.
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