Economy Health Check

I’m watching the Copper/Gold Ratio (HG/GC)

Its direction tells me about the health of the economy.

The direction of the HG/GC also helps confirm the direction of interest rates. More specifically, the U.S. government 10 year bond yield.

In the chart below, I’ve overlaid a price chart (in blue) of the S&P 500 against the HG/GC.

You can see that the general direction of both the SPX and the HG/GC follow each other.

At this moment, the HG/GC is nearing a point where it breaks either way.

We’ll need to wait and watch in the coming week or so.

In my earlier post today, I imply that interest rates may rise.

This, then suggests that the HG/GC breaks higher (meaning Copper rises and Gold declines) which translate into the S&P 500 rising further.

A ‘melt-up’ in the S&P 500 is not a perverse idea, especially against the grain of many who are calling the top, let alone a crash.

It may seem odd to think, but markets often move to where they can do the most damage…..

and going higher can damage those who have been on the sidelines or sold up recently.

Missing out can also hurt investors.

September 10, 2021

by Rob Zdravevski

rob@karriasset.com.au.