Absolutely agreed,
Their entire data set of correlation numbers for all indices looks suspect. I get 80% correlation as well. An easy quick check is a SP500 chart against any of these indices.....and you'll see a very high postively correlated chart. Then run the data yourself. I don't know what they think they're doing.
When the correlations are this far off of actual, it's not hard to see that they are wrong.
Good call zentrader.
Their entire data set of correlation numbers for all indices looks suspect. I get 80% correlation as well. An easy quick check is a SP500 chart against any of these indices.....and you'll see a very high postively correlated chart. Then run the data yourself. I don't know what they think they're doing.
When the correlations are this far off of actual, it's not hard to see that they are wrong.
Good call zentrader.
Quote from zentrader:
From the look of the results they are simply calculating the correlation co-efficients in daily series without accounting for the time-zone difference (ie FTSE at london close vs SP at US close)
I get a correlation of 80% for FTSE-SP since 2002 compared to their 40%. I used intraday data to get the SP price at the FTSE close.
The eurostoxx-SP correlation is higher at 85%.
A good example where you should do your own research and don't believe what you read.
