Quote from spinn:
Ummmm didnt CL/Qm go up $2 yesterday as the market ran up as well?
By opposite....do you mean the opposite of what everyone thinks....sorta like George Costanza tried once?
Or is it the opposite of the opposite which means it would have the opposite result eevry other time?
The thread starter stated the time frame he was interested in in the last sentence of his first post. thats the context i posted in.
In short timeframes Ym will sometimes react in the opposite direction to a quick move in CL/QM at least for a few ticks. But thats all to the good if one is looking to clip off some ticks and get out. It just gives you a heads up that a quick trade may be at hand depending on what else you are using for signals.
Here's a little paper on the relationship: oil(cl) vs Dow.
http://www.trade2win.com/knowledge/articles/general_articles/impact-of-crude-futures/. Note the timeframe.
And here is an interday chart...
http://www.freecharts.com/Commoditi...ize=B&ch1=011&evnt=ADV&page=chart&date=102606
... rj