Have Oil and Equity Markets Moved Inversely?
Between April 12 and April 19, 2018, US equity indexes’ correlations with US crude oil June futures were as follows: the S&P 500 Index (SPY) at -23.9% the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index (IVOO) at -25.5% the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DIA) at -45.7%