Bonds relationship to Stocks and Commodities

    Posted by amp43679 on 5th of Apr 2010 at 10:46 pm

    matt/steve/breakpointtrade member

    Can someone please explain the relationship of bonds to that of stocks, commodities and US dollar?  TBT (2x ultra bond short) broke out of the triangle pattern that matt had on the watchlist a few weeks ago.  From what I understand, this could be a leading indication of interest rates to increase over time.  How are bonds related to stocks, commodities and US dollar?  Everything seems to be going up and bonds are going down.  I understand the importance of rates increasing, but not how it correlates with stocks, emerging markets, commodities, and US dollar.

    Thank, amp43679

    Title: Too complex a subject

    Posted by brophy on 6th of Apr 2010 at 07:15 am
    Title: Too complex a subject for just one post...

    True, but one of the

    Posted by bkout3 on 6th of Apr 2010 at 09:54 am

    True, but one of the the more obvious points of relationship is that as interest rates go up fixed income becomes a more attractive alternative to stocks - viz recent money market rates.

    thanks for the posts. 

    Posted by amp43679 on 6th of Apr 2010 at 03:33 pm

    thanks for the posts. 

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