Don’t get bogged down with complicated formulas. To see where the market goes next just consult a very simple chart!
During the Fast Money's Halftime Report, technical analyst John Kosar of Asbury Research revealed a fairly simple and surprisingly accurate way to predict where stocks are heading – check out bond yields.
According to Kosar, the S&P 500 and the 10-year note yields have been trading in tandem for about two and a half years. See for yourself!
Investors are looking at yields as a barometer for economic activity, he said.
In other words, the stock market has been looking to the bond market to tell if things are okay.
And since it's been going on for a while, it stands to reason that the way yields react over the next few weeks should give investors a good idea of what’s next for stocks.
We thought you'd find that little tidbit useful!
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