Gold And Yen – The Correlation That Is Worth Knowing!
Gold is one of the favorite trading instruments in the precious metals asset class. Its appeal ranges from the intraday trader/speculator to investors involved in actual purchasing of the bullion. Well known for its status as a safe haven currency, some liken gold to the default currency for mankind.
It is no wonder then that gold attracts a lot of attention, from fundamental analysis to the more technical trading strategies with gold. This is largely because gold can be traded in many ways such as spot gold (XAUUSD), gold futures (GC), gold ETF’s (GLD), and even gold (miner) stocks such as Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) or Goldcorp Inc. (GG).
Gold and the yen correlation
Not known to many traders, gold is positively correlated to yen. Let’s take a look at the first chart where we compare yen futures to gold futures on a monthly time frame. You can see how gold’s peaks and troughs correspond to that of the yen’s peaks and troughs.
Note: Yen futures are contracts that are priced in US dollars. It is the inverse of USDJPY.
The above chart also shows that the correlation is not 100{f5da3e0c74fcb14661fb21cee88603dcee6afadb35bc9b8a00d40af3360c1225}. Or in other words the percentage to percentage move …