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Back to intermarket futures basics—this time using the second front-month contracts (September 2025).
Commodities are global, but grouping them into one index hides key details.
Here’s the breakdown:
– It includes all commodities.
– It peaked two months before the yield curve inverted (July 2022).
– Despite some record highs (e.g., gold), the overall trend is down.
Current divergences are striking:
– Precious metals are at all-time highs.
– Industrial metals and energy are trending lower with negative returns.
This weakness suggests oversupply, falling demand, or both.
If the market expected stronger growth, the picture would be more balanced.
Currency weakness isn’t just a dollar issue. It’s broad-based!
The divergence in Sept 2025 futures is clear—it’s not if, but when.
Fewer buyers, no sellers. One round of profit-taking could trigger the drop.
The market is shifting to the short end of the curve—and we can see it clearly in the volume. One way to reduce uncertainty is to shorten the horizon!
The market is fleeing the long end:
The market’s perception of risk is crystal clear.
Intermarket Snapshot – September 2025
– Industrial and energy commodities are down.
– Gold at all-time highs.
– Dollar weak, but so are other currencies.
– S&P 500 diverging sharply.
– Equities are out of sync with bonds, currencies, and commodities—unsustainable.
– Volume is rotating into short-term bonds.
In the previous article here, we saw that small caps are much more exposed than large caps.
Small Stocks: Growth vs.Value
In a slowdown, growth should lag value.
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Martin
Intermarket Flow