Macro & stock divergence alerts
Some of the cleanest trades in macro come from divergence: an asset moves but its usual partner doesn't follow. Gold rallies, miners stay flat. Oil spikes, energy stocks shrug. The catch-up move is the trade. Tickerbot watches both sides simultaneously.
Why divergences matter
Strong correlations between assets and their related equity proxies usually hold. Gold and gold miners (GDX). Oil and energy stocks (XLE). The dollar and emerging markets. When the correlation breaks — even temporarily — one side is typically wrong. The "wrong" side often catches up over the following days or weeks.
How Tickerbot does it
Tickerbot has live data on 12,000+ stocks, 20 forex pairs, 100 cryptocurrencies, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, and 10 economic indicators — updated every five minutes (for stocks/crypto/FX) or daily (for commodities and macro). You can reference any of them in the same alert.
Oil + energy divergence
Energy stocks typically track oil prices closely. When they decouple, it's often because the market is pricing in mean reversion — betting that oil's move won't stick. When oil holds and stocks haven't moved, the catch-up trade appears.
Common variations you can build
- DXY (dollar index) up while EEM (emerging markets ETF) is also up (the unusual case)
- 10-year treasury yield up more than 10bps while financial stocks (XLF) are down (curve disconnect)
- Natural gas up 10% in a week while utilities (XLU) haven't moved
- Copper down 5% while industrial stocks (XLI) are at new highs (recession signal mismatch)
- BTC up more than 5% overnight while SPY futures are down (crypto/equity divergence)
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