Rising ETF Correlations Could be a Negative for Rally

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Over the past year, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) both have correlations to SPY of at least 0.91.

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Interestingly, several of the seven SPDRs featured in the chart above have higher correlations to SPY on a three-year basis than has been seen over the past year.

3-Year Correlations for 7 SPDRs to SPY

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