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Instrument Correlation on Exness — Measured 60-Session Matrix
How the instruments on this feed move together, computed from daily closes on Exness’s MT5 history — 11 instruments, measured 28 Jun · 07:24 PKT.
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Two open positions in strongly correlated instruments behave like one position at double the size — the account is exposed to a single move twice. In this sample the most correlated pair was US500 (S&P 500) and USTEC (Nasdaq 100) at +0.91, and the most inverse was GBP/USD and USD/CAD at -0.66. A trader long both halves of a +0.9 pair holds one trade, not two.
Correlation of daily returns (last ~60 sessions)
| EURUSD | GBPUSD | USDJPY | AUDUSD | USDCAD | XAUUSD | USOIL | UKOIL | US500 | US30 | USTEC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.00 | +0.86 | -0.51 | +0.82 | -0.63 | +0.66 | -0.40 | +0.20 | +0.58 | +0.55 | +0.45 |
| GBPUSD | +0.86 | 1.00 | -0.57 | +0.76 | -0.66 | +0.61 | -0.41 | +0.24 | +0.48 | +0.55 | +0.36 |
| USDJPY | -0.51 | -0.57 | 1.00 | -0.55 | +0.49 | -0.44 | +0.35 | -0.22 | -0.31 | -0.50 | -0.15 |
| AUDUSD | +0.82 | +0.76 | -0.55 | 1.00 | -0.60 | +0.76 | -0.44 | +0.10 | +0.77 | +0.71 | +0.65 |
| USDCAD | -0.63 | -0.66 | +0.49 | -0.60 | 1.00 | -0.42 | +0.14 | -0.05 | -0.35 | -0.34 | -0.19 |
| XAUUSD | +0.66 | +0.61 | -0.44 | +0.76 | -0.42 | 1.00 | -0.52 | -0.04 | +0.78 | +0.75 | +0.66 |
| USOIL | -0.40 | -0.41 | +0.35 | -0.44 | +0.14 | -0.52 | 1.00 | +0.00 | -0.42 | -0.61 | -0.28 |
| UKOIL | +0.20 | +0.24 | -0.22 | +0.10 | -0.05 | -0.04 | +0.00 | 1.00 | -0.09 | -0.04 | -0.13 |
| US500 | +0.58 | +0.48 | -0.31 | +0.77 | -0.35 | +0.78 | -0.42 | -0.09 | 1.00 | +0.78 | +0.91 |
| US30 | +0.55 | +0.55 | -0.50 | +0.71 | -0.34 | +0.75 | -0.61 | -0.04 | +0.78 | 1.00 | +0.52 |
| USTEC | +0.45 | +0.36 | -0.15 | +0.65 | -0.19 | +0.66 | -0.28 | -0.13 | +0.91 | +0.52 | 1.00 |
+1.00 = the instruments moved together every session; −1.00 = they moved opposite; near 0 = independent. Green = positive, red = negative; deeper colour = stronger link.
Read it with care
- 60 daily closes is a short window — treat values as indicative, not fixed.
- Correlations shift with the macro backdrop and can flip in stressed markets.
- Crypto instruments trade a 7-day week and are omitted — their daily series does not align bar-for-bar with 5-day markets.
- Correlation says nothing about direction — only about moving together.
Measured on an Exness MetaTrader 5 demo account — the broker’s own pricing feed and symbol specifications, recorded in-terminal and refreshed on a schedule. Demo and live accounts share the same pricing feed. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.
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