Stocks Surge 2% Friday But Why Are They So Volatile Lately?
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Published Friday, February 12, 2016 at: 7:00 AM EST

The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 2% on Friday, a big and much-welcomed surge after losses all week. The big gain was widely attributed to a jump in oil prices."A surge in oil prices helped put investors in a buying mood early on," the Associated Press reported Friday evening. The sudden correlation of stocks and oil prices is remarkable for revealing just how irrational and emotional the stock market can be. The chart above shows the relationship between crude oil and stock prices for the last two months. What happened to the black line from June 2014 to the...

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