Is it a coincidence?

Question

In recent weeks financials have risen on earnings reports that showed the system is not in disrepair. In the same time oil has fallen sharply. Is this due to supply and demand changes or is it a shift in equity from commodities to financials? An interesting coincidence?

Answer 1

Stocks are driven by greed and emotions - fear, guts, mistrust and as you say, shifting money from one sector ot another.

There are huge players like Mutual Funds in there, who can move 10th of billions in a flash.

If there is logic, is has so far defied explanation.