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The US Dollar Index $DXY is chopping smack-dab in the middle of a three-week range.

Currency markets are quiet. The euro, the pound, and the yen have all dialed back the volatility.

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Price doesn’t move in a straight line.

Just don’t tell the US dollar, which has managed to post positive gains for...

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The most important chart in the world is back in action!

A rising US dollar is generating increased selling pressure for risk assets and global currencies.

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King Dollar is reclaiming its throne.

The US Dollar Index $DXY hit a new year-to-date high on Monday, punishing other global currencies.

The...

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Sellers beware! 

The US Dollar Index $DXY is kicking ass and taking names.

The dollar has ripped higher ever since the July...

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Equities like a deadstick dollar.

But stocks can’t always get what they want – or “like.” 

A swift 5 percent gain in the US Dollar Index $DXY was not on the S&P 500’s wish list...

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“Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” blared the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek less than a week after the US Dollar Index $DXY peaked last September.

Unbelievable timing.

We can’t make this...

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King Dollar is bouncing around as we approach Labor Day.

Last week’s strength is evaporating.

Meanwhile, global currencies claw back recent losses as cryptocurrencies and gold’s...

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The US dollar sits atop the heap.

Major global currencies, including the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar, the...

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When it rains, it pours.

Markets chop sideways most of the time. This has been the reality for forex markets for much of the year.

But that’s starting to change as numerous US...

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The US Dollar Index $DXY is the most important chart in the world, again.

But, honestly, when...

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Time seems to move faster during bull markets.

I have my theories, and they all revolve around having fun....

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The US dollar isn’t going down without a fight.

Investors weren’t given much time to celebrate the breakdown as it...

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The US Dollar Index’s $DXY break toward fresh lows resembles a defiant crawl more than an earnest march.

An image of...

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The US Dollar Index $DXY has resumed its march toward fresh lows.

It took a less direct route, meandering sideways for the past seven months.

Nevertheless, our roadmap for a DXY...

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First stop, Singapore!

Steve Strazza and Sean McLaughlin are headed east on a whirlwind...

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Most emerging market currencies have been in beast mode.

The Chinese yuan is a notable exception.

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Dollar bulls, be warned!

The US Dollar Index $DXY is sliding toward the lower bounds of a multi-month range. 

Yes, it’s still a sideways mess. And it will remain a mess as long as...

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Markets are bracing for tomorrow’s FOMC decision – including the dollar.

That’s right – we have more indecisive action on tap. Let’s call it the knee-jerk before the knee-jerk, with a...

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Petrocurrencies and crude oil futures are diverging.

The currencies that benefit most from higher oil prices refuse to roll with crude’s steady decline. 

Perhaps it’s more about the...

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"Buy stocks if the US Dollar Index $DXY trades below 105!"

Simple and straightforward. That was our...

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Here we go again… 

The USD/JPY is breaking out.

I can’t think of a stronger trend than the...

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Dollar up… 

Everything else? 

Down.

Last Friday’s action sent flashbacks of 2022 across my screen.

It was all King Dollar last week as risk assets and bonds...

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Dollar bulls hold the line.

The US Dollar Index $DXY is clinging to the 100 level, refusing to let go despite new 52-week highs for the British pound and a steady rise in the...