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Forex: Now What?
Marc Chandler • Sat, May 25 • 1 Comment
Weekly Forex Review - What Next?
Ralph Shell • Fri, May 24
Dollar Weakness Masked By Gold Rout
AlphaVN Research • Fri, May 24 • 23 Comments
Markets Trying To Stabilize Despite Official Rattle
Marc Chandler • Fri, May 24
Will German GDP/IFO Be The Catalyst To Take EUR/USD Back Above 1.3000?
FXstreet • Fri, May 24
Tongue Tied Fed Makes For No Easy Decisions
Dean Popplewell • Fri, May 24
The Capitulation Trade Has Short Yen Positions Worried
Dean Popplewell • Thu, May 23 • 1 Comment
Dramatic Response To Bernanke
Marc Chandler • Thu, May 23 • 6 Comments
Bernanke's Comments Boost The USD, Hurt The Euro
Ralph Shell • Wed, May 22 • 4 Comments
Are We Pre-Trading A Dovish Announcement From Bernanke?
Dean Popplewell • Wed, May 22 • 1 Comment
Central Bankers' Day
Marc Chandler • Wed, May 22 • 2 Comments
The EUR/USD Closes Above 1.2900; To Buy Or Not To Buy?
FXstreet • Tue, May 21
China Continues To Cut Out The Middle Man - The Dollar
AlphaVN Research • Tue, May 21 • 5 Comments
2 Issues For The Fed: How And When
Marc Chandler • Tue, May 21 • 3 Comments
Greenback Rises Against Its Peers, Short British Pound / U.S. Dollar
Mario Sant Singh • Tue, May 21
Is The Dollar To Be Given A Bull Run Break Before Ben?
Dean Popplewell • Tue, May 21 • 1 Comment
Sterling And Yen Wait For No Man
Marc Chandler • Tue, May 21 • 2 Comments
To Sustain The Rally, The Fed Should Start Tapering Now
Eric Parnell • Mon, May 20 • 27 Comments
Flavor Of The Day In FX: Consolidation
Marc Chandler • Mon, May 20
Central Banks Dominate Forces Of Movement In The Week Ahead
Marc Chandler • Mon, May 20

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Commodity Chart Of The Day: U.S. Dollar - Heads Or Tails From Here?
Matthew Bradbard • Thu, Mar 28 • 10 Comments
Commodity Chart Of The Day: U.S. Dollar - The Almighty Greenback
Matthew Bradbard • Fri, Mar 22 • 6 Comments
Commodity Chart Of The Day: U.S. Dollar Index
Matthew Bradbard • Wed, Mar 13 • 5 Comments
Cameron's EU Referendum Is Years Away
Ralph Shell • Thu, Jan 24 • 1 Comment
The Fiscal Stiff
Marc Chandler • Tue, Jan 1 • 60 Comments
Commodity Chart Of The Day: U.S. Dollar
Matthew Bradbard • Thu, Dec 6, 2012 • 6 Comments
Holding Cash Is No Way To Build Wealth
Morningstar • Mon, Sep 10, 2012 • 49 Comments
EUR/USD Near Big Reversal: Dollar May Lose Ground
Andy Batts • Thu, Jul 26, 2012 • 8 Comments
Yuan Takes Next Step To Free Floating Currency
Simit Patel • Mon, Apr 16, 2012 • 4 Comments
U.S. Dollar Consolidation Emerges
Marc Chandler • Fri, Oct 14, 2011 • 2 Comments
Spotlight On PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish ETF
Tom Lydon • Thu, Oct 13, 2011
The Race To Debase Flounders
Zecco • Fri, Sep 2, 2011
The U.S. Monetary System and Descent Into Fascism: An Interview with Dr. Edwin Vieira
David Galland • Fri, Jun 24, 2011 • 6 Comments
Dollar's Over-Valuation Key to Understanding Current Economy
Dean Baker • Tue, May 17, 2011 • 1 Comment
Something Is Happening With Dollar Currency
Calafia Beach Pundit • Fri, May 6, 2011 • 10 Comments
U.S. Monetary Policy: Flooding the World With Liquidity
John M. Mason • Fri, Apr 8, 2011 • 3 Comments
The Dollar: America vs. the World
John M. Mason • Thu, Apr 7, 2011 • 15 Comments
What's Down With the Dollar?
Kurt Brouwer • Wed, Mar 23, 2011 • 6 Comments
Be Prepared to Buy Into Potential Dollar Decline
Marc Chandler • Fri, Jan 7, 2011 • 14 Comments
The U.S. Dollar in 2011
John M. Mason • Mon, Dec 20, 2010 • 13 Comments

Forex: Now What?
Marc Chandler • Sat, May 25 • 1 Comment
Weekly Forex Review - What Next?
Ralph Shell • Fri, May 24
Dollar Weakness Masked By Gold Rout
AlphaVN Research • Fri, May 24 • 23 Comments
Markets Trying To Stabilize Despite Official Rattle
Marc Chandler • Fri, May 24
Will German GDP/IFO Be The Catalyst To Take EUR/USD Back Above 1.3000?
FXstreet • Fri, May 24
Tongue Tied Fed Makes For No Easy Decisions
Dean Popplewell • Fri, May 24
The Capitulation Trade Has Short Yen Positions Worried
Dean Popplewell • Thu, May 23 • 1 Comment
Dramatic Response To Bernanke
Marc Chandler • Thu, May 23 • 6 Comments
Bernanke's Comments Boost The USD, Hurt The Euro
Ralph Shell • Wed, May 22 • 4 Comments
Are We Pre-Trading A Dovish Announcement From Bernanke?
Dean Popplewell • Wed, May 22 • 1 Comment
Central Bankers' Day
Marc Chandler • Wed, May 22 • 2 Comments
The EUR/USD Closes Above 1.2900; To Buy Or Not To Buy?
FXstreet • Tue, May 21
China Continues To Cut Out The Middle Man - The Dollar
AlphaVN Research • Tue, May 21 • 5 Comments
2 Issues For The Fed: How And When
Marc Chandler • Tue, May 21 • 3 Comments
Greenback Rises Against Its Peers, Short British Pound / U.S. Dollar
Mario Sant Singh • Tue, May 21
Is The Dollar To Be Given A Bull Run Break Before Ben?
Dean Popplewell • Tue, May 21 • 1 Comment
Sterling And Yen Wait For No Man
Marc Chandler • Tue, May 21 • 2 Comments
To Sustain The Rally, The Fed Should Start Tapering Now
Eric Parnell • Mon, May 20 • 27 Comments
Flavor Of The Day In FX: Consolidation
Marc Chandler • Mon, May 20
Central Banks Dominate Forces Of Movement In The Week Ahead
Marc Chandler • Mon, May 20

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Stocks lose steam at close; gold, oil end lower

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U.S. stocks, oil break losing streak; bonds extend rally

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The PowerShares DB US Dollar Bearish Fund (Symbol: UDN) is based on the Deutsche Bank Short US Dollar Index (USDX®) Futures Index™ (DB Short USD Futures Index). The Index, which is managed by DB Commodity Services LLC, is a rules-based index composed solely of short USDX® futures contracts. The USDX® futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being short the US Dollar against the following currencies: Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc. You cannot invest directly in an index. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2:10 PM Stocks had already shed their Bernanke-testimony gains from this morning and they head even lower following the release of the FOMC minutes showing a "number" willing to begin tapering QE as soon as the next policy meeting. S&P 500 (SPY -0.4%), Nasdaq 100 (QQQ -0.6%). The dollar (UUP +0.4%) moves to a new session-high, and Treasurys (TLT -1.3%) continue to sell off. 11 Comments
Wednesday, May 22, 10:42 AM Bernanke: Stocks continue with solid gains as the chairman suggests the Fed may never sell the massive assets it's accumulated, instead just letting them roll down. Most interesting are Treasury prices (TLT -1.1%) rolling over - the 10-year yield sunk to 1.89% as Bernanke's soft comments hit the tape, but has reversed to now threaten 2%. Gold (GLD +0.6%) has given up much of its knee-jerk gains, and the dollar (UUP +0.3%) is having none of it, higher across the board, particularly vs. the aussie (FXA -1.1%), yen (FXY -1%), and loonie (FXC -0.6%). 5 Comments
Friday, May 17, 12:53 PM The bull move in the greenback (UUP, UUPT) is just getting started, writes Vince Cignarella, believing the dollar's about to get another boost from safe-haven flows. The catalyst will be a selloff in fixed income taking yields on junk bonds (HYG, JNK) - now at all-time lows - to more realistic levels. The catalyst for the catalyst? It won't be 2007 all over again, he says, but instead maybe the dreaded "tapering" move from the Fed, or perhaps Syria flaming up higher. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, May 17, 9:38 AM Did the Fed tighten while we were getting a cup of coffee? The greenback is soaring against all other currencies, with the dollar bull ETF (UUP) gaining 0.6% - an unusually large move for that vehicle. Strength against the yen (FXY -0.3%) and the aussie (FXA -0.9%) are givens of late, but the greenback is up about 1% vs. both the loonie (FXC) and the swissie (FXF), and about 0.6% vs. the euro (FXE) and cable (FXB). Getting hit are Treasurys (TLT -0.5%), the dollar bear ETF (UDN -0.6%) and of course, gold (GLD -0.7%). 5 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 15, 11:16 AM Gold (GLD -2.1%), (IAU -2.2%) sinks back below $1,400 as the bounce since mid-April is officially over. At work here, suggests RBC Capital, is the strong stock market. To participate, foreign investors sell gold, buy dollars (UUP is up big in May), and call their stockbrokers. Commerzbank notes gold ETF outflows were another 6 tons yesterday, bringing the total since early April to 230 tons. Silver (SLV -3.1%) tags along. 34 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, May 9, 3:06 PM The dollar (UUP +1%) is soaring across the board (not just against the yen, where it's now spiked through ¥100 to ¥100.56). The greenback is threatening parity vs. the aussie (FXA -1.1%) for the first time since last summer, and the euro (FXE -1.1%), swissie (FXF -1.4%), loonie (FXC -0.5%), and pound (FXB -0.6%) are seeing sizable declines as well. Commodities? Red. Gold (GLD -1.1%), Silver (SLV -1.2%), Oil (USO -0.6%), Copper (JJC -0.8%). 5 Comments [Global & FX, Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, May 9, 4:53 AM RBC is bullish on the U.S. dollar: "Longer term, we still expect to see USD grind higher almost by default when other currencies remain under cyclical pressure. We think the U.S. is further ahead in the economic cycle compared to the euro area, UK and Japan, and over a long enough horizon, the prospect of Fed exit will drive that through to the currency." (ETFs: DBV, UUP, UDN, UUPT, UDNT) Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Friday, May 3, 8:43 AM Stock futures pop after the big NFP beat, SPY +0.8%, QQQ +0.7% premarket. The long bond dives, now down nearly a full point, TLT -1.2% premarket. Sporting losses earlier, the dollar moves into the green, UUP +0.4%. Nicely higher minutes ago, GLD -0.4%. Comment!
Monday, April 29, 7:31 AM Precious metals continue their comeback tour, with the dollar (UUP) being lower across the board as good an excuse as any for buying this morning. GLD +1.1%, SLV +1.5% premarket. The greenback is particularly weak vs. the aussie (FXA), +0.6%. Comment! [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 17, 3:37 PM Dollar strength against the "risk" currencies on these panicky sessions is often offset by weakness vs. the yen, leading to little change in the dollar index. Not today - the greenback is surging against nearly every asset on the planet, leading the dollar bull ETF (UUP +1.1) to a relatively outsized gain. UDN -1.1%. 1 Comment [Global & FX, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 16, 10:38 AM Asset purchases are "open-ended but temporary," says the Chicago Fed's Charles Evans, adding he sees plenty of headwinds for the economy. In a rare comment on the dollar, he calls the greenback "quite strong" and says the FOMC is surprised by this. The dollar (UUP -0.5%) sheds a few more ticks, particularly vs. the euro - FXE +0.9%. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Global & FX]
Monday, April 15, 2:42 PM Another popular position unwound today is the yen short trade, with much of the move coming in the past 90 minutes. The dollar (UUP) is off a full 1% vs. the yen (FXY +1.2%), but surging against most all other units. Particularly noteworthy are the "commodity currencies" - the aussie (FXA -1.6%), the loonie (FXC -1%). 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, April 11, 5:25 PM As expected, the IMF has cut its 2013 GDP growth outlook for the U.S. to 1.7% from 2%. The dollar and euro are called moderately overvalued, and the yuan moderately undervalued. Thanks to Shinzo Abe's efforts, Japan's GDP is now expected to grow 1.5% in 2013, up from a prior 1.2%. 4 Comments [U.S. Economy, Global & FX]
Monday, April 8, 4:25 AM The amount of dollar cash in circulation has jumped 42% in the past five years, with the proportion held abroad climbing from 56% to nearly 66%. The eurozone crisis has boosted demand since 2010, a trend that could strengthen following the raid on Cypriot bank deposits. 3 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, March 19, 10:54 AM Dollar (UUP) bullishness of 72% of respondents reached the highest level in the history of BAML's fund manager survey. At the same time, bearishness on U.S. stocks (SPY) reversed, with a net 5% calling the U.S. the market it most wishes to overweight vs. 19% underweight in January. (PR) 3 Comments
Tuesday, March 19, 9:27 AM The new hedge fund hotel is U.S. dollars (UUP), writes Josh Brown, noting BAML data showing large specs are net long $2.6B in the dollar index. It's near the level at which it can be called too crowded of a trade, says BAML. 3 Comments [Global & FX]

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Double Top Forming In US Dollar? | $UUP $UDN http://bit.ly/11rfZpR
Apr 20, 2:11 PM
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Who To Believe On Gold: Central Banks Or Bloomberg? by: Jeff Clark. $GLD $UDN http://bit.ly/XdyYH0
Mar 27, 11:21 PM
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Forex: EUR/USD Calls For Lower (€) Lows Persist. Mar 14 2013, by: FXstreet. $ERO $EU $FXE $UDN $UUP http://bit.ly/12SjElK
Mar 14, 7:01 AM
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Option Millionaires
Long term sell signal about to hit the dollar. Inflation anyone? http://seekingalpha.com/p/wgo9 $UDN, $UUP, $XLE, $GLD, $GDX, $USO
Feb 3, 6:13 PM
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How Much Longer Can The Fed Maintain A Corner On The Bond Market? Jan.4, ($X) by: SA Joseph Stuber. $DIA $TLT $UDN $UUP http://bit.ly/ZmpB7Y
Jan 6, 2:02 AM
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Michael Clark
MARKET ROUT BEGINNING, STILL TIME TO RHP OUT: http://seekingalpha.com/p/puuv SHORT STSA EMC SAP OIL PALL PLND UDN SPX VLO UGA FLIR
10/24/12
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Option Millionaires
US dollar most vulnerable to a large decline since 2010. UDN, UUP, http://seekingalpha.com/a/jx8l
10/17/12
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The_American
TAHO HL PAAS SSRI GSS GPL as the price of SLV GLD PALL PTM PMs support USD declines UDN :on USO UCO DIG UNG VXX GDX GDXJ NUGT CHK AAPL GOOG
10/1/12
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The_American
GLD breaks key levels @ 1700 SLV also breaks resistance with new support levels GDX GDXJ GLDX GLTR HDGE trade DIA SPY QQQ UDN : AUY HL PAAS
9/6/12
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The_American
PHYS GLD PSLV UGLD USLV AGQ looks accumulation as china has PMs Exchange SGOL HL JAG USV FSG as China sets stage YINN and YANG FXI CNY UDN
8/20/12
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The_American
GS has year end target on PPLT PTM of 2000 per ounce Strange USO OIL so should SLV GLD USD UDN UUP UUPT down GDX GDXJ GLDX RING GGGG HL SLW
7/11/12
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Joelitch: I have a buy on PPLT at 133, really want pick up a nice chunk, GLTR as an alternative.
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The_American
DDD NANO PBR PXN ALTI TZA TNA GLDX GDXJ and always watching the VIIX TVIX SWC PAL PLG AA SGLD SLV GLD with the USD UDN UUP UUPT which ETFs
5/30/12
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iadops40: metals looking ugly right now, miners might get punished
5/30/12
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Cliff Wachtel
Exactly as I warned in my much ignored market review, EU crisis boiling over again Ole, ciao bond yields! FXE, UUP UDN EWS
4/5/12
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grymmace: Thanks for all the excellent material, Cliff!!
4/5/12
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Richard93: great work Cliff is this a dip or finally real deal? J.K. is getting hammered by the bulls who think things are still good. I don't.
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The_American
BNO UCO DBO OIL SCO which are all oil trades. If EUO breaks down, money flows into UUPT UDN UUP. It will not last. Our debt is 100% GDP- GLD
12/23/11
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murcilp640: damn right
12/23/11
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