US DOLLAR INDEX ____ SHORT-TERM BEARISH LONG-TERM BULLISHHello Traders,
As expected last week, the dollar was bearish (see my previous DXY analysis below) but what you may notice is that Friday's candle close was bullish. I expect this week to rally the go bearish to takeout the lows of Friday's candle, after which, the long-term bullish move will commence.
I will post my analysis on dollar-related pairs and how I will trade them according to my view of the dollar index.
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Here's my previous DXY analysis which played out as speculated.
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David
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$DXY - A Big Range (100.8 - 105.9) - The Dollar Index TVC:DXY has a very interesting
short to mid term time frame ahead regarding
its Price Action and Decision Making Time ticking .
Currently TVC:DXY is bouncing around a Big Middline S/R
area of 100-106 Range.
Both 'ANIMALS' have their fair share of Case,
while for now,
Bulls are more dominant on medium term
while Bears have taken total control of short term *Hourly Time Frames
by CHoCH impulsively and having a realif bounce (completion of Wave
(Bulls) - - -> Break out & Retest + Bull Flag formation pattern post break-out
(Bears) - - - > Fakeout ; Wave C Headed Lower
US DOLLAR ____ INCOMING BULLISH MOVEHello Guys,
Last week's price moved as speculated (see analysis below). I was expecting the bearish continuation. This week I expect Price to start making preparations for the massive rally.
I have a strong bullish view on the dollar and I expect that after a few manipulations in either the weekly or monthly order block, the price will take off.
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See last week's speculation on the Dollar Index.
Cheers,
Jabari
DXY - Ready to skyrocket buying!This is DOLLAR INDEX (DXY) MONTHLY ANAYLSIS..
DXY Imminent Skyrocket
Price is buying from Panic Zone (0 -382%) INSIDE MONTHLY DEMAND ZONE (PREVIOUSLY SUPPLY ZONE)
We expect price BREAK 0% AREA (WEEKLY SUPPLY ZONE) and continue buying to TP1 A AND TP 2 B AREAS.
TRIGGER: WAIT PRICE BREAK 0% AREA (104.620)
When it's triggered, I suggest to open BUY POSITIONS on USD parallel pairs (USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF)
and SELL POSITIONS on opposite (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, BTC/USD)
BULLISH INTERNAL CYCLE - WEEKLY ANALYSIS.
- TP 1 - AREA A: 50 - 61.8 % (109.719 - 110.923)
- TP 2 - AREA B: 100 % (114.819)
- FINAL DESTINATION: MONTHLY SUPPLY ZONE (RED AREA ABOVE)
$DXY -Ballads of Dollar $- Monitoring The Dollar Index TVC:DXY and constantly keeping an eye on its Price Action packed with Stories to Tell ,
is very important in your Trading Journey.
TVC:DXY its ;
The best Strategy,
the best Signal
the best Indicator
Why ?
Because it's a Dollar Story !
As the phrase goes :
'Paper Rules the World'
And so it does,
to the average man working 9-5 having no aspiration to know the dark valleys of this World.
And so it does,
regarding us that are involved in Trading Financial Markets.
While the most valuable of fiat currencies out there is The Mighty Dirty Dollar to whom the whole Economic System is based upon,
it's a must to be diligent and vigilant over The Dollar Index's TVC:DXY
price action stories.
TRADE SAFE
*** This is not Financial Advice !
Please do your own research and consult your Financial Advisor
before partaking in any trading activity based solely on this idea
Creation of the Top wick / Weekly Candle / End of WeekThere are only two things that can happen on Friday's Daily Candle
1) Price may continue to create a larger weekly candle body or
2) the weekly candle will form a larger wick and retrace
This week we are observing the latter
Price is pulling away from the High prices created during yesterday's New York Session
If the Daily candle closes beneath 1.0762 then we have returned back into the range and will
be eyeing out potential short setups to begin next week.
For Buys I would've preferred that we would have held 1.07615 Daily S/R Zone as we can see it played a key role in pivoting on 6/2, 5/19, and 3/27
Now we continue the range as far as Im concerned. We may pullback to the highs ( 1.0774 and 1.0786) early next week ( Monday/Tuesday ) then dive back to support at 1.069 Daily Support.
DXY formed a MACD Bearish Cross and eyes April's lowThe US Dollar Index / DXY is pulling back after the rejection on the Falling Resistance.
The completion of a 1day MACD Bearish Cross yesterday is enhancing the rejection with a stronger sell signal as on March 10th.
Sell and target Support A at 101.000.
If however a 1day candle closes over the Falling Resistance, buy on the short term and target the 1day MA200 at 105.000. New sells can be added there.
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$DXY -Debt Ceiling Scenarios *2W
All Eyez on TVC:DXY !
The Fate of other Financial Markets is to be decided on X Date of Debt Ceiling
Important Candlesticks prints on *2W and *W
Dollar Index seems to been having stuck between the range of
100.8 - 105.9
so far speaking of 2023's Price Action
However, with the incoming decision of Debt Ceiling this range
can very well be violated on it's borders ;
wether to the downside or upside that has yet to be seen :
- Bearish case'C' wave on ABC Correction)
- Bullish Case Impulsive Wave1 from 1-2-3-4-5 Elliot Waves)
Moreover,
With the breakout of Red Trendine Resistance, wave one is about to come
in to fruiton while yet needing to clear the last Lower High of the downtrend
to create a Change of Character of the Donwtrend.
Breaking above last LH and holding support (Wave B)
also confulences with the Golden Zone of Fibb taken from 114.7 High
to Lows of 100.8 (Wave A)
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***
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any trading related activities based soly on this idea.
$DXY - Close up 1HR Downtrend-Surveying TVC:DXY on 1 Hourly (tf) and it's series of Higher Lows.
Breaking the Structure of recent previous x2Top and Resistance Trendline would
nullify the 1H* Downtrend (Rounding Top) in terms of Price Action,
with TVC:DXY heading Higher.
A-B-C correction would Break Structure of Uptrend on more broader picture (higher tf)
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DOLLAR INDEX - FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS2023-2024 Exchange Rate Forecasts From MUFG
US Dollar: US Economy Set to Deteriorate
According to the bank; “While the impact is modest, the fiscal restraint will still be impacting at a time when substantial monetary tightening will also be feeding through to the real economy. It will strengthen expectations of weak recessionary economic conditions emerging later in the year.”
The Federal Reserve has maintained a hawkish underlying stance. Although there is an important element of uncertainty over the near-term policy decisions and whether rates will be hiked again, it has pushed back strongly against the notion that rates will be cut this year.
MUFG still expects that the Fed will shift its stance as the economy deteriorates.
It notes; “We still expect much clearer evidence of slowdown to emerge in H2 that sees the market re-price monetary easing by year-end. This will likely start to emerge in Q3 fuelling a more pronounced period of US dollar selling.”
A significant element in recent dollar gains has been renewed doubts surrounding the Chinese and global growth outlooks.
MUFG expects these concerns will ease; “We also see scope for global growth fears to ebb given our view that China economic activity is set to pick up in the second half of the year.”
The bank notes that there has been a deal to raise the debt ceiling with the Administration pledging to restrict government spending.
MUFG is still concerned over the US debt profile with the US eventually needing to tighten policy which will undermine growth.
Overall, it adds; “The US dollar cyclically and structurally looks like it has peaked with the high from September 2022 the high of one of the largest and longest US dollar bull runs in the floating exchange rate era.”
EUR USD - FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSISEuro: End of Negative Rates Will Support the EUR Exchange Rates
As far as the ECB is concerned, MUFG expects that the ECB will increases interest rates at least two further times to combat inflation.
The bank considers that the underlying ECB shift away from negative interest rates and the selling of bonds will have an important impact on the currency.
According to MUFG; “The removal of negative rates we believe is somewhat under-appreciated by the markets and at these lower levels in EUR/USD we suspect strong support will emerge. It would take a notable shift in relative macro expectations for EUR/USD to break further lower towards parity.”
Although the near-term EUR/USD forecasts have been revised lower, the bank still expects medium-term gains, especially as the Euro-Zone growth outlook will improve again.
NQM2023 SELL
-first full we are in the deep premium, and in the opening of the month we see a juda swing to the upside to take the previous month's high wish is buyside liquidity (14569.50), and we seen a big reaction after taking it and go back to the opening price of this month (14288.00).
-secondly, (ipda concept) if we take the last 20 days, we will see a sellside ( 13570.00) we will take it as a target
-Third, if we do the standard deviation of the juda swing we will get the tp's I've noted in the chart.
Falling Wedge Break -> Double TopSPX broke out of a falling wedge on the weekly, and is headed for the same ATH.
It could reach a new ATH at its 1.5x measured target (not pictured above), but I would expect the double-top to play out should DXY move up above 105 and head towards 118-122.
Long until we hit the double-top, then short.
More related ideas and previous posts linked below.
Dollar Index ($DXY): Technical Analysis$DollarIndex could trigger a 3 or 5 wave swing on daily chart, and if this happens, the first Target should be around 106/107 area. That said, the trend remains bullish and the index should be bought on any correction. The technical structure on intraday chart is also very interesting, and it might be useful to develop it in our updates below as well.
FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
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When the Dollar Breaks This Supply Zone, It Will Bring Pain!With the stock market already trading near the 2031 fair value target of $434.98, it's a wonder how far out investors are willing to bet on S&P 500 earnings. Apple and Meta found some resistance near their average analyst targets, and now we have to figure out what comes next. For me I see t least a 50% retracement for the S&P 500, which sits around $412 per share. A strong dollar and other potential catalysts from the economic landscape could also lead to SPY falling lower. I have a fair value range between $370 and $400.
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DXY H4 - Short SignalDXY H4
Exhaustion being seen around this 104.300 price. We rejected a couple from Friday last week, again Monday, again Tuesday and again today.
Looking to see some harsh selling pressure from the dollar over the remainder of the week if we can see something catalyse this, XAUUSD, GBPUSD longs looking promising.
DXY and the Dollar TrapIn global finance, everything is relative. For now, there is no good answer to the perennial question: If not for the US dollar, then what?
That is why, despite all its flaws, the dollar remains the ultimate haven currency. And the US Dollar Index (“DXY”) measures the performance of the US Dollar against a basket of six major currencies of USA’s major trading partners.
The DXY measures USD performance against currency majors. Euro, Japanese Yen, and the British Pound represent more than 80% of aggregate weight.
Intriguingly, the absence of emerging majors such as the Chinese Yuan (CNY) and the Australian Dollar (AUD), stands out. The DXY will likely be modified in the future to reflect shifting global dynamics.
History of the DXY
The DXY was first created in 1973 after the establishment of the Bretton Woods agreement which abandoned the gold standard. The index has since been modified just once when the Euro was established as the official currency of the EU.
The DXY commenced with a value of 100 in 1973. The Index above 100 signals that USD is stronger than the basket compared to 1973 values. Meanwhile an index below 100 points to a weak dollar.
The current DXY value of 104 indicates that the USD is 4% above the value of the basket relative to its value in 1973.
During periods of major global financial upheavals, the DXY tends to drift away from 100. In the 1980s as the Fed hiked rates aggressively, the dollar’s value soared. Eventually, the dollar was intentionally weakened in an historical agreement known as the Plaza Accord.
Why would the US weaken its own currency?
In short, a strong currency is not always a good thing. A strong dollar made US goods less viable in global markets and led to a sharp increase in the US trade deficit. As such, weakening the dollar was in the best interests of not just US’s trading partners but also the US.
Another period of upheaval for the DXY was the 2008 global financial crisis. The USD was in crisis when Lehman Brothers collapsed amid the US housing crisis. The confidence in the dollar was shaken.
Comparatively, other countries were less severely affected. This pushed the DXY to its lowest level of 71.
Excluding these exceptional periods of time, the DXY trades around its base value. Movements in DXY are at times drive by policy changes in the US or its partner countries such as Japan, EU, UK, Canada, Switzerland, and Sweden. The real elephant in the room is the Fed policy. Fed decisions have an outsized effect on the DXY.
The DXY is not very volatile. Its 30-day annualized rolling volatility ranges between 5 and 10. However, major economic events can lead to a rise in volatility. Volatility spikes during periods of global crises or major events in the US (Fed Hikes) or EU (EU Debt Crisis) with both currencies having major weightage in the index.
DXY CORRELATION WITH OTHER ASSET CLASSES
Fed Funds Rate
Although not tightly correlated, Fed Funds rate has a major impact on the DXY. Higher rates make the dollar more attractive which leads to it strengthening. However, as other major central banks usually move in tandem with the Fed, rates in the partner countries also rise dampening the buoyancy in DXY.
Fed policy action has a major impact on the DXY at the beginning of shifts in policy. However, this effect soon fades as markets price in terminal rates according to expectations.
Fed & ECB Policy Divergence
The divergence of policy between ECB and Fed has a major impact on the DXY. As policies start to diverge (correlation between rates starts to decline), DXY experiences large directional moves.
2Y Treasury Yields
As treasury yields are derived from Fed Funds rate, the correlation between DXY and 2Y constant maturity treasury notes is similar. In general, both are positively correlated.
The correlation breaks during periods where rates grind lower, but the USD continues to rise. Case in point is the experience of 2020. When the US Fed drove rates to zero, the US dollar soared as the only credible haven. This is the classic dollar trap.
Furthermore, DXY and treasury yield correlation can break due to effects of economic policy action. For instance, in 2018, DXY remained muted despite rising treasury yields as markets were confident of the terminal rate and the Fed not hiking rates very aggressively.
FOMC MEETINGS AND THE DOLLAR INDEX
FOMC meetings decide the fate of interest rates. Typically, decisions move in tandem with expectations.
But when FOMC decisions diverge from consensus, impact on the DXY can be large. For instance, in its May 2023 meeting, markets anticipated the Fed to pause its aggressive hiking campaign against a backdrop of regional banking crisis. However, Fed mercilessly cranked up another 25bps driving DXY higher.
WHAT’S UP AT THE NEXT FOMC MEETING?
CME FedWatch tool highlights the probability of changes in FOMC rate as measured by 30-day Fed Fund futures pricing data.
For the next FOMC meeting on the 14th of June, CME FedWatch tool points to an 80% probability of no hike. For the meeting on 26th July, markets are pricing a 55% probability of a 25bps hike. This would take rates to 5.25%-5.5% which is expected to be the terminal rate.
In case Fed decides to hike in the June meeting, it could lead to a sharper upward move in the DXY.
COMMITMENT OF TRADERS REPORT
The Commitment of Traders report shows weekly changes in open interest by investor category. Institutional investors expect DXY to move higher as both managed money and small speculators have increased their net long positioning over the last three weeks.
TRADE SETUP
Market expectations have moved wildly from rate hike to no hike multiple times over the past two weeks.
Cooling inflation in April, signs of a weakening job market, anemic services data, credit tightening are shaping market consensus for a rate pause in June. However, if May inflation data, which is due a day before the FOMC meeting paints a different picture or the job market continues to remain strong, the Fed may throw in another rate hike.
Anticipating Fed move is difficult. Investors deploying a long straddle can potentially lock in gains from large moves in DXY if FOMC moves against consensus.
A long straddle is a delta-neutral options strategy that can be used to benefit from rising volatility in options. It involves simultaneously going long call and long put at the same delta. Delta-neutral makes the structure directionally agnostic to upside or downside moves. Loss on one leg will be offset by gains from the other leg when the underlying moves sharply.
Straddles are powerful in that they are long Vega which makes it gain not only from a directional move but also from volatility expansion. With uncertainty looming around Fed outcomes, volatility will likely spike heading into the meeting.
A delta neutral strategy would be difficult to run directly on DXY futures due to slim liquidity for these options on ICE.
As such, investors could consider long straddles in CME Euro FX options, CME Japanese Yen options, and CME GBP options to obtain similar exposure. These three majors represent 83% of the DXY and largely drive major moves in the DXY.
The above charts show the payoff for the straddle on each of these individual options. ATM strikes can provide higher profit potential with higher risk potential.
However, ~25 delta options have cheaper premium due to which the loss is limited at a lower level, consequently, 25 delta straddle would also require a larger price movement before the position is in the money. Moreover, the profit potential on these would also be lower due to wider strike levels.
A notable exception to these is the Japanese Yen put options which have noticeably lower IVs and are thus cheaper. Each of these pairs would have to move ~1.5% over the next two weeks for the position to make money.
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