The U.S. Dollar Index tracks the strength of the dollar against a basket of major currencies. (DXY) originally was developed by the U.S. Federal Reserve in 1973 to provide an external bilateral trade-weighted average value of the U.S. dollar against global currencies. U.S. Dollar Index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains "strength" (value), compared to other currencies. The following six currencies are used to calculate the index:
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
Frequently Asked Questions
US DOLLAR CURRENCY INDEX is just a number that lets you track performance of the instruments comprising the index, so you can't invest in it directly. But you can buy US DOLLAR CURRENCY INDEX futures or funds or invest in its components.