Tuesday 26 May 2015

11am update - USD on the border

Whilst equities remain broadly weak, the USD remains on the edge of what is either the top end of a bounce (from DXY 93s).. or merely the start of a hyper-ramp to the 120s. Any sustained action >98.. and certainly any break >101, would bode for a straight up move that would result in all manner of capital market turmoil.


UUP, daily2, outlook



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Summary

The levels are very clear for the USD... any further higher... and the secondary downside target of DXY 90/89s will be out of range... not just for weeks/months.. but YEARS.

The implications should be clear to anyone... not least in terms of Oil and the Precious metals.
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notable weakness: coal miners, ACI -10%, ANR -12%, BTU -4%... the sector destruction continues.
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VIX is reflecting a moderately concerned market...


Next resistance is a rather obvious 15.00. The big 20 threshold is still a very long way up.. and would require USD > 100...

In either case... an interesting start to a short week.