Learn how other asset classes like stocks, bonds and commodities can affect the foreign exchange market.
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The U.S. Dollar Index
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What is the US Dollar Index (USDX)?
The dollar index is made up of six foreign currencies and includes 24 countries.
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How to Read the US Dollar Index
Be as awesome as Queen Cleopiptra and learn how to read the U.S. dollar index!
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How to Use the USDX for Forex Trading
Whenever you feel doubtful of the market outlook for the U.S. dollar, look no further than the U.S. dollar index because it will provide a clearer picture!
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Trade Weighted Dollar Index
The Fed wanted to measure the dollar’s value more accurately so they came up with the Trade-weighted dollar index. How is it different from the U.S. dollar index?
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Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index (BBDXY) tracks the performance of a basket of 10 global currencies against the U.S. dollar.
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The Dollar Smile Theory
Have you ever wondered why the dollar rallies in the good times and in the bad? Smile! You’re about to find out why.
Intermarket Correlations
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How Gold Affects AUD/USD and USD/CHF
Some currencies share a positive relationship with gold; the dollar usually doesn’t. Why is this?
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How Oil Moves with USD/CAD
Get the lowdown on why investors “Go Loonie” when oil prices shoot up!
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The U.S. Dollar And Oil Relationship Is Changing
The U.S. dollar has historically been inversely correlated to movements in the oil price, but this relationship is now changing.
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How Bond Yields Affect Currency Movements
What do you call “IOU” statements that countries issue when they need to borrow money? They’re bonds… government bonds.
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How Bond Spreads Between Two Countries Affect Their Exchange Rate
Did you know that you can also pull off carry trades on bonds?
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How Fixed Income Securities Affect Currency Movements
What are Euribors and gilts? (Clue: They are not fancy medieval weapons.)
Using Equities to Trade FX
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Forex and Global Equity Markets
Learn all about the Dow, S&P500, NASDAQ, and other major global equity indices!
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The Relationship Between Stocks and Forex
Does the equity market lead the currency market or is it the other way around?
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How the Stock Market Affects the Forex Market
Just like many people on your friends list, the relationship status of USD/JPY to the Dow and Nikkei can be complicated. But only a little bit.
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How to Use EUR/JPY as a Leading Indicator for Stocks
EUR/JPY tends to rise when confidence in the global economy is up and falls when confidence is down. Don’t believe us? Check out these spankin’ charts!
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