Dollar bulls in London took advantage of the holiday in most of the rest of Europe to push the currency to almost $ 1.20 per euro and helped it make good ground against the Swiss franc and the data - dented pound.
Comments from the Fed were «possibly disappointing for
dollar bulls,» but the main reason for the euro's resilience on Thursday was profit - taking after the dollar's rapid move higher, said Jane Foley, currencies strategist at Rabobank.
Dollar bull market: Because imported goods are included in inflation calculations, the relative strength of the dollar is also key.
Asia Roundup: Antipodeans steady on upbeat Chinese manufacturing PMI,
dollar bulls await FOMC policy outcome, Asian shares nudge down - Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018
In addition,
dollar bull sentiment is screaming - hot on the heels of its sixth best quarterly performance ever.
Our fourth open position in the model trading account, PowerShares U.S.
Dollar Bull Index ($ UUP) long, is also showing an unrealized gain, but has a low correlation to the direction of the equities markets either way.
Most
dollar bulls view the case in relative terms: «It is the best house in a bad neighborhood,» as the saying goes.
We wonder whether the negative implications for the strong dollar / weak gold trade have been taken into account by the highly confident
dollar bulls.
The most recent Commitments of Traders (COT) speculative positions (chart below) suggest otherwise, and a comeuppance ahead for
dollar bulls.
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dollar bulls seem to have finally found some much needed support from interest rates as U.S bond yields climb toward levels unseen in nearly four - years.
Dollar bull markets typically last six to seven years.
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The Jackson Hole Symposium failed to ignite a bounce in the Greenback, as some of
the Dollar bulls were hoping, as the long - term trend in the currency continued today.
The Fed's reminder that its inflation target was symmetric was a clear negative for Treasury yields, and so the US currency's recovery was encouraging for
dollar bulls, Callow said.
Dollar bulls are much scarcer now while everyone seems to like the Euro.
This is «bad news» if you happen to be a long - term
Dollar bull.
Dollar bulls have been encouraged by improving economic data and signs that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates gradually.
For context,
the dollar bull markets of the early 1980s and the late 1990s each lasted around six years on average.
10) Though I am not
a dollar bull, there is no easy replacement for the US Dollar on the global scene.
Dollar bulls have been encouraged by improving economic data and signs that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates gradually.
Not exact matches
In reality, when investors are paying extremely high prices for each
dollar of earnings that equities produce, market math dictates that future returns will be the reverse of what the
bulls are claiming — extremely low.
And what's remarkable about this
bull market since it began is that on a cumulative basis, not a single
dollar of net new money has come into U.S. equity [funds].
The Dog Bowl doesn't yet command Puppy Bowl ad
dollars, Price says — it's an unknown quantity, we live in a culture of youth — but it does boast multiple celebrity dog guests, including Instagram - famous Manny the Frenchy (a French
bull dog) and Mervin the Chihuahua (a chihuahua).
The NEM / US
Dollar (XEM / USD) pair started its
bull run when it surged well above $ 0.20 levels to $ 0.71536 on December 08, 2017.
** HOT STOCK # 5 — The
dollar is falling and gold is in a
bull market.
After hitting a 6 - year high against the U.S.
dollar in 2017, it appears the euro
bull run may be coming to an end, pulling back nearly 4 percent against its rival over the past three months
What is more likely for the US
dollar in 2017 is that it will go on something of a
bull run.
Despite the recent price action,
bulls still believe the intermediate — longer term trend in the
dollar is still lower, and that the recent strength in the greenback will reverse and fuel a rebound in gold.
The US
dollar has been in a major
bull market against most currencies since 2011.
Are the actions being taken by Trump's administration to spur domestic manufacturing, jobs and economic output a precursor to a weaker
dollar and another
bull market in gold?
Conversely, in a
bull correction the U.S.
dollar typically strengthens against emerging market currencies and the yen doesn't budge.
A large part of the
Dollar's strength (beyond «just» the data) post - the election has been based upon this, where if the corporate tax rate were cut to say 20 %, the
Dollar would by economic theory have to then appreciate 20 % (and of course too, an additional «tax factor» driving the USD
bull - thesis is that a meaningful chunk of $ 2.5 T of profits held overseas by US corporates would be repatriated following a «business friendly» incentive package / one - time cut to the repatriation tax to say 8 - 10 %).
As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current
bull market has now outlived the median and average
bull, yet at higher valuations than most
bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S.
dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.
His proprietary trading models have enabled him to identify the NASDAQ top in 2000, the new gold
bull market in 2001, the stock market top in 2007, and the US
dollar bottom in 2011.
-- 4 reasons why «gold has entered a new
bull market» — Schroders — Market complacency is key to gold
bull market say Schroders — Investors are currently pricing in the most benign risk environment in history as seen in the VIX — History shows gold has the potential to perform very well in periods of stock market weakness (see chart)-- You should buy insurance when insurers don't believe that the «risk event» will happen — Very high Chinese gold demand, negative global interest rates and a weak
dollar should push gold higher
While the 200 DMA penetration has been less than even 1 percent, thereby inviting a
bull - trap, it has crossed above its downtrend line for the first time, since December 2016 when President Donald Trump decimated the USD after he told the Wall Street Journal that the strong
dollar «is killing us.»
The US
Dollar / Crude Oil (USD / WTI) pair started its
bull run in May 2009 when it took out resistance of 60.
First
Bull Run in Gold was witnessed when Prez Nixon scrapped Gold peg to the US
Dollar under advise of then Chairman US Fed Reserve on 15th August 1971.
His proprietary trading models have enabled him to identify the NASDAQ top in 2000, the new gold
bull market in 2001, the stock market top in 2007, and the U.S.
dollar bottom in 2011.
Jay introduces the sponsors and guests for the day and Michael Oliver says the gold
bull market continues after the recent correction and gives
dollar view.
Higher interest rates, falling stock prices and a weak
dollar represent a tightening of financial conditions — which have been very easy for a long time, a key source of fuel for the long
bull market.
The Dash / US
Dollar pair (DASH / US
Dollar) ignited its
bull run on November 8, 2017 when it breached resistance of $ 300.
Jay introduces the guests and sponsors for the day's show and Michael Oliver says why we are in the early stages of a commodities
bull market with a declining
dollar.
The Bitcoin Cash / US
Dollar pair (BCH / USD) ignited its
bull run on November 10, 2017 when it breached resistance of $ 870.
As we stated in our last article, for reasons we presented in our charts, we are quite confident that the real major move in gold and silver prices in this current
bull are ahead of us, not behind us, and that this current price drop in gold and silver assets will eventually provide a solid point to get on board for the second rise of gold and silver in US
dollar denominated assets.
Continued bearish momentum in the US
dollar ETF would likely force the 10 - week moving average to cross below the 40 - week moving average as well, which would produce another bearish trend reversal signal — and that's good news for Gold
bulls.
The gold prices continued to slide for the second day today as the strength of the
dollar pervades all through the market and the situation is only getting worser by the day for the gold
bulls.
Similarly, I expect that in the event of a general
bull market in stocks, the fund will not shine so brightly in terms of relative performance., The math of investing would favour the fund, however, over several
bull and bear market cycles because, on a percentage basis, lost
dollars are simply harder to replace than gained
dollars are to lose.
One $ 64 - million -
dollar question that every investor wonders about is, will the
bull market continue next year?
The IOTA / US
Dollar pair (MIOTA / USD) ignited its
bull run on November 27, 2017 when it took out resistance of $ 1.00.