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bullish on the US dollar index - Peter brandt - Factor Trading

Bullish on the US Dollar Index

 

US Dollar Index

I remain bullish on the US Dollar index. Like every other chartist in the world, I am well aware that the DX penetrated the important line of support at 93.00 this past week. I had absolutely no desire to short the apparent breakout of this level. In fact, I believe the decline below 92.00 was a gigantic bear trap – bringing in new shorts and washing out stalled longs.

A chart showing the recent CFTC COT data is also shown. Commercials have the smallest short position and large specs (hedge funds) the smallest long position since June 2014 – the month of the last major low in the DX. I am willing to “bottom-pick” DX should the 93.10 level be retested. My goal is to establish a 60 BP position near the lower boundary of the rectangle in DX. My long term target in DX is 120.00. Along the way I would like to build to a 100 to 150 BP position.

 

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