The U.S.. dollar index is an index you should follow especially if you trade the forex and currency markets. Dollar index is a index that follows other currencies and measures the strength of the dollar compared to other currencies. It is a weighted geometric mean of the dollar's value compared only with. If you are trading the forex market you should also be watching the dollar index. Many times the dollar index will move in the opposite direction of the EUR/USD and the GBP/USD. By watching the chart of the dollar index on a one minute chart, and have your forex chart set at five minutes many time the dollar index will show a move. This happens many times especially if there is a spike in the index. The EUR and GBP will move in the opposite direction.
Trade the dollar index
Forex and stock traders are looking for the consistently wrong investor, trader and take the opposite position. This will obviously lead to winning trades for them. All traders have read trading books that point out that increasing volume is good for the continuation of the trend. Many new stock traders will try and fight the trend.
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