* Dollar: Finally a Reason to Buy the Greenback, But for How Long? * Euro Tumbles as Confidence in Bailout Already Starting to Unwind * Australian Dollar Slides after RBA Rate Cut but Risk Trends Critical * Japanese Yen Volatility Will be a Consistent Threat after Massive Intervention * British Pound will Make its Own Waves as the Market Readies for 3Q GDP * Canadian Dollar: This is What Happens When Important Data Comes Inline * Gold Retraces Alongside Risk Trends: What Gives?
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Written by: John Kicklighter, Senior Currency Strategist
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Dollar: Finally a Reason to Buy the Greenback, But for How Long? |
It wouldn't exactly turn the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index into the green for October's close; but the greenback rally through Monday was nevertheless the biggest single-day advance since August 4th (in the midst of the biggest risk sell off since the height of the 2008 financial crisis). The currency's performance to start this week was not happenstance. We were presented with the right fundamentals and the underlying current was strong enough to sync a heavy shift in capital positioning across the various asset classes. It is not easy to drive the markets all on the same sentiment-based bearing, particularly when it is a counter-trend move; so we know this was not a move to be taken lightly...
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