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This Thread is the LONG TERM TREND !!! Let’s put things in perspective. The chatter given for the dollar’s rally the past 2 days was “safe haven flows”. The only problem with this rationale is that gold and to some extent recently even crude oil, is considered a safe haven. Gold sold...

Coalition Urges Government to Lower Dollar Value By Kylene Kiang Cox News Service via The Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio Thursday, July 13, 2006 http://www.western-star.com/school/content/shared/news/stories/TRADE_DEF... WASHINGTON -- Academic, business, and labor groups called on the...

I don't think a lot of you understand what a Secular Bull Market is. This is a longer term trend 2009-2011 being the earliest that these things top out. There will be a lot of volatility, but shorting will come with great pain as you are betting against the trend. Copper is in the...

Ivanovich, Expand liquidity is not playing with interest rates. It means, expand the Money Supply - or issue more dollars into the system.

Yes, very strong correlation. The US Economy is based on Oil, and High Oil = High Inflation High Inflation = Dollar Value Drops Foreign Central Banks are literally scrambling to "quietly" move some of their reserves to Euro's. Most of these nations have much to much leverage to the USD...

I'm building new short positions. (I've been short for many months) Dollar is going to be feeling some pressure against all currencies. Especially as inflation pounds the economy (just look at Oil lately) US Stock market has been very weak, and Bernanke is about to expand liquidity to keep...

I've had an account with MIG for a while now. Quite happy. I also love the fact that I can have my funds denominated in Swiss Francs (or Euro, CAD, etc).....so as the USD continues to devalue over the coming years it offers a little protection.

I'll take advantage of the "reactions" and use those opportunities to add. I never use too much margin so I'm never pressured into making a trade I don't want to. So, instead of selling at a time so many rookies do...I'm able to properly add.

Not as hard as you think. You establish the fundamental longer term trend and then look at the technicals. When it seems that it's hard to decipher what will take place, you know the trend...and then can apply the proper wave count or read on the situation. Not an exact science, but can...

Here is some thoughts leading up till the November Elections. Be prepared for a big liquidity drop to keep housing and the stock market solid leading up to the elections. This will be done by increasing liquidity - but killing the dollar at the same time. But voters don't care about the...

Good question. A mix depending on support levels, fib's, etc. I'm a bit different as I trade more long term. I do this both in the FOREX and Futures(Index) market. I look for trend lines like the following. Scroll down a bit for the Euro and USD...

The Formula is simple: Interest rates rise and affect the drivers of the US economy, housing, but before that auto production goes from bull to bear markets. This impacts many other industries and jobs. These markets are either rising or the activity is falling at an increasing rate. That is...