From the Desk of Ian Culley @Ianculley  

"Trade what’s in front of you."

We say it all the time.  And it sounds simple enough.

But, with an immense amount of information circulating, it can be difficult to distinguish what’...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

The forex and futures markets will provide bountiful ways to trade a weakening dollar.

Unfortunately, some of our initial...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

Not only are commodities losing their leaders, but the leaders are losing their former 2018 highs.

Heating oil...

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Bonds are flying under the radar.

While everyone focuses on the S&P 500 finding resistance at its 200-day moving average, bonds are posting their most substantial rally since the early...

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The US dollar Index $DXY is running into support at a shelf of former highs. 

How it reacts will influence how stocks fare...

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Precious metals shine as the dollar drops.

It makes sense...

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The strong US dollar and higher interest rates have dominated the conversation this year.

But the direction of the US Dollar...

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The 2020 V-shaped recovery has warped investors’ brains. 

But this is nothing more than recency bias. In reality, bottoms are a process, not an event. 

Don’t fall victim to...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

In late September, we highlighted the prior-cycle highs for the top commodity contracts.

The question was whether these levels...

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Bonds are bouncing off key levels of potential support.

For some, it’s a former low. And for others, it’s a downside extension level. Regardless, we can all rejoice that bonds have stopped...

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It’s time to short the USD. 

Based on the weight of the evidence, our bias for the US dollar has flipped bearish. ...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

I’ve tried the paleo diet. 

I’ve even gone primal, cutting carbs while increasing fats for long periods of time. 

But I haven’t tried the new all-meat-all-the-time...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @Ianculley

Don’t take your eyes off the US dollar and interest rates!

I know it’s been a long year, but we’re finally witnessing...

From the Desk of Ian Culley @IanCulley

The dollar experienced significant volatility last week, posting its largest single-day loss since 2015.

As far as we’re concerned,...