Why Is a Strong Dollar Considered Bad for The Stock Market?

strong US dollar

It is common knowledge that a strong currency reflects not only the strength of a nation but also the economic confidence and increased buying capacity of the consumer. This viewpoint is mostly true in various sections of the economy, as, for example, a powerful dollar gives Americans the opportunity to purchase cheaper foreign goods, travel …

Weekly US market

This institute provides a leading index on US economy based on some macro measurement. This article describes how to use the leading weekly index to anticipate US economy movement.

Trading volatility

Volatility futures are typically in contango (S&P bull market) with some backwardation periods (S&P bear market). There is a reason to trade long volatility on market peaks when (a) there is no QE in US and (b) when the contango is relatively flat, and inverse volatility on market corrections otherwize. Flat volatility contango is also …