Trends are shifting. 

Risk assets are moving into risk-off territory, and it’s in environments like this where risk management separates tourists from traders, gamblers from speculators.

We’ve been...

The US Dollar Index $DXY has been locked in a messy range for over a year, wobbling just enough to make everyone second-guess themselves, trapping bears on breakdown attempts and bulls on squeeze attempts. 

After...

When a structural trend reaches a turning point… expect volatility. We’re a month into 2026, and the US Dollar is already stirring the pot– making big moves and flirting with the completion of a major top.

Last week, the DXY...

Global risk assets had a banner year in 2025.

And while it doesn’t make the headlines much, the falling dollar was the main catalyst for this bullish action.

The US Dollar Index kicked off 2026 in the red,...

2026 is right around the corner, and some of the most risk-on and highest beta areas of the world are kicking off new uptrends. 

These markets tend to be hard-asset plays. Ones with heavy weightings in Energy, Materials...

The next big opportunity across the global equity landscape is setting up in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysian capital markets have underperformed for years, but a critical variable is finally working for– instead of against– them: the...

The next big international breakout is lining up. 

In line with the trend we’ve observed all year, the global market isn’t driven by semiconductors or software… instead, it’s all about commodities. 

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When the tape gets noisy, we like to simplify our process and let the most important charts do the talking.

Many of ...

Latin America has been a no-show for well over a decade. 

The last time these countries participated in any meaningful manner was back during the 2003–2008 cycle. 

Since then, this region’s equity...

The US Dollar Index $DXY is approaching a make-or-break level.

We’ve been watching ...

Crypto has felt heavy for months. Slow exits from bases, failed breakouts, and sloppy leadership throughout. 

Bitcoin’s no exception, currently on pace for its fourth-worst year ever (the other years being: 2014, 2018,...

The weak-dollar trend remains intact. But when counter-trends happen, they usually start under the hood. 

The Dollar Index $DXY is just a basket, so when we want hints as to the next move, we pop it open and check the...

The bell is ringing for global risk appetite, can you hear it? 

The message is simple here, but the echoes and reverberations come from outside the U.S. this time. 

The EUR/JPY just printed new all-...

The US Dollar Index $DXY hasn’t left our macro checklist all year. 

It remains one of the most important charts for risk assets everywhere, as well as the anchor for the “weak dollar trade.”

Since our...

Leadership in emerging markets continues to expand as the weak Dollar cycle progresses.  

This time, it’s Colombia stepping up.

Yes, Colombia... One of Latin America's historically weakest markets is...

One of my favorite tells for global risk appetite doesn’t come from bonds, credit spreads, or even the Nasdaq.

It comes from an obscure FX cross almost nobody trades: the Israeli Shekel (ILS/USD).

Israel’s...

The market is ripe with fresh opportunities… and the list of charts we want to buy is growing longer by the day.

But we can’t buy them all, so we have to make some tough allocation decisions.

This is one of...

These days, we trade gold as a commodity.

But centuries ago, we used to trade commodities priced in gold. 

For this reason, among others, we like to think of Gold as more than a commodity or currency....

The US Dollar continues to weaken, and international energy stocks are one of the groups benefiting most from it.

Look at what’s happening in the global energy space. While US energy (XLE) has chopped sideways for the better...

Leadership keeps showing up in places no one’s watching. Take Peru.

The Peruvian Sol (PEN/USD) just registered its best single-day performance since 2023, reaching fresh five-year highs against the US Dollar.

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When it comes to Latin America, currencies are known to tip the hand for equities. 

When LATAM currencies outpace the US Dollar, their bond and equity markets tend to follow suit — often outperforming US benchmarks.

We’ve been pounding the table on a weak dollar cycle for months now… and it’s been working very...

If you're still looking for leadership outside the U.S., start by looking at the local currency.

The Polish Zloty is breaking out—clearing multi-year bases against both the Euro and the Dollar.

It’s...