http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/gold-and-the-us-dollar/ Helping traders overcome fears and emotions in trading Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/gold-and-the-us-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-81907 Stock Market » Blog Archive » Gold and the US Dollar Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:13:08 +0000 http://blog.afraidtotrade.com/gold-and-the-us-dollar/#comment-81907 [...] Afraid to Trade.com Blog wrote an interesting post today on Gold and the US DollarHere’s a quick excerpt Continuing our brief study of intermarket relationships, let’s look at two markets with a powerful negative correlation: The US Dollar Index and the Gold Market. Gold traditionally is a hedge against inflation, and inflation often is correlated with a weak dollar and higher commodity prices across the board (which is the environment we see now). As the dollar declines, commodity prices (including gold) often rally, linking the inverse relationship. Let’s zoom down from a monthly chart down [...] [...] Afraid to Trade.com Blog wrote an interesting post today on Gold and the US DollarHere’s a quick excerpt Continuing our brief study of intermarket relationships, let’s look at two markets with a powerful negative correlation: The US Dollar Index and the Gold Market. Gold traditionally is a hedge against inflation, and inflation often is correlated with a weak dollar and higher commodity prices across the board (which is the environment we see now). As the dollar declines, commodity prices (including gold) often rally, linking the inverse relationship. Let’s zoom down from a monthly chart down [...]

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