Otto pretends to be interested in technical analysis due to a request from reader 'TB' who wants a thought or two about today's US dollar rally. This 30 minute candle of the December USD futures contract shows it nicely:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7J0pfcqU8-ZHBOdsE2E71Rtc-6yUvEvNwjRbSyudvVwF1498ZnnvZL7e7cIgPPU7SpaZ1Y5yygVWJU7xWCqhnq3W1eotqXdfa488Ud3YJVVjcbInMFle2nHYJIjeh3qX1IOXsO-6Hum0/s400/dollar2.png)
But by continuing my chartist pseudolurve, this daily candle says that what we have isn't a game-changer yet.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDrDGgUWveIBtzDXkLDh4ZVUCSVSMk8EoLOFFnoC5cXjqeeDG2skMaztEHfJ5f99eqhIb1NYrsQ72ZSPTRie8CD7O4XspnGhIKpx85O2SB0qwblIYMmNVW75stxAIrmMreTqnJWZUYr7Q/s400/dollar1.png)
Personally, I'm more interested in the way miners reporting in Loonies or Pesos or whatevers will get a benefit from a strong dollar compared to their home currency. But hey...that kind of thinking is far too logical for this market.