http://www.elliottwave.com/imag...eeupdates/dollardoom.gifInteresting US dollar index chart pattern and bearish extremes courtesy of EWI. Speculators boosted bets against the US dollar to $30 billion - the largest shorting of the green-buck since June 2008, according to the Oct 6 2010 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) COT report.
In June 2008 the bearish extreme was 6% while in Nov 2009 it was 7%. This October it is 3% - lowest ever bearish reading, but the index rate is higher than in both 2008 and 2009 extremes. Bearish and bullish extremes are major warnings of a sharp retrace or rebound. The euro and the aussie are the most bullish extreme against the US dollar. When the dollar rebounds, these two currencies will retrace sharply.
@fxtech - EURUSD is still printing higher lows for the 27 session running and now above the 1.4000 level objective and delaying my euro cross short trades. There is still some room for 1.4100 level to be broken as well as the AUSUSD to break above 1.000 (parity).
For the monthly (November) trade setup - the AUDCAD is the best for shorting - assuming it closes the month with the current hanging man formation at the current yearly highs.
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!