Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Dollar Plunges, Stocks Barely Move

U.S. stocks ended the day barely to the upside, even as the Dollar was routed in Forex trading. The Dollar closed at 14 year lows against the Yen. The so called Yen carry trade has been fueling the rise in stocks since March, but they barely moved today. Commodities, on the other hand, enjoyed big gains...particularly in energies and precious metals. Gold was up $25 on the day at last check, trading at $1,191 in the cash market.

Sooner or later, stocks will start to not like such a weak dollar. It is also noted that there is tremendous correlation among most markets. As the dollar falls, stocks, bonds and gold have risen. Just imagine what will happen if there is any sort of spike in the Dollar caused by a potential geopolitical crisis, or if the Fed suddenly sees that it is time to start raising rates.

In my view, this is just another asset bubble. Even when stocks rise off of bear market lows, they never move as high, and as quickly as this market has.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Scott Cole www.bestdaytradingstocks.com

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