US dollar surges to start the year; US economic calendar light

The US dollar is sizzling today even as Treasury yields fall. It’s a reminder that intermarket correlations don’t matter on Day 1 as flow-driven trade dominates. The rally in the dollar speaks only to demand for liquidity and the world’s reserve currency — I wouldn’t take it as any kind.

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Weekly S&P500 Technical Analysis

After the Fed delivered a more hawkish than expected stance, the market sold off pretty heavily. The Fed once again had to repeat to the market that they are solely focused on bringing inflation back to their 2% target and they are ready to go above market expectations and risk.

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