See on the daily bar chart for the U.S. dollar index that prices are trending down and this week hit a seven-week low. The greenback bears have the firm near-term technical advantage. The depreciating U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange market is a bullish element for the raw commodity sector, as it makes raw commodities on the world market (most of which are priced in U.S. dollars) cheaper to purchase in non-U.S. currency. Stay tuned! Jim