The U.S. dollar index is a basket of six major world currencies weighted against the greenback. See on the daily bar chart for the USDX futures that prices are in a downtrend and have just hit a 2.5-month low. The bears have the solid near-term technical advantage and there are no strong, early chart clues to suggest a market bottom is close at hand. The path of least resistance for the USDX remains sideways to lower. Stay tuned! Jim Wyckoff