The U.S. dollar index is a basket of six major world currencies weighted against the greenback. The USDX has just dropped to a new 3.5-year low. The U.S. dollar bears are in strong near-term technical control, to suggest more downside price pressure is coming. The weakening dollar is a significantly bullish element for many major raw commodity markets, as those markets are priced in U.S. dollars on world markets. When the greenback weakens, its makes those commodities less expensive to purchase in non-U.S. currency–meaning increased worldwide demand for them. Stay tuned!–Jim