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 March USDX that prices are in a four-week-old uptrend. The USDX at present offers clues on marketplace conditions. The up-trending index suggests the U.S. economy is in a good posture at present—not growing too fast or too slow. Recent gains also suggest keener risk aversion in the marketplace that has sparked safe-haven buying of the U.S. currency. Stay tuned! Jim Wyckoff