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The US Dollar Index: The Bear Market Carries on!



-- Posted Tuesday, 18 September 2007 | Digg This ArticleDigg It!

Your independent Swiss asset manager                     

                                                                           

THE TIMELESS PRECIOUS METAL FUND

THE SIERRA MADRE GOLD & SILVER VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

 

Follow-up No. 11 / September 18, 2007

 

US Dollar Index: RETURN ON ONE CONTRACT ($1,000 x Index)

Sell Date

Contract No.

Sell Price

Total (USD)

Price Today

Value Today

January 27, 2003

1

99.33

99'330.00

 

 

Total

1

99.33

99'330.00

79.53

79'530.00

Profit

 

 

 

 

19'800.00

Profit (in %)

 

 

 

 

20%

OUR LONG-TERM RECOMMENDATION

REMAIN SHORT 

 

 

OUR SHORT-TERM RECOMMENDATION

REMAIN SHORT

WATCH OUT FOR ANY COUNTER MOVEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

The U.S. Dollar Index® is computed using a trade-weighted geometric average of six currencies.

 

The six currencies and their trade weights are:

 

     

 

The twenty-year picture

 

While the past is not always a reliable guide as to what the future may bring, it can give us a prescience of what may lie ahead. The chart below reveals one thing for sure: the US-Dollar has lost more than 50% against a basket of foreign currencies over twenty-five years, but not in an uninterrupted line of course.

 

We also note that after the sharp fall that touched bottom first at the end of 1988, sharp rallies followed ensued by further sell-offs which made new lows..

 

We wrote in November of 2005:  “This could be an indication as to what lies in store for us!” and we concluded that the present rally (2005) may be followed by a sharp reversal in the coming weeks or months.”  And indeed, in December of last year, the US-Dollar started to resume its down-trend.

 

So let us examine in more detail what could be the future direction of the US-Dollar against the basket of currencies displayed above.

 

The long-term picture

 

The US-Dollar moved through a significant down-trend line in March 2005, setting in motion further buying activity which was supported by a trend towards higher interest rates in the USA.

 

During the summer months, we registered a first peak at 90.77 followed by a second, higher one, at 92.63. At this stage, the US-Dollar sold off again, recovered again, but did not manage to go above 92.63.

 

“A classical head-and-shoulder pattern emerged which is now complete and promises further down-side pressure for the US-Dollar.”, we wrote in our Follow-up No. 8 dated May 26, 2006.

 

While many remained bullish for the US-Dollar, our prediction has come true and further US-Dollar weakness has an increasing chance to become reality. Counter movements are however possible any time.

 

We repeat what we wrote in March 2007: “Fundamental considerations do not favour a strong US-Dollar. The problems remain and interest rates in the USA are unlikely to move much higher in the near future. On the contrary, after a historic five-year boom propelled by a strong economy and low interest rate, the real estate market went bust in 2007, according to the final tally released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing single-family homes fell 8.4 percent to about 6.5 million, the biggest annual decline since a 14.8 percent drop in 1989. As the US-economy shows signs of weakening, driven by a crumbling housing market, interest may even start to fall.”

 

In Europe, the tendency towards higher rates persists however, helping the EUR to move higher. It had in fact reached an all-time high against the USD during the past week and the trend is likely to continue.

 

 

  

U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 14 Sep 2007 at 05:32:30 PM GMT is:

The estimated population of the United States is 301,195,585. So each citizen's share of this debt is $29,336.12 or $414 more than just five month ago.

The National Debt has continued to increase at an average of $1.45 billion per day since September 29, 2006!

This represents an increase of USD 205,601,529,810 since November of last year.

 

You should not forget to add the private debt.

The medium-term picture

 

 

 

“This reversal pattern shown above suggests that it is highly unlikely that the US Dollar Index will move back to a level above 90 points. As a matter of fact, the drop through the neckline of the formation down to the level of less than 84 and the subsequent pull-back towards 86 points, at which new selling pressure emerged, would favour a further decline to much lower levels.” What we wrote in May 2006 has now been confirmed. In fact, the double top at 87.30 set the stage for the decline down to the 82 point level.

 

We added in March 2007. “The rebound that followed and puffed out just below the 86 point level confirms that the US Dollar has little strength left and should most likely resume its downward path. This down movement could accelerate once further weakness in the US economy becomes manifest and interest rates come down.”

 

The down-trend of the US dollar is now well-established and should continue in the foreseeable future. Within the down-trend, counter movements are likely and could start impromptu. What is important nevertheless, there are now signs of a trend reversal and until such signs emerge, we remain short.

 

The short-term picture

 

  

 

“For the time being, we would remain short.”, we wrote since November of last year and now we have even less reason to change our opinion.

 

  

Our recommendations were valid at the time of writing, viz. at

 

                                

 

and may no longer be relevant at the time of reading. 

 

 

Peter Zihlmann

 

www.pzim.com  

www.timeless-gold.com

invest@pzim.com

Tel       +41 44 268 51 10

Mobile +41 79 379 51 57

 

 

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Disclaimer:  P. ZIHLMANN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AG does not accept any liability for any loss or damage whatsoever, that may directly or indirectly result from any advice, opinion, information, representation or omission, whether negligent or otherwise, contained in the trading recommendations or in any accompanying chart analyses, whether communicated by word, or message, typed or spoken by any of its employees.

 

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