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In this episode of ITPM Flash, Jason McDonald takes a deep dive into the US dollar, current FX positioning, and the macro forces that could drive a rotation in risk assets.

Jason walks through multi-year charts of the trade-weighted dollar, investor positioning, and the key rate differentials that drive FX markets. He then connects the macro outlook directly to equity risk assets, explaining which companies benefit from a strong dollar ($HD, $TJX, $DG) and which companies face headwinds ($MCD, $AAPL, $MSFT). He also presents a high-conviction rotation idea: long $IWM / short $QQQ via call and put spreads, taking advantage of decade-low relative valuations in small–mid caps and stretched pricing in mega-cap tech.