Recently financial news media mentioned that bearish short bets against the US Dollar were the highest since 2011. But what is the dollar index and is it the best measure? What is the Trade Weighted US Dollar Index? What is the good and bad of a strong vs week US Dollar?

US Dollar Index

Trade Weighted US Dollar Index

Pros and Cons Strong Dollar

Pros and Cons Week Dollar

Short US Dollar position reaches highest level in a decade.

US Dollar and commodities

How to figure out how many US dollars needed to exchange.

Exchanging foreign currency into US dollars.

US Dollar and Interest Rates

Global US Companies benefit from weaker dollar

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Current Weights in US Trade Weighted Dollar Index https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/weights/default.htm

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