Macro
Oct 12, 2026 5 min read
US Dollar Index (DXY): What It Measures and How Traders Use It
The DXY is quoted everywhere and understood rarely. It is a 1973 basket weighted toward the euro, it says nothing about the yuan, and it moves the price of gold, oil and every major pair at once. Here is what the index actually measures, where its weights come from, and the four ways traders put it to work.
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