The Daily Dashboard
The Dollar Just Confirmed a Bottom
Oil jumps 2.9% and five names turn green, but the one chart that actually matters flipped too.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
TRADER'S BRIEF
Score holds at 23/100 (Strong Headwind) as the dollar closes at $28.10, still pinned near the top of its 52-week range.
Crude oil jumps +2.91% and confirms GREEN for the first time this cycle, its CCI vaulting from +3 to +46.
The dollar itself confirms GREEN too, clearing both yesterday's reading and its 14-day average, a real tell even with the Score unmoved.
Silver, corn, and soybeans confirm GREEN alongside oil; copper, nat gas, and the S&P confirm RED.
Next stop: Friday's COT release, covering positioning through today, and the September 11 CPI print.
By Brad Hoppmann
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