emperical evidence fed has direct effect on markets. don't fight the fed or don't trade the fed. get the hell out of the fed's way.
Only reason the USD is still strong it's still a foreign reserve currency. USD cash is accepted everywhere in the world for payment for guns, gold,oil, and land.
now if exporters to US refuse USD as payment and want gold as payment. USD would be totallly must screwed.
i always get short large in front of the announce. roi over the last 15 years is 14,054%. Today was no so good.