Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

We exited our August 23rd long idea in the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) today, as shown in our Sector & ETF Ideas, for a 4% outright gain while outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) by 8%.  

Analysis and Rationale

The chart below plots UUP daily since April in the upper panel with a corresponding chart of the ETF’s daily relative performance versus the S&P 500 (SPY) in the lower panel, highlighting our Aug 23rd entry point and today’s exit.

UUP daily since April 2023 and its relative performance vs.SPY.