October 12, 2026
Weekly Dollar Brief — October 12, 2026
The USD Strength Index held steady this week to 18 (Weak Dollar, +0.00%), with Solana the biggest mover at +8.42%.
Headline
The USD Strength Index held steady this week to 18 (Weak Dollar, +0.00%), with Solana the biggest mover at +8.42%.
Biggest moves this week
- Solana: $168.42 (+8.42%)
- Ethereum: $3,421.55 (+5.18%)
- Bitcoin: $67,234.12 (+4.21%)
- Natural Gas: $2.74 (+3.42%)
- XRP: $0.524 (-2.14%)
- Brent Oil: $84.27 (+1.84%)
- WTI Oil: $79.82 (+1.71%)
- USD/MXN: 18.41 (+1.19%)
Worth reading this week
- Why the DXY Only Tells Half the Story — https://usdpro.com/insights/why-dxy-only-tells-half-the-story
- Decoding the Fed Dot Plot in 5 Minutes — https://usdpro.com/insights/decoding-the-fed-dot-plot
- When Does Gold Actually Hedge the Dollar? — https://usdpro.com/insights/when-does-gold-hedge-the-dollar
- CPI vs Core PCE: Which One Matters? — https://usdpro.com/insights/cpi-vs-core-pce-which-matters
- How Oil Priced in USD Shapes Global Trade — https://usdpro.com/insights/how-oil-priced-in-usd-shapes-global-trade
- USDT, USDC and the Dollar's Digital Twin — https://usdpro.com/insights/usdt-usdc-and-the-dollars-digital-twin
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