How does a move in the Dollar Index affect your portfolio? This is a question many retail investors overlook, even though currency shifts ripple across every asset class. Whether you're holding stocks, bonds, or commodities, the strength of the U.S. Dollar plays a key role in pricing, margins, and global capital flows. And in 2025, that question has become more urgent. For much of the year, hedge funds were aggressively short the U.S. Dollar, betting that slowing growth and geopolitical risks would drag it ...