by S. Wade Hansen [B]The U.S. Dollar (USD) Made It Through Christmas[/B] The U.S. dollar (USD) made it through Christmas without getting a lump of coal in its stocking from Santa this year. No Coal in the USD's StockingI was anticipating lighter volume in the forex market through the Christmas holiday, and that is exactly what we got. Most currency pairs simply consolidated around the same range all week. This week started off with a little more volatility as the USD started to lose ground in early trading, but the USD was able to rebound nicely. In the end, I think we're going to see more of the same this week as we ... (full story)