The dollar index is in danger of posting a technically bearish monthly low close Friday, with there also being a slight chance the index could post a quarterly low close if selling pressure picks up Friday.

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The dollar index is also in danger of posting a technically bearish monthly low close Friday.

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That spells danger for investors in leveraged ETFs, which use debt to magnify the returns of the index they follow.

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