Some traders and analysts consider a large short position bearish, because it presumably represents a strong cumulative belief that the market will turn down.
Heading into the Treasury's $8 billion auction of inflation-indexed bonds, traders considered the issue attractive.
However, many traders considered it together with the July decline of 4 percent decline.
Many traders consider the dollar a safe haven during times of political uncertainty.
That is slightly above the level that most traders have considered to be the upper end of the range the Fed has set as a target.
Some traders consider this method to be a part of price action trading.
Many analysts and traders have in the past considered short sales to be bearish.
Some traders even consider increasing short positions as a bullish sign, since the short-sellers will eventually have to purchase shares.
This trader might also consider one or more of the following strategies.
The dollar fell soon after what the traders considered an ill-timed remark.