can any one tell me why the US dollar is rising

[plantguy]

They desperately try to prove their bond is still better than gold and silver ....

No.

For institutions with billions, treasuries is the only asset liquid enough they can move to.

Treasuries are still relatively safe - the question is not whether USA can pay their debts, its what they are doing to the fiat itself. When they take it back it inflation might have killed 10% of it, but it's better than having it sit in the markets and killing 50% of it.

Gold and silver is still an extremely volatile play, silver particularly. No institution will be stupid enough to go all in on it. Losing 20% in a day is a lot and GFC 2 has barely even started yet.

So I guess your answer is they proved ?

Can you point out anywhere they tried to prove it? It needed no proof. Most everything else is way, way too volatile to be a temporary safe haven.

 

[UNTAP2011]

I just wanted to say that I love the education I get from this forum. Wisdom is very few and far between. Allows me to look at my perceptions, knowledge, research and keep on learning. Thanks heaps.

 

[ReturnToZero]

Debt securities are extremely stable right now compared to everything else out there, so is cash. Yes yes, inflation, craziness blah blah, but none of that is happening yet, and like I keep saying, when it does, we will know about it way ahead of the sheeples. In this environment, cash is king, 4 - 6.5% guaranteed is extremely good. Every portfolio needs to have some cash to offset the craziness happening in PM's and everywhere else - this is called wealth preservation and dry powder.

Those who just go all in in to PM's would have got mega burnt in the last few days, and it won't matter that it's just a blip, wealth preservation is about not losing money. Losing 20% is losing money. Albeit a good gamble, saying it will go to the moon is still a gamble and is crystal balling.

Learn2Hedge people, and stop watching so many youtube videos, it's not healthy.

On a side note, increased my silver stack by 50% today with my dry powder. Damn I love the fact I have cash.