... bullish for stocks. A falling dollar has theexact opposite effect; it is bullish for commodities and bearish for bonds and equities.Why, then, can't we say that a rising dollar is bullish for ... do the foreign currency markets. As the dollar rises,foreign currencies fall. As the dollar falls, foreign currencies rise. Therefore, foreigncurrencies and gold should trend in the same direction. ... First, a rising dollar is bearish for the CRB Index,and a falling dollar is bullish for the CRB Index. The second important point is thatturns in the dollar occur before turns in the CRB Index.THE...