phillip streible of rjo futures joins us now. good morning to you. how are you playing this market? it's been a wonderful opportunity for people who are buying the dips. > >we saw a wild ride yesterday. the equity market started off very soft and as the day progressed, a lot of talk about a debt deal being done and we just saw a massive move up as the day progressed. > >what's going on with the dollar? it's down significantly since earlier this summer. what do you think is happening here? is it all debt worries? > >that's exactly what it is. there's a lot of concern about the government and when you see that, you see a flight out of the dollar index. you see it into the euro currency, into the british pound, the swiss franc. basically anything but our dollar and that's what causes that product to decline. if they do reach this deal, you could see the market come right back. > >we have more earnings coming into the market but will that really matter? > >no, it actually doesn't matter at the moment. the primary focus is the u.s. government and them getting back online and running. you

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