Under the hood of the DXY

This chart breaks the DXY down to it's individual components and examines each currency pair individually. In addition, the DXY itself is depicted as an area line at the bottom of the chart to give a more comprehensive feel for its movement.

There has been a confluence of the US treasuries selling off (pushing rates higher) while the opposite is occurring in other countries. Therefore, the widening of treasury spreads between the USD and its DXY counterparts is creating an increase in demand for the dollar.