InvestorPlace advisers John Jagerson and S. Wade Hansen, both Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designees, are co-founders of LearningMarkets.com, as well as the co-editors of SlingShot Trader, a trading service designed to help you make options profits by trading the news. You can see this striking, negative correlation in the following chart that compares the dollar (top) to the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLI ). Apple Inc. Offers a Sweet But Sour Position A declining currency can also trigger rising long-term interest rates because of inflation expectations.