DXY Proxy API

Synthetic U.S. Dollar Index proxy with real-time exchange rates — reflects USD strength against major currencies.

Webhook URL

https://api.hunchmachine.com/webhook/indicators?indicator=dxy_proxy&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Description

Represents a synthetic proxy of the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), calculated using real-time exchange rates from the major currency pairs that make up the DXY basket. This indicator reflects the relative strength of the USD against its global counterparts — a key macro signal that often drives cross-asset flows and risk sentiment.

What this endpoint provides

A real-time DXY-equivalent value derived from the major currency components, along with individual exchange rates. It's designed as a drop-in proxy for environments where official DXY data isn't available or when automation requires a lightweight version.

Response fields

dxy_value

Synthetic DXY reading (calibrated to a reference base, e.g. October 2025).

eur, jpy, gbp, cad, sek, chf

Latest exchange rates for the six currencies composing the DXY basket.

summary

Human-readable interpretation of the index and its meaning (e.g. "Higher = stronger USD").

timestamp

UTC time when the proxy was generated.

Output example

[
  {
    "indicator": "dxy_proxy",
    "dxy_value": 98.79,
    "eur": 0.86611,
    "jpy": 154.107334,
    "gbp": 0.76094,
    "cad": 1.400828,
    "sek": 9.481503,
    "chf": 0.804113,
    "summary": "Synthetic DXY proxy ≈ 98.79 (calibrated to Oct 2025 base). Higher = stronger USD.",
    "timestamp": "2025-11-01T01:20:26.893Z"
  }
]

Interpretation & Use

The DXY proxy measures the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to other major currencies. A rising dxy_value indicates a stronger dollar, typically associated with tightening liquidity and risk-off sentiment. A falling value signals a weaker dollar, often corresponding to easing financial conditions and risk-on behavior. Automations can track dxy_value trends to infer global liquidity shifts, correlate it with asset performance, or feed it into LLMs as part of macro-context reasoning (e.g. "USD strengthening → risk appetite declining").