USDCAD grinds lower inside a bullish chart pattern. That said, the 50-DMA hurdle surrounding 1.3570 guards the Loonie pair’s immediate upside before highlighting the flag’s upper line, around 1.3620. In a case where the quote rises past 1.3620, the odds favoring a run-up toward the monthly high of 1.3976 and then to the 1.4000 psychological magnet can’t be ruled...
USDCAD posted the biggest daily slump in six years on Friday and pushed back the bulls. The bears, however, have a long way to cover before taking control as a 15-month-old rising trend line, around 1.3330 by the press time, defends the upside expectations. Even if the quote breaks the said key support, the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of August-October upside,...
USDCAD again battle with the resistance line of an upward sloping trend channel since late October 2021. Given the rebound in oil prices and RSI pullback, the Loonie pair is likely to witness further declines ahead of the key data/events from Canada. That said, a three-week-old support line and the 100-DMA, respectively around 1.3000 and 1.2860, appear strong...
Bank of Canada (BOC) is up for the first rate-hike since 2017 but the markets are have already priced in a 0.25% lift to the benchmark rate, which in turn may not entertain the USDCAD bears until forward guidance appears hawkish. Technically, 100-EMA and 200-EMA offer strong supports near 1.2660 and 1.2640 to limit the quote’s short-term downside. If the pair...
USDCAD remains chopped inside a 140-pip trading range in the last two weeks, recently fading the bounce off the lower end comprising 200-SMA. Given the steady RSI and a pullback in oil prices, Canada’s key export, the Loonie pair is up for further recovery. However, comments from the Bank of Canada (BOC) Governor Tiff Macklem will be crucial to watch for intraday...
A clear downside break of 100-SMA and monthly rising channel joins bearish MACD signals to keep USDCAD sellers hopeful as they brace for the Bank of Canada (BOC) Interest Rate Decision on Wednesday. It should, however, be noted that the RSI line inches closer to the oversold territory, suggesting a bumpy road to the south. That said, multiple tops marked during...
US dollar bulls dominate markets following the return of the American and Canadian traders on Tuesday, portraying the heaviest daily gains of the greenback in three weeks. The same portrayed the USDCAD bounce off 100-day EMA, keeping the recovery moves ahead of the key Bank of Canada (BOC) monetary policy meeting. Given the firmer RSI and fundamental scopes for...
The Canadian dollar continues to drift this week. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2037, down 0.08% on the day. Canada's economy is expected to have surged ahead in the first quarter of the year. GDP grew at an impressive rate of 9.8% (YoY) in Q4. The consensus for Q1 stands at 6.8%, which would bring growth close to pre-Covid levels. These GDP...