USD/CAD extends daily slide to 1.2130 area on USD weakness, rising oil prices

USD/CAD continues to push lower ahead of the American session.
US Dollar Index drops below 90.50, focus shifts to Retail Sales data.
WTI gains more than 1% following Thursday's sharp decline.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

After closing the previous two days in the positive territory, the USD/CAD pair lost its traction on Friday and was last seen losing 0.23% on a daily basis at 1.2132.

USD remains on the back foot

On Wednesday, the broad-based USD strength provided a boost to the pair and the heavy selling pressure surrounding crude oil allowed it to continue to push higher on Thursday. At the moment, the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is rising 1.15% on the day at $64.50, helping the commodity-sensitive loonie preserve its strength.

Meanwhile, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday if the Canadian dollar were to move a lot higher, it could have a material impact on the BoC's outlook and monetary policy settings. These comments put additional weight on the CAD's shoulders during the American trading hours.

On the other hand, the risk-positive market environment is hurting the safe-haven greenback ahead of the weekend. The US Dollar Index is currently losing 0.3% at 90.45.

Later in the session, Retail Sales, Industrial Production and UoM Consumer Sentiment Index from the US will be looked upon for fresh impetus. The Canadian economic docket will feature Manufacturing Sales and Wholesale Sales figures for March.

USD/CAD outlook

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price	1.2131
Today Daily Change	-0.0032
Today Daily Change %	-0.26
Today daily open	1.2163

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2323
Daily SMA50	1.2462
Daily SMA100	1.2588
Daily SMA200	1.285

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2203
Previous Daily Low	1.2104
Previous Weekly High	1.2352
Previous Weekly Low	1.2122
Previous Monthly High	1.2654
Previous Monthly Low	1.2266
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2165
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2142
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.211
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2058
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2011
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2209
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2256
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2308

Author

Eren Sengezer

FXStreet

As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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