USD/CAD extends rebound, trades at fresh 3-day high above 1.2660

USD/CAD preserves its bullish momentum in the second half of the day.
US Dollar Index stays in the positive territory above 93.00.
WTI stays relatively quiet after posting gains in the previous three days.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

The USD/CAD pair spent the European trading hours moving sideways a little above 1.2600 but started to edge higher in the second half of the day. As of writing, the pair was trading at a three-day high of 1.2666, rising 0.6% on a daily basis.

DXY looks to snap four-day losing streak

The renewed USD strength on the back of hawkish Fed commentary on Thursday seems to be providing a boost to USD/CAD. The US Dollar Index, which closed the previous four trading days in the negative territory, was last seen rising 0.25% on the day at 93.05.

Earlier in the day, Kansas City Fed President Esther George noted that the current outlook suggests that the Fed could start adjusting purchases this year. On a similar note, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said September could be a good time to announce the plan for tapering. Additionally, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard reiterated that he would want asset tapering to be completed by the first quarter of 2022.

In the meantime, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that it revised the annualized Real GDP growth to 6.6% for the second quarter from 6.5%. Finally, the weekly Initial Jobless Claims rose by 4,000 to 353,000.

On the other hand, the barrel of West Texas Intermediate is trading in a relatively tight range around $68, allowing the USD's market valuation to drive USD/CAD's action.

Technical levels to watch for

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price	1.2665
Today Daily Change	0.0074
Today Daily Change %	0.59
Today daily open	1.2591

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2578
Daily SMA50	1.2512
Daily SMA100	1.2377
Daily SMA200	1.2548

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2643
Previous Daily Low	1.2587
Previous Weekly High	1.2949
Previous Weekly Low	1.2512
Previous Monthly High	1.2808
Previous Monthly Low	1.2303
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2622
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2608
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.257
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.255
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2514
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2627
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2663
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2684

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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