USD/CAD Price Analysis: Continues to remain sideways below 1.3450 ahead of US NFP

USD/CAD is continuously trading sideways below 1.3450 following the footprints of the USD Index.
Seventh straight contraction in US ISM Manufacturing PMI and dovish Fed commentary weigh heavily on the USD Index.
USD/CAD witnessed a bloodbath after failing to surpass the supply zone plotted in a range of 1.3652-1.3668.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The USD/CAD pair is demonstrating back-and-forth action below 1.3450 in the Tokyo session. The Loonie asset has muted after a perpendicular sell-off as investors are awaiting the release of the United States Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for further guidance.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is consolidating below 103.60 after a sheer fall inspired by dovish commentary from Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers and a seventh straight contraction in the United States ISM Manufacturing PMI data.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Dollar showed some strength after a strong recovery in the oil price. At the press time, the oil price was trading sideways after a solid recovery inspired by easing hawkish Fed bets. It is worth noting that Canada is the leading exporter of oil to the United States and higher oil prices should support the Canadian Dollar.

USD/CAD witnessed a bloodbath after failing to surpass the supply zone plotted in a range of 1.3652-1.3668 on a four-hour scale. A formation of the Double Top chart pattern that supports a bearish reversal added to the downside filters.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) has shifted into the bearish range of 20.00-40.00, indicating more weakness ahead.

A further breakdown below June 01 low at 1.3436 will expose the Loonie asset to the horizontal resistances plotted around May 16 low at 1.3404 and May 08 low at 1.3315.

Ina n alternate scenario, a fresh buy would come above May 26 high at 1.3655, which would drive the asset toward the round-level resistance at 1.3700 followed by March 27 high at 1.3745.

USD/CAD four-hour chart

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price	1.3446
Today Daily Change	-0.0004
Today Daily Change %	-0.03
Today daily open	1.345

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3502
Daily SMA50	1.3513
Daily SMA100	1.3517
Daily SMA200	1.3505

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3585
Previous Daily Low	1.3436
Previous Weekly High	1.3655
Previous Weekly Low	1.3485
Previous Monthly High	1.3655
Previous Monthly Low	1.3315
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3493
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3528
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3396
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3342
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3247
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.3544
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3639
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.3693

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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