USD/CAD Price Analysis: Greenback slumps to 1.3200 handle against Canadian dollar ahead of FOMC


  • USD/CAD is challenging the 1.3200 handle ahead of the Fed’s rate decision at 19:00 GMT. 
  • Support is seen at the 1.3160 price level. 
 

USD/CAD daily chart

 
The loonie is trading in a range below the main daily simple moving averages (DMAs) ahead of the Fed’s rate decision at 19:00 GMT and the press conference at 19:30 GMT. 
 

USD/CAD four-hour chart

 
USD/CAD is under bearish pressure below the main SMAs. The market is challenging the 1.3200 handle. If the sellers manage to break below it, the market could continue to decline towards the 1.3160 support level, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator
  

USD/CAD 30-minute chart

 
USD/CAD is trading at weekly lows below the main SMAs. Resistances are seen at the 1.3246 and 1.3282 resistance levels. 
  

Additional key levels

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price 1.3202
Today Daily Change -0.0031
Today Daily Change % -0.23
Today daily open 1.3233
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.326
Daily SMA50 1.3217
Daily SMA100 1.3232
Daily SMA200 1.3279
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.325
Previous Daily Low 1.3224
Previous Weekly High 1.3322
Previous Weekly Low 1.3158
Previous Monthly High 1.3328
Previous Monthly Low 1.3114
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.324
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.3234
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.3221
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.3209
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.3194
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.3248
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.3263
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.3275

 

 

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