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USD/CAD Price Analysis: Trims intraday gains, moves below 1.3700

  • USD/CAD loses ground ahead of Retail Sales data from Canada.
  • Technical indicators suggest testing the major support level at 1.3650.
  • A break above the 1.3700 could meet the resistance at the 21-day EMA.

USD/CAD cuts intraday gains, trading near 1.3690 during the European session ahead of Canada’s Retail Sales release on Friday. Investors are betting on the likelihood of no further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed), potentially weakening the USD/CAD pair.

The technical indicators for the USD/CAD pair support the current downward trend. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line is below the centerline and the signal line, indicating a bearish momentum in the pair.

Furthermore, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) below 50 indicates bearish sentiment, indicating that the pair could meet the major support level at 1.3650 aligned with the 50.0% retracement level at 1.3639.

A firm break below the latter could influence the bears of the USD/CAD pair to navigate the support region around 1.3600.

On the upside, if the USD/CAD pair surpasses the psychological barrier of 1.3700, it could test the 21-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at the 1.3724 level followed by the 1.3750 major level. A breakthrough above the level could open the doors for the pair to explore the region around the 1.3800 level.

USD/CAD: Daily Chart

USD/CAD: other technical levels to watch

Overview
Today last price1.3687
Today Daily Change-0.0009
Today Daily Change %-0.07
Today daily open1.3696
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.3758
Daily SMA501.3673
Daily SMA1001.3541
Daily SMA2001.3516
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.3711
Previous Daily Low1.3651
Previous Weekly High1.3844
Previous Weekly Low1.3655
Previous Monthly High1.3892
Previous Monthly Low1.3562
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.3688
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.3674
Daily Pivot Point S11.3661
Daily Pivot Point S21.3626
Daily Pivot Point S31.3601
Daily Pivot Point R11.3721
Daily Pivot Point R21.3746
Daily Pivot Point R31.3781

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Akhtar Faruqui

Akhtar Faruqui is a Forex Analyst based in New Delhi, India. With a keen eye for market trends and a passion for dissecting complex financial dynamics, he is dedicated to delivering accurate and insightful Forex news and analysis.

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