USD/CAD Price Forecast: Consolidates near 1.4100 as bulls await 200-SMA breakout on H4
- USD/CAD stalls this week’s goodish recovery move from an over one-month trough.
- The bullish fundamental backdrop backs the case for the emergence of dip-buying.
- A move beyond the 200-SMA on H4 is needed to reaffirm the constructive outlook.
The USD/CAD pair remains on the back foot through the early European session on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have stalled this week's goodish rebound from the 1.4000 psychological mark, or over a one-month low. Spot prices, however, lack follow-through selling and currently trade around the 1.4100 mark, down only 0.05% for the day.
Hopes that the US-Iran diplomacy could ease energy prices and temper hawkish US Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations keep a lid on the US Dollar's (USD) four-day-old rally. Furthermore, rallying crude oil prices offer some support to the commodity-linked Loonie and act as a headwind for the USD/CAD pair. However, bets that the US central bank will hike interest rates in 2026 amid concerns about energy-driven inflation help limit the downside for the Greenback amid a further escalation of tensions between the US and Iran.
From a technical perspective, the overnight strength beyond the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the recent pullback from the year-to-date high, touched in June, favors bullish traders. The USD/CAD pair now awaits a move beyond the 200-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the 4-hour chart before the next leg up. Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) around 60 hints at a constructive bias, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) shows the line above its signal with a modest positive histogram.
Improving momentum indicators together suggest bullish pressure that has yet to clear overhead structure. A sustained strength above the 200-period SMA at 1.4104 should pave the way for additional gains to the 50.0% retracement at 1.4128 and the 61.8% Fibo. level at 1.4158, with 1.4200 and 1.4253 marking deeper Fibonacci barriers into the recent swing high.
On the downside, initial support emerges at the 23.6% Fibo. retracement at 1.4062, ahead of the structural floor near 1.4004. A convincing break below these levels would undermine the current consolidation and reopen a broader corrective phase.
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USD/CAD 4-hour chart
Canadian Dollar Price This week
The table below shows the percentage change of Canadian Dollar (CAD) against listed major currencies this week. Canadian Dollar was the strongest against the British Pound.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.14% | 0.55% | 0.47% | 0.59% | -0.43% | 0.24% | 0.49% | |
| EUR | -0.14% | 0.41% | 0.26% | 0.45% | -0.58% | 0.09% | 0.34% | |
| GBP | -0.55% | -0.41% | -0.15% | 0.03% | -0.98% | -0.31% | -0.03% | |
| JPY | -0.47% | -0.26% | 0.15% | 0.21% | -0.85% | -0.27% | 0.13% | |
| CAD | -0.59% | -0.45% | -0.03% | -0.21% | -0.98% | -0.48% | -0.06% | |
| AUD | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.98% | 0.85% | 0.98% | 0.68% | 0.95% | |
| NZD | -0.24% | -0.09% | 0.31% | 0.27% | 0.48% | -0.68% | 0.29% | |
| CHF | -0.49% | -0.34% | 0.03% | -0.13% | 0.06% | -0.95% | -0.29% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Canadian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent CAD (base)/USD (quote).
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Haresh Menghani
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Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.
