USD/CAD to reinforce the broader bear move beneath 1.3104 – Credit Suisse

The USD/CAD pair, which is trading in the neutral territory around the 1.3180 region, needs to see a move below the back of the broken March downtrend at 1.3104 to confirm that the corrective setback higher is finally over, according to the Credit Suisse analyst team.

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“Although another corrective jump higher should not be excluded the market seems to have shifted into a short-term range. A close beneath 1.3104 is needed to reinforce the view that the corrective strength is over and the medium-term downtrend is taking back over. Support is seen thereafter at 1.3088/76, beneath which should allow for a move back to 1.3047/38. Removal of here would then reinforce the bearish bias further for a fall to 1.2994, then medium-term support at 1.2952.”

“Resistance moves initially to 1.3166, then 1.3200/08, then back to 1.3256/72, which ideally caps again. Above here though on a closing basis would see a base complete to suggest a more important correction higher, with next important resistances seen at the 50% retracement and 55-day average at 1.3332/55.”