To receive Michael’s analysis directly via email, please SIGN UP HERE
- USDCAD recovery approaching key levels of interest- longs at risk sub-1.25
- Check out our USD/CAD quarterly projections in our Free DailyFX Trading Forecasts
- Join Michael for Live Weekly Strategy Webinars on Mondays at 12:30GMT
USD/CAD Daily Chart
Technical Outlook: USDCAD rebounded just ahead of a key confluence support zone early this month with the rally now approaching key regions of interest for near-term resistance / short entries at 1.2416/20 & 1.2481-1.2504. Initial support now rests with the median-line parallel (red) currently ~1.23 with a close below the yearly low-day close at 1.2156 needed to validate resumption of the broader downtrend.
New to Forex? Get started with this Free Beginners Guide
USD/CAD 240min
Notes:A closer look at price action highlights further highlights the 1.2416/20 resistance zone- a region defined by the 50% retracement of the August decline and the 61.8% extension of the 2016 decline. Note that the 2012 trendline support (daily chart) also converges on this region. A breach above this zone risks a run into the monthly open at 1.2481 backed closely by our broader bearish invalidation level at 1.2504- both levels of interest for short-entries.
Look for a break below the weekly opening-range lows at 1.2313 to validate the reversal with such a scenario targeting basic trendline support / 61.8% retracement at the 1.22-handle. Bottom line, although broader USD strength is a concern, from a trading standpoint, I’llbe on the lookout for exhaustion up here while below 1.25.
Join Michael on Friday for his bi-weekly Live Webinar on the Foundations of Technical Analysis- Register for Free Here!
- A summary of IG Client Sentiment shows traders are net-long USDCAD- the ratio stands at +1.63 (62.0% of traders are long) – bearishreading
- Retail has been net-long since Jun 7th; price has moved 8.4% lower since then
- Long positions are 5.5% higher than yesterday and 9.4% lower from last week
- Short positions are 7.1% higher than yesterday and 30.3% higher from last week
- We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USDCAD prices may continue to fall. Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current USDCAD price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.
See how shifts in USD/CAD retail positioning are impacting trend- Click here to learn more about sentiment!
---
Relevant Data Releases
Check out this week’s DailyFX Webinar Schedule
Other Setups in Play
- AUD/USD Sell-Off Approaching Key Support Hurdle
- Euro, Pound and JPY: Weekly Strategy Outlook
- Bitcoin Prices Under Pressure- Time to Buy?
- NZD/USD Testing Key Resistance Barrier Ahead of FOMC, New Zealand GDP
- GBP/JPY Breakout Approaching Initial Resistance Hurdles
- Written by Michael Boutros, Currency Strategist with DailyFX
Follow Michael on Twitter @MBForex or contact him at mboutros@dailyfx.com.
