Canadian Dollar Weekly Price Outlook: USD/CAD Grinds at Resistance

2019-04-10 15:00:00

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USD/CAD Weekly Price Chart
USD/CAD Trader Sentiment
Relevant US / Canada Economic Data Releases
Previous Weekly Technical Charts

USD/CAD weekly technicals – price in multi-month consolidation below critical resistance
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In this series we scale-back and look at the broader technical picture to gain a bit more perspective on where we are in trend. The Canadian Dollar is virtually unchanged against the US Dollar since the start of the year with price continuing to trade within the initial yearly opening range just below a critical resistance zone. These are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the USD/CAD weekly price chart. Review this week’s Strategy Webinar for an in-depth breakdown of this setup and more.

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USD/CAD Weekly Price Chart

US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar Price Chart - USD/CAD Weekly

Notes: In my previous USD/CAD Weekly Technical Outlook we noted that we were, “looking for a pivot off the 1.3435/37 confluence resistance zone with the immediate long-bias vulnerable while below. From a trading standpoint, a good place to reduce long exposure / raise protective stops and be on the lookout for possible price exhaustion.” Nearly five weeks later and price has continued to respect this key threshold with weekly momentum flat-lining just above 50.

A topside breach of this formation would once again target the 2017 high-week close / 61.8% retracement at 1.3686 (key) backed by the 2017 high at 1.3793. Weekly support rests at the highlighted confluence zone around 1.3149/90 where the 2012 & 2018 trendlines converges on the 52-week moving average at. A break below this threshold would shift the focus towards more significant support zone at 1.3052/98- a region defined by the 61.8% extension of the late-2018 decline, the 38.2% retracement of the 2017 advance and the 200-week moving average. Look for a stronger reaction there IF reached with a break lower exposing 1.2871.

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Bottom line: USD/CAD remains within a range just below a critical resistance confluence at 1.3435/37 and the focus is on a reaction off this mark. From a trading standpoint, the daily chart shows price marking a series of lower highs / higher lows and we’re looking for a break of the consolidation off the March highs for guidance. Ultimately, a topside breach is favored but in the near-term, another test of slope support may be on the cards first. I’ll publish an updated USD/CAD Price Outlook once we get further clarity in near-term price action.

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USD/CAD Trader Sentiment

A summary of IG Client Sentiment shows traders are net-long USD/CAD - the ratio stands at +1.03 (50.7% of traders are long) – neutral reading
Long positions are 10.3% lower than yesterday and 28.1% higher from last week
Short positions are 4.3% higher than yesterday and 18.2% lower from last week
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USD/CAD prices may continue to fall. Yet, traders are less net-long than yesterday but more net-long from last week and the combination of current positioning and recent changes gives us a further mixed USD/CAD trading bias from a sentiment standpoint.

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