USD/CAD Dips on Weaker US Dollar, Awaiting NFP
The loonie extended hawkish tone against its south greenback neighbor. USD/CAD dilated the bearish momentum further more, dropping yesterday from 1.3456 high, and landed today on 1.3254 low, currently trading 1.3292 intraday. Canadian dollar took advantage first on weaker US index performance after strong tone by the US fed on Trump's fiscal policy boost, warning that it might poses inflation risk. As a result, the US index sank today to 101.73 15-Dec-fresh-lows, currently trading 102.26. Second, crude oil prices sustaining 53 levels which boosted the loonie further more.
Trend: Bearish Sideways
Key levels to watch : Weekly Pp 1.3477
Resistance levels : R1 1.3318, R2 1.3360, R3 1.3400, R4 1.3441
Support levels : S1 1.3277, S2 1.3244, S3 1.3202, S4 1.3171
Remark : USD/CAD is highly volatile today due first to US index levels, second crude oil inventories today that will settle oil levels which will impact Canadian economy, third US NFP report tomorrow, finally Canadian local data represented by the trade balance and employment rate. These are the main fundamentals that will effect USD/CAD cable. Price levels above R2 will shift the pair to bullish trend and will spark further bulls towards R3 level. On the other hand, long positions below S1 will favors additional wash towards S2 and S3 levels.
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