FxWirePro: USD/CAD changes short term trend from neutral to bearish
Thursday, June 8, 2017 4:32 PM UTC
- The USD/CAD pair declined on Thursday as the Canadian dollar gained strengthened against its broadly stronger U.S. counterpart shaking off lower oil prices, as investors assessed political uncertainty.
- The U.S. dollar rose against a basket of major currencies after the European Central Bank cut its forecasts for inflation.
- Brent crude stabilized at $48.18 a barrel in New York trading, after another steep drop briefly below $48 overnight. It is now down more than 7 percent year-on-year.
- Currently, the currency pair is trading at 1.3496 levels, it is set to decline further towards 1.3470 and later 1.3440 levels in the short term.
- The immediate support can be seen at 1.3469, break below this level will expose the pair to next support level at 1.3425.
- Major resistance can be seen at 1.3564, break above this level will expose it towards 1.3607 levels.
Resistance Levels
R1: 1.3521 (38.2% Retracement level)
R2: 1.3564 (50% Retracement level)
R3: 1.3607 (61.8% Retracement level)
Support Levels
S1: 1.3469 (23.6% Retracement level)
S2: 1.3425 (June 7th lows)
S3: 1.3400 (Psychological levels)