FxWirePro:USD/CAD weakens to hit 6-months low as oil rallies
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:09 PM UTC
- The USD/CAD pair has declined sharply to hit six month low at 1.2791 in the American session, as the pair was weighted down by a strong rally in oil prices after a report appeared that top oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze output.
- BoC meets on Wednesday to decide monetary policy. The central bank is expected The central bank is expected to keep policy rate unchanged at 0.50%.
- The currency pair is trading at 1.2800 levels, it is expected to reach 1.2780 levels and 1.2750 levels in the short term.
- The immediate support can be seen at 1.2770, break below this level will expose the pair to next support level at 1.2705.
- Major resistance can be seen at 1.2870, break above this level will expose it towards 1.2920 levels.
Resistance Levels
R1: 1.2821 (50% Retracement level)
R2: 1.2870 (61.8% Retracement level)
R3: 1.2920 (Daily high)
Support Levels
S1: 1.2770 (38.2% Retracement level)
S2: 1.2705 (23.6% Retracement level)
S3: 1.2664 (Dec 7thlows)