Week ending 2023-03-10 | |||
Open | High | Low | Close |
1.36056 | 1.38618 | 1.35780 | 1.38240 |
Performance | ||||||
Period | Pct | Chg | Momentum | |||
Friday | -0.02% | -2.1 Pips | ||||
Week 2023-03-10 | 1.71% | 233 Pips | March | 1.31% | 179 Pips |
Upcoming key events for the new week (London Time)
Tue 12:30 PM USD CPI Inflation Rate excluding Food & Energy sectors (1-mth)
Wed 12:30 PM USD Retail Sales (1-mth)
Wed 12:30 PM USD Retail Control Group
What happened over the week
π β’οΈ πΊπΈ USD Nonfarm Payroll Employment in February exceed forecast and dropped to 311K compared to previous figure 504, revised from 517K in January. Source
π π¨π¦ CAD Average Hourly Wages (12-mth) in February rose to 5.4% compared to previous figure 4.5% in January. Source
πΊπΈ π USD In the week ending 04 March, the Initial Unemployment Claims rose to 211K compared to previous figure 190K. Source
π β’οΈ π¨π¦ CAD Bank of Canada Policy Interest Rate unchanged at 4.5% compared to previous rate 4.5%. Source
π πΊπΈ USD Goods and Services Trade Balance in January below forecast and dropped to -68.3$ compared to previous figure -67.2, revised from -67.4$ in December. Source
π πΊπΈ USD Factory Orders (1-mth) in January below forecast and dropped to -1.6% compared to previous figure 1.7, revised from 1.8% in December. Source
What can we expect from USDCAD for the new week and what happened on Friday?
USDCAD on Friday dropped -0.02% to 1.38240. Price is above 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is falling but in overbought zone. For the week ending 2023-03-10, the pair rose 1.71% or 233 pips higher.
Looking ahead on Monday, USDCAD looks mixed as the pair is likely to consolidate above week low of 1.35780.
As for the new week, our technical outlook looks bullish, immediate upside resistance level at 1.39312 (WR1) with break above could target 1.40384 (WR2). On the downside, we are looking at week low of 1.35780 as an important support. Break below this level could weaken the current bullish momentum. A break above 1.38618 would suggest bullish bias after recent positive movement.
For the month of March, USDCAD is up by 1.31% or 179 pips higher.
Weekly key levels to watch out:
R3 | 1.42150 |
R2 | 1.40384 |
R1 | 1.39312 |
Weekly Pivot | 1.37546 |
S1 | 1.36474 |
S2 | 1.34708 |
S3 | 1.33636 |
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