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USDCAD on Wednesday dropped -0.26% to 1.35648. End May up by 0.12% or 16.7 pips higher. Pair in consolidation. What we know.

USDCAD on Wednesday dropped -0.26% to 1.35648. End May up by 0.12% or 16.7 pips higher. Pair in consolidation. What we know.

USDCAD Analysis

Performance after Wednesday
Period Pct Chg Momentum
Wednesday -0.26% -34.9 Pips
Week to-date -0.35% -48.2 Pips
May 0.12% 16.7 Pips

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What happened lately

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ GDP (1-mth) in March exceed forecast and dropped to 0% compared to previous figure 0.1% in February Statistics Canada
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada GDP (12-mth) in Q1 rose to 3.1% compared to previous figure -0.1% (revised from 0%) Statistics Canada
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ GDP (3-mth) in Q1 exceed forecast and rose to 0.8% compared to previous figure 0% in Q4 Statistics Canada
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. Housing Price Index (1-mth) in March dropped to 0.6% compared to previous figure 0.7% (revised from 0.5%)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada Current Account in Q1 rose to -6.17B compared to previous figure -8.05B (revised from -10.64B) Statistics Canada


USDCAD 4-hour Chart by TradingView

What can we expect from USDCAD today?

USDCAD on Wednesday dropped -0.26% to 1.35648. Price is below 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is falling in overbought zone.

Updated daily direction for USDCAD looks mixed as the pair is likely to consolidate above 1.35328 (S1).

Looking ahead today, to see upside interest, we prefer to look at price breakout of last daily high of 1.36511 or trades above daily pivot 1.3592. Break above could target R1 at 1.36239. While to the downside, we are looking at 1.35328 (S1) and daily low of 1.35600 as support levels. USDCAD need to break on either side to indicate a short-term bias. A close below 1.35600 would indicate selling pressure.

For the week to-date, take note that USDCAD is mixed as compared to the prior week.

USDCAD ended month of May trading session up by 0.12% or 16.7 pips higher.

Key levels to watch out:

R3 1.3715
R2 1.36831
R1 1.36239
Daily Pivot 1.3592
S1 1.35328
S2 1.35009
S3 1.34417

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