During the Asian session on Wednesday, the USD/CAD pair rebounded after two days of losses, reaching around 1.3590. This uptick is fueled by a stronger US dollar and lower crude oil prices, which put pressure on the Canadian dollar. The decline in Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices to approximately $80.70 is attributed to...
USDCAD to Rise as Crude Oil Prices Weigh on the Canadian Dollar
2023-04-24 • Updated
Oh, the poor Canadian Dollar. It's been underperforming against the US Dollar lately, extending its losses from last week. What's causing this unfortunate turn of events? Well, it's none other than crude oil - a key export of Canada. The black gold has been taking a beating lately, with WTI down almost 7 percent in recent times. This has been caused by fears of a global growth slowdown, as highlighted in the Federal Reserve's beige book. And as if that weren't enough, China's economy is also playing a role, with industrial production falling behind, which is more sensitive to the health of the global economy. It's no wonder USDCAD has been climbing higher recently, marking its best week since March. So, where is USDCAD headed in May? Let's see what the Price Action has to say.
US DOLLAR - Weekly Timeframe
Most things have stayed the same on the US Dollar chart since my initial article. The close of the previous candle on the weekly timeframe only added even further confirmation to the sentiment from last week. The basic confluences are; a rally-base-rally demand zone, trendline support, 100-Period Moving Average, and the alignment of the Moving Averages in a proper ascending manner.
Analysts’ Expectations:
Direction: Bullish
Target: 103.933
Invalidation: 99.629
USDCAD - Weekly Timeframe
Last week, I indicated a bullish intent on USDCAD based on the price action confluences I had seen, and true to the analysis, we ended the week with a bullish reaction from the rally-base-rally demand zone with the help of the other contributing factors; the trendline support, 50-Period Moving Average, and the Fibonacci retracement level. I believe this sentiment will play out for a while.
Analysts’ Expectations:
Direction: Bullish
Target: 1.38220
Invalidation: 1.31822
CONCLUSION
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Hello again my friends, it’s time for another episode of “What to Trade,” this time, for the month of April. As usual, I present to you some of my most anticipated trade ideas for the month of April, according to my technical analysis style. I therefore encourage you to do your due diligence, as always, and manage your risks appropriately.
Bearish scenario: Sell below 1.0820 / 1.0841... Bullish scenario: Buy above 1.0827...