USD/CAD Highlights:
- Long-term support from 2009 been helping keep a floor in
- Channel line from 2017 in confluence with 11-year support line
USD/CAD has been testing a big area of support that dates back to the Great Financial Crisis, with the level not that obvious at times given it runs through a lot of price action over the years. But nevertheless the 13000 line has been big, with it acting as support now three times going back to last year.
There is a trend-line (lower parallel tied to a top-side trend-line extending over the 2017/20 highs) that is also in confluence with the 13000 level. This makes for a good floor that if maintained at the very least keeps the outlook neutral, but if broken could lead to a sizable leg lower as strong support isn’t to be found for some distance below.
It is possible that USD/CAD is trying to carve a higher-low from the September 1 low, but some more work is needed to turn the near-term favorable for taking long-side bets. With a little more strength above 13259 and a demonstration that price wants to hold, then we could look to the September high at 13418 as the next level of resistance. This would indeed be a big test.
Should price sag some more then shorts will remain in control, but with the 13000 level so close by it doesn’t make for the most appealing risk/reward set-up to be an aggressive seller. A break through the September low, though, would be reason to dial it up in looking for a stronger move to the downside.
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Check out the Q4 USD Forecast
USD/CAD Weekly Chart (Major level of support around 13000)
USD/CAD Daily Chart (in state of limbo at the moment)
USD/CAD Charts by TradingView
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