USD/CAD trades around 1.3810 during the Asian hours on Friday, halting its four-day winning streak. The technical analysis of the daily chart suggests that the pair moves sideways within an ascending channel pattern, indicating that market sentiment is bullish.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is positioned slightly above the 50 level, indicating a bullish bias is active. Additionally, the USD/CAD pair has moved above the nine-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), suggesting the short-term price momentum is strengthening.
On the upside, the USD/CAD pair may explore the region around the four-month high at 1.3924, which was recorded on August 22, followed by the upper boundary of the ascending channel around 1.3960. A break above this crucial resistance zone would strengthen the bullish bias and support the pair to test the five-month high at 1.4016, which was reached on May 13.
The USD/CAD pair is testing its immediate support at the psychological level of 1.3800, aligned with the nine-day EMA of 1.3797 and followed by the 50-day EMA of 1.3780. A break below these levels would weaken the short- and medium-term price momentum and prompt the pair to test the ascending channel’s lower boundary around 1.3750, followed by the two-month low of 1.3721, which was recorded on August 7.
The table below shows the percentage change of Canadian Dollar (CAD) against listed major currencies today. Canadian Dollar was the weakest against the New Zealand Dollar.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
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USD | -0.19% | -0.17% | -0.12% | -0.11% | -0.34% | -0.35% | -0.18% | |
EUR | 0.19% | 0.04% | -0.03% | 0.08% | -0.07% | -0.14% | 0.02% | |
GBP | 0.17% | -0.04% | -0.02% | 0.04% | -0.09% | -0.19% | 0.02% | |
JPY | 0.12% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.07% | -0.15% | -0.19% | 0.12% | |
CAD | 0.11% | -0.08% | -0.04% | -0.07% | -0.18% | -0.24% | -0.04% | |
AUD | 0.34% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.15% | 0.18% | -0.10% | 0.12% | |
NZD | 0.35% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.10% | 0.20% | |
CHF | 0.18% | -0.02% | -0.02% | -0.12% | 0.04% | -0.12% | -0.20% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Canadian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent CAD (base)/USD (quote).