USDCAD Technical Analysis – Another selling opportunity or new highs incoming?

<p>US:</p><ul><li>The Fed <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/the-fomc-keeps-the-target-fed-funds-range-at-525-to-550-20230920/">left interest rates unchanged</a> as
expected at the last meeting.</li><li>The macroeconomic projections were revised higher,
and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the
end of the year with less rate cuts in 2024.</li><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/highlights-from-the-fed-chair-powells-press-conference-after-september-rate-decision-20230920/">Fed Chair Powell</a>
reaffirmed their data dependency but added that they will proceed carefully. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-cpi-37-yy-versus-36-yy-expected-20231012/">US CPI</a>
yesterday beat expectations on the headline figures, but the core measures came
in line with forecasts and the market’s pricing barely changed. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-august-non-farm-payrolls-187k-vs-170k-expected-20230901/">labour market</a> remains
fairly solid as seen last week with the <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-non-farm-payrolls-336k-vs-170k-expected-20231006/">NFP</a> report
and yesterday’s <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-initial-jobs-claims-209k-versus-210k-estimate-20231012/">Jobless Claims</a>. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-ism-manufacturing-pmi-490-vs-478-expected-20231002/">ISM Manufacturing PMI</a> beat
expectations while the <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-ism-services-536-vs-536-expected-20231004/">ISM Services PMI</a> came in
line with forecasts in another sign that the US economy remains resilient.</li><li>The Fed members continue to cite elevated long-term
yields as a reason to proceed carefully and likely pause in November as well.</li><li>The market doesn’t expect the Fed to hike anymore.</li></ul><p>Canada:</p><ul><li>The BoC <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/bank-of-canada-holds-rates-at-500-as-expected-20230906/">left interest rates at 5.00%</a> as expected but remains prepared to
raise rates further if needed.</li><li>BoC Governor Macklem delivered a <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/bocs-macklem-we-are-concerned-that-progress-in-bringing-down-inflation-has-slowed-20230907/">hawkish speech</a> which points to another rate hike
if the data remains strong into the next policy meeting. </li><li>The Canadian underlying inflation
data has been beating expectations month after month with <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/canada-august-cpi-40-versus-38-expected-20230919/">another beat</a> across the board recently. </li><li>On the labour market side, the recent
report beat expectations and showed another uptick in <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/canada-september-employment-638-vs-200k-expected-20231006/">wage growth</a>, which is something that Governor
Macklem said the BoC is watching carefully.</li><li>The market doesn’t expect the BoC to
hike at the upcoming meeting with odds hovering around 40%, but the central
bank is not afraid to deliver surprising decisions.</li></ul><p>USDCAD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe</p><p>On the daily chart, we can see that the USDCAD pair
pulled back into the red 21 <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-understanding-moving-averages-20220425/">moving average</a> where it
bounced and then rallied strongly following the release of the US CPI report.
Yesterday’s reaction though was a bit perplexing as market’s pricing on
interest rates expectations hasn’t changed. We will see in the next few days if
the market continues on this direction or fades completely the CPI reaction.</p><p>USDCAD Technical Analysis –
4 hour Timeframe</p><p>On the 4 hour chart, we can see that the price got
a bit overstretched as depicted by the distance from the blue 8 moving average.
In such instances, we can generally see a pullback into the moving average or
some consolidation before the next move. The sellers might step in around the
61.8% <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-using-fibonacci-retracements-20220421/">Fibonacci retracement</a> level to
position for a drop into the major <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-trendlines-20220406/">trendline</a> around
the 1.35 handle. The buyers, on the other hand, are likely to pile in at the
blue 8 moving average, although they will have a better risk to reward setup
around the 1.3620 <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-support-and-resistance-20220405/">support</a>.</p><p>USDCAD Technical Analysis –
1 hour Timeframe</p><p>On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the
support around the 1.3620 level has the <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-confluence-20220318/">confluence</a> from
the previous <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-polarity-20220408/">resistance now turned
support</a>, the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level and the 4-hour
red 21 moving average. This is going to be a nice level for the buyers to lean
on with a defined risk below it to position for a rally into the 1.3862 level.
The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking below the
support to increase the bearish bets into the 1.35 handle. </p><p>Upcoming Events</p><p><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/EconomicCalendar">Today</a> the only notable event on the agenda is the
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report although it has lost its
market moving ability lately. Only big surprises are likely to have an impact
on the market. </p>

This article was written by FL Contributors at www.forexlive.com.