FxWirePro: USD/CAD regains upwards momentum, critical resistance at lies ahead
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 6:12 PM UTC
- The USD/CAD pair rose sharply on Tuesday as oil prices declined, with the currency pair pulling back from 10-month low reached in the early Asian session.
- Stronger dollar and lower oil prices and sell off in stocks weighted on risk sensitive commodity currency.
- The pair hit low at 1.2455 before rebounding sharply to trade around 1.2705 levels in the afternoon US session.
- Short dip around 1.2631 should be taken as buying opportunities, as the Canadian dollar is weaker against the US dollar in intraday trading.
- The immediate support can be seen at 1.2687, break below this level will expose the pair to next support level at 1.2631.
- Major resistance can be seen at 1.2737, break above this level will expose the pair towards 1.2803 levels.
Resistance Levels
R1: 1.2737 (38.2% Retracement level)
R2: 1.2803 (23.6% Retracement level)
R3: 1.3867 (April 14th high)
Support Levels
S1: 1.2687 (50% Retracement level)
S2: 1.2631 (61.8% Retracement level)
S3: 1.2589 (April 20th lows)