USDCAD had a strong selloff of 3.83% in the month January
2019 with a bearish engulf candle pattern formed. Intermediate resistance level
1.3624 held where a renewed selling pressure began in January 2019. Moving
Average Convergence and Divergence (MACD) on the monthly chart shows a curve
towards the bearish zone as weakness in the bullish momentum is surfacing.
Support zone 1.3016/1.2830 serves as key areas to watch.
Price action still trades above long term trendline
Source: tradingview USDCAD Monthly chart
In the daily chart below showed that price closed Friday 22th
February 2019 is below the Moving Averages 100 and 200. A renewed selling pressure
occurred when price throwback to test the Simple Moving Average (SMA) 100 at
1.3243 (now acting as a resistance level) with MACD crossing over to the
bearish territory and MACD histogram below the 0 mark in the negative zone.
Price currently trades slightly above the intermediate trendline.
Source: tradingview Daily chart
USDCAD is expected to show more weakness to the downside
with a break below the intermediate trendline on the daily chart to confirm a
further decline in the pair.
We expect more witness in the Dollar and Strength in
Canadian Dollar towards 1.3047 which is 127.2% Fibonacci extension of the high –
1.3664 and low of 1.3179. A further below this level of likely see the pair’s
price action decline toward confluence of Fibonacci extension zone
1.2906/1.2878
Source: MT4
Trade Idea:
Position: Short at 1.3111
Stoploss: 1.3242
TP1: 1.3047
TP2: 1.2910
Stoploss: 1.3242
TP1: 1.3047
TP2: 1.2910