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Market Analysis: USD/CAD Aims Higher

FXOPEN:USDCAD   U.S. Dollar / Canadian Dollar
Market Analysis: USD/CAD Aims Higher

USD/CAD is rising and might aim for a move above the 1.3580 resistance zone.

Important Takeaways for USD/CAD Analysis Today
  • USD/CAD is showing positive signs above the 1.3545 support zone.
  • There is a contracting triangle forming with resistance near 1.3580 on the hourly chart at FXOpen.

USD/CAD Technical Analysis
On the hourly chart of USD/CAD at FXOpen, the pair formed a strong support base above the 1.3490 level. The US Dollar started a fresh increase above the 1.3530 resistance against the Canadian Dollar.

The pair cleared the 50-hour simple moving average and climbed above 1.3580. Finally, it tested the 1.3600 zone before there was a downside correction. The pair traded below the 1.3580 support zone.
It tested the 1.3545 support zone and the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the 1.3485 swing low to the 1.3605 high.

Initial resistance sits near the 1.3580 level and the 50-hour simple moving average. There is also a contracting triangle forming with resistance near 1.3580. A clear upside break above 1.3580 could start another steady increase.

The next major resistance is the 1.3605 level. A close above the 1.3605 level might send the pair toward the 1.3650 level. Any more gains could open the doors for a test of the 1.3685 level.

Conversely, the pair could start another decline. Initial support is near the 1.3545 level on the same USD/CAD chart. The next major support is near 1.3530. A downside break below the 1.3530 level could push the pair further lower. The next major support is near the 1.3490 support zone, below which the pair might visit 1.3450.

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