5 Sep 2013
USD/CAD holds on to 1.05 zone
FXstreet.com (Chicago) - USD/CAD resists bearish pressure and continues trading above the 1.0502 zone (previously broken resistance). The pair accumulates minimal 0.09% gains aiming to consolidate earlier spike to 1.518 peaks.
Stronger USD
Earlier US data favored the dollar, driving the pair to higher edges against a loonie that tops worst performers in terms of relative strength against the greenback as market participants wait for Friday’s Canadian job data. Fed’s tapering remains a concern with better than expected job market results published earlier in the US.
USD/CAD Technical Levels
Price action reveals a struggling consolidation above 1.05 zone with several dips and ups but nonetheless a trendline pointing up respected by higher lows as time advances. At 1.0505, the pair oscillates between supports at 1.0503 (August 30th lows), 1.0485 (August 29th lows) ahead of 1.0471 (August 26th lows) and resistances at 1.0532 (June 28th highs), 1.0557 (August 30th highs) followed by 1.0575 (July 8th highs). The FXstreet.com trend index reports the pair as slightly bullish on one-hour timeframe analysis and is offered above the EMA20.
Stronger USD
Earlier US data favored the dollar, driving the pair to higher edges against a loonie that tops worst performers in terms of relative strength against the greenback as market participants wait for Friday’s Canadian job data. Fed’s tapering remains a concern with better than expected job market results published earlier in the US.
USD/CAD Technical Levels
Price action reveals a struggling consolidation above 1.05 zone with several dips and ups but nonetheless a trendline pointing up respected by higher lows as time advances. At 1.0505, the pair oscillates between supports at 1.0503 (August 30th lows), 1.0485 (August 29th lows) ahead of 1.0471 (August 26th lows) and resistances at 1.0532 (June 28th highs), 1.0557 (August 30th highs) followed by 1.0575 (July 8th highs). The FXstreet.com trend index reports the pair as slightly bullish on one-hour timeframe analysis and is offered above the EMA20.