Canadian Dollar Forecast: USD/CAD Plummets on Trump Tariff Delay
USD/CAD posted a massive outside-weekly reversal off multi-decade highs after Trump delayed Canadian tariffs. Battle lines drawn on the USD/CAD weekly technical chart.
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Canadian Dollar Technical Forecast: USD/CAD Weekly Trade Levels
- USD/CAD exhausts at uptrend resistance- marks outside-weekly reversal off multi-decade high
- USD/CAD threat for larger bull-market correction– Powell testimony, U.S CPI on tap
- Resistance 1.4383, 1.4538, 1.4660/90 (key)– Support 1.4115/76 (key), 1.3990, 1.3881/99
The Canadian Dollar marked a massive outside-weekly reversal last week with USD/CAD turning sharply off uptrend resistance after President Trump delayed Canadian tariffs. The decline has broken the September uptrend and threatens a larger correction within the multi-year advance. Battle lines drawn on the USD/CAD weekly technical charts.
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Canadian Dollar Price Chart – USD/CAD Weekly
Chart Prepared by Michael Boutros, Sr. Technical Strategist; USD/CAD on TradingView
Technical Outlook: In last month’s Canadian Dollar Technical Forecast we noted that the, “USD/CAD January opening-range is set just below confluent uptrend resistance- look for the breakout in the days ahead for guidance. From a trading standpoint, losses should be limited to the median-line / 1.4115 for the December rally to remain viable with breach above 1.4538 needed to fuel the next major leg of the advance.”
USD/CAD surged two-weeks later with price briefly registering an intraweek high at 1.4793 before reversing sharply lower to post the largest single-week range since March of 2020, and the largest single-week decline since March 2023- both instances marked multi-week highs before pulling back.
Weekly support rests with the 2016 high-week close (HWC) / 38.2% retracement of the December 2023 advance at 1.4115/76. Note that the median-line converges on this threshold over the next few weeks and losses would need to be limited this pivot zone for the September rally to remain viable. Losses below this slope would suggest a lager trend reversal is underway towards the 2023 high at 1.3990 and the 2022 HWC / 2023 high at 1.3881/99- both levels of interest for possible downside exhaustion / price inflection IF reached.
Yearly-open resistance stands at 1.4383 and is backed by the 2016 close high at 1.4538. Key resistance remains unchanged at 1.4660/90- a region defined by the 78.8% retracement of the 2001 decline, the 1.618% extension of the December 2023 advance, and the 2016 / 2020 swing highs. A breach / close above this threshold is needed to fuel the next major leg of the advance towards the 100% extension of the 2021 advance at 1.5063.
Bottom line: USD/CAD reversed off confluent uptrend resistance last week with the decline breaking below the September uptrend. From a trading standpoint, look to reduce short-exposure / lower protective stops on a drop towards the median line (1.4175)- rallies should be limited to 1.4383 IF price is heading lower on this stretch.
Keep in mind we get the release of key U.S. inflation and retail sales data this week- stay nimble into the releases and watch the weekly close for guidance. Review my latest Canadian Dollar Short-term Outlook for a closer look at the near-term USD/CAD technical trade levels.
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--- Written by Michael Boutros, Sr Technical Strategist with FOREX.com
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