USD/CAD hangs near 2-1/2-month lows post-US/Canadian data, focus remains on Trump

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The USD/CAD pair held on to its softer tone through the early North American session and had a rather muted reaction to the US/Canadian macro data.

The pair failed to capitalize on its early uptick to the 1.3100 neighbourhood, instead met with some fresh and dropped to test 100-day SMA support near the 1.3715 region amid a broad-based US dollar weakness. The USD remained depressed and failed to gain any respite from Friday's mostly weaker-than-expected US macro releases.

Data released this Friday showed an unexpected jump in the US Personal Income, though the positive reading was largely negated by disappointing Personal Spending and Core PCE Price Index. This coupled with a sharp intraday fall in the US Treasury bond yields further contributed to the offered tone surrounding the greenback.

On the other hand, the commodity-linked currency – the loonie – seemed rather unaffected by sliding crude oil prices, instead took cues from not as worse as expected Canadian GDP report. The Canadian economy contracted by 7.2% in March and tumbled 8.2% in the January-March quarter, better than the expected decline of 9% and 10%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the downside remained limited, at least for the time being. Investors now seemed reluctant to place any aggressive bets and preferred to wait on the sidelines ahead of the US President Donald Trump's news conference on China's move to tighten control over Hong Kong.

From a technical perspective, bears are likely to wait for a sustained break below the 1.3715-1.3700 support area before positioning for an extension of the pair's recent depreciating move.

Technical levels to watch

USD/CAD

Overview
Today last price 1.3747
Today Daily Change -0.0016
Today Daily Change % -0.12
Today daily open 1.3763

 

Trends
Daily SMA20 1.3982
Daily SMA50 1.405
Daily SMA100 1.3712
Daily SMA200 1.3456

 

Levels
Previous Daily High 1.379
Previous Daily Low 1.3734
Previous Weekly High 1.4114
Previous Weekly Low 1.3867
Previous Monthly High 1.4299
Previous Monthly Low 1.385
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.3769
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.3755
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.3735
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.3707
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.3679
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.3791
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.3818
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.3846