Talking Points
- Strategy: Flat
- Bearish Pattern Emerges After Sharp Pullback
- Dojis In Intraday Trade Signal Indecision
USD/CAD has retreated back below the former 1.1380 peak, leaving behind a Bearish Engulfing formation. Similar pullbacks have proven shallow in the past and the latest dip may prove no different. Buyers may look to step up at former resistance-turned-support at the 1.1285 mark.
USD/CAD: Sharp Retreat Leaves A Bearish Pattern In Its Path
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0, Volume Indicator Available Here
The four hour chart reveals a pair of Doji candlesticks, which signal hesitation from the bears to lead USD/CAD lower. Yet an absence of more definitive reversal signals casts some doubt over a potential recovery.
USD/CAD: Dojis Suggest Hesitation In Intraday Trade
4 Hour Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0, Volume Indicator Available Here
By David de Ferranti, Currency Analyst, DailyFX
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