Talking Points
- USD/CAD Technical Strategy: Longs Preferred
- Shooting Star To Be Monitored For Confirmation
- Doji Suggests Bears Losing Steam In Intraday Trade
USD/CAD is once again at a crossroads as it retests its initial breakout point. The appearance of a Shooting Star warrants some attention given confirmation from a successive down-session would warn of a corrective pullback. Yet until validated, the spotlight is on the next definitive level near the July 2009 high near 1.1720.
USD/CAD: Shooting Star Emerges On Revisit Of Breakout Point
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0, Volume Indicator Available Here
The four hour chart offered an early warning of a potential intraday pullback for the pair in the form of a Dark Cloud Cover pattern. However, the bears already appear to have lost some steam as noted by a Doji formation near 1.1370/80. The emergence of a more definitive bullish reversal signal would signal the potential for an intraday recovery.
USD/CAD: Doji Suggests Bears Losing Steam
4 Hour Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0, Volume Indicator Available Here
By David de Ferranti, Currency Analyst, DailyFX
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