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The Canadian Dollar remains stable against the USD, trading at the midpoint of this week’s range. Yield spreads attract attention due to recent US data impacting Fed policy and oil prices help stabilise the USD/CAD estimate at 1.3970.
The domestic calendar offers limited data with March’s international securities transactions and CPI scheduled for next week. BoC Governor Macklem is set to speak next Thursday during the G7 meeting in Banff.
Technical Analysis
USD/CAD has resistance above 1.4000 with support around 1.3900. RSI levels have become neutral, indicating momentum loss, with the 200-day MA at 1.4021 remaining a key level.
Recent congestion centres around the 61.8% retracement of the September-February rally. Readers are cautioned about the risks and uncertainties and advised to conduct their own research before making investment decisions.
What we’re seeing at the moment is a market holding steady, almost caught in a quiet tug-of-war, where neither buyers nor sellers seem confident enough to take the lead. The Canadian Dollar hasn’t strayed far in either direction, and this isn’t entirely surprising when you consider how external factors have been playing their role more than anything on the domestic front. It’s fewer fireworks and more of a slow burn.
With the differential in interest rates still guiding broader directional flows, yield spreads have taken on an outsized influence — especially with recent American economic indicators feeding debate around the Federal Reserve’s next move. Inflation data in the United States has been pushing expectations one way, then the other, which in turn filters down to where participants believe rates should sit. These yield moves are making traders pay real attention because they affect the comparative value of the Canadian Dollar, particularly in relation to USD pairs like USD/CAD.
Energy markets have added another layer of stability here. Oil prices, mostly consistent over the past few sessions, have reinforced the hold near the 1.3970 level. For Canada, where crude exports dominate the balance sheet, this matters. It’s giving a sort of artificial comfort to the exchange rate, tempering downside momentum if only for now.
Upcoming Data and Trends
As for what’s coming in the data pipeline, it’s fairly lean from the Canadian side. That doesn’t mean it can be ignored; it just means focus will be sharper on what little’s there — most notably March’s international securities flows and April’s CPI. These might not be game-changers by themselves, but they will offer some colour to otherwise quiet domestic conditions. The appearance by Governor Macklem at the G7 could stir some reaction if he hints at any deviation from expectations, especially on interest rates or inflation targets. His recent tone has been cautious, so any shift would catch notice.
Technically, we’re in a holding pattern with USD/CAD. Resistance near 1.4000 remains solid and hasn’t given up ground. On the lower side of things, 1.3900 is acting like a safety net for now. Traders looking at the RSI will see it hovering around neutral – neither overbought nor oversold – which aligns with price movement that’s largely lacked direction. The 200-day moving average at 1.4021 hangs above as a clear technical marker – and until price tests and either rejects or clears that line convincingly, momentum probably won’t pick up.
Interestingly, the pair seems to have anchored itself near the 61.8% retracement from the broader move seen between September and February. That’s not nothing – those levels tend to attract attention and often act as pivot points, giving traders a sense of where the underlying trend might resume or break down.
In this setup, where ranges are holding and catalysts are limited, we choose to watch breakouts closely but avoid overcommitting ahead of confirmation. Risk-reward setups are increasingly tilted toward neutral or mean-reversion strategies over directional trends. Unless something outside expectations hits – either from south of the border or from Canadian policy shifts – it’s prudent to track sentiment around US yields and oil prices as the primary inputs.
Price watchers and crossover traders will want to flag the first close above 1.4021 or below 1.3900 as a possible launchpad or trap depending on volume. Until then, biases might be better held with a light grip.
