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USD/CAD Forecast: Facing 1.38 Resistance

By Christopher Lewis
Senior Technical Analyst

Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for tra...

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  • The US dollar saw a little bit of trouble against the Canadian dollar during trading on Friday, as there is a lot of noise just above the crucial 1.38 level.
  • It's worth noting that the Bank of Canada recently has cut rates for the second time, and that of course favors the market going higher over the longer term, as the US dollar of course offers more in the way of interest.

That being said, there are traders out there banking on the Federal Reserve cutting later this year, and perhaps even more influential in this pair right now is the fact that we are overextended. A little bit of a pullback would make a certain amount of sense, especially if we were to drop towards the 1.3750 level, an area underneath that I see as minor, but potentially supported.

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The 50-day EMA sits underneath there as well, so that also comes into the picture, but far above both of those is the 1.38 level, a large round psychologically significant figure that could have a bit of market murmur attached to it as well. Keep in mind that the Canadian economy is highly sensitive to the US economy, meaning that the USA is by far Canada's biggest customer. So, if the US economy suddenly starts slipping, that's actually better for the dollar than it is the Canadian dollar most of the time.

A Lot of Noise Just Waiting to Happen

USD/CAD Forecast Today 29/7: Facing 1.38 Resistance (graph)

That of course comes with a grain of salt because a lot of other things can be going on. But in general, that seems to be what happens. I do think that pullbacks will have value hunters coming back into the market, eventually trying to get to the 1.39 level above, which is a major round figure in an area that we had seen a massive swing high at back in the fall of 2023. In general, I do think we're going higher, but I prefer to find value and take advantage of dips.

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Senior Technical Analyst
Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for traders who rely on technical setups to navigate volatile market conditions

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