Happy Corner: Loonie (CAD) pairs

I think that USD/CAD asset will go down.

The price went not as I expected, but nothing bad happened because the stop order had been triggered. This transaction didn’t harm me much.

I can see an excellent entrance to the USD/CAD market after passing the 1.3115 level. The price will go up.


I’m having a bid order on USD/CAD until the price reaches the level of resistance at 1.3228. After that, I’m starting to buy.

I can see two scenarios here – the basic (1) and alternative (2).


Well, the asset moves as I’ve predicted. I think that I can earn even more on USD/CAD! Definitely, the show must go on =)

USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Ending 5 wave Impulse

Short term Elliott wave view in USDCAD suggest that the cycle from 4/13 low (1.3218) is unfolding as an impulsive Elliott wave structure . This 5 wave move could be wave ((a )) of an Elliott wave zigzag structure structure or wave ((c )) of FLAT correction. In either case, after 5 wave move ends, pair should pull back in 3 waves at least as the Elliott Wave Theory suggests. Minutte wave (i) ended at 1.3337 peak, Minutte wave (ii) ended at 1.3261, Minutte wave (iii) ended at 1.3498, Minutte wave (iv) pullback ended at 1.3455 low and above from there Minutte wave (v) of ((a)) already reached the minimum extension area between 1.3509-1.3527 which is the inverse 1.236-1.618% Fibonacci extension area of proposed wave (iv) dip. This means cycle is now mature and can end at any moment resulting in a 3 wave pull back at minimum. The pull back is shown to be wave ((b)) and should correct the cycle from 4/13 low in 3, 7 or 11 swings. If the decline turns out to be stronger than expected and breaks the pivot at 1.3218 low, that would suggest 5 wave move up from 1.3218 low was a B wave FLAT from 3/21 (1.3261) low and pair could then see 1.3252 – 1.3187 area before bouncing again. Although Minutte wave (v) of ((a)) has reached the minimum extension area, another high towards (v) = (i) target @ 1.3571 can’t be ruled out to end wave ((a)) cycle from 4/13 low. In either case, cycle from 4/13 (1.3218) low is mature and should result in a pull back soon.

USDCAD 1 Hour Elliott Wave Chart 04/21/2017


USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Ending an impulse

Short term Elliott Wave view in USDCAD suggest the decline to 1.322 ended Intermediate wave (X). Up from there, the pair is showing 5 waves impulse structure where Minutte wave (i) ended at 1.3338, Minutte wave (ii) ended at 1.3258, Minutte wave (iii) ended at 1.3525, and Minutte wave (iv) ended at 1.3406. Near term focus is on 1.3596 – 1.364 area to complete Minutte wave (v) and also Minute wave ((a)). The next push higher towards above target should end the cycle from 4/13 low, after which the pair should pullback in Minute wave ((b)) in 3, 7, or 11 swing to correct cycle from 4/13 low before turning higher again. We don’t like selling the proposed pullback and expect buyers to appear again once Minute wave ((b)) pullback is complete in 3, 7, or 11 swing provided that pivot at 1.322 low remains intact.

USDCAD 1 hour Elliott Wave Chart 04/25/2017


USDCAD Elliott Wave View: More Upside

Short term Elliott Wave view in USDCAD suggest the decline to 1.322 ended Intermediate wave (X). Revised view suggests that the rally from there is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure where Minute wave ((w)) ended at 1.3525 and Minute wave ((x)) ended at 1.3406. Minute wave ((w)) is subdivided as a Flat Elliott wave structure where Minutte wave (a) ended at 1.3338 and Minutte wave (b) ended at 1.3258. Near term, pair is within Minutte wave (x) pullback to correct the cycle from 4/24 low in 3, 7, or 11 swing before the rally resumes. We don’t like selling the proposed pullback and expect buyers to appear once wave (x) pullback is complete in 3, 7, or 11 swing as far as pivot at 1.3406 stays intact.

USDCAD 1 hour Elliott Wave Chart 04/26/2017


USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Flat correction

Short term Elliott Wave view in USDCAD suggest the decline to 1.322 ended Intermediate wave (X). The rally from there is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure where Minute wave ((w)) ended at 1.3525 and Minute wave ((x)) ended at 1.3406. Minute wave ((w)) is subdivided as a Flat Elliott wave structure where Minutte wave (a) ended at 1.3338 and Minutte wave (b) ended at 1.3258. Near term, pair is within Minutte wave (x) Flat pullback to correct the cycle from 4/24 low towards 1.346 – 1.3498 area before the rally resumes. We don’t like selling the proposed pullback and expect buyers to appear once wave (x) pullback is complete in 3, 7, or 11 swing as far as pivot at 1.3406 stays intact.

USDCAD 1 hour Elliott Wave Chart 04/27/2017


USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Extending Higher

Short term Elliott Wave view in USDCAD suggest the decline to 1.322 ended Intermediate wave (X). The rally from there is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure where Minute wave ((w)) ended at 1.3525 and Minute wave ((x)) ended at 1.3406. Minute wave ((w)) is subdivided as a Flat Elliott wave structure where Minutte wave (a) ended at 1.3338 and Minutte wave (b) ended at 1.3258. Pair is currently within Minute wave ((y)) which is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure where Minutte wave (w) ended at 1.3626 and Minutte wave (x) FLAT ended at 1.3526. Near term, while pullbacks stay above 1.3406, expect pair to extend higher towards 1.3714 – 1.3787 area to end cycle from 4/13 low before a larger pullback in 3 waves can be seen at minimum to correct cycle from 4/13 low. We don’t like selling the proposed pullback.

USDCAD 1 hour Elliott Wave Chart 04/28/2017


USDCAD Forecast and BOC Meeting Next Week

Bank of Canada will have a meeting on July 12 to decide the interest rate. USDCAD has declined due to recent comments made by top Bank of Canada officials which seem to suggest that interest rates could be raised soon. The market in fact is pricing in an 82 percent chance of a rate hike next week. In a CNBC interview last week, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said that the two interest rate cuts by Bank of Canada in 2015 have done their jobs in shielding Canadian economy from the steep fall in the price of oil. He also added that the central bank needs to consider its options as excess capacity in the economy is used up.

Mr. Poloz reiterated his hawkish stance in a recent interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt. He said that monetary policymakers must “anticipate where the economy will be 18 or 24 months from now”. He also said inflation in Canada should be well into an uptrend by the first half of 2018. Thus normalization must begin before the price growth hits its target.

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S dollar on Tuesday after his comments. The loonie touched its strongest intraday level in nine months at 1.2908. The strength in loonie is not only based on rate hike expectation alone. Recent economic data also shows Canada’s economy grew for sixth consecutive month in April. Meanwhile, business sentiment suggest companies feel more optimistic. Prices of oil, one of Canada’s major exports, also started to recover. This further adds support for the Canadian dollar.

Data from CFTC (U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission) shows a record pace of short covering in the Canadian dollar for a fifth straight week. The June 27 COT (Commitment of Traders) report below shows non commercial’s net short positions in Canadian dollar dropped to 49,495 contracts from 82,881 a week earlier. With the net short position remains elevated at 50K, CAD remains vulnerable to short squeeze and position adjustment.

USDCAD Long Term Analysis

Daily USDCAD chart above shows pair declined sharply after reaching the peak on January 20, 2016. Pair declined from 1.4693 to 1.2461 (approximately 2200 pips) within a span of less than 4 months. The decline finally bottomed on May 3, 2016. The pair then took 1 year time from May 3, 2016 to May 5, 2017 to correct the decline in overlapping fashion, characteristic of a correction. This correction looks to be forming a bearish flag and recently pair has broken below the channel which may suggest that the correction is complete on May 5, 2017. A break below May 3, 2016 low (1.2461) will give the final confirmation that pair has started the next leg lower.

USDCAD 4 hour Elliott Wave Sequence Chart

USDCAD 4 Hour chart above shows a 5 swing bearish sequence from May 4, 2017 high. Please note that this is not the same as 5 waves impulse, but rather the number of swing count. The 5 swing sequence suggests that while the sixth swing bounce fails below swing #4 high at 1.3328, more downside can be seen in the pair.

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USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Wave (4) in progress

Short term USDCAD Elliott Wave view suggests the decline to 1.2411 ended Intermediate wave (3) of an Elliott Wave impulse structure from 6/2 peak. Intermediate wave (4) bounce is in progress as a double three Elliott wave structure where Minor wave W ended at 1.2576 and Minor wave X ended at 1.2416. Minor wave Y is subdivided also as a double three Elliott Wave structure. Up from 1.2416 low, Minute wave ((w)) ended at 1.253 and Minute wave ((x)) ended at 1.2443. Near term focus is on 1.258 – 1.262 area to complete Intermediate wave (4). Afterwards, pair should either resume to new low or at least pullback in 3 waves. We don’t like buying the proposed bounce.

USDCAD 1 Hour Elliott Wave Chart

USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Flat correction

Short term USDCAD Elliott Wave view suggests the decline to 1.2411 ended Intermediate wave (3) of an Elliott Wave impulse structure from 6/2 peak. Intermediate wave (4) bounce is in progress as a flat Elliott wave structure where Minor wave A ended at 1.2576 and Minor wave B ended at 1.2416. Minor wave C is subdivided as an impulse Elliott Wave structure. Up from 1.2416 low, Minute wave ((i)) ended at 1.253, Minute wave ((ii)) ended at 1.2443, Minute wave ((iii)) ended at 1.2593 and Minute wave ((iv)) ended at 1.2355. Near term focus is on 1.262 – 1.2683 to complete Intermediate wave (4) flat. Afterwards, pair should either resume to new low or at least pullback in 3 waves. We don’t like buying the proposed bounce.

USDCAD 1 Hour Elliott Wave Chart

USDCAD Elliott Wave View: Correction Ended

Short term USDCAD Elliott Wave view suggests the decline to 1.2411 ended Intermediate wave (3) of an Elliott Wave impulse structure from 6/2 peak. Intermediate wave (4) bounce is in progress as a flat Elliott wave structure where Minor wave A ended at 1.2576 and Minor wave B ended at 1.2416. Minor wave C is subdivided as an impulse Elliott Wave structure. Up from 1.2416 low, Minute wave ((i)) ended at 1.253 and pullback to 1.2443 ended Minute wave ((ii)). Pair then rallied in Minute wave ((iii)) ending at 1.2593 and Minute wave ((iv)) pullback ended at 1.2355. Near term, Minute wave ((v)) of C is proposed complete at 1.2619, which also complete Intermediate wave (4). While bounces stay below 1.2619, and more importantly below 1.2683, expect pair to extend lower or at least pullback in 3 waves. We don’t like buying the pair.

USDCAD 1 Hour Elliott Wave Chart

The protectionism fears in Canada have eased as the US has signalled more flexibility in some of the most contentious issues of the NAFTA negotiations, which benefitted CAD notable the day before yesterday. This has increased the likelihood of an amicable agreement and thus also for further Bank of Canada rate hikes. The BoC had seemed cautious recently mainly against the background of the deadlock in the NAFTA negotiations resulting in uncertainty for the Canadian economic outlook. As inflation remains close to the 2% inflation target speculation as to when the BoC will take the next rate step will depend mainly on how resilient the real economy remains in the still tense risk environment. As a result the focus is likely to be more on January retail sales than on the inflation figures for February today. Despite positive signals from the NAFTA negotiations participants forex markets only see limited upside scope for CAD as the rate hikes expected by us are already largely priced in.

Scotiabank’s technical view on the Canadian dollar

FX market strategists at Scotiabank have a neutral/bearish view on the USDCAD pair, noting decent resistance around 1.2970/90. "During the last 24 hours, the US dollar consolidated losses for the week around 1.29, and despite a strong rebound from the low on Thursday, we believe that the short-term risks are skewed in the direction of the dollar decline. Intraday models suggest that the dollar will consolidate, forming a bearish flag model, and we expect the dollar’s weakness to resume at a break below 1.2905 this morning. We see support in the mid-1.28s, with a key one around last week’s minimum of 1.2804, which looks very achievable in the case of a breakthrough below 1.29. We see resistance at 1.2970/90, " the experts said.

Fed forecasts suggest three increases in the federal funds rate this year, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes that the Bank of Canada will not remain in debt.

Strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch believe that the Bank of Canada will follow in the footsteps of the Federal Reserve this year, but if the latter, based on its own forecast, raises the rate one more time, then from the Canadian central bank, we can expect three more increases - in April, July and October. BoAML emphasizes that the exact time of the increases is not exactly certain (perhaps the Bank of Canada will elect for this meeting in May, October and December) and will partly depend on the dynamics of the Canadian dollar, but the central bank will definitely have to act. BoAML note that in favor of tightening the policy says higher inflation, tougher labor market conditions and a good economic growth, which will still feel the consequences of fiscal stimulation in the US.

Bank of America, Merrill Lynch expects that by the end of 2018 the Bank of Canada rate will reach 2.00%, and the US dollar to Canadian currency will reach 1.25, and in 2019 - 1.23.

Hello, traders. I’m trading long position with nzdusd but i find nice bearish trend coming at the usdcad. I think we’ll see new yearly bottons with the cad. Wti seems bullish. Usdnok seems really bearish too.