During the Asian session on Wednesday, the USD/CAD pair rebounded after two days of losses, reaching around 1.3590. This uptick is fueled by a stronger US dollar and lower crude oil prices, which put pressure on the Canadian dollar. The decline in Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices to approximately $80.70 is attributed to...
CAD/JPY: a pattern has emerged
2019-11-11 • Updated
Trade idea
SELL 82.20; TP1 81.40; TP2 80.50; SL 82.50
It looks like CAD/JPY formed a “Head and shoulders” pattern. The pattern may not look very pretty but it has all the required elements. The pair broke below the neckline in the 82.40 area on Friday. On Monday, the price attempted to get higher but the neckline provided resistance.
CAD/JPY is also trading below the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the January-March advance. As a result, the levels to target on the downside lie at 81.35 (50% Fibo) and 80.45 (61.8% Fibo).
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Hello again my friends, it’s time for another episode of “What to Trade,” this time, for the month of April. As usual, I present to you some of my most anticipated trade ideas for the month of April, according to my technical analysis style. I therefore encourage you to do your due diligence, as always, and manage your risks appropriately.
Bearish scenario: Sell below 1.0820 / 1.0841... Bullish scenario: Buy above 1.0827...