BOC rate decision and lower oil price help to push USDCAD higher. Technicals more bullish.

BOC rate decision and lower oil price help to push USDCAD higher. Technicals more bullish.

As the market awaits tomorrow’s Bank of Canada interest rate decision, the USD/CAD pair has been rising in anticipation of a rate cut. The pair has also been helped by a sharp drop in oil prices, which have pushed the price down by about 8% from its highs last Wednesday (today it is above $76.40).

Technically, the USD/CAD pair has been trending higher since hitting lows two weeks ago near the 200-day moving average and 38.2% of the move up from the December 2023 lows. Last week, the price settled near the 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart and has been trending higher since that low.

The range high since April is 1.3803. A break above this level would increase the bullish momentum and launch towards the 2024 high at 1.38448.

What might disappoint buyers?

A return below 1.3734 would be a bearish technical breakout. Below that, traders will look to the 200-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart at 1.3691.

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