USD/CAD: Loonie Rebounds Alongside Oil, 1.2800 Eyed
The Canadian dollar halted its 2-day decline and rebounded higher versus the American dollar in the Asian session, sending USD/CAD sharply lower from twelve-day peaks shy of 1.29 handle.
USD/CAD heading towards daily pivot at 1.2816
Currently,
the USD/CAD pair drops -0.38% to fresh session lows of 1.2827, revering
sharply from 1.2870 highs. The Loonie is seen benefiting from a solid
rebound in the oil prices after news that the forest fire rage in Canada
still persists and state of emergency has been declared. Meanwhile, the
US oil jumps +1.85%, Brent rallies +1.37%.
Looking ahead, the
pair will continue to monitor developments surrounding oil markets, as
markets will also focus on the Canadian building permits data due later
in the NY session.
USD/CAD Technical Levels
To
the upside, the next resistances are seen near 1.2870/86 (daily &
May 4 High) and 1.2900/35 (round number/ daily R1). To the downside,
immediate support might be located at 1.2800 (round number) and below
that 1.2750/46 (psychological levels/ daily S1).
