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...
The Fed & Delta Variant
2021-07-29 • Updated
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The Federal Reserve decided to keep the current policy unchanged as widely expected, with no additional information about the timing of the tapering. In fact, in this meeting, the Fed mentioned tapering twice only. Still, this should not be a surprise. At the same time, I can say that the entire Fed meeting yesterday can be summarized in one single sentence: “With Delta, the Fed just going to have to watch”. In return, the US Dollar Index continued with its downside retracement in line with our estimates, nearing 92.0 support area, while a break through that support would clear the way for further declines, possibly towards 91.60. It's worth mentioning that the current decline is considered as another short-term retracement before the upside trend resumes. The more they talk about tapering the better it will be for the dollar.
S3 |
S2 |
S1 |
Pivot |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
91.41 |
91.92 |
92.12 |
92.44 |
92.64 |
92.95 |
93.46 |
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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...