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It would be 'Loonie' not to go long - Technical Take USD/CAD

Written by Odwa Magwentshu | 04 Aug 2017

Long on the 'Loonie'

03/08/2017

TECHNICAL TAKE - SUMMARY ->

USD/CAD currency pair

Direction: Buy (Long)

Entry: 1.2640

Stop: Loss: 1.2500

Take Profit 1: 1.2770

Take Profit 21.2930

The Loonie (UsdCad) had been in descending channel from the beginning of June this year. On Monday the 31st of July the price action closed outside the channel on the daily chart. The following day it tested the upper end of the channel when the pair retraced slightly.

The currency pair has remained above the support line of the channel and has confirmed the breakout.  Once you have a closer look at the pair in a four-hour chart, you will see that the sentiment is still bullish, however the indicator that is confirming the long position is the golden cross that completed in the wee hours of the day (03/08/17) on the hourly chart (both below).

The entry for the trade is at 1.2640 and the stop loss at 1.2500 and the target prices at 1.2770 and 1.2930 respectively.

Figure 1: 4-hour chart

Figure 2:1-hour chart

 

Remember... trade responsibly, your capital is at risk and trading can lead to capital losses.

Until next time, I wish you profitable trading.

 All charts sourced: Bloomberg

 
 
Odwa Magwentshu | Trading Specialist at GT247.com
 

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