Risk Aversion Continues, Canadian Dollar Follows Oil Lower
Action Insight Mid-Day Report 12-20-21

Risk Aversion Continues, Canadian Dollar Follows Oil Lower

Commodity currencies are under broad-based pressure today, as markets are trading in risk-off mode on the spread of Omicron. Canadian Dollar is leading the way lower as WTI oil tumbles below 70. But Euro and Swiss Franc are currently the main beneficiaries, followed by Yen. Dollar and Sterling are mixed.

Technically, EUR/CAD's break of 1.4580 support turned resistance now suggests short term bottoming after 1.4162. Stronger rise would now be seen back towards 1.5096 resistance. At the same time, CAD/JPY is pressing 9768 support and break will resume whole decline from 93.00. USD/CAD's rise from 1.2286 is also resuming by breaking 1.2935 resistance. We'll see if Canadian Dollar's selloff would pick up momentum again.

In Europe, at the time of writing, FTSE is down -1.04%. DAX is down -1.93%. CAC is down -1.11%. Germany 10-year yield is up 0.0222 at -0.356. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei dropped -2.13%. Hong Kong HSI dropped -1.93%. China Shanghai SSE dropped -1.07%. Singapore Strait Times dropped -1.24%. Japan 10-year JGB yield dropped -0.0114 to 0.039.

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USD/CAD Mid-Day Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2812; (P) 1.2857; (R1) 1.2941; More...

USD/CAD's breach of 1.2935 suggests resumption of 1.2286. Intraday bias is back on the upside for 1.2947 resistance, and then 1.3022 key medium term fibonacci level. Sustained break of 1.3022 will carry larger bullish implications. On the downside, break of 1.2762 support is needed to indicate short term topping. Otherwise, outlook will stay bullish in case of retreat.

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