Hello Traders,
*The Fundamentals:
- GDP Growth: (USD: 2.7% / CAD: -0.1%)
- Inflation: (USD: 6.0% / CAD: 5.9%)
- Unemployment: (USD: 3.6% / CAD: 5.0%)
- Interest Rates: (USD: 4.75% / CAD: 4.5%)
The Fundamentals numbers are slightly in the favor of the USD.
*Sentiment:
-COT Report: shows /64.9%/ of the institutional Future open contracts are long on the USD, while /26.9%/ are long on the CAD.
This favors the USD over the CAD.
- Retail Sentiment: 82% of retail traders are short, which is another good factor, because most of the time the crowd are on the wrong side of the move.
Technical:
The Price is in a good and healthy downtrend with lower lows and lower highs, made a retracement to the /0.618/ fib zone which is a resistance level as well. This gives a good risk to reward ratio.
Trade Safe !