USD/CAD On The Bull For WTI Futures Rollover

During Friday's pre-U.S. session hours, the Bank of Canada (BoC) is scheduled to release its CPI metrics for December.

Loonie

Rollover in the WTI crude oil futures contract from February to March has influenced the action in the Loonie. Institutional traders are in the process of shifting exposure to the new front-month, prompting a tight WTI market and subsequent rally in the USD/CAD.

Friday is a big day for the Loonie. During the pre-U.S. session hours, the Bank of Canada (BoC)  and Statistics Canada are scheduled to release the official CPI metrics for last month. Estimates have figures from the latter coming in at -0.4% month-over-month and 1.7% year-over-year. Given December’s weakness in crude oil pricing, it will be no surprise if these numbers disappoint expectations.

USD/CAD: Daily Technicals

In a Live Market Update from earlier this week, I outlined a short trading plan for the USD/CAD. At press time, the recommendation remains valid as the daily 38% Current Wave Retracement (1.3366) has yet to be tested.

USD/CAD, Daily Chart
USD/CAD, Daily Chart

Bottom Line: Until elected, shorting the 38% Current Wave Retracement (1.3366) is a great way to get in on the prevailing downtrend. Until this level is taken out, a bearish bias is technically valid.

On the WTI crude oil front, this month’s futures contract rollover came rather suddenly. Yesterday, the February/March volume ratio in WTI crude measured 3/1. Today has shown a full rollover, with volume favoring the March contract. These periods can be tricky to trade, but the action in crude oil should be back to normal for tomorrow’s session.

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Shain Vernier
US Analyst
Shain Vernier has spent over 7 years in the market as a professional futures, options and forex trader. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Finance from the University of Montana. Shain's career includes stretches with several proprietary trading firms in addition to actively managing his own accounts. Before joining FX Leaders, he worked as a market analyst and financial writer.

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