USD/CAD Forex Signal - 12 February 2019

Yesterday’s signals were not triggered, as there was no bearish price action at 1.3295.

Today’s USD/CAD Signals

Risk 0.75% per trade.

Trades may only be taken until 5pm New York time today.

Long Trades

  • Long entry after the next bullish price action rejection following the next touch of 1.3250 or 1.3208.
  • Put the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.
  • Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.
  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to run.

Short Trades

  • Short entry after the next bearish price action rejection following the next touch of 1.3332 or 1.3367.
  • Put the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.
  • Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.
  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to run.

The best method to identify a classic “price action reversal” is for an hourly candle to close, such as a pin bar, a doji, an outside or even just an engulfing candle with a higher close. You can exploit these levels or zones by watching the price action that occurs at the given levels.

USD/CAD Analysis

I wrote yesterday that the longer the price stayed below 1.3300 the less bullish the picture would become, but I still saw the odds as with the bulls but probably with little movement. This was a fair call as the price did rise higher but could not stay there. Now I don’t see any resistance as reliable until 1.3332. There is no good trend to exploit and most of the key levels do not look particularly strong, so this pair is probably best avoided for the time being – there are likely to be better opportunities today in the major Forex currency pairs. I have no directional bias here.

USD/CAD

There is nothing of high importance due today regarding the CAD. Concerning the USD, the Chair of the Federal Reserve will be making a minor speech at 5:45pm London time.

Adam Lemon

Adam Lemon began his role at DailyForex in 2013 when he was brought in as an in-house Chief Analyst. Adam trades Forex, stocks and other instruments in his own account. Adam believes that it is very possible for retail traders/investors to secure a positive return over time provided they limit their risks, follow trends, and persevere through short-term losing streaks – provided only reputable brokerages are used. He has previously worked within financial markets over a 12-year period, including 6 years with Merrill Lynch.