USD/CAD Dollar against the loonie · Forecast & Analysis
USD/CAD is bullish for the coming week, lifted by a hot US CPI print, hawkish Fed speakers and weak Canadian jobs data, while sliding oil weighs on the Loonie. Over the next few weeks the view turns neutral because the longer trend has not yet confirmed the move.
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Outlook for US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
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What drives it
- October US CPI beat forecasts, and markets now fully price a December Fed rate hike, supporting the dollar
- Fed officials Waller and Bowman signalled more tightening, with a possible half-point December hike on the table
- Canada lost jobs in October while US payrolls came in far above forecasts, widening the policy gap
- Oil sits at its weakest since late August, a direct headwind for the oil-exporting Canadian dollar
What argues against it
- Price broke the upper Bollinger Band on several timeframes, leaving overbought conditions prone to a pullback
- Resistance near 1.43000 has capped the pair before; a stall there would invite profit-taking
- The daily and 8-hour trends are still rated bearish or only forming, so this may be a rally within a larger downtrend
- US PPI and Canadian CPI land in the coming days, a batch of high-impact releases that could reshuffle rate expectations
What would change the picture
- A convincing break above the 1.43000 resistance would extend the bullish case
- A fall back below support at 1.37593 would void the bullish setup and revive the larger downtrend
- US PPI or Canadian CPI coming in clearly better or worse than expected would move the Fed and BoC rate paths
Coming up
- US: Jobless claims
- US: EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change
- US: Producer prices · expected 0.4%, previous 0.7%
Economic data for USD/CAD
Full calendarRecently released
- November 10, 2026USDCPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.5%Previous 0.6%
- November 10, 2026USDCore CPI n.s.a. m/m●●●Previous 0.4%
- November 10, 2026USDCore CPI●●●Forecast 339.796Previous 338.896
- November 10, 2026USDCore CPI y/y●●●Forecast 2.8%Previous 2.6%
- November 10, 2026USDCPI y/y●●●Forecast 4.2%Previous 3.7%
- November 10, 2026USDCore CPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.2%Previous 0.3%
- November 10, 2026USDCPI●●●Forecast 338.683Previous 336.298
Coming up
- TomorrowUSDInitial Jobless Claims●●●in 1 day
- TomorrowUSDEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change●●●in 1 day
- November 13, 2026USDCore PPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.4%Previous 0.7%in 2 days
- November 13, 2026USDPPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.4%Previous 1.3%in 2 days
- November 16, 2026CADCPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.0%Previous 0.1%in 5 days
- November 16, 2026CADCore CPI y/y●●●Forecast 2.1%Previous 2.2%in 5 days
- November 16, 2026CADCore CPI m/m●●●Forecast 0.3%Previous 0.0%in 5 days
- November 16, 2026CADCPI y/y●●●Forecast 3.1%Previous 3.1%in 5 days
All times UTC. Assessed against the consensus forecast, otherwise against the previous value. Price reaction measured on USDCAD.
Trend across all eight timeframes
Signals on nearly every timeframe from 15 minutes to the daily chart point up: strong momentum readings, a bull flag and an ascending triangle on the intraday charts, and an EMA 200 breakout on the 8-hour chart. One older 30-minute signal flagged a pullback, but higher timeframes stayed bullish.
What this means for your trading style
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- Very strong bullish picture on the 1h and 2h charts, with a bull flag and trend strength at the top of the scale.
- Bullish on the 4h and 8h charts after an EMA 200 break; watch resistance at 1.43000 and support at 1.39684.
- Neutral on the 12h and daily charts, as those trends are still bearish or forming and have not yet confirmed the rally.
Both worlds over time
One dot per day and source, 30 days. Technicals: trend across all timeframes at the close of the day. News: net direction of the day.
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Frequently asked questions about US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
Why is the pair bullish now after falling over the past month?
The last month saw a slight decline, but the last week brought a clear rise. The turnaround came from three directions at once: US inflation beat forecasts, Fed speakers pushed a December hike back onto the table, and Canadian employment data disappointed while oil slid to its weakest since late August. That combination lifts the dollar against the loonie on several fronts simultaneously.
What do the US PPI and Canadian CPI releases mean for USD/CAD?
Both are high-impact releases due in the coming days. Stronger-than-expected US producer prices would reinforce the case for a December Fed hike and support the pair. A hotter-than-expected Canadian CPI would strengthen the loonie and press the pair down, since the Bank of Canada has already raised rates and signalled it may do more.
What would turn this bullish view into a bearish one?
The clearest warning sign would be a decisive break below support near 1.37593, which would invalidate the bullish setup and suggest the larger downtrend has resumed. Softer US inflation or producer-price data, progress toward a US-Iran deal lifting oil prices, or a hawkish surprise from the Bank of Canada could each erode the dollar's advantage over the loonie.
📝 Overview Generated automatically
USD/CAD has been the subject of 230 signals across 230 articles in the last 365 days. Sentiment skews Bullish (50%).
Breakdown: 115 bullish, 87 bearish, 28 neutral.
Most-cited catalysts: Core inflation measures eased (2×), Broad-based US Dollar strength (2×), Decline in US Treasury yields (2×). Most-cited risk factors: Reversal in crude oil price trends (4×), Oil price rally supporting CAD (3×), Bank of Canada hawkishness could support CAD (3×).
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