USDCAD TECHS: Recovers From Its Recent Lows

• RES 4: 1.4111 Apr 10  
• RES 3: 1.4019 38.2% retracement of the Feb 3 - Jun 16 bear leg 
• RES 2: 1.3920 High May 21
• RES 1: 1.3879 High Aug 1
• PRICE: 1.3779 @ 17:25 BST Aug 4
• SUP 1: 1.3716/3557 20-day EMA / Low Jul 03
• SUP 2: 1.3540 Low Jun 16 and the bear trigger
• SUP 3: 1.3503 1.618 proj of the Feb 3 - 14 - Mar 4 price swing
• SUP 4: 1.3473 Low Oct 2 2024

A short-term bullish corrective phase in USDCAD remains in play despite sharp weakness Friday. On the recent run higher, price traded through the 50-day EMA at 1.3739 and this has been followed by a break of resistance at 1.3798, the Jun 23 high. Clearance of 1.3798 represents an important short-term bullish development, signaling scope for a stronger recovery. Sights are on 1.3920 next, the May 21 high. On the downside, initial firm support to watch lies at 1.3716, the 20-day EMA. 

• Treasuries remain firmer after the bell, Sep'25 10Y futures drifting near session highs for much of the second half. Curves reversed early steepening as bonds rebounded, focus on dovish rate cut pricing instead of Friday's slowing labor market data.
• Tsy Sep'25 10Y futures currently trades +4.5 at 112-11 vs. 112-14 high, curves flatter: 2s10s -2.157 at 50.855, 5s30s -1.554 at 104.770.
• The weak payrolls report dominated what had been a decent-sized hawkish reaction from a patient Fed Chair Powell not giving a nod to a September rate cut at Wednesday’s FOMC press conference. Nonfarm payrolls growth underwhelmed at 73k in July (cons 104k) but the major headline was the -258k two-month downward revision, of which -139k came from the private sector and -119k from the public sector.
• Projected rate cut pricing holds +/- .5bp vs pre-open highs (*) levels: Sep'25 at -23.2bp (-22.6bp), Oct'25 at -40.6bp (-41.1bp), Dec'25 at -61.4bp (-61.6bp).
• Factory orders fell -4.8% M/M (sa, cons -4.8) in June after 8.3% (initial 8.2) in May as they confirmed gyrations driven by nondefense aircraft in the previously released durable goods data (-52% M/M in June after 232% in May).
• Look ahead to Tuesday: China composite and manufacturing PMI data, final PMI prints across Europe and the US as well as the US ISM services index for July.

• RES 4: 0.6700 76.4% retracement of the Sep 30 ‘24 - Apr 9 bear leg
• RES 3: 0.6688 High Nov 7 ‘24
• RES 2: 0.6677 0.764 proj of the Jun 23 - Jul 11 - 17 price swing  
• RES 1: 0.6530/6625 High Jul 29 / 24 and the bull trigger
• PRICE: 0.6465 @ 17:24 BST Aug 1
• SUP 1: 0.6419 Low Aug 1
• SUP 2: 0.6373 Low Jun 23 and a bear trigger 
• SUP 3: 0.6354 38.2% retracement of the Apr 9 - Jul 24 upleg  
• SUP 4: 0.6323 Low Apr 16

AUDUSD rallied well off the week’s lowest levels last week on broad USD weakness. Last week, the pair traded through both the 20- and 50-day EMAs. This undermined the recent bullish theme and signals the likely start of a corrective cycle. Note that support 0.6455 the Jul 17 low, has also been cleared. The breach strengthens a bearish threat and signals scope for an extension towards 0.6373, the Jun 23 low. Key resistance has been defined at 0.6625 the Jul 24 high. It also represents the bull trigger.