On 2026-08-05, USD/CAD closed at 1.40655, up 0.14% on the day. It trades at 76.1% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 48.67 is in the 45th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -0.97% in the 31st percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -27.5% of open interest, at 17% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.40811 / 1.40619 / 1.38555, with price -0.11% / +0.03% / +1.52% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.3484–1.42478; it closed 1.28% below the high and 4.31% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.251% daily, in the 6th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00589 (58.9 pips), 0.42% of price. It has returned -0.29% over 5 days and +2.69% over 60 days.
=== USD/CAD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.40655 +0.137%
price & change (as of 2026-08-05, prior 2026-08-04)
close 1.40655
change +0.00192 (+0.137%, +19.2 pips)
gap +0.00210 (+21.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-05)
range 0.00652 (65.2 pips)
close pos 78.5% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-05)
20d MA 1.40811 price below by -0.11%
50d MA 1.40619 price above by +0.03%
200d MA 1.38555 price above by +1.52%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-05)
20d stdev 0.251% daily ≈ 4.0% annualized (×√252) (6th pct of own history, since 2003 (5929 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.77× (0.251% vs 0.327% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-05)
ATR(14) 0.00589 (58.9 pips)
ATR% 0.42% (2nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5935 obs))
range/ATR 110.7%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-05)
high 1.42478 (-1.28% from high)
low 1.34840 (+4.31% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-05)
RSI(14) 48.67 (45th pct of own history, since 2003 (5935 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-05)
5d return -0.29%
20d return -0.97%
60d return +2.69%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 0.6422% (from 2003-09-17)
ZIRP-2009 0.5827%
tightening-2015 0.4850%
ZIRP-2019 0.4557%
tightening-2022 0.4399%
easing-2024 0.3266%
positioning (as of 2026-07-28) (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
next COT as of 2026-08-04 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -102,495 contracts (net short CAD; = long USD in USD/CAD terms)
net % OI -27.5%
net%OI range -31.9% … -6.8% (own 135w)
w/w change -4,118
rate differential (USD–CAD policy)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-04, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (42 days)
CAD (BOC_TARGET) 2.25% (as of 2026-08-04, announced target)
next BoC 2026-09-02 (28 days)
differential +1.38% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-05)
vs DXY +0.46
vs S&P 500 -0.24
vs DXY beta +0.31 (26w)