USD/CAD: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily

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)