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

On 2026-08-11, USD/CAD closed at 1.39336, down 0.12% on the day. It trades at 58.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 33.48 is in the 8th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -1.53% in the 22nd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -27.9% of open interest, at 16% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.40444 / 1.40749 / 1.38558, with price -0.79% / -1.00% / +0.56% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.3484–1.42478; it closed 2.21% below the high and 3.33% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.273% daily, in the 10th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00619 (61.9 pips), 0.44% of price. It has returned -0.80% over 5 days and +1.42% over 60 days.

=== USD/CAD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.39336  -0.124%
  price & change   (as of 2026-08-11, prior 2026-08-10)
    close       1.39336
    change      -0.00173  (-0.124%, -17.3 pips)
    gap         -0.00178  (-17.8 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-08-11)
    range       0.00214  (21.4 pips)
    close pos   45.3% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-08-11)
     20d MA     1.40444   price below by -0.79%
     50d MA     1.40749   price below by -1.00%
    200d MA     1.38558   price above by +0.56%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-08-11)
    20d stdev   0.273% daily ≈ 4.3% annualized (×√252)   (10th pct of own history, since 2003 (5933 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.84× (0.273% vs 0.326% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-08-11)
    ATR(14)    0.00619  (61.9 pips)
    ATR%        0.44%   (4th pct of own history, since 2003 (5939 obs))
    range/ATR   34.6%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-08-11)
    high        1.42478   (-2.21% from high)
    low         1.34840   (+3.33% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-08-11)
    RSI(14)     33.48   (8th pct of own history, since 2003 (5939 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-08-11)
     5d return  -0.80%
    20d return  -1.53%
    60d return  +1.42%
  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      0.3265%
  positioning      (as of 2026-08-04)
    next COT     as of 2026-08-11 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -101,748 contracts (net short CAD; = long USD in USD/CAD terms)
    net % OI    -27.9%
    net%OI range -31.9% … -6.8% (own 136w)
    w/w change  +747
  rate differential (USD–CAD policy)
    USD (EFFR)            3.63%  (as of 2026-08-11, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-09-16  (36 days)
    CAD (BOC_TARGET)      2.25%  (as of 2026-08-11, announced target)
    next BoC              2026-09-02  (22 days)
    differential    +1.38%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-08-11)
    vs DXY      +0.41
    vs S&P 500  -0.32
    vs DXY beta +0.28 (26w)