On 2026-08-18, USD/CAD closed at 1.38697, down 0.02% on the day. It trades at 50.5% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 29.52 is in the 4th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -1.43% in the 24th percentile. RSI below 30 is conventionally termed oversold. Leveraged-money positioning is net -25.3% of open interest, at 26% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.401 / 1.40745 / 1.38515, with price -1.00% / -1.46% / +0.13% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.3484–1.42478; it closed 2.65% below the high and 2.86% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.228% daily, in the 4th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00588 (58.8 pips), 0.42% of price. It has returned -0.46% over 5 days and +0.48% over 60 days.
=== USD/CAD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.38697 -0.016% · 20d vol 0.228% daily (4th pct, since 2003 (5938 obs))
price & change (as of 2026-08-18, prior 2026-08-17)
close 1.38697
change -0.00022 (-0.016%, -2.2 pips)
gap -0.00024 (-2.4 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-18)
range 0.00316 (31.6 pips)
close pos 23.7% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-18)
20d MA 1.40100 price below by -1.00%
50d MA 1.40745 price below by -1.46%
200d MA 1.38515 price above by +0.13%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-18)
20d stdev 0.228% daily ≈ 3.6% annualized (×√252) (4th pct of own history, since 2003 (5938 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.70× (0.228% vs 0.326% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-18)
ATR(14) 0.00588 (58.8 pips)
ATR% 0.42% (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5944 obs))
range/ATR 53.7%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-18)
high 1.42478 (-2.65% from high)
low 1.34840 (+2.86% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-18)
RSI(14) 29.52 (4th pct of own history, since 2003 (5944 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-18)
5d return -0.46%
20d return -1.43%
60d return +0.48%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 0.64% (from 2003-09-17)
ZIRP-2009 0.58%
tightening-2015 0.48%
ZIRP-2019 0.46%
tightening-2022 0.44%
easing-2024 0.33%
positioning (as of 2026-08-11)
next COT as of 2026-08-18 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -92,005 contracts (net short CAD; = long USD in USD/CAD terms)
net % OI -25.3%
net%OI range -31.9% … -6.8% (own 137w)
w/w change +9,743
rate differential (USD–CAD policy)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-17, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (29 days)
CAD (BOC_TARGET) 2.25% (as of 2026-08-17, announced target)
next BoC 2026-09-02 (15 days)
differential +1.38% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-17)
vs DXY +0.40
vs S&P 500 -0.33
vs DXY beta +0.28 (26w)