USD/CAD technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
USD/CAD closed at 1.41053 on 2026-10-20, down 0.10%, the 20th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2003. It is 1.35% below its 52-week high and 4.61% above its 52-week low, and is above its 50- and 200-day moving averages and below its 20-day moving average. USD/CAD had an RSI(14) of 46.72 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 39th percentile of its history since 2003. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of USD/CAD was 1.42989, set on 2026-10-14, and the 52-week low 1.3484, set on 2026-01-30. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of USD/CAD was 1.41947. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of USD/CAD was 1.40028. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of USD/CAD was 1.38796.
Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.
USD/CAD here is the price of one US dollar in Canadian dollars, so a rise means the US dollar strengthened against the Canadian dollar. The series is Yahoo Finance’s daily one for USDCAD=X; currencies trade over the counter, with no central exchange, so this is one data provider’s quote, not an official reference rate such as a central bank’s daily fixing.
Today
1 state change · 0 notable moves
Ranked shifts (vs 2026-10-19)
| Metric | Prior | Today | Change | Move percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.22 | 46.72 | -1.50 pts | 29th |
| 20-day MA dist | -0.51% | -0.63% | -0.12 pp | 25th |
| 50-day MA dist | +0.86% | +0.73% | -0.13 pp | 25th |
| 200-day MA dist | +1.73% | +1.63% | -0.10 pp | 23rd |
Changed today
- crossed below 20d MA (2nd consecutive close below)
Price and momentum
- Close
- 1.41053
- Daily change
- down 0.10%
- RSI (14)
- 46.72 — 39th percentile since 2003 (5989 obs)
- 20-day return
- +0.52% — 60th percentile since 2003 (5983 obs)
Session
- Open
- 1.41044
- High
- 1.41044
- Low
- 1.40323
- Prior close
- 1.41192
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.10%
- Intraday range
- 0.51% of price
Moving averages
- 20-day MA
- 1.41947 · price -0.63%
- 50-day MA
- 1.40028 · price +0.73%
- 200-day MA
- 1.38796 · price +1.63%
52-week range
- Position
- 76.2% of range
- 52-week high
- 1.42989 · price -1.35%
- 52-week low
- 1.3484 · price +4.61%
Price chart
Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility
- 0.260% daily — 8th percentile since 2003 (5983 obs)
- ATR (14)
- 72.8 pips · 0.52% of price — 11th percentile since 2003 (5989 obs)
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 0.64% (data from 2003-09-17)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 0.58%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 0.48%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 0.46%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 0.44%
- easing (2024– )
- 0.32%
Returns
- 5-day
- -1.23%
- 60-day
- -0.13%
Positioning (CFTC leveraged money)
- Net % of open interest
- -23.3% — 34% of its two-year range
Key dates
- Next Fed decision (FOMC)
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next BoC decision
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next jobs report (BLS)
- 2026-11-06 (17 days)
- Next CPI (BLS)
- 2026-11-10 (21 days)
Full daily summary
On 2026-10-20, USD/CAD closed at 1.41053, down 0.10% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, USD/CAD was 76.2% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, USD/CAD had an RSI(14) of 46.72, in the 39th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.52% was in the 60th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -23.3% of open interest, at 34% of its own two-year positioning range. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of USD/CAD were 1.41947 / 1.40028 / 1.38796, with price -0.63% / +0.73% / +1.63% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of USD/CAD was 1.3484–1.42989; it closed 1.35% below the high and 4.61% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.260% daily, in the 8th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00728 (72.8 pips), 0.52% of price. It has returned -1.23% over 5 days and -0.13% over 60 days.
Methodology
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On 2026-10-20, USD/CAD ranked #31 of 73 instruments across all markets covered, sorted by how statistically unusual each day’s reading was (cross-asset market screener).