{"id":31487,"date":"2026-03-24T22:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/uncategorized\/31487\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:58:20","slug":"scotiabank-says-usd-cad-tests-mid-1-37-resistance-while-the-canadian-dollar-stays-steady-limiting-further-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/live-updates\/31487\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotiabank says USD\/CAD tests mid-1.37 resistance, while the Canadian dollar stays steady, limiting further gains"},"content":{"rendered":"USD\/CAD was little changed, with the pair pushing its recent range but failing to hold above the mid\u20111.37s. The Canadian Dollar stayed below an estimated fair value near 1.3402, while USD strength above the mid\u20111.37 area was described as marginal and short\u2011lived.\n\nOil prices and Canada\u2019s terms of trade were cited as supporting the CAD, alongside narrower spreads. Markets were also weighing Bank of Canada tightening risks, after the BoC kept the policy rate unchanged last week and signalled a \u201cwait and see\u201d approach linked to the Gulf situation.\n\n<h3>Technical Picture And Key Levels<\/h3>\nTechnical conditions for the CAD were described as largely unchanged. The mid\u20111.37 zone was referenced as a resistance area, with support noted at 1.3690\/00.\n\nThe piece states it was produced with the help of an AI tool and reviewed by an editor.\n\nWe are seeing the USD\/CAD pair continue to push against resistance in the mid-1.37s, but these moves are failing to hold. Any gains above this area appear short-lived, suggesting selling interest is building. This creates a well-defined cap on the market for the near future.\n\nThe Canadian dollar\u2019s strength is being supported by fundamentals, especially with WTI crude oil prices stabilizing above $85 per barrel this month. Meanwhile, with recent data showing Canadian inflation holding at 2.8% in February, the Bank of Canada remains in a cautious &#8220;wait and see&#8221; mode. This reduces the chance of imminent rate cuts that would weaken the currency.\n\n<h3>Trade Setup And Risk Triggers<\/h3>\nThe pair is currently trading significantly above what we estimate to be its fair value, which is closer to 1.3400. We saw a similar pattern for much of 2025, where rallies above the 1.3800 level were consistently met with selling pressure. This historical action strengthens our belief that the current resistance is significant.\n\nGiven this strong ceiling, rallies toward the 1.3750-1.3800 zone should be viewed as selling opportunities. Options strategies that profit from the pair failing to break higher, such as selling call spreads with strike prices above 1.3750, would be appropriate. These positions can capitalize on the pair either falling or simply staying within its current range.\n\nImmediate support sits around the 1.3690 to 1.3700 area. A decisive break below this level could accelerate a move lower. Traders could therefore use a break of this support as a signal to initiate bearish positions, such as buying puts, targeting a move towards the 1.35s.\n\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a>\u00a0now. <\/b>\n<p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Start trading now &#8211; Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account <\/strong> <\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USD\/CAD stayed rangebound near mid-1.37s; oil-supported CAD undervalued, BoC risks watched; resistance mid-1.37, support 1.3690.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"josephine","author_link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/author\/josephine\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarketsglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}