The Canadian dollar made huge gains against the US dollar this week. USD/CAD has a new direction – south. This happened on ok data in Canada, and the greenback’s weakness across the board. Here’s a roundup, and a look forward. As I wrote at the beginning of the week, it indeed was an important week for the Canadian dollar. A new direction was set – south. USD/CAD began the week between 1.1750 to 1.18, clinging to last week’s close. It then began deteriorating, as the greenback began falling. Major support broken On Wedneday noon, Canadian Core CPI was within expectations. This gave accelerated the drop from 1.1550 to below 1.15. This was the break of the narrow range that I spoke about last week. Another push down came with Geithner’s speech. This move, a short time later, confirmed the breakout, and sent the pair under 1.14.  On Thursday,  Foreign Securities Purchases and  Wholesale Sales were better than expected, but the US dollar was retracting. USD/CAD went again over 1.14. Deeper falls This small retraction was short lived, and USD/CAD went under 1.1350 – new lows, but the break of such a major line couldn’t be stopped. The next break came around the publication of Canadian  Retail Sales and Core Retail Sales. The core figure fell by 0.2%, as expected. During the hours before and after this release, US dollar weakness was felt everywhere. USD/CAD kept falling, and trades at 1.1198.  What’s next for USD/CAD? Well, after breaking the major 1.1470 line, the next resistance is only at 1.0750, which served as a strong resistance line during a few months in the summer of 2008. We may see some upwards correction, but overall, there’s lots of space for renewed falling. Yohay Elam Yohay Elam Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts. Yohay's Google Profile View All Post By Yohay Elam Opinions share Read Next Pound at New Ground – What’s Next? Yohay Elam 13 years The Canadian dollar made huge gains against the US dollar this week. USD/CAD has a new direction - south. This happened on ok data in Canada, and the greenback's weakness across the board. Here's a roundup, and a look forward. As I wrote at the beginning of the week, it indeed was an important week for the Canadian dollar. A new direction was set - south. USD/CAD began the week between 1.1750 to 1.18, clinging to last week's close. It then began deteriorating, as the greenback began falling. Major support broken On Wedneday noon, Canadian Core CPI was within expectations.… Top Forex Brokers All Brokers Sponsored Brokers Broker Benefits Min Deposit Score Visit Broker 1 $100T&Cs Apply 0% Commission and No stamp DutyRegulated by US,UK & International StockCopy Successfull Traders 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 2 T&Cs Apply 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 3 Recommended Broker $100T&Cs Apply No deposit or withdrawal feesTrade major forex pairs such as EUR/USD with leverage up to 30:1 and tight spreads of 0.9 pips Low $100 minimum deposit to open a trading account 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 4 T&Cs Apply Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 5 Recommended Broker $0T&Cs Apply Trade gold, silver, and platinum directly against major currenciesUp to 1:500 leverage for forex trading24/5 customer service by phone and email 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk.