USDCAD—drifting lower to support

The pair has meandered down close to last week's low of 1.0155. (1.0165 as of 7:22 Am EST). It doesn't seem to be in any hurry to drop so we'll have to see if it finds support there. As I wrote yesterday, the pair may range for a while in between this low and 1.0209. It might be OK to try a small long here at the bottom. There is some positive divergence. We're not talking about a lot of potential pips back up to 1.0209 but the stop can be very tight so the risk-reward ratio is OK. (Don't risk more than 15 or so pips on this trade).

Support is at 1.0155, 1.01, 1.0060, .9819, and .9711. Resistance is 1.0209, 1.0251, 1.0322, 1.0444, and 1.0500.

Here's the three-hour chart:













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