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- Interest Rate4.35
- Inflation Rate MoM0
- Inflation Expectations4.7
- GDP Growth Rate0.3
- Manufacturing PMI52
- Services PMI 53.6
- Unemployment Rate4.4
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- 2.25Interest Rate
- 0Inflation Rate MoM
- 4.08Inflation Expectations
- 0.4Retail Sales MoM
- 0GDP Growth Rate
- 0.2GDP m/m
- 53.5Manufacturing PMI
- 49.1Services PMI
- 6.4Unemployment Rate
Day Trading
Short Term/Scalp Opportunity
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Swing Trading
Long Term Opportunity
Waiting for confirmations
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is the official currency of Australia and is one of the top 10 most traded currencies in the forex market. The AUD is a commodity currency, closely tied to Australia’s exports, including coal, iron ore, and gold. Economic activity in China, a major trading partner, also strongly influences the AUD due to China’s demand for raw materials. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sets the monetary policy for the AUD. Key drivers for the AUD include commodity prices, interest rates, inflation, and global risk sentiment. The AUD tends to appreciate when commodity prices rise and when investor appetite for riskier assets increases. It may weaken in periods of global financial uncertainty or when commodity demand wanes.
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is the currency of Canada, and it is often referred to as the "Loonie" due to the loon bird depicted on the one-dollar coin. The CAD is heavily correlated with commodity prices, particularly oil, as Canada is one of the world’s largest oil exporters. The price of crude oil directly impacts the CAD’s value, making it a commodity-linked currency. The Bank of Canada (BoC) controls the monetary policy for the CAD. Other key price drivers for the CAD include interest rates, inflation data, and Canada’s trade balance. Economic growth in the US, as Canada’s primary trading partner, also affects the CAD, with stronger US demand often supporting a stronger Canadian Dollar. Fluctuations in global oil prices remain the most significant impact factor for the CAD.
AUDCAD Analysis
Introduction
The AUD/CAD represents the relationship between two commodity-driven economies, Australia and Canada. This pair is heavily influenced by global commodity prices, especially energy (oil) and metals. Both Australia and Canada are major exporters of natural resources, with Australia focusing on metals and minerals and Canada being an oil exporter. Movements in the price of crude oil tend to have a significant impact on the CAD, while Australian export prices (iron ore, coal) affect the AUD. The monetary policies of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of Canada (BoC) also drive the pair, particularly interest rate decisions and inflation data.
Fundamentals and Interest Rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia policy is Hawkish with the (RBA) current Interest rate 4.35%. Latest change was May 05, 2026 (25bp)%.
On that side the Bank of Canada policy is Dovish and (BOC) has set its interest rate to 2.25% by latest change, Oct 29, 2025 (-25bp).
(RBA) Higher interest rates generally lead to higher returns on investments denominated in AUD. This tends to attract foreign capital into AUD assets.
Based on the economic and macro fundamental data, The Fundamental Bias of AUD is Moderate Bearish and for the CAD is -- Neutral.
Ziwox considering Weak Bearish bias for this asset and we expect prices to decline in the long-term.
mid-term Fundamental Score for AUD is 21. and Fundamental Score for CAD is 5. So, base on the Fundamental Score, we predict mid-term upside price movement.
Market Overview & Performance
In the current trading session, "London", Market risk sentiment is Classic Risk-ON. The British pound and Canadian Dollar recorded the strongest performance, while the Yen and Gold are weakest so far.
Currencies performance vs US dollar "USD"
Gold "XAU", recorded a -0.09% decrease against us dollar.
Euro "EUR", performance has been -0.05% down so far
Pond "GBP", performance has been 0.07% up as of now
Australian dollar "AUD", has risen by 0.04%
New Zealand dollar "NZD", has risen by 0.04%
Japanese YEN "JPY", experienced -0.58% fall
Swiss franc "CHF", experienced -0.05% fall so far
Canadian dollar "CAD", has gained 0.07%
Market risk sentiment is ON, This means Investors embrace risk, driving demand for riskier assets and higher-yielding currencies while safe-haven assets weaken.
Market Sentiment and Positioning
AUD COT (Commitments of Traders):
Institutions Net Position on >Australian Dollar is -33190 included 74385 long, 107575 short and 6774 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold AUD for lower prices in long-term.
Last week 6774 repositioning Indicates closed positions and short-term profit-taking.
CAD COT (Commitments of Traders):
Institutions Net Position on >Canadian Dollar is -179095 included 13514 long, 192609 short and -2785 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold CAD for lower prices in long-term.
Last week -2785 repositioning Indicates more sell positions and price pressure in short-term.
Retail Traders:
We generally adopt a contrarian approach towards crowd sentiment
Technical Levels and Support/Resistance
The AUDCAD pair is approaching a critical technical support level near 0.97801.
Technical trend is BUY, If the pair continues to weaken, this support could become a good area to enter a long positions.
On the upside, there is key resistance near 0.99411. Technically, A break above this resistance could signal a shift in momentum, but need to get a confirmation in this area due to the reversal or correction potential.
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