The USD/CAD currency pair is made up of the US dollar and the Canadian dollar. The pair is widely known among traders as the “loonie” or the “funds”, which is also the name for the Canadian dollar. The pair belongs to the top 10 most-traded instruments on Forex. The quote given for USD/CAD shows how many Canadian dollars are needed to purchase one US dollar. Accordingly, the US dollar is the base currency in the pair, while the Canadian dollar is the quoted one. Somewhat 40 years ago, Canada’s national currency was hardly known beyond the country. However, with the discovery and active exploitation of oil reserves in Canada, CAD started to attract the attention of global investors. Actually, the introduction of the loonie to the foreign exchange became necessary in order to make oil settlements with Canada more convenient. This factor determines the main feature of the USD/CAD currency pair. The Canadian dollar is primarily a commodity currency. That is why its value is highly dependent on oil quotes. As a rule, increased risk appetite promotes a rise in commodities market and currencies, making the Canadian dollar stronger, thus putting pressure on USD/CAD. Therefore, optimism regarding the state of the global economy is considered a negative factor for this instrument. Traders working with USD/CAD need to closely monitor the dynamics of oil prices. The second distinctive feature is associated with the time of its highest trading activity. As both currencies belong to the same continent and economic region, the peak of trading activity for this pair happens in the hours of the New York trading session. The rest of the time, the trading volume of the pair is rather low. The USD/CAD volatility level is considered to be average. During the day, the currency rate fluctuations rarely exceed the range of 60-80 pips. This may promise some stability to traders. Yet, you should not completely rely on this factor. The following feature of the pair comes from the size of its spread. The spread for the USD/CAD pair is rather low and normally does not exceed 2 pips. This allows traders to make good profits with this instrument. Apart from the oil market news, other economic publications can also affect the rate of the pair. Thus, the economic data from the US and Canada, as well as important political news, usually trigger a fluctuation in the USD/CAD quotes. The following methods are considered the most popular when working with the pair: scalping, trend trading, price level trading, and the news trading strategy. The latter is most commonly used. However, novice traders may have difficulties when dealing with the USD/CAD pair. It is important to plan every step when trading this instrument. In addition, traders need to keep in mind a lot of related information which can be a hard task for beginners. Therefore, the pair is mostly popular among experienced traders who prefer scalping. GBP/USD is among the top three currency pairs in the forex market after EUR/USD and USD/JPY occupying the first and second lines, respectively. Its total daily trading volume is about 14%. The national currency of the United Kingdom acts as a base currency, while the US dollar is a quoted one. The pair earned the nickname "cable" because the rate was originally transmitted between the trading centers in London and New York via a transatlantic cable. Like other pairs, the pound/dollar pair has its own features which may help you trade more successfully. First of all, you should know that this pair is extremely volatile. If the market is relatively calm, its intraday fluctuations can reach 200 pips. In case of some unexpected news releases, the pair's daily volatility can be as high as 500-600 pips. Thanks to this characteristic, the pair is very popular among investors who prefer to use scalping in their work. As for the second feature of the pound/dollar pair, this is a pretty "aggressive" trading instrument. Intraday trading is characterized by strong spikes and pullbacks. The pair can easily break through key resistance or support levels. However, its corrective movements may be just as quick and sudden. For its erratic nature, traders call the pair "rhino". Nevertheless, when the currency pair reaches the levels of either 80 or 20 pips, it usually stops moving so intensively and sharply. The third feature includes the direct correlation between the GBP/USD and EUR/USD currency pairs. In the short-term, you can see almost identical movements on the charts. This makes it possible to trade both instruments simultaneously. However, this requires experience. Fourth, the pound/dollar currency pair is an inappropriate instrument for long-term trading, unless it is swaps trading. In this case, the trader's profit entirely depends on the difference in interest rates of two major central banks - the Bank of England and the Fed. Newcomers to the forex market should be careful while working with the pound/dollar pair. Trading is less risky when there is no political or economic turmoil. The British pound is highly vulnerable to economic and political events occurring both in the UK and the euro area. For example, the news regarding Brexit always has a severe impact on the currency. Moreover, the movement of the pound often coincides with that of the common European currency. At least, there is a general trend formed in the eurozone. For now, the pound sterling remains the most unpredictable currency. Sometimes it reacts to the news differently than other currencies. For this reason, beginners need some time to adapt. As for the US dollar, its exchange rate is also prone to sharp spikes due to the external background. Its correction occurs daily and very sharply. To control the greenback, you need to be aware of all the economic news coming from both the United States and the whole world.
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