-- RBCキャピタル・マーケッツは、今週発表された経済指標や地政学的動向が、米ドル／カナダドルを最近のレンジから抜け出すには至らなかったため、USD/CADは短期的にはレンジ相場が続く可能性が高いと述べた。 RBCによると、今週発表された経済指標（カナダ消費者物価指数、カナダ銀行景況感調査、米国小売売上高）やイラン関連のニュースが相次いだものの、USD/CADは最近のレンジから抜け出すには至らず、ほぼ横ばいとなっている。 RBCのCADウィークリー・サウンドバイツでは、1.3500付近を下回る急激な下落には、1）米加金利スプレッドが予想よりも急速に縮小し、米ドルヘッジコストが低下するか、2）市場が米国資産に高いリスクプレミアムを付ける必要があると指摘した。 RBCはまた、USD/CADは過去1年間の大半で「リスク中立」の状態にあったが、米国株式との負の相関関係を再び確立しつつあると付け加えた。これは、USD/CADがリスクオフ局面において再び自然なヘッジとして機能していることを意味します。この状況が継続するかどうかは、ヘッジ戦略の観点から重要になります。 テクニカル分析の観点から、RBCのジョージ・デイビス氏は、日足チャートが売られすぎ水準に達したものの、今週は1.3647の主要トレンドラインサポートが維持されたと述べています。 RBCによると、1.3647を下回って日足終値が確定すれば、1月下旬から続いていた調整局面は終了し、年初安値の1.3526と1.3482への再テストが強まるだろうとのことです。 RBCはまた、1.3799と1.3856のレジスタンスラインは売り圧力を強めると予想しています。
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