Summary: This setup suggests a bearish outlook for NZDCAD based on a combination of seasonal trends, exogenous factors, and technical patterns.
Key Points:
- Seasonality: NZD shows bullish seasonality from Nov 25 to Dec 11, but CAD's neutrality and stronger exogenous factors provide a bearish edge for NZDCAD.
- Commitment of Traders (COT): Both NZD and CAD are at their bottoms, with non-commercial positions favoring selling pressure on both currencies.
- Exogenous Factors: - **Balance of Payments (BOP):** NZD has a negative trend, while CAD is positive. - **Stock Trends:** NZD displays a negative trend, whereas CAD remains positive. - **Interest Rates (IR):** Declining interest rates negatively impact both currencies, but NZD fares slightly better than CAD.
**Conditional Scoring:** - **Positive Factors:** NZD: 9, CAD: 11. - **Negative Factors:** Both currencies at 4.
**Technical Patterns:** 1. **Bearish Channel** observed on the 4-hour timeframe. 2. **Head & Shoulders Formation** indicating potential downward momentum.