We can see USDCAD undergoing a small intraday rally within sub-wave five of 5, which can be the last act of bulls, before a probable reversal towards lower levels happens. That said we see wave 5 displaying a structure of an ending diagonal, which usually suggests a sharp reversal to come, once the ending diagonal completes itself. Well, bears could take over around the Fibonacci ratio of 261.8 in hours to come.

USDCAD, 1H

The ending diagonal is a special type of motive wave that occurs primarily in the wave 5 position when price has moved too far and too fast. Some ending diagonal triangles appear in the C wave of an ABC correction. In all cases, the ending diagonal terminates the move of larger patterns. They consist out of five waves, with each having three more sub-waves.

Basic Ending Diagonal Pattern:

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