When it comes to sales of retail goods and services in Canada, the Retail sales report gives an aggregated measure of sales for a certain time period. Retail sales in Canada are seasonal, variable, and relatively significant to the country's overall economic output.

A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the CAD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the CAD.

Source:  Statistics Canada
Category:  Retail Sales MoM
Units:  Percent
Details
Impact: High
Country:
Currency: CAD
Latest Release
Previous: -0.3%
Consensus: 0.1%
Actual: -0.1%
Next Release
Date: May 24, 12:30
Time left: 17 days
Consensus: 0.3%

Forex Sentiment (CAD)

Symbol Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) Symbol Popularity Avg. Short Price /
Distance From Price
Avg. Long Price /
Distance From Price
Current Price
USDCAD
1.3541
-120 pips
1.3694
-33 pips
1.36612
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
USDCAD Short 62% 4689.61 lots 18933
Long 38% 2931.17 lots 13043
15% of traders are currently trading USDCAD.
AUDCAD
0.8980
-93 pips
0.9035
+38 pips
0.90729
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
AUDCAD Short 96% 24747.87 lots 84749
Long 4% 1041.02 lots 6168
29% of traders are currently trading AUDCAD.
CADJPY
110.5505
-209 pips
112.7756
-13 pips
112.645
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADJPY Short 66% 594.07 lots 4008
Long 34% 303.26 lots 1894
5% of traders are currently trading CADJPY.
EURCAD
1.4641
-80 pips
1.4738
-17 pips
1.47212
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURCAD Short 78% 1261.33 lots 6864
Long 22% 350.49 lots 1860
9% of traders are currently trading EURCAD.
GBPCAD
1.7041
-130 pips
1.7179
-8 pips
1.71715
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 82% 1041.26 lots 5342
Long 18% 227.02 lots 1261
4% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
NZDCAD
0.8175
-54 pips
0.8258
-29 pips
0.82289
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NZDCAD Short 81% 3734.44 lots 18009
Long 19% 849.56 lots 4775
14% of traders are currently trading NZDCAD.
CADCHF
0.6571
-55 pips
0.6741
-115 pips
0.66260
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADCHF Short 23% 712.44 lots 4951
Long 77% 2436.15 lots 13614
11% of traders are currently trading CADCHF.