The unemployment rate in Canada measures the number of persons who are actively seeking employment as a percent of the overall labor market.

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

Source:  Statistics Canada
Category:  Unemployment Rate
Units:  Percent
Details
Impact: High
Country:
Currency: CAD
Latest Release
Previous: 5.8%
Consensus: 5.9%
Actual: 6.1%
Next Release
Date: May 10, 12:30
Time left: 20 days

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
1.3608
-146 pips
1.3764
-10 pips
1.37535
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
USDCAD Short 81% 8172.35 lots 32036
Long 19% 1925.12 lots 9859
15% of traders are currently trading USDCAD.
AUDCAD
0.8827
+7 pips
0.8871
-51 pips
0.88200
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
AUDCAD Short 9% 1257.73 lots 9001
Long 91% 13130.58 lots 52763
22% of traders are currently trading AUDCAD.
CADJPY
109.5319
-287 pips
111.4965
+91 pips
112.404
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADJPY Short 84% 713.22 lots 4202
Long 16% 134.32 lots 880
5% of traders are currently trading CADJPY.
EURCAD
1.4533
-116 pips
1.4700
-51 pips
1.46494
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURCAD Short 43% 377.14 lots 2489
Long 57% 498.93 lots 2979
4% of traders are currently trading EURCAD.
GBPCAD
1.6827
-186 pips
1.7102
-89 pips
1.70130
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 13% 225.47 lots 1326
Long 87% 1498.06 lots 6645
4% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
NZDCAD
0.8109
+15 pips
0.8163
-69 pips
0.80939
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NZDCAD Short 21% 813.28 lots 4505
Long 79% 3139.09 lots 15217
14% of traders are currently trading NZDCAD.
CADCHF
0.6555
-64 pips
0.6782
-163 pips
0.66193
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADCHF Short 28% 789.89 lots 4844
Long 72% 2030.46 lots 9763
5% of traders are currently trading CADCHF.