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: 6.4%
Consensus: 6.5%
Actual: 6.6%
Next Release
Date: Oct 11, 12:30
Time left: 22 days
Consensus: 6.3%

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
1.3527
-61 pips
1.3672
-84 pips
1.35879
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
USDCAD Short 38% 2482.24 lots 9419
Long 62% 4027.74 lots 15264
14% of traders are currently trading USDCAD.
AUDCAD
0.9155
-90 pips
0.9190
+55 pips
0.92452
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
AUDCAD Short 97% 16795.19 lots 56445
Long 3% 468.33 lots 2632
21% of traders are currently trading AUDCAD.
CADJPY
102.3395
-271 pips
109.5444
-449 pips
105.052
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADJPY Short 29% 137.83 lots 657
Long 71% 329.84 lots 2781
1% of traders are currently trading CADJPY.
EURCAD
1.4971
-149 pips
1.5100
+20 pips
1.51200
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
EURCAD Short 90% 1747.67 lots 8090
Long 10% 199.84 lots 884
6% of traders are currently trading EURCAD.
GBPCAD
1.7690
-295 pips
1.7877
+108 pips
1.79850
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
GBPCAD Short 89% 1896.38 lots 7595
Long 11% 235.32 lots 606
4% of traders are currently trading GBPCAD.
NZDCAD
0.8368
-82 pips
0.8384
+66 pips
0.84499
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
NZDCAD Short 87% 2533.01 lots 12321
Long 13% 377.63 lots 4188
9% of traders are currently trading NZDCAD.
CADCHF
0.6245
+8 pips
0.6496
-259 pips
0.62371
Symbol Action Percentage Volume Positions
CADCHF Short 9% 296.77 lots 2014
Long 91% 2899.51 lots 13702
8% of traders are currently trading CADCHF.