CA Employment Change | September 9, 2016 | News Trading
We´ll be getting the Canadian Employment Change release figure today but since it is released at the same time with the US Nonfarm Payroll, I suggest to focus on that release because the whole Forex market will be. If we get a lackluster release in the US figure, then we could look at this but only trade if we get a strong surprise…
8:30am (NY Time) CAD Employment Change Forecast 18.0K Previous -31.2K
8:30am (NY time) CAD Unemployment Rate Forecast 6.9% Previous 6.9%
DEVIATION: 25K (BUY CAD @ 43.0K / SELL CAD @ -7.0K)
The Trade Plan
The Canadian Employment Change report will be released at 8:30am sharp today. What I am looking for is a minimum deviation of around 25K, or the difference between the Forecast number (18.0K) versus the actual release number; if we get a positive 43.0K of release, we should see demand for the CAD rise, therefore we should BUY CAD against weaker currencies at the time; however, if we get a negative deviation, such as -7.0K or worse, we should see some weakness in the CAD, and that will be my cue to SELL CAD against stronger currencies at the time.
I´ll also pay close attention to the unemployment rate, which is expected at 6.9%. As long as this number does not conflict with the Employment Changes, we should follow the direction of the news release. If we get a conflict, such as better Employment Changes but higher Unemployment Rate, then we´ll need to look at the context of the market before taking the trade.
I´ll be looking to trade this release using my after-news Retracement Method. To find out more about my trading system, read: https://www.currencynewstrading.com/how-to-get-started-with-news-trading/
I’d recommend to use the Recommended Pairs from above as they are based on my CSM, which should provide the best combination of currency pairs to trade based on better/worse news… of course, you can also trade the default pair: USDCAD.
[ffoscore currency=’CAD’]
Outlook Score Outlook score is derived from market sentiment, focus, and economic indicators for the currency. It represents the long-term trend of the currency and its market perception. In short, a strong Outlook Score means more long-term demand for the currency, and a weak Outlook Score is the opposite.
DEFINITION “Measures the change in number of employed people during the previous month. A rising trend has a positive effect on the nation´s currency. Job creation is an important indicator of economic health because consumer spending, which is highly correlated with labor conditions, makes up a large portion of GDP. This report is the first of the month that relates to labor conditions, making it susceptible to big surprises.”
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