USD/CAD bias held neutral on October 4, 2026
CFTC data shows speculators have turned more defensive as oil exposure has fallen. For US Dollar / Canadian Dollar, this change in speculative positioning is the reported context for sentiment around the pair.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It held all day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
Headlines (7)
First seen on October 4
Carried over from earlier days
- USD/CAD Price Forecast: Falls to near 1.4200 after pulling back from nearly 18-month highsFXStreet
- Euro gains against Canadian Dollar ahead of Eurozone HICP dataFXStreet
- USD/CAD Shooting Star Puts September Surge on NoticeInvesting.com
- USD/CAD: Elliott Wave Analysis and Forecast for 02.10.26–09.10.26LiteFinance
- Canada labour market: Tariff effects assessed – RBCFXStreet
- Week ahead: ISM services, Fed minutes and Canadian jobs lead the economic calendar. Be aware.InvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 5 | ||
| Final Services PMI | 58.7 | USD |
| ISM Services PMI | 55.1 | USD |
| Tuesday, October 6 | ||
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| Trade Balance | -95.2B | USD |
| Trade Balance | 1.3B | CAD |
| Ivey PMI | 65.2 | CAD |
| RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism | 44.5 | USD |
| FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | USD | |