Overall, USD/CAD is ranging across. Recently, USD/CAD broke below the key level of 1.27.
The Canadian employment data released last Friday indicated a slowdown in jobs creation during last December while unemployment rate inched lower.
Employment Change (Actual: 54.7K, Forecast: 24.5K, Previous: 153.7K) Unemployment Rate (Actual: 5.9%, Forecast: 6.0%, Previous: 6.0%) Also, the Canadian Ivey PMI data (Actual: 45.0, Forecast: 64.3, Previous: 61.2) released indicated that business activities in Canada contracted in December.
Currently, USD/CAD is trading towards the support zone of 1.26100 and its next resistance zone is at 1.29200. Look for short-term buying opportunities of USD/CAD if it rejects the support zone of 1.26250.