The U.S. dollar is rising a bit against the Canadian dollar after forming a bit of a double bottom. This is a market that has been rounding from a huge move to the upside. We are currently at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, followed by the 50% retracement level, trying to find some type of floor. Ultimately, this is a market that is an interest rate differential play as well. There are some traders out there that are off to the races when it comes to the idea of the U.S. employment situation dropping, but one errant report really doesn’t make a trend.

Furthermore, unfortunately, the Canadian jobs numbers, although really hot this month, are notorious for being horribly wrong and corrected the next time. So, we can’t read too much into one report, and I think we’re starting to see people question that. The interest rate differential pays traders to hold the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar. I think eventually that comes back into play, especially with a 55% chance of the Federal Reserve raising rates in September.