CA Core Retail Sales: Looking For A Deviation Of .5%

CA Core Retail Sales will be released today and it’s expected to come in flat as recent retail data out of Canada has been disappointing. The focus today will once again on the Core figure, which is the true reflection of the retail sector minus volatile components that fluctuate seasonly. Here´s Forecast:

8:30am CA Core Retail Sales Forecast 0.0% Previous -0.2%
DEVIATION: 0.5% (BUY CAD 0.5% / SELL CAD -0.5%)

The Trade Plan
I´m going to be looking for a deviation around 0.5% for this news. Since the forecast is at 0.0%, a reading of -0.5% would be negative for the CAD and we´ll be looking to SELL CAD; however, if the opposite is true, or a 0.5% (or better) of actual release, I´ll be looking to BUY CAD.

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: USD/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
Our focus is on the CA Core Retail Sales release and not the headline Retail Sales release; Retail Sales releases from Canada is a month on month release, and basically it´s a measurement of the activities at the retail level of Canada, and the Core release is the same Retail Sales but excluding most volatile components, Automotive Components, which makes up about 25% and it varies seasonly. A better release generally means more consumer spending, which leads to better economy, thus better for its currency. And the CORE reading provides a far more accurate look of the actual economy.