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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+1.1%30 Jan 2026Moderate
  2. 2−0.9%5 Dec 2025Max
  3. 3−0.9%27 Jan 2026Very High
  4. 4+0.7%17 Jun 2026Low
  5. 5−0.7%9 Feb 2026High

Every day, by size of move

259 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High51.9%
  • Moderate93.5%
  • Low7127.4%
  • Very Low17166.0%

Coming up

Dates that often move US Dollar / Canadian Dollar, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days Canada interest rate decisionThe Bank of Canada decides on Canadian rates.
  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, USDCAD moves about 0.18% up or down. That is calmer than 8 in 10 currency pairs we follow.

In the news

Recent headlines about US Dollar / Canadian Dollar, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01FXStreet1 day agoCanadian Dollar recovery stalls after inflation falls short of expectations
  2. 02marketscreener.com1 day agoCANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield climbs
  3. 03Investing.com Canada1 day agoCanadian dollar strengthens as inflation tops Bank of Canada target range
  4. 04marketscreener.com1 day agoCanadian Dollar Climbs as Alberta Vote Poses Little Threat, Rosenberg Research Says
  5. 05FXStreet1 day agoBreaking: Canada headline CPI came in at 3.1% YoY in September
  6. 06Financial Post1 day agoPosthaste: How a 'leaky loonie' could raise Bank of Canada interest rates