CAD Mid-day Analysis

We are a little surprised to see the Canadian holding up relatively well in the face of renewed strength in the Dollar, in the face of fresh weakness in oil and metals and also in the wake of ongoing fears of a CN rail union strike. Pushed into the market we favor the downward tilt, especially with Canadian retail trade figures due out later this morning. For the bulls to leave the week with positive technical resolve, might only require a close above 80.00.