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Economic Calendar for April 17, 2008
Vital economic data can make or break a trade and can even move the markets drastically. Traders should be aware of upcoming economic data every day before they even make their first days trade.
| Impact |
Time |
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Market |
Forecast |
Previous |
| Med |
3:15am |
Retail Sales y/y |
CHF |
1.6% |
1.3% |
| Med |
4:00am |
ECB Monthly Bulletin |
EUR |
- |
- |
| High |
7:00am |
Core CPI m/m |
CAD |
0.3% |
0.5% |
| Med |
7:00am |
CPI m/m |
CAD |
0.5% |
0.4% |
| High |
8:30am |
Unemployment Claims |
USD |
375K |
357K |
| Med |
9:45am |
Fed Vice Chairman Kohn Speaks |
USD |
- |
- |
| Med |
10:00am |
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index |
USD |
-15.0 |
-17.4 |
| Med |
11:30am |
SNB Chairman Roth Speaks |
CHF |
- |
- |
| Med |
2:00pm |
Dallas Fed President Fisher Speaks |
USD |
- |
- |
| Med |
3:20pm |
MPC Member Bean Speaks |
GBP |
- |
- |
Earnings Announcements for April 17, 2008
Earnings Season undoubtedly provides market moving action for any trader. Don’t be the last one to know the results of key Earnings Announcements. Have the edge; know who’s reporting when, first.
| Time |
Symbol |
Company |
EPS Estimate |
| After Market Close |
AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
-0.51 |
| Time Not Supplied |
DOX |
Amdocs Limited |
+0.57 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AMTD |
Ameritrade Holding |
+0.31 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ASBC |
Associated Banc-Corp |
+0.48 |
| Before Market Open |
BK |
Bank of New York Mellon |
+0.73 |
| Before Market Open |
BAX |
Baxter International |
+0.72 |
| Before Market Open |
BBT |
BB&T |
+0.73 |
| After Market Close |
COF |
Capital One Financial |
+1.46 |
| Before Market Open |
CHKP |
Check Point Software Technologies |
+0.41 |
| Before Market Open |
CIT |
CIT Group |
+0.6 |
| Time Not Supplied |
CRBC |
Citizens Banking |
+0.23 |
| Before Market Open |
CMA |
Comerica Incorporated |
+0.79 |
| Before Market Open |
CAL |
Continental Airlines |
-0.87 |
| After Market Close |
CBST |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals |
+0.27 |
| Time Not Supplied |
CY |
Cypress Semiconductor |
+0.14 |
| Before Market Open |
DHR |
Danaher |
+0.88 |
| After Market Close |
ESLR |
Evergreen Solar |
-0.07 |
| Before Market Open |
FCS |
Fairchild Semiconductor International |
+0.2 |
| Before Market Open |
FHN |
First Horizon National |
+0.13 |
| Time Not Supplied |
GPC |
Genuine Parts |
+0.75 |
| After Market Close |
GOOG |
Google |
+4.52 |
| Before Market Open |
HOG |
Harley-Davidson |
+0.77 |
| Before Market Open |
RX |
IMS Health |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
INFA |
Informatica |
+0.16 |
| Before Market Open |
IGT |
International Game Technology |
+0.34 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ISRG |
Intuitive Surgical |
+0.98 |
| Time Not Supplied |
KEY |
KeyCorp |
+0.35 |
| Before Market Open |
MAR |
Marriott International |
+0.33 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MER |
Merrill Lynch |
-1.99 |
| Before Market Open |
MTG |
MGIC Investment |
-1.45 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NOK |
Nokia |
+0.57 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NUE |
Nucor |
+1.32 |
| Before Market Open |
PBCT |
People's United Financial |
+0.18 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PFE |
Pfizer |
+0.66 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PMCS |
PMC-Sierra |
+0.08 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PNC |
PNC Financial Services Group |
+1.18 |
| Before Market Open |
PPG |
PPG Industries |
+1.1 |
| Before Market Open |
RS |
Reliance Steel |
+1.38 |
| After Market Close |
SNDK |
SanDisk |
+0.26 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LUV |
Southwest Airlines |
+0.01 |
| After Market Close |
SYK |
Stryker |
+0.69 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SPWR |
SunPower Corporation |
+0.35 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SVU |
Supervalu |
+0.71 |
| After Market Close |
TPX |
Tempur Pedic International |
+0.19 |
| Before Market Open |
TXT |
Textron |
+0.84 |
| Before Market Open |
NYT |
The New York Times Company |
+0.14 |
| Before Market Open |
UTX |
United Technologies |
+1.01 |
| After Market Close |
ZION |
Zions Bancorp |
+1.01 |
IPOs for the Week of April 14, 2008
Initial Public Offering’s (IPO’s) trading activity can provide profitable opportunities for the experienced trader. Research upcoming new offerings for a possible day trade or even a long term investment.
| Symbol |
Company |
Price |
Underwriter |
No. of Shares |
| AWK |
American Water Works |
$24.00-$26.00 |
Goldman Sachs |
64.0 mil |
| DTWO |
Digital Domain |
$12.00-$14.00 |
Thomas Weisel |
6.0 mil |
| IPI |
Intrepid Potash, Inc. |
$24.00-$26.00 |
Goldman Sachs |
24.0 mil |
Stock Splits for the Month of April
Stock Splits can provide nice trading action, for the active day trader. Stocks that split tend to be quite volatile on the date of the announcement and even more trading action the date of the official split.
| Ex Date |
Symbol |
Company |
Optionable |
Ratio |
| Apr 01 |
GFIG |
GFI Group |
Y |
4-1 |
| Apr 03 |
HOLX |
Hologic |
Y |
2-1 |
| Mar 31 |
STLD |
Steel Dynamics |
Y |
2-1 |
| Apr 17 |
CHDX |
Chindex |
N |
3-2 |
Major Indices Statistics for April 16, 2008
Monitor statistics of the Major Indices on a daily basis. Track their highs and lows plus, their daily trading ranges for potential trading patterns.
| Index |
High of Day |
Low of Day |
Range |
Volume |
| Dow Jones |
12,626.00 |
12,372.00 |
254.00 |
265 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,365.49 |
1,337.02 |
28.47 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,352.21 |
2,313.42 |
38.79 |
2,063 mil |
| NYSE |
9,206.80 |
8,979.83 |
226.97 |
4,135 mil |
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