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Economic Calendar for April 21, 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 |
PPI m/m |
CHF |
- |
0.2% |
| Med |
8:30am |
Foreign Securities Purchases |
CAD |
- |
0.9B |
Earnings Announcements for April 21, 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 |
ALB |
Albemarle |
+0.66 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AMLN |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals |
-0.48 |
| 4:00PM ET |
ARTC |
Arthrocare |
+0.32 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BAC |
Bank of America Corporation |
+0.41 |
| After Market Close |
BSX |
Boston Scientific Corporation |
+0.11 |
| After Market Close |
CNI |
Canadian National Railway |
+0.61 |
| After Market Close |
CX |
CEMEX |
+0.16 |
| Before Market Open |
CNB |
Colonial Bank |
+0.27 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LLY |
Eli Lilly |
+0.96 |
| Before Market Open |
GCI |
Gannett |
+0.77 |
| Time Not Supplied |
HAL |
Halliburton |
+0.64 |
| Before Market Open |
HBI |
Hanesbrands |
+0.33 |
| Before Market Open |
HAS |
Hasbro |
+0.14 |
| After Market Close |
HPC |
Hercules |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
LNCR |
Lincare Holdings |
+0.71 |
| After Market Close |
LOGI |
Logitech International |
+0.32 |
| Before Market Open |
MAT |
Mattel |
+0.01 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MRK |
Merck & Co |
+0.86 |
| After Market Close |
NBR |
Nabors Industries |
+0.76 |
| After Market Close |
NFLX |
Netflix |
+0.21 |
| Before Market Open |
NVS |
Novartis Corporation |
+0.89 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NVLS |
Novellus Systems |
+0.16 |
| After Market Close |
PKG |
Packaging Corporation of America |
+0.34 |
| 4:15 pm ET |
DGX |
Quest Diagnostics |
-1.67 |
| After Market Close |
ROH |
Rohm and Haas Company |
+0.89 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SAY |
Satyam Computer Services Limited |
+0.35 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SLG |
SL Green Realty |
+1.4 |
| After Market Close |
STLD |
Steel Dynamics |
+0.64 |
| 4:30 pm ET |
TXN |
Texas Instruments |
+0.43 |
| After Market Close |
VRTX |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
-0.65 |
| Before Market Open |
WFT |
Weatherford International |
+1.01 |
| After Market Close |
ZRAN |
Zoran Corporation |
+0.07 |
IPOs for the Week of April 21, 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 |
| HTS |
Hatteras Financial |
$24.00-$26.00 |
Keefe Bruyette Woods |
8.0 mil |
| IPI |
Intrepid Potash |
$24.00-$26.00 |
Goldman Sachs |
24.0 mil |
| WHX |
Whiting USA Trust I |
$19.00-$21.00 |
Raymond James |
10.9 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 18, 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 |
12,894.00 |
12,627.00 |
267.00 |
300 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,395.90 |
1,369.00 |
26.90 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,412.78 |
2,383.24 |
29.54 |
4,135 mil |
| NYSE |
9,334.74 |
9,173.85 |
160.89 |
3,723 mil |
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