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Economic Calendar for April 22, 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 |
7:00am |
MPC Member Besley Speaks |
GBP |
- |
- |
| High |
9:00am |
Interest Rate Statement |
CAD |
3.00% |
3.50% |
| High |
10:00am |
Existing Home Sales |
USD |
4.90M |
5.03M |
| Med |
10:00am |
Fed Publishes TAF Summary |
USD |
- |
- |
| High |
9:30pm |
CPI q/q |
AUD |
1.1% |
0.9% |
| Med |
9:30pm |
Trimmed Mean CPI q/q |
AUD |
1.0% |
1.0% |
Earnings Announcements for April 22, 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 |
| 08:30 am ET |
AKS |
AK Steel Holding |
+0.82 |
| After Market Close |
AMP |
Ameriprise Financial |
+0.99 |
| After Market Close |
ANAD |
Anadigics |
+0.1 |
| Before Market Open |
T |
AT&T |
+0.74 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AUO |
AU Optronics |
+0.48 |
| Before Market Open |
AVY |
Avery Dennison |
+0.81 |
| Before Market Open |
BHI |
Baker Hughes |
+1.2 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BJS |
BJ Services |
+0.55 |
| Before Market Open |
EAT |
Brinker International |
+0.32 |
| After Market Close |
BRCM |
Broadcom |
+0.28 |
| After Market Close |
CHRW |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide |
+0.48 |
| Before Market Open |
CE |
Celanese |
+0.95 |
| After Market Close |
CERN |
Cerner |
+0.44 |
| Before Market Open |
CME |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings |
+4.81 |
| Before Market Open |
COH |
Coach |
+0.45 |
| After Market Close |
CREE |
Cree |
+0.11 |
| Before Market Open |
DD |
DuPont |
+1.26 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ECA |
EnCana |
+1.28 |
| Before Market Open |
FITB |
Fifth Third Bancorp |
+0.48 |
| After Market Close |
FULT |
Fulton Financial |
+0.22 |
| Before Market Open |
GNTX |
Gentex |
+0.22 |
| Before Market Open |
HCBK |
Hudson City Bancorp |
+0.18 |
| After Market Close |
ILMN |
Illumina |
+0.24 |
| Before Market Open |
JEC |
Jacobs Engineering Group |
+0.77 |
| Time Not Supplied |
KMB |
Kimberly Clark |
+1.07 |
| Before Market Open |
KCI |
Kinetic Concepts |
+0.9 |
| Before Market Open |
LXK |
Lexmark International |
+0.9 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LRY |
Liberty Property Trust |
+0.79 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LMT |
Lockheed Martin |
+1.63 |
| Before Market Open |
MCD |
McDonald's |
+0.7 |
| After Market Close |
MOLX |
Molex |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
NSC |
Norfolk Southern |
+0.78 |
| After Market Close |
ORLY |
O'Reilly Automotive |
+0.43 |
| Before Market Open |
OMC |
Omnicom Group |
+0.62 |
| Before Market Open |
OXPS |
optionsXpress Holdings |
+0.38 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PCAR |
Paccar |
+0.77 |
| Before Market Open |
PH |
Parker Hannifin |
+1.34 |
| Before Market Open |
BTU |
Peabody Energy |
+0.18 |
| After Market Close |
PPDI |
Pharmaceutical Product Development |
+0.43 |
| After Market Close |
RJF |
Raymond James |
+0.42 |
| After Market Close |
RHI |
Robert Half International |
+0.46 |
| After Market Close |
SEIC |
SEI |
+0.34 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SHW |
Sherwin-Williams |
+0.59 |
| After Market Close |
SIAL |
Sigma-Aldrich |
+0.63 |
| After Market Close |
SIMG |
Silicon Image |
+0.02 |
| After Market Close |
SWKS |
Skyworks |
+0.15 |
| Before Market Open |
SII |
Smith International |
+0.87 |
| After Market Close |
SSCC |
Smurfit-Stone Container |
+0.01 |
| After Market Close |
TSFG |
South Financial Group |
+0.2 |
| After Market Close |
SOV |
Sovereign Bancorp |
+0.21 |
| Before Market Open |
SBIB |
Sterling Bancshares |
+0.17 |
| Before Market Open |
STI |
SunTrust |
+1.02 |
| Before Market Open |
TCB |
TCF Financial |
+0.38 |
| After Market Close |
TMX |
Telefonos De Mexico |
+0.85 |
| Before Market Open |
TLAB |
Tellabs |
+0.04 |
| After Market Close |
TER |
Teradyne |
+0.11 |
| After Market Close |
TUP |
Tupperware Brands |
+0.49 |
| Before Market Open |
UAUA |
UAL |
-3.41 |
| Before Market Open |
UNH |
UnitedHealth Group |
+0.79 |
| Time Not Supplied |
USG |
USG |
-0.33 |
| After Market Close |
VCF |
VF |
+1.29 |
| After Market Close |
VMW |
VMware |
+0.22 |
| Before Market Open |
WDR |
Waddell & Reed Financial |
+0.39 |
| Before Market Open |
WAT |
Waters |
+0.64 |
| Before Market Open |
WU |
Western Union |
+0.28 |
| Before Market Open |
WYE |
Wyeth |
+0.9 |
| After Market Close |
XL |
XL Capital |
+2.24 |
| After Market Close |
YHOO |
Yahoo |
+0.09 |
| After Market Close |
YUM |
Yum! Brands |
+0.4 |
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 21, 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 |
12,851.00 |
12,751.00 |
100.00 |
190 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,390.23 |
1,379.25 |
10.98 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,410.97 |
2,389.82 |
21.15 |
1,604 mil |
| NYSE |
9,323.26 |
9,250.82 |
72.44 |
3,336 mil |
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