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Economic Calendar for April 23, 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 |
2:45am |
French Consumer Spending m/m |
EUR |
-0.2% |
1.2% |
| Med |
3:30am |
German Manufacturing PMI (p) |
EUR |
54.7 |
55.1 |
| Med |
4:00am |
Manufacturing PMI (p) |
EUR |
51.6 |
52.0 |
| Med |
4:00am |
Services PMI (p) |
EUR |
51.4 |
51.6 |
| High |
4:30am |
MPC Meeting Minutes |
GBP |
9-0 cut |
7-2 hld |
| Med |
5:00am |
Industrial New Orders m/m |
EUR |
-0.3% |
2.0% |
| High |
8:30am |
Core Retail Sales m/m |
CAD |
0.4% |
1.3% |
| Med |
8:30am |
Retail Sales m/m |
CAD |
0.1% |
1.5% |
| High |
5:00pm |
Interest Rate Statement |
NZD |
8.25% |
8.25% |
Earnings Announcements for April 23, 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 |
AFL |
Aflac |
+0.96 |
| Before Market Open |
APD |
Air Products and Chemicals |
+1.2 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AMZN |
Amazon.com |
+0.32 |
| Before Market Open |
ABK |
Ambac Financial Group |
-1.51 |
| Before Market Open |
ABC |
AmeriSourceBergen |
+0.77 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BUD |
Anheuser-Busch Companies |
+0.72 |
| After Market Close |
AAPL |
Apple |
+1.07 |
| Before Market Open |
BDX |
Becton, Dickinson and Company |
+1.04 |
| Before Market Open |
BIIB |
Biogen Idec |
+0.79 |
| Before Market Open |
BPFH |
Boston Private Financial Holdings |
+0.34 |
| After Market Close |
CDNS |
Cadence Design Systems |
+0.04 |
| After Market Close |
CTXS |
Citrix Systems |
+0.34 |
| After Market Close |
CCI |
Crown Castle International |
-0.09 |
| Before Market Open |
DAL |
Delta Air Lines |
-0.51 |
| Before Market Open |
DOV |
Dover |
+0.74 |
| Before Market Open |
EMC |
EMC |
+0.16 |
| After Market Close |
EQIX |
Equinix |
-0.13 |
| After Market Close |
FFIV |
F5 Networks |
+0.21 |
| After Market Close |
FNF |
Fidelity National Financial |
+0.19 |
| Before Market Open |
FCL |
Foundation Coal Holdings |
+0.32 |
| Before Market Open |
FCX |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold |
+2.09 |
| Time Not Supplied |
GD |
General Dynamics |
+1.29 |
| Time Not Supplied |
GENZ |
Genzyme |
+0.93 |
| After Market Close |
HLIT |
Harmonic |
+0.14 |
| Before Market Open |
HMA |
Health Management Associates |
+0.13 |
| Before Market Open |
HST |
Host Hotels & Resorts |
+0.3 |
| After Market Close |
ICO |
International Coal Group |
-0.04 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LRCX |
Lam Research |
+1.28 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MCO |
Moody's |
+0.35 |
| Before Market Open |
NYB |
New York Community Bancorp |
+0.22 |
| After Market Close |
NE |
Noble |
+1.31 |
| Before Market Open |
NWA |
Northwest Airlines |
-0.3 |
| After Market Close |
NTRI |
NutriSystem |
+0.4 |
| After Market Close |
PTV |
Pactiv |
+0.32 |
| Before Market Open |
PMTC |
Parametric Technology |
+0.26 |
| Before Market Open |
PBG |
Pepsi Bottling Group |
+0.12 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PM |
Philip Morris |
+0.77 |
| Before Market Open |
PX |
Praxair |
+0.95 |
| After Market Close |
PHM |
Pulte Homes |
-0.77 |
| Time Not Supplied |
QCOM |
Qualcomm |
+0.52 |
| After Market Close |
RRC |
Range Resources |
+0.54 |
| Before Market Open |
ROK |
Rockwell Automation |
+1.01 |
| Before Market Open |
R |
Ryder System |
+0.87 |
| After Market Close |
RYL |
Ryland Group |
-0.84 |
| Before Market Open |
SGP |
Schering-Plough |
+0.37 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SRP |
Sierra Pacific Resources |
+0.08 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ERIC |
Telefon AB LM Ericsson |
+0.28 |
| After Market Close |
TEX |
Terex |
+1.41 |
| After Market Close |
ALL |
Allstate |
+1.63 |
| Before Market Open |
BA |
The Boeing Company |
+1.35 |
| 4:00 pm ET |
TQNT |
TriQuint Semiconductor |
+0.03 |
| 07:45 am ET |
UPS |
United Parcel Service |
+0.87 |
| After Market Close |
VAR |
Varian Medical Systems |
+0.51 |
| 4:00 pm ET |
WOOF |
VCA Antech |
+0.34 |
| Before Market Open |
WLP |
WellPoint |
+1.19 |
| Time Not Supplied |
XLNX |
Xilinx |
+0.36 |
| Before Market Open |
XTO |
XTO Energy |
+0.92 |
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 22, 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 |
12,814.00 |
12,657.00 |
157.00 |
213 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,386.43 |
1,369.84 |
16.59 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,397.17 |
2,361.67 |
35.50 |
1,919 mil |
| NYSE |
9,312.35 |
9,191.36 |
120.99 |
3,855 mil |
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