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Economic Calendar for April 24, 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 |
| High |
4:00am |
German Ifo Business Climate Index |
EUR |
104.3 |
104.8 |
| Med |
4:00am |
German Ifo Business Expectations Index |
EUR |
98.0 |
98.4 |
| High |
4:30am |
Retail Sales m/m |
GBP |
-0.3% |
1.0% |
| Med |
6:00am |
CBI Industrial Trends Orders |
GBP |
4 |
7 |
| High |
8:30am |
ECB President Trichet Speaks |
EUR |
|
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| High |
8:30am |
Core Durable Goods Orders m/m |
USD |
0.5% |
-2.4% |
| Med |
8:30am |
Durable Goods Orders m/m |
USD |
0.1% |
-1.1% |
| Med |
8:30am |
Unemployment Claims |
USD |
375K |
372K |
| High |
10:00am |
New Home Sales |
USD |
580K |
590K |
| High |
10:30am |
BOC Monetary Policy Report |
CAD |
- |
- |
| Med |
11:15am |
BOC Governor Carney Speaks |
CAD |
- |
- |
| - |
All Day |
Holiday: Anzac Day |
AUD |
- |
- |
| Med |
7:50pm |
Core CPI y/y |
JPY |
1.2% |
1.0% |
Earnings Announcements for April 24, 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 |
| Before Market Open |
MMM |
3M Company |
+1.35 |
| 12:00 am ET |
ABB |
ABB |
+0.31 |
| Before Market Open |
AET |
Aetna |
+0.92 |
| 4:00 pm ET |
MO |
Altria Group |
+0.37 |
| After Market Close |
AMX |
America Movil |
+0.88 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AEP |
American Electric Power |
+0.81 |
| After Market Close |
AXP |
American Express Company |
+0.81 |
| After Market Close |
ACF |
AmeriCredit |
+0.21 |
| After Market Close |
AMGN |
Amgen |
+1.04 |
| Before Market Open |
ABI |
Applied Biosystems |
+0.44 |
| Before Market Open |
AZN |
AstraZeneca |
+1.19 |
| Before Market Open |
AN |
AutoNation |
+0.34 |
| Before Market Open |
AVT |
Avnet |
+0.75 |
| After Market Close |
BIDU |
Baidu |
+0.61 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BDK |
Black & Decker |
+1.14 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BMY |
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
+0.41 |
| Before Market Open |
BC |
Brunswick |
+0.1 |
| After Market Close |
BUCY |
Bucyrus |
+0.97 |
| Before Market Open |
BG |
Bunge |
+1.14 |
| Before Market Open |
CLS |
Celestica |
+0.08 |
| After Market Close |
CENX |
Century Aluminum |
+1.39 |
| After Market Close |
CF |
CF Industries |
+2.13 |
| After Market Close |
CB |
Chubb |
+1.54 |
| After Market Close |
CNET |
CNET Networks |
-0.04 |
| Before Market Open |
CCE |
Coca-Cola Enterprises |
+0.1 |
| Before Market Open |
COP |
ConocoPhillips |
+2.42 |
| Before Market Open |
CNX |
CONSOL Energy |
+0.5 |
| Before Market Open |
CBE |
Cooper Industries |
+0.8 |
| After Market Close |
DDR |
Developers Diversified Realty |
+0.85 |
| After Market Close |
DV |
DeVry |
+0.45 |
| Before Market Open |
DO |
Diamond Offshore Drilling |
+2.14 |
| Before Market Open |
ELNK |
EarthLink |
+0.33 |
| After Market Close |
EMN |
Eastman Chemical |
+1.3 |
| Before Market Open |
ECL |
Ecolab |
+0.39 |
| Before Market Open |
ELN |
Elan |
-0.15 |
| Before Market Open |
EDS |
Electronic Data Systems |
+0.05 |
| Time Not Supplied |
EME |
EMCOR Group |
+0.32 |
| After Market Close |
ELX |
Emulex |
+0.29 |
| Before Market Open |
ESV |
ENSCO |
+1.81 |
| Before Market Open |
EXC |
Exelon |
+0.95 |
| After Market Close |
FII |
Federated Investors |
+0.57 |
| After Market Close |
FIS |
Fidelity National Information |
+0.58 |
| Before Market Open |
FNFG |
First Niagara Financial Group |
+0.19 |
| Before Market Open |
FLIR |
FLIR Systems |
+0.22 |
| Before Market Open |
F |
Ford Motor Company |
-0.16 |
| Before Market Open |
FO |
Fortune Brands |
+0.78 |
| Time Not Supplied |
FDRY |
Foundry Networks |
+0.15 |
| Time Not Supplied |
BEN |
Franklin Resources |
+1.76 |
| After Market Close |
GNW |
Genworth Financial |
+0.63 |
| Before Market Open |
GR |
Goodrich |
+0.99 |
| Before Market Open |
IKN |
IKON Office Solutions |
+0.22 |
| Time Not Supplied |
IMCL |
ImClone Systems |
+0.33 |
| After Market Close |
IM |
Ingram Micro |
+0.39 |
| 4:00 pm ET |
IBKR |
Interactive Brokers Group |
+0.5 |
| Before Market Open |
IMA |
Inverness Medical Innovations |
+0.42 |
| Before Market Open |
ESI |
ITT Educational Services |
+0.85 |
| Before Market Open |
JNS |
Janus Capital Group |
+0.28 |
| After Market Close |
JNPR |
Juniper Networks |
+0.25 |
| Time Not Supplied |
KSU |
Kansas City Southern |
+0.34 |
| After Market Close |
KLAC |
KLA-Tencor |
+0.63 |
| Before Market Open |
KLIC |
Kulicke & Soffa |
+0.02 |
| Before Market Open |
LH |
Laboratory Corporation of America |
+1.14 |
| Before Market Open |
LTM |
Life Time Fitness |
+0.43 |
| 08:00 am ET |
LIFC |
Lifecell |
+0.22 |
| Before Market Open |
MDC |
M.D.C Holdings |
-0.73 |
| After Market Close |
MEE |
Massey Energy |
+0.33 |
| After Market Close |
MFE |
McAfee |
+0.45 |
| Time Not Supplied |
WFR |
MEMC Electronic Materials |
+0.85 |
| After Market Close |
MCRL |
Micrel Semiconductor |
+0.1 |
| After Market Close |
MSCC |
Microsemi |
+0.32 |
| After Market Close |
MSFT |
Microsoft |
+0.44 |
| Before Market Open |
MOT |
Motorola |
-0.07 |
| Before Market Open |
NWL |
Newell Rubbermaid |
+0.27 |
| Before Market Open |
NFX |
Newfield Exploration |
+0.73 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NEM |
Newmont Mining |
+0.54 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NIHD |
NII Holdings |
+0.62 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NOC |
Northrop Grumman |
+0.63 |
| Before Market Open |
OXY |
Occidental Petroleum Corporation |
+1.97 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ORI |
Old Republic International |
-0.02 |
| Before Market Open |
PEP |
PepsiCo |
+0.7 |
| After Market Close |
PKI |
PerkinElmer |
+0.25 |
| Before Market Open |
POT |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan |
+1.52 |
| Before Market Open |
PLD |
ProLogis |
+1.16 |
| Before Market Open |
RTN |
Raytheon |
+0.84 |
| Time Not Supplied |
RGC |
Regal Entertainment Group |
+0.2 |
| Time Not Supplied |
RSG |
Republic Services |
+0.41 |
| Time Not Supplied |
RVBD |
Riverbed Technology |
+0.1 |
| 07:30 am ET |
COL |
Rockwell Collins |
+0.99 |
| Time Not Supplied |
RCL |
Royal Caribbean Cruises |
+0.28 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SAF |
Safeco |
+1.43 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SWY |
Safeway |
+0.42 |
| After Market Close |
SIRF |
SiRF Technology Holdings |
-0.07 |
| After Market Close |
SWN |
Southwestern Energy |
+0.25 |
| Before Market Open |
HOT |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
+0.25 |
| Before Market Open |
SU |
Suncor Energy |
+1.41 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SY |
Sybase |
+0.34 |
| After Market Close |
SYNA |
Synaptics |
+0.35 |
| Time Not Supplied |
SNV |
Synovus Financial |
+0.21 |
| Before Market Open |
TROW |
T. Rowe Price |
+0.56 |
| Time Not Supplied |
TASR |
Taser International |
+0.05 |
| Before Market Open |
TRA |
Terra Industries |
+0.84 |
| After Market Close |
CAKE |
The Cheesecake Factory |
+0.21 |
| Before Market Open |
DOW |
The Dow Chemical Company |
+0.94 |
| Before Market Open |
HSY |
The Hershey Company |
+0.39 |
| Before Market Open |
TRV |
The Travelers Companies |
+1.53 |
| Before Market Open |
TMO |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
+0.72 |
| Time Not Supplied |
TRMB |
Trimble Navigation |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
UCBH |
UCBH Holdings |
+0.21 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LCC |
US Airways |
-2.37 |
| Before Market Open |
UST |
UST |
+0.81 |
| After Market Close |
VSEA |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates |
+0.54 |
| After Market Close |
WRB |
W.R. Berkley |
+0.92 |
| After Market Close |
WDC |
Western Digital |
+1.09 |
| Before Market Open |
WHR |
Whirlpool Corporation |
+1.57 |
| After Market Close |
YRCW |
YRC Worldwide |
-0.25 |
| Before Market Open |
ZMH |
Zimmer Holdings |
+1.04 |
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 23, 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 |
12,837.00 |
12,703.00 |
134.00 |
242 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,387.87 |
1,372.24 |
15.63 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,412.53 |
2,382.77 |
29.76 |
2,060 mil |
| NYSE |
9,274.19 |
9,187.39 |
86.80 |
3,984 mil |
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