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Economic Calendar for April 25, 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 |
2:00am |
German Import Price Index m/m |
EUR |
0.7% |
1.1% |
| Med |
4:00am |
SNB Chairman Roth Speaks |
CHF |
- |
- |
| Med |
4:00am |
M3 Money Supply y/y |
EUR |
10.6% |
11.3% |
| High |
4:30am |
GDP q/q (p) |
GBP |
0.4% |
0.6% |
| Med |
10:00am |
Consumer Sentiment (r) |
USD |
63.3 |
63.2 |
Earnings Announcements for April 25, 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 |
| Time Not Supplied |
AXL |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings |
-0.01 |
| Before Market Open |
BPO |
Brookfield Properties |
+0.35 |
| Time Not Supplied |
RIO |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce |
+0.52 |
| Before Market Open |
CVH |
Coventry Health Care |
+0.81 |
| Before Market Open |
CVTX |
CV Therapeutics |
-0.5 |
| Before Market Open |
ETR |
Entergy |
+1.51 |
| Before Market Open |
GT |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber |
+0.47 |
| Time Not Supplied |
ITT |
ITT |
+0.81 |
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 24, 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 |
12,942.00 |
12,707.00 |
235.00 |
245 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,397.72 |
1,371.09 |
26.63 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,447.28 |
2,383.76 |
63.52 |
2,294 mil |
| NYSE |
9,297.03 |
9,136.80 |
160.23 |
4,395 mil |
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