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Economic Calendar for April 28, 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 Consumer Confidence |
EUR |
|
4.6 |
| High |
6:45pm |
Trade Balance |
NZD |
|
0.26B |
Earnings Announcements for April 28, 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 |
ATHR |
Atheros Communications |
+0.28 |
| Before Market Open |
BEAV |
BE Aerospace |
+0.51 |
| Before Market Open |
FMX |
FEMSA |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
FTI |
Fmc Technologies |
+0.62 |
| Time Not Supplied |
FPL |
FPL Group |
+0.8 |
| After Market Close |
GFIG |
GFI Group |
+0.28 |
| After Market Close |
HIG |
Hartford Financial Services |
+2.46 |
| Before Market Open |
HUM |
Humana |
+0.45 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LTR |
Loews |
+1.15 |
| After Market Close |
MTW |
Manitowoc |
+0.74 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MA |
MasterCard |
+1.99 |
| After Market Close |
MTH |
Meritage Homes |
-1.44 |
| After Market Close |
MCHP |
Microchip Technology |
+0.37 |
| Before Market Open |
ONB |
Old National Bancorp |
+0.14 |
| After Market Close |
OLN |
Olin Corporation |
+0.5 |
| After Market Close |
PCL |
Plum Creek Timber |
+0.19 |
| After Market Close |
STR |
Questar |
+0.94 |
| Before Market Open |
RSH |
RadioShack |
+0.3 |
| After Market Close |
RCII |
Rent-A-Center |
+0.5 |
| After Market Close |
SLW |
Silver Wheaton |
+0.14 |
| Before Market Open |
SOHU |
SOHU.com |
+0.37 |
| After Market Close |
STM |
STMicroelectronics |
+0.18 |
| Before Market Open |
SYY |
SYSCO |
+0.39 |
| After Market Close |
TXRH |
Texas Roadhouse |
+0.15 |
| Before Market Open |
TSN |
Tyson Foods |
+0.01 |
| Before Market Open |
VZ |
Verizon |
+0.62 |
| After Market Close |
V |
Visa |
+0.55 |
| Time Not Supplied |
WWY |
Wm. Wrigley Jr. |
+0.55 |
IPOs for the Week of April 28, 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 |
| PSE |
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners |
$19.00-$21.00 |
Citi |
8.3 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 25, 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 |
12,909.00 |
12,713.00 |
166.00 |
240 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,399.11 |
1,379.98 |
19.13 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,427.09 |
2,391.15 |
35.94 |
1,977 mil |
| NYSE |
9,354.23 |
9,243.15 |
111.08 |
3,840 mil |
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