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Economic Calendar for March 12, 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 |
3:45am |
French CPI m/m |
EUR |
0.3% |
-0.1% |
| Med |
5:30am |
Trade Balance |
GBP |
-7.5B |
-7.6B |
| Med |
8:30am |
Annual Budget Release |
GBP |
- |
- |
| Med |
10:30am |
Crude Oil Inventories |
USD |
- |
-3.1M |
| Med |
4:00pm |
BOC Deputy Governor Jenkins Speaks |
CAD |
- |
- |
| High |
5:45pm |
Retail Sales m/m |
NZD |
0.3% |
0.1% |
| Med |
5:45pm |
Core Retail Sales m/m |
NZD |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| High |
8:30pm |
Employment Change |
AUD |
15.0K |
26.8K |
| Med |
8:30pm |
Unemployment Rate |
AUD |
4.2% |
4.1% |
Earnings Announcements for March 12, 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 |
AEO |
American Eagle Outfitters |
+0.65 |
| Time Not Supplied |
GYMB |
Gymboree |
+0.95 |
| Before Market Open |
JASO |
JA Solar Holdings |
+0.12 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MW |
Men's Wearhouse |
+0.17 |
| After Market Close |
TBSI |
TBS International |
+1.04 |
| Before Market Open |
VSE |
Verasun Energy |
-0.02 |
IPOs for the Week of March 10, 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 |
| HCCI |
Heritage-Crystal Clean |
$10.50-$12.50 |
William Blair |
1.7 mil |
Stock Splits for the Month of March
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 |
| Mar 04 |
NJR |
NJ Resources |
N |
3-2 |
| Mar 04 |
PRXL |
Parexel |
Y |
2-1 |
| Mar 17 |
GFIG |
GFI Group |
Y |
4-1 |
| Mar 26 |
SWN |
SW Energy |
Y |
2-1 |
Major Indices Statistics for March 11, 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 |
12,160.00 |
11,741.00 |
419.00 |
372 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,320.65 |
1,274.40 |
46.25 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,255.76 |
2,192.50 |
63.26 |
2,475 mil |
| NYSE |
8,842.65 |
8,534.48 |
308.17 |
5,252 mil |
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