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Economic Calendar for March 19,
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 |
|
Market |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
High |
5:30am |
MPC Meeting Minutes |
GBP |
8-1 hld |
8-1 cut |
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Med |
5:30am |
Average Earnings Index +Bonus q/y |
GBP |
3.8% |
3.8% |
|
Med |
5:30am |
Claimant Count Change |
GBP |
-5.0K |
-10.8K |
|
Med |
7:00am |
CBI Industrial Trends Orders |
GBP |
1 |
3 |
|
Med |
8:30am |
Wholesale Sales m/m |
CAD |
1.0% |
-2.9% |
|
- |
All Day |
Holiday: Vernal Equinox Day |
JPY |
- |
- |
Earnings Announcements for March 19,
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 |
BGP |
Borders Group |
+1.42 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
CHRS |
Charming Shoppes |
-0.19 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
GIS |
General Mills |
+0.78 |
|
After Market Close |
GES |
Guess |
+0.57 |
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Before Market Open |
ROST |
Ross Stores |
+0.70 |
IPOs for the Week of March 17, 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 |
| BEAT |
CardioNet |
$22.00 - $24.00 |
Citi |
6.6 mil |
| POGO |
Pogo Jet |
$12.50 - $16.50 |
WR Hambrecht |
7.0 mil |
| V |
Visa |
$37.00 - $42.00 |
J.P. Morgan |
406.0 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 |
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Mar 04 |
NJR |
NJ
Resources |
N |
3-2 |
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Mar 04 |
PRXL |
Parexel |
Y |
2-1 |
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Mar 17 |
GFIG |
GFI
Group |
Y |
4-1 |
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Mar 26 |
SWN |
SW
Energy |
Y |
2-1 |
Major Indices Statistics for March 18, 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 |
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Dow Jones |
12,393.00 |
11,976.00 |
417.00 |
365 mil |
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S&P 500 |
1,330.73 |
1,277.16 |
53.58 |
N/A |
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NASDAQ |
2,268.26 |
2,206.81 |
61.45 |
2,086 mil |
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NYSE |
8,826.44 |
8,489.39 |
337.05 |
5,420 mil |
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