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Economic Calendar for May 13,
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 |
4:30am |
CPI y/y |
GBP |
2.6% |
2.5% |
|
High |
4:30am |
Core CPI y/y |
GBP |
1.3% |
1.2% |
|
Med |
4:30am |
DCLG House Price Index y/y |
GBP |
4.5% |
6.7% |
|
High |
8:20am |
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks |
USD |
- |
- |
|
High |
8:30am |
Core Retail Sales m/m |
USD |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
High |
8:30am |
Retail Sales m/m |
USD |
-0.2% |
0.2% |
|
Med |
8:30am |
Import Price Index m/m |
USD |
1.7% |
2.8% |
|
Med |
10:00am |
Business Inventories m/m |
USD |
0.4% |
0.6% |
|
Med |
Tentative |
Eurogroup Meeting |
EUR |
- |
- |
|
Med |
1:30pm |
Dallas Fed President Fisher Speaks |
USD |
- |
- |
|
Med |
8:30pm |
WMI Consumer Sentiment m/m |
AUD |
- |
-1.3% |
|
Med |
9:30pm |
WPI q/q |
AUD |
1.1% |
1.1% |
Earnings Announcements for May 13,
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 |
AMAT |
Applied Materials |
+0.22 |
|
Before Market Open |
CCJ |
Cameco |
+0.37 |
|
Before Market Open |
CSIQ |
Canadian Solar |
+0.31 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
DISH |
DISH Network |
+0.52 |
|
Before Market Open |
IAG |
Iam Gold |
+0.13 |
|
Before Market Open |
LIZ |
Liz Claiborne |
+0.11 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
PAAS |
Pan American Silver |
+0.39 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
REP |
Repsol YPF |
+0.97 |
|
02:00 am ET |
STO |
StatoilHydro ASA |
+0.96 |
|
Before Market Open |
TJX |
The TJX Companies |
+0.4 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
TWTC |
Time Warner Telecom |
-0.03 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
TOL |
Toll Brothers |
-0.15 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
VSE |
Verasun Energy |
+0.16 |
|
Time Not Supplied |
WMT |
Wal-Mart Stores |
+0.75 |
|
After Market Close |
WFMI |
Whole Foods Market |
+0.3 |
IPOs for the Week of May 12, 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 |
| AGNC |
American Capital Agency |
$20.00 |
Citi |
12.5 mil |
| VRS |
Verso Paper |
$16.00 - $18.00 |
Credit Suisse |
18.8 mil |
Stock Splits for the Month of May
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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May 16 |
CLF |
Cleveland-Cliffs |
Y |
2-1 |
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May 27 |
WFT |
Weatherford |
Y |
2-1 |
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Jun 02 |
ATLS |
Atlas America |
Y |
3-2 |
Major Indices Statistics for May 12, 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 |
12,904.00 |
12,743.00 |
161.00 |
194 mil |
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S&P 500 |
1,404.06 |
1,386.20 |
17.86 |
N/A |
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NASDAQ |
2,490.22 |
2,446.36 |
43.86 |
1,746 mil |
|
NYSE |
9,417.97 |
9,313.93 |
104.04 |
3,305 mil |
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