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Economic Calendar for May 8, 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 |
6:00am |
German Industrial Production m/m |
EUR |
-0.5% |
0.4% |
| High |
Tentative |
MPC Rate Statement |
GBP |
- |
- |
| High |
7:00am |
Official Bank Rate |
GBP |
5.00% |
5.00% |
| Med |
7:45am |
Minimum Bid Rate |
EUR |
4.00% |
4.00% |
| Med |
8:15am |
Housing Starts |
CAD |
225K |
243K |
| High |
8:30am |
ECB Press Conference |
EUR |
- |
- |
| Med |
8:30am |
Unemployment Claims |
USD |
370K |
380K |
| High |
9:30pm |
RBA Monetary Policy Statement |
AUD |
- |
- |
Earnings Announcements for May 8, 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 |
ABH |
AbitibiBowater |
-2.6 |
| After Market Close |
ATVI |
Activision |
+0.05 |
| After Market Close |
AEM |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited |
+0.24 |
| Before Market Open |
AKNS |
Akeena Solar |
-0.12 |
| After Market Close |
AIG |
American International Group |
-0.76 |
| After Market Close |
AGO |
Assured Guaranty |
+0.65 |
| Before Market Open |
BRL |
Barr Pharmaceuticals |
+0.79 |
| Before Market Open |
CVC |
Cablevision Systems |
+0.02 |
| Time Not Supplied |
0.34 |
Celgene |
+0.34 |
| After Market Close |
DAR |
Darling International |
+0.21 |
| Before Market Open |
DYN |
Dynegy |
+0.05 |
| Time Not Supplied |
EIX |
Edison International |
+0.92 |
| Before Market Open |
EP |
El Paso |
+0.30 |
| Before Market Open |
ENER |
Energy Conversion Devices |
-0.06 |
| Before Market Open |
IT |
Gartner |
+0.09 |
| Before Market Open |
GLBL |
Global Industries |
+0.29 |
| Before Market Open |
HRP |
HRPT Properties Trust |
+0.27 |
| Before Market Open |
KG |
King Pharmaceuticals |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
LEAP |
Leap Wireless International |
-0.02 |
| Time Not Supplied |
LINTA |
Liberty Media |
+0.13 |
| Before Market Open |
LINE |
Linn Energy |
+0.1 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MFC |
Manulife Financial |
+0.72 |
| Time Not Supplied |
MCGC |
MCG Capital |
+0.41 |
| Before Market Open |
MIR |
Mirant |
+0.67 |
| After Market Close |
NHP |
Nationwide Health Properties |
+0.55 |
| Time Not Supplied |
NVDA |
NVIDIA |
+0.38 |
| Before Market Open |
OCR |
Omnicare |
+0.35 |
| After Market Close |
PDLI |
PDL BioPharma |
+0.09 |
| After Market Close |
POM |
Pepco Holdings |
+0.35 |
| Before Market Open |
PXP |
Plains Exploration |
+0.99 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PCLN |
Priceline.com |
+0.60 |
| Before Market Open |
PGN |
Progress Energy |
+0.63 |
| Time Not Supplied |
PSA |
Public Storage |
+1.24 |
| Time Not Supplied |
QSFT |
Quest Software |
+0.19 |
| Before Market Open |
RHD |
R.H. Donnelley |
+0.17 |
| After Market Close |
RNWK |
RealNetworks |
-0.03 |
| After Market Close |
SAPE |
Sapient |
+0.05 |
| After Market Close |
SGMS |
Scientific Games |
+0.23 |
| After Market Close |
SWC |
Stillwater Mining Company |
+0.15 |
| Before Market Open |
TDC |
Teradata |
+0.25 |
| Before Market Open |
NDAQ |
The NASDAQ OMX Group |
+0.49 |
| Time Not Supplied |
TKC |
Turkcell Iletsim Hizmetleri |
+0.54 |
| Time Not Supplied |
UBB |
Unibanco |
+2.97 |
| Time Not Supplied |
URS |
URS |
+0.50 |
| After Market Close |
VRSN |
VeriSign |
+0.2 |
| 03:00 am ET |
VMED |
Virgin Media |
-0.57 |
IPOs for the Week of May 5, 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 |
| CFX |
Colfax |
$15.00-$17.00 |
Merrill Lynch |
18.8 mil |
| RSOL |
Real Goods Solar |
$10.00-$12.00 |
ThinkPanmure |
5.0 mil |
| WES |
Western Gas Partners |
$17.00-$19.00 |
UBS Investment Bank |
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 |
| May 16 |
CLF |
Cleveland-Cliffs |
Y |
2-1 |
| May 27 |
WFT |
Weatherford |
Y |
2-1 |
| Jun 02 |
ATLS |
Atlas America |
Y |
3-2 |
Major Indices Statistics for May 7, 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 |
13,036.00 |
12,797.00 |
239.00 |
232 mil |
| S&P 500 |
1,419.54 |
1,391.16 |
28.38 |
N/A |
| NASDAQ |
2,496.65 |
2,435.76 |
60.89 |
2,189 mil |
| NYSE |
9,510.97 |
9,333.07 |
271.75 |
3,980 mil |
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