Economic Calendar for August 15, 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 | |
| - | All Day | Holiday: The Assumption | EUR | - | - |
| Med | 8:30am | Manufacturing Shipments m/m | CAD | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| Med | 8:30am | Empire State Manufacturing Index | USD | -4.3 | -4.9 |
| High | 9:00am | TIC Net Long-Term Transactions | USD | 60.0B | 67.0B |
| Med | 9:15am | Capacity Utilization Rate | USD | 79.8% | 79.9% |
| Med | 9:15am | Industrial Production m/m | USD | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| High | 9:55am | Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment | USD | 0.5% | 61.2 |
Earnings Announcements for August 15, 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 | ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | +0.93 |
IPOs for the Week of August 11, 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 |
| DCTI | Consonus Technologies | $8.00 - $10.00 | Merriman Curhan Ford | 3.0 mil |
Stock Splits for the Month of August
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 |
| Aug 12 | PCX | Patriot Coal | Y | 2-1 |
| Aug 13 | ALXN | Alexion Pharma | Y | 2-1 |
| Aug 18 | TWI | Titan Intl | Y | 5-4 |
Major Indices Statistics for August 14, 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 | End of Day | High of Day | Low of Day | Range | Volume |
| Dow Jones | 11,616 | 11,718.00 | 11,451.00 | 267 | 158 mil |
| S&P 500 | 1,292.93 | 1,300.11 | 1,276.84 | 23.27 | N/A |
| NASDAQ | 2,453.67 | 2,461.15 | 2,414.41 | 46.74 | 1,842 mil |
| NYSE | 8,386.00 | 8,412.60 | 8,303.54 | 109.06 | 4,000 mil |