Monday, May 04, 2009
Economic
10:00am March Pending Home Sales m/m (last 2.1%), March Construction Spending m/m (last -0.9%)
Events
12:30pm Fed’s Hoenig speaks on the economic crisis in New York. 2:00pm Fed’s Lacker speaks on the economy in Charlottesville, VA. American Gas Assn. Financial Forum. Offshore Technology Conference. Financial Executives International Summit. Trades Ex-dividend: CYN $0.10, EOC $0.819, LINE $0.63, RGA $0.09.
Earnings
Before the Open: ASF, ATRO, B, CNA, DISCA, DSPG, DCO, ETR, HAE, HSIC, MCY, NAFC, GAS, OZM, OSG, POR, PEG, RDWR, SOHU, S, SYY, TSTY, TSN. After the Close: AIMC, AFG, AGII, ARRY, BAS, BWY, TAST, CHK, CGNX, CNB, CRK, EXBD, CUTR, DEPO, DW, DFT, EOG, EPIC, EXR, FMC, FST, HAIN, HLIT, HCN, HLS, HLF, HRC, HOLX, IMMR, IPHS, IPCM, KND, LF, MGM, MKL, MCK, MIG, MYGN, NATL, N, EGOV, OTTR, PKY, PPS, PFG, PRA, PSB, QGEN, RJET, SBAC, SM, STAN, SYKE, TXRH, TRMA, VMC, WWWW.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Economic
10:00am April ISM Non-Manufacturing (last 40.8), TAF auction
4:30pm API Crude Oil/Gasoline/Distillate Inventories
1:00pm Treasury’s 3-year note auction
Events
10:00am Fed Chairman Bernanke testifies before Congress’s Joint Economic Committee. 1:15pm Fed’s Stern speaks in Minneapolis. 10:30pm Fed’s Yellen speaks on the US recession in Berkeley, CA. Credit Suisse Technology Conference. Goldman Sachs Mid/Small Cap Symposium. Scotia Capital Transportation & Logistics Conference. ICSC/UBSW Chain Store Sales (7:45, last -0.7%). Redbook Retail Sales (8:55, last 0.6%). ABC Consumer Confidence (last -45). CTXS Analyst Meeting. Trades Ex-dividend: INTC $0.14, FE $0.55, KBH $0.063, ENI $0.391.
Earnings
Before the Open: ALU, AYE, AHCI, ARJ, ADM, ATRC, ADP, AVP, BBG, BAM, BRKR, FUN, CEVA, CHD, XEC, CBB, CTSH, CEG, CVS, CYNO, DNR, DRH, DUF, DUK, EE, EMS, EMR, ENG, FE, FCL, RAIL, FTEK, GET, GGC, WOLF, HHS, HW, HNT, HEW, ICON, ICE, IPGP, KFT, LDR, LPX, MAC, MVL, MXGL, MAXY, TAP, TYPE, NSTC, NGPC, OMPI, PTRY, PAG, PER, PQ, PNW, PCP, PGN, RDN, RVSN, RRI, RMG, RBA, SRE, SIRO, SKH, SAH, SE, JOE, SHOO, SWSI, THC, TX, TEVA, TDW, TDG, GTS, UNT, VRX, VTR, WTI, WLK, WY, WEC, ZBRA. After the Close: PAR, ARAY, ABCO, ARG, AMMD, AUDC, BIDZ, BBND, BIO, BRE, CBM, CDR, CTX, CEPH, CRL, COGT, CUZ, DENN, DM, DEI, ERTS, ESE, XCO, FEIC, GHDX, SOLR, GUID, HRS, HSTX, HE, HLX, HIL, ICFI, INXI, JCOM, JKHY, KFRC, KGC, LNC, LVS, MNKD, MASI, MFLX, NCIT, ONNN, PACR, PZZA, PXD, PBI, PLT, PLXT, PHM, RACK, RHB, SLXP, SIRF, SPSS, SUPX, TIE, TNS, TRLG, UDR, UPL, UNTD, UTI, VCLK, VM, DIS, WBMD, WNR, GB, XNPT, ZIPR, ZGEN.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Economic
7:30am April Challenger Job Cuts y/y (last 180.7%)
8:15am April ADP Employment Change (last -742K)
10:00am TAF results
10:30am DoE Crude Oil/Gasoline/Distillate Inventories
1:00pm Treasury’s 10-year note auction
Events
9:30am Fed’s Stern speaks before Senate Banking Committee. 5:30pm Fed’s Yellen speaks to Australian economists. Merrill Lynch Asian Stars Conference. Private Equity International Global Energy Forum. Deutsche Bank Customer Conference. Oppenheimer Regional Bank Conference. MBA Mortgage Applications (7:00, last -18.1%). Same-store sales after the close. Trades Ex-dividend: PFE $0.16, AA $0.03, CMS $0.125, FII $0.24, EQT $0.22.
Earnings
Before the Open: ACIW, ACOR, ADES, AGU, AFAM, ANR, ALVR, ACAS, WTR, STST, AUXL, BXC, BYD, CSE, GIB, CWEI, CTB, DVN, DTG, RRD, ENB, EXLS, FNM, FWLT, GRMN, GEL, NRGY, IRC, IART, ID, LCRY, LM, LINC, MMP, ME, MMC, MLM, MITI, NGS, NURO, NEWS, PKD, HK, PCG, POL, POWL, PWR, KWK, RIGL, SBGI, SKYW, SEP, SPNC, TTI, TICC, RIG, TRW, VNO, XTO. After the Close: TDSC, ACTS, AMRI, ALJ, AEL, ARII, APC, ATW, CAR, BGCP, BBBB, NILE, SAM, BEXP, CAMD, CECO, CHDN, CSCO, CNL, COGO, RIO, CPII, CCRN, EGLE, ECLP, ENH, ENOC, EQY, EXEL, EXPD, FRT, FBN, ROCK, GCA, GLBL, GCOM, GDP, GXP, HT, HME, HPT, INSP, IRF, IO, IPCS, KNDL, KCP, LHCG, LLNW, LPSN, LMIA, MCHX, MXWL, MDTH, MBLX, MIDD, MUR, NCMI, NSR, NHWK, NVEC, OCNW, ONXX, OTEX, OSUR, OEH, OFIX, VITA, PVA, PAA, PPO, PRU, PSSI, QLTY, RBC, REG, SVNT, SENO, SMSI, SGY, SNHY, SUN, SURW, SYMC, SYMM, SNCR, TS, TSO, THQI, URS, USU, VTAL.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Economic
7:00am BoE rate decision
7:45am ECB rate decision
8:30am Preliminary Q1 Nonfarm Productivity (last -0.4%), Q1 Unit Labor Costs (last 5.7%), Initial Jobless Claims (last 631K), Continuing Claims (last 6.271M)
10:30am Natural Gas Inventories
3:00pm March Consumer Credit (last -$7.5B)
1:00pm Treasury’s 30-year note auction
Events
9:15am Fed’s Evans addresses banking conference. 9:30am Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks on financial regulation in Chicago. BoJ minutes. US Treasury publicly discloses bank stress test results (later in the day, no time specified). Dow Jones Infrastructure Summit. VAR mid-year review. Same-store sales before the open. Trades Ex-dividend: ALTR $0.05, COF $0.05, PPG $0.53, SUN $0.30, EBTC $0.095.
Earnings
Before the Open: AAON, ACM, AER, AYR, ATK, ALD, ALY, AMSC, ABV, AIG, AOB, AHII, ANSS, ARD, ARCC, ARIA, ATPG, FLY, BCE, BCRX, BVF, BPZ, BRNC, CVC, CAM, LSE, CRZO, CKP, LNG, CNK, CGX, CNSL, CEP, CLR, CPA, CXW, COWN, CXR, DWSN, DK, DGIT, DTPI, DTV, DHI, DRQ, DYN, RDEN, ETM, ENZN, EL, FTK, FIG, FTR, FTO, GLG, GG, GPX, GAP, GPOR, HEES, HWK, HOC, HDIX, HWCC, HRP, ITWO, IDA, INCY, ISPH, ISIS, JMP, KEG, KNOL, KOP, KSWS, LAMR, LNY, LEAP, LXP, LINE, MIC, MMS, MCCC, MPW, PCS, MEND, MINI, MNTA, NDAQ, NRP, NCI, NICE, NRF, NOVN, NPSP, OMG, PCAP, PRFT, PRGO, PDC, PXP, PGNX, RSTI, RDC, RGLD, RRST, SLE, SNH, SMBL, TRK, SRT, STXS, STE, STRL, SPH, SUI, SUP, SUSS, SFY, SXCI, SMA, NGLS, TKLC, TDS, TNC, TDC, TRI, TWGP, THS, TRMS, RMIX, USPH, USM, WMG, WW, WEN, WNS, WWE. During Trading Hours: DIOD, THI. After the Close: ATVI, ADPT, AES, AIRM, AMCN, ARE, ALL, ALNY, APEI, ARP, AHS, ANDE, ANH, ARNA, AGO, BYI, RATE, BEBE, CELL, BRKS, CAP, CPKI, CPE, CNQ, CBOU, CBS, CHRD, COHR, CSTR, COMV, CROX, CUB, DAR, DPM, DCT, DPTR, DXCM, DIVX, BAGL, EBS, ERII, FCH, FVE, FSYS, GNW, GOK, HANS, HLYS, HMIN, IDSY, INWK, PODD, IDCC, INAP, IPI, ISTA, LOCM, MVSN, MMLP, MSSR, MCGC, MRX, MAA, MIL, MOVE, MSCS, NABI, NHP, NWSA, NVTL, NVDA, OIS, OWW, PRX, PDLI, PEGA, POM, PCR, PEC, POWR, PRO, PL, PRSC, PSA, RAH, RNWK, RSCR, RMD, ROSE, RRR, RTEC, SD, SAPE, SGMS, SCI, SHOR, BID, SRX, SRSL, SHO, SVR, TBSI, KNOT, THOR, UEIC, YSI, VRSN, VVUS, VOLC, WTW, INT.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Economic
8:30am April Nonfarm Payrolls (last -663K), Unemployment Rate (last 8.5%), Manufacturing Payrolls (last -161K), Average Hourly Earnings (last m/m 0.2%, y/y 3.4%)
10:00am March Wholesale Inventories (last -1.5%)
Events
1:00pm Fed’s Lacker speaks about the US economy at Washington, DC Chamber of Commerce. 1:15pm Fed’s Evans addresses banking conference. Trades Ex-dividend: ISIL $0.12, OSG $0.438.
Earnings
Before the Open: ACET, BECN, BZH, CCOI, CODI, XTEX, TRAK, EIX, EP, EPB, EVEP, IT, HUN, VTIV, LRN, MAG, MDC, MIR, NXG, SNI, WR, WIN. After the Close: CCIX, PCLN.
Got Gold?
No, we don’t think gold will hit $192,000 or even $32,000. And there really isn’t any surefire way to forecast the eventual high. But it’s clear that every weathervane is pointing in the same direction. So, yes, gold isn’t going to $2,000; it’s going higher.
http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/05/guest-post-global-economics-on-tilt-how.html
From Max:
Spot Gold, last at $886
May 2nd, 2009
Gold has reacted back toward the late $800’s as anticipated and whilst now holding above the $865
level yields rally above $900/915 resistance to herald next leg of advance toward $965 enroute to
the Key $1,005 Resistance level.
Asian Markets
Almost all markets habitually reviewed here are now percolating near the upper bound of a medium-term trading range and/or challenging a long-term descending-tops trend line or other major technical support or resistance. It is an understatement to say that in the charts we are effectively face to face with a major inflection point one way or the other or, more properly, major inflection points (in the plural) since, to paraphrase Leo Tolstoy, all happy markets are alike, but every unhappy market is unhappy in its own way.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/KE02Dk01.html
Same with cows?
Futures say we’re movin’ on up to the east side to a DEE-lux apartment in the SKY
Futures are up.
Stressed Out?
Tim Geithner has a clever new way to “recapitalize” banks that fail the stress test: Convert the taxpayer’s preferred stock to common stock.
From Geithner’s perspective, this technique has several advantages:
* The banks will suddenly seem healthy, because their assets-to-common equity ratios will rise.
* Geithner doesn’t have to ask Congress for more baillout money yet.
* Taxpayers won’t understand that they’re giving up a nice dividend and a safer security just to make the banks look better.
* If Geithner is right that what’s wrong with the banks is just a temporary liquidity problem, the taxpayer should do well when the stocks rise. (We don’t think he’s right.)
Unfortunately, the plan also has two major flaws: First, it’s smoke and mirrors. Second, the taxpayers will be even more exposed to losses than they are now.
http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-geithners-new-bank-capital-plan-is-bogus-too-2009-5
Alex we all agree on fundamentals…however financials we easily go up 20% from here.
Hey Alex.
You might like this blogspot if you have not already found it:
http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/
cheerios
Val
……”To Bank or Not to Bank, this is THE question.” Will Financials Lead or Lag?
It seems…imho…that the Stress Tests are lagging indicators since everyone knows that bank balance sheets were reflated with TARP funds…
Bank Bailout Idea: Convert them to Wig shops and Tattoo parlors…lol
It is time to be nibble….because SPY is out of time…Up? Down?
http://social.stocktock.com/photo/spy-60min-05-03-09?context=user
Oh Happy Day
HK shares jump 4pc, mainland properties soar
11:11am Hong Kong shares extended gains to rise more than 4 per cent on Monday, sending
the main index to its highest level since mid-October 2008, with investors cheered by signs of recovery …
Financials send Taiwan stocks rocketing again
11:42am Taiwan stocks jumped 5.58 per cent on Monday to a seven and a half-month intraday high, extending a sharp rise in the previous session, as expectations over mainland investments boosted …
Mainland shares up on steel stocks
11:14am Mainland share prices rose 0.74 per cent on Monday morning, led by steel stocks after prices rebounded and Beijing said it would accelerate consolidation in the sector, dealers said.
The Jeffersons Futures Index says we’re movin’ on up
May 01, 2009 More Bull?
Ned Davis Research @ Schwab.com are recommending 5% increase in Stocks to 60%–
(the first increase since 2007) prefering Growth over Value…they are also positive on Emerging markets …they have been bullish since Dec.2008…they explain that the average Cyclical bull market (within a Secular bear market) can last up from months to even years with average gains of near 65%…
Asia up 5% this morning, but why?
“More threats to the USD as the world’s reserve currency. The headlines early this morning talked of how Asia was re-bounding and that is why their stock markets were up 4%; I guess it has more to do with these currency pools, which further diminish their (Asia as a whole) dependency on the USA. This time we read:
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, together with Japan, China and South Korea, said they will start a $120 billion foreign-currency reserve pool by the end of the year to help revive investor confidence. The pledge was agreed upon at a weekend meeting in Bali, Indonesia.”
Story continues…
http://newsusa.myfeedportal.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=317
Hope everything is ok with Idan. No posts past mid-day on Friday, no weekend video and no intraday set up yet this morning. Either he got tossed in the slammer for taking out one of those trolls or he partied it up too much for graduation
Anyone know what date that is?
He has been great…I hope he was “drowned” in alcohol at his party (if he even had one!). I am not sure if I can go to school and take the stress of trading…
Lets make some money this week
Anyone thinking about buying C today?
Well I added to my core C position early last week. I am tempted at june 5 call for a trade.