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April 28, 2011

Trade the News Market Internals Update

**Looking Ahead*** – 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $5-7B in Notes/Bonds – 13:00 (US) Treasury to sell $29B in 7-Year Notes 10:33 AM Market Internals update at 10:30ET – NYSE volume 195M shares, about 10% below its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.1:1. – NASDAQ volume 450M shares, about 4% below its three-month average; […]

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April 27, 2011

Trade the News Market Internals Update

***Looking Ahead*** – 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell $35B in 5-Year Notes – 12:00 (FR) France Mar Net Change in Jobseekers: -10.0Ke v -2.1K prior; Total Jobseekers: No est v 2.701M prior – 12:30 (US) FOMC Interest Rate Decision: Expected to hold interest rates steady at 0.25% – 14:15 (US) Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks at […]

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April 26, 2011

Trade the News Market Internals Update

**Looking Ahead*** – 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $1.5-2.5B in Notes/Bonds – 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell 4-Week Bills – 13:00 (US) Treasury to sell $35B in 2-Year Notes – 15:00 (AR) Argentina Mar Shop Center Sales Y/Y: No est v 16.3% prior – 16;30 (US) API Weekly Energy Inventories – 22:00 (CH) China Mar […]

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April 26, 2011

Day Trading Morning Prep Gold, Crude Oil, Dollar Index, Euro, E-mini Russell Futures

‘We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit’ – Aristotle Let’s begin our morning routine with the economic news for today’s trading session. FOMC Meeting Begins 8:20 Gold & Currencies OPEN 9:00 S&P/Case-Shiller home price index 9:00 Crude Oil OPEN 9:30 US Market OPEN 10:00 Consumer Confidence 10:00 […]

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April 26, 2011

Fed Chairman Press Conference FOMC

Definition The Fed announced on March 24, 2011 that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will hold press briefings four times a year to explain the FOMC’s latest quarterly economic projections. The purpose of the briefings is to provide additional context for the FOMC’s policy decisions and to allow for Q&A with the press. According to the […]

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