| Date | Time (ET) | Statistic | For | Market Expects | Prior |
| Apr 11 | 10:30 AM | Crude Inventories | 04/06 | NA | 4307K |
| Apr 11 | 2:00 PM | FOMC Minutes | Mar 21 | – | – |
| Apr 11 | 2:00 PM | Treasury Budget | Mar | -$90.0B | -$85.3B |
| Apr 12 | 8:30 AM | Export Prices ex-ag. | Mar | NA | 0.6% |
| Apr 12 | 8:30 AM | Import Prices ex-oil | Mar | NA | -0.1% |
| Apr 12 | 8:30 AM | Initial Claims | 04/07 | 320K | 321K |
| Apr 13 | 8:30 AM | Trade Balance | Feb | -$60.5B | -$59.1B |
| Apr 13 | 8:30 AM | PPI | Mar | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Apr 13 | 8:30 AM | Core PPI | Mar | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Apr 13 | 10:00 AM | Michigan Sentiment-Prel. | Apr | 87.5 | 88.4 |
Archive for April, 2007
| Date | Time (ET) | Statistic | For | Market Expects | Prior |
| Apr 2 | 10:00 AM | ISM Index | Mar | 51.0 | 52.3 |
| Apr 3 | 5:00 PM | Auto Sales | Mar | 5.1M | 5.1M |
| Apr 3 | 5:00 PM | Truck Sales | Mar | 7.6M | 7.7M |
| Apr 4 | 10:00 AM | Factory Orders | Feb | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| Apr 4 | 10:00 AM | ISM Services | Mar | 54.7 | 54.3 |
| Apr 4 | 10:30 AM | Crude Inventories | 03/30 | NA | -846K |
| Apr 5 | 8:30 AM | Initial Claims | 03/31 | NA | 308K |
| Apr 6 | 8:30 AM | Nonfarm Payrolls | Mar | 120K | 97K |
| Apr 6 | 8:30 AM | Unemployment Rate | Mar | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Apr 6 | 8:30 AM | Hourly Earnings | Mar | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Apr 6 | 8:30 AM | Average Workweek | Mar | 33.8 | 33.7 |
| Apr 6 | 10:00 AM | Wholesale Inventories | Feb | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Apr 6 | 3:00 PM | Consumer Credit | Feb | $5.0B | $6.4B |
In the newspapers, there are many advertisements that make trading apear to be simple. These advertisements unfortunately promote unrealistic expectations in the minds of new traders.
Everyone should have realistic expectations when they start out in any endeavour.
The following list sets out some expectations that are part of the realism of trading: Continue reading ‘Have Realistic Expectations’
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