04/07/08 Market Influence & History

DJIA week beginning:

07/16 -55, 07/23 -594, 07/30 -83, 08/06 +59; 08/13 -160 (5 week loss -833)

08/20 +300, 08/27 -22, 09/03 -244, 09/10 +329, 09/17 +377 (5 week gain +740)

09/24 +77, 10/01 +171, 10/08 +27, 10/15 -572, 10/22 +293 (5 week loss -4)

10/29 -212, 11/05 -553, 11/12 +127, 11/19 -196, 11/26 +391 (5 week loss -443)

12/03 +254, 12/10 -286, 12/17 +109, 12/24 -85 12/31 -566, (5 week loss -574)

01/07 -193, 01/14 -507, 01/21 +108; 01/28 +537; 02/04 -561 (5 week loss -616)

02/11 +166, 02/18 +33, 02/25 -115, 03/03 -370, 03/10 +56 (5 week loss -230)

03/17 +410; 03/24 -145; 03/31 +396 (2 week gain +661) since 09/19/05 DJIA +2003

Looking ahead at potential market influences:
Date Event Period Est. Prior

Apr 7 Consumer Credit Feb - $5.0B $6.9B -
Apr 8 Pending Home Sales Feb - - 0.0% -
Apr 8 FOMC Minutes Mar 18 - - - -
Apr 9 Wholesale Inventories Feb - 0.7% 1.0% -
Apr 9 Crude Inventories 04/05 - NA 7317K -
Apr 10 Initial Claims 04/05 - 380K 407K -
Apr 10 BOE & ECB Rate Announcement
Apr 10 10 year TIPS auction
Apr 10 Trade Balance Feb - -$57.6B -$58.2B -
Apr 10 Treasury Budget Mar - -$70.0B -$96.3B -
Apr 11 Export Prices ex-ag. Mar - NA 0.5% -
Apr 11 Import Prices ex-oil Mar - NA 0.6% -
Apr 11 Mich Sentiment-Prel. Apr - 68.0 69.5 -

Quarterly Reporting Begins

Apr 7 Alcoa
Apr 9 Bed Bath & Beyond, Circuit City
Apr 10 Bassett Furniture, Pier 1 Imports, Rite Aid
Apr 11 GE