MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for HIG and More... for 2022-12-15 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for HIG, MET, LMT, SYY, BIIB, IBM, AZN, AMGN, PARR, and AMKR. Today's optimal covered call on Hartford Financial Services Grou has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HIG stock at $75.21 per share and sell one contract of the Hartford Financial Services Grou December 23, 2022 75 call for $1.17 for a net debit of $74.04 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 52.6%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Metlife Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MET stock at $72.84 per share and sell one contract of the Metlife Inc December 23, 2022 72.5 call for $1.26 for a net debit of $71.57 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 52.4%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Lockheed Martin Corp has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LMT stock at $485.19 per share and sell one contract of the Lockheed Martin Corp December 23, 2022 485 call for $6.36 for a net debit of $478.83 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 52.3%. The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Sysco Corp has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SYY stock at $82.14 per share and sell one contract of the Sysco Corp December 23, 2022 82 call for $1.18 for a net debit of $80.96 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 51.8%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Biogen Inc has an assigned return rate of 3.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BIIB stock at $289.05 per share and sell one contract of the Biogen Inc January 06, 2023 290 call for $8.10 for a net debit of $280.95 per share. This trade lasts 22 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 51.1%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on International Business Machines has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of IBM stock at $149.86 per share and sell one contract of the International Business Machines December 23, 2022 150 call for $1.72 for a net debit of $148.14 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 50.9%. The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Astrazeneca Plc ADR has an assigned return rate of 1.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AZN stock at $70.44 per share and sell one contract of the Astrazeneca Plc ADR December 23, 2022 70 call for $1.30 for a net debit of $69.14 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 50.3%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Amgen Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMGN stock at $271.13 per share and sell one contract of the Amgen Inc December 23, 2022 270 call for $4.35 for a net debit of $266.78 per share. This trade lasts 8 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 48.9%. The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Par Petroleum Corp has an assigned return rate of 4.9%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PARR stock at $20.94 per share and sell one contract of the Par Petroleum Corp January 20, 2023 20 call for $1.88 for a net debit of $19.06 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 48.7%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Amkor Technology has an assigned return rate of 4.9%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMKR stock at $26.46 per share and sell one contract of the Amkor Technology January 20, 2023 26 call for $1.67 for a net debit of $24.79 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 48.2%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys (Moderate relative risk). Are you looking for a more conservative strategy that solves the pitfalls that come with covered calls investing? Check out our RadioActive Home Study Kit (http://www.poweropt.com/psDetails.asp?pid=25)! 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NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. STOCKS ON THE MOVE Fidelity National Information Se (FIS), L3Harris Technologies Inc (LHX) and Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) are moving higher this morning, while Lennar Corp (LEN), Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) and Albemarle Corp (ALB) are headed lower. PPL Corp (PPL), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) and Copa Holdings S.A. (CPA) were upgraded, while AT&T Inc (T), Genpact Ltd (G) and CI&T Inc Cl A (CINT) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Hang Seng is down -1.55%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -1.4%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.65% the Nikkei 225 is down -0.37% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.25%.Stocks in Europe are down. The Euro Stoxx 50 is down -1.32%, the CAC 40 is down -1.19%, the DAX is down -1.17% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.44%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.07 at 77.35 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.05 at 82.75 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.03 at 6.46. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -29.75 at 1777.57 per ounce. Platinum is down -15.51 at 1016.66 while silver is down -0.73 at 23.41. The dollar is up compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound. Bitcoin is down -1.14% to $17,692.87 while Ethereum is down -3.28% to $1,287.37. Equity PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,247,555 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 1,665,068 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 1.33. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Continuing Claims 12/3 08:30 ET Initial Claims 12/10 08:30 ET Retail Sales Nov 08:30 ET EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: ADBE, JBL, LIVE, NX, RCAT, SCHL |
