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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for PTEN and More... for 2021-05-28
PriceWatch Alerts for PTEN, MS, SYF, UPS, RTX ,ANTM, DOW, CFG, BX and HCA.



Today's optimal covered call on Patterson-Uti Energy has an assigned return rate of 12.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PTEN stock at $8.55 per share and sell one contract of the Patterson-Uti Energy August 20, 2021 8 call for $1.40 for a net debit of $7.15 per share. This trade lasts 84 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 51.4% The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Morgan Stanley has an assigned return rate of 1.1%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MS stock at $90.30 per share and sell one contract of the Morgan Stanley June 04, 2021 90 call for $1.26 for a net debit of $89.04 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 49.1% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Synchrony Financial has an assigned return rate of 2.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SYF stock at $47.70 per share and sell one contract of the Synchrony Financial June 11, 2021 47.5 call for $1.12 for a net debit of $46.58 per share. This trade lasts 14 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 48.1% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on United Parcel Service has an assigned return rate of 2.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of UPS stock at $212.80 per share and sell one contract of the United Parcel Service June 11, 2021 212.5 call for $4.40 for a net debit of $208.40 per share. This trade lasts 14 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 47.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Raytheon Technologies Corp has an assigned return rate of 1.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of RTX stock at $88.61 per share and sell one contract of the Raytheon Technologies Corp June 04, 2021 88.5 call for $1.00 for a net debit of $87.61 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 46.5% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Anthem Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ANTM stock at $397.84 per share and sell one contract of the Anthem Inc June 04, 2021 397.5 call for $4.28 for a net debit of $393.56 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 45.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Dow Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.9%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DOW stock at $68.66 per share and sell one contract of the Dow Inc June 11, 2021 68.5 call for $1.42 for a net debit of $67.24 per share. This trade lasts 14 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 45.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri has an assigned return rate of 2.7%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CFG stock at $50.09 per share and sell one contract of the Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri June 18, 2021 50 call for $1.42 for a net debit of $48.67 per share. This trade lasts 21 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 45.3% The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on The Blackstone Group LP has an assigned return rate of 1.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BX stock at $92.15 per share and sell one contract of the The Blackstone Group LP June 04, 2021 92 call for $1.06 for a net debit of $91.10 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 45.3% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Hca Holdings Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.0%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HCA stock at $213.69 per share and sell one contract of the Hca Holdings Inc June 04, 2021 212.5 call for $3.26 for a net debit of $210.43 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 44.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

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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
salesforce.com, inc. (CRM), Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) and Ford Motor Company (F) are moving higher this morning, while HP Inc (HPQ), HollyFrontier Corp (HFC) and Boeing Co (BA) are headed lower. Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN), South Jersey Industries Inc (SJI) and Petroleo Brasileiro ADR Reptg 2 (PBR) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while 17 Education & Technology Group Inc-ADR (YQ), Premier Inc (PINC) and Apple Inc (AAPL) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 2.1%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 1.09%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.6% the Hang Seng is up 0.04% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.22%. In Europe stocks are up. The CAC 40 is up 0.66%, the DAX is up 0.6%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.59% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.28%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.4 at 67.25 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.33 at 69.79 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.05 at 3.01. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -10.72 at 1885.82 per ounce. Platinum is up 5.87 at 1176.57 while silver is down -0.28 at 27.76. 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.

Equity PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 2,032,962 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 839,497 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.41.

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