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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for GS and More... for 2021-05-21
PriceWatch Alerts for GS, BX, FLWS, MS, DD ,AXP, CVS, LPX, CHX and CSTM.



Today's optimal covered call on Goldman Sachs Group has an assigned return rate of 1.4%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GS stock at $359.78 per share and sell one contract of the Goldman Sachs Group May 28, 2021 360 call for $4.85 for a net debit of $354.93 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 65.2% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on The Blackstone Group LP has an assigned return rate of 1.4%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BX stock at $89.15 per share and sell one contract of the The Blackstone Group LP May 28, 2021 89 call for $1.36 for a net debit of $87.79 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 63.0% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on 1-800-Flowers.com has an assigned return rate of 4.9%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FLWS stock at $32.48 per share and sell one contract of the 1-800-Flowers.com June 18, 2021 32 call for $1.98 for a net debit of $30.50 per share. This trade lasts 28 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 61.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Morgan Stanley has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MS stock at $86.47 per share and sell one contract of the Morgan Stanley May 28, 2021 86 call for $1.59 for a net debit of $84.88 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 60.2% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Du Pont De.Nemours Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DD stock at $84.08 per share and sell one contract of the Du Pont De.Nemours Inc May 28, 2021 84 call for $1.16 for a net debit of $82.92 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 59.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on American Express Company has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AXP stock at $155.53 per share and sell one contract of the American Express Company May 28, 2021 155 call for $2.49 for a net debit of $153.04 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 58.4% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on CVS Corp has an assigned return rate of 1.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CVS stock at $89.07 per share and sell one contract of the CVS Corp May 28, 2021 89 call for $1.18 for a net debit of $87.89 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 57.4% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Louisiana-Pacific Corp has an assigned return rate of 4.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LPX stock at $66.00 per share and sell one contract of the Louisiana-Pacific Corp June 18, 2021 65 call for $3.82 for a net debit of $62.18 per share. This trade lasts 28 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 57.1% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Championx Corp has an assigned return rate of 4.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CHX stock at $25.48 per share and sell one contract of the Championx Corp June 18, 2021 25 call for $1.56 for a net debit of $23.92 per share. This trade lasts 28 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 56.8% The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Constellium N.V. has an assigned return rate of 5.6%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CSTM stock at $16.86 per share and sell one contract of the Constellium N.V. June 25, 2021 16.5 call for $1.23 for a net debit of $15.63 per share. This trade lasts 35 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 56.4% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate 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
Ford Motor Company (F), Deere & Company (DE) and AT&T Inc. (T) are moving higher this morning, while VF Corp (VFC), Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN) and CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) are headed lower. Lithia Motors Inc (LAD), Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) and Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Autohome Inc (ATHM), Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) and LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 1.97%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.78%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.18% the Hang Seng is up 0.03% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.58%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The CAC 40 is up 0.65%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.61%, the DAX is up 0.39% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.07%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 1.2 at 63.14 per barrel. Brent crude is up 1.07 at 66.18 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.01 at 2.94. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 4.75 at 1881.96 per ounce. Platinum is up 0.58 at 1199.89 while silver is down -0.21 at 27.86. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound.


Equity PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 1,537,741 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 744,983 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.48.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
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