MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for NUE and More... for 2021-02-23 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CAT stock at $218.06 per share and sell one contract of the Caterpillar Inc March 05, 2021 217.5 call for $4.74 for a net debit of $213.32 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 65.1% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Steel Dynamics Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.4%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of STLD stock at $42.04 per share and sell one contract of the Steel Dynamics Inc March 19, 2021 42 call for $1.82 for a net debit of $40.22 per share. This trade lasts 24 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 64.6% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Mastercard Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.9%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO), Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) and ConocoPhillips (COP) are moving higher this morning, while General Motors Company (GM), Carnival Corp (CCL) and Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) are headed lower. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP), BIO-TECHNE Corp (TECH) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Coca-Cola European Partners PLC (CCEP), DISH Network Corp (DISH) and Just Energy Group Inc (JE) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.03%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.7%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.46% the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.01% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.17%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The CAC 40 is up 0.08%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.05%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.52% and the DAX is down -0.89%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.35 at 62.05 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.32 at 65.56 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.07 at 2.89. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 1.9 at 1810.3 per ounce. Platinum is down -22.42 at 1253.53 while silver is down -0.05 at 28.08. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and down against the Pound. Equity PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 2,448,251 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 1,055,453 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.43. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Consumer Confidence Feb 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: HD,MDT,SQ,HSBC,INTU,DTEGY,BNS,BMO,TRI,CSGP,ALC,XP |
