MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for NOW and More... for 2020-12-21 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for NOW, KLAC, NXPI, PANW, COOP ,QCOM, AMAT, ON, GLUU and BLDR. Today's optimal covered call on Servicenow Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NOW stock at $565.43 per share and sell one contract of the Servicenow Inc December 31, 2020 565 call for $13.08 for a net debit of $552.35 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 64.3% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on K L A-Tencor Corp has an assigned return rate of 2.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KLAC stock at $262.15 per share and sell one contract of the K L A-Tencor Corp December 31, 2020 262.5 call for $5.47 for a net debit of $256.68 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 63.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Nxp Semiconductors has an assigned return rate of 2.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NXPI stock at $155.51 per share and sell one contract of the Nxp Semiconductors December 31, 2020 155 call for $3.92 for a net debit of $151.58 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 63.3% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Palo Alto Networks Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PANW stock at $355.53 per share and sell one contract of the Palo Alto Networks Inc December 31, 2020 355 call for $8.32 for a net debit of $347.20 per share. This trade lasts 10 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 Mr.Cooper Group Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.8%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of COOP stock at $30.00 per share and sell one contract of the Mr.Cooper Group Inc January 15, 2021 30 call for $1.38 for a net debit of $28.62 per share. This trade lasts 25 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 62.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Qualcomm Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of QCOM stock at $147.42 per share and sell one contract of the Qualcomm Inc December 31, 2020 147 call for $3.64 for a net debit of $143.78 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 62.8% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Applied Materials has an assigned return rate of 2.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMAT stock at $86.09 per share and sell one contract of the Applied Materials December 31, 2020 86 call for $1.96 for a net debit of $84.13 per share. This trade lasts 10 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 62.5% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on On Semiconductor has an assigned return rate of 3.6%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ON stock at $31.54 per share and sell one contract of the On Semiconductor January 08, 2021 31.5 call for $1.12 for a net debit of $30.42 per share. This trade lasts 18 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 62.0% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Glu Mobile Inc has an assigned return rate of 10.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GLUU stock at $9.63 per share and sell one contract of the Glu Mobile Inc February 19, 2021 9 call for $1.46 for a net debit of $8.16 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 59.2% The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Builders Firstsource has an assigned return rate of 4.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BLDR stock at $39.44 per share and sell one contract of the Builders Firstsource January 15, 2021 39 call for $2.12 for a net debit of $37.31 per share. This trade lasts 25 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 58.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low 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 Nike Inc (NKE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS) are moving higher this morning, while Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), TechnipFMC PLC (FTI) and Carnival Corp (CCL) are headed lower. KeyCorp (KEY), SolarWinds Corp (SWI) and ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Vereit Inc (VER), Tapestry Inc (TPR) and Commscope Holding Company Inc (COMM) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.76%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.06%, the Nikkei 225 is down -0.18% the Hang Seng is down -0.72% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -3.01%. Stocks in Europe are down. The Euro Stoxx 50 is down -3.11%, the DAX is down -3.08%, the CAC 40 is down -2.92% and the FTSE 100 is down -2.47%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -2.12 at 46.98 per barrel. Brent crude is down -2.22 at 50.04 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.02 at 2.68. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -3.88 at 1877.47 per ounce. Platinum is down -58.84 at 983.5 while silver is down -0.15 at 25.88. 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, 2,202,152 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 1,019,933 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.46. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR No events scheduled today. EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: CSUAY,HEI,SARTF,FDS |
