MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for UPS and More... for 2020-12-17 |
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Today's optimal covered call on Applied Materials has an assigned return rate of 1.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMAT stock at $88.55 per share and sell one contract of the Applied Materials December 24, 2020 88 call for $1.86 for a net debit of $86.69 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 68.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Canada Goose Holdings Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.8%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GOOS stock at $31.50 per share and sell one contract of the Canada Goose Holdings Inc December 31, 2020 31 call for $1.35 for a net debit of $30.15 per share. This trade lasts 14 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 68.9% The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on F5 Networks Inc has an assigned return rate of 1.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FFIV stock at $173.26 per share and sell one contract of the F5 Networks Inc December 24, 2020 172.5 call for $3.32 for a net debit of $169.94 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 68.7% 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 1.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PANW stock at $323.33 per share and sell one contract of the Palo Alto Networks Inc December 24, 2020 322.5 call for $5.62 for a net debit of $317.71 per share. This trade lasts 7 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 68.7% The risk assessment of this trade is 5 keys, (The Lowest relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Bill.com Holdings Inc has an assigned return rate of 5.5%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Accenture Plc (ACN), Lennar Corporation (LEN) and TechnipFMC PLC (FTI) are moving higher this morning, while United Rentals, Inc. (URI), McKesson Corporation (MCK) and Eli Lilly And Co (LLY) are headed lower. Dominion Energy Inc (D), Owens & Minor, Inc. (OMI) and Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (SBGI) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while United Rentals, Inc. (URI), AT&T Inc. (T) and Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are up. The Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 1.21%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.13%, the Hang Seng is up 0.82% the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.48% and the Nikkei 225 is up 0.18%. In Europe stocks are up. The DAX is up 0.77%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.64%, the CAC 40 is up 0.47% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.17%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.4 at 48.22 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.36 at 51.44 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.02 at 2.69. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 11.78 at 1876.58 per ounce. Platinum is up 17.86 at 1055.06 while silver is up 0.86 at 25.92. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound. Equity PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,639,130 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 686,216 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.42. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Initial Claims EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: None |
