MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for XLNX and More... for 2019-08-09 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of IBM stock at 140.1 per share and selling one contract of the International Business Machines Sep 2019 140 call for 4.15 for a net debit of $135.94 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.88%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Comcast has an assigned return rate of 2.90%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CMCSA stock at 42.65 per share and selling one contract of the Comcast Sep 2019 42.5 call for 1.36 for a net debit of $41.29 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.25%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Home Depot has an assigned return rate of 2.88%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HD stock at 211.57 per share and selling one contract of the Home Depot Sep 2019 210 call for 7.44 for a net debit of $204.12 per share. 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(CBB) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while E*TRADE Financial Corp (ETFC), DXC Technology Co (DXC) and Chemours Co (CC) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 0.68%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.44%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.32% the Hang Seng is down -0.59% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.71%. Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -1.12%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -1.09%, the CAC 40 is down -0.92% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.08%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.65 at 53.19 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.83 at 58.21 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.04 at 2.09. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 4 at 1513.5 per ounce. Platinum is down -3.72 at 861.74 while silver is down -0.03 at 17.01. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and up against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 996,781 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 617,243 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.62 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.68. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR PPI Jul 08:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: PBR HPT TERP CLNY TAC |
