MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for MAS and More... for 2019-07-31 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for MAS, UAL, TGT, TER, SWK, INFO, TMO, NOC, PGR and MSFT. Today's optimal covered call on Masco has an assigned return rate of 3.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MAS stock at 41.56 per share and selling one contract of the Masco Sep 2019 41 call for 1.79 for a net debit of $39.76 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.32%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on United Continental has an assigned return rate of 3.02%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of UAL stock at 93.93 per share and selling one contract of the United Continental Sep 2019 92.5 call for 4.15 for a net debit of $89.77 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.68%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Target has an assigned return rate of 2.99%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TGT stock at 86.87 per share and selling one contract of the Target Sep 2019 85 call for 4.34 for a net debit of $82.53 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.41%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Teradyne has an assigned return rate of 2.88%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TER stock at 57.36 per share and selling one contract of the Teradyne Sep 2019 55 call for 3.90 for a net debit of $53.45 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.61%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Stanley Works has an assigned return rate of 2.87%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SWK stock at 151.41 per share and selling one contract of the Stanley Works Sep 2019 150 call for 5.59 for a net debit of $145.81 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.56%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on IHS Markit Ltd has an assigned return rate of 2.71%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of INFO stock at 65.23 per share and selling one contract of the IHS Markit Ltd Sep 2019 65 call for 1.95 for a net debit of $63.27 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.45%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Thermo Fisher Scientific has an assigned return rate of 2.71%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TMO stock at 283.91 per share and selling one contract of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Sep 2019 280 call for 11.30 for a net debit of $272.60 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.40%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). 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(NOV) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while 2U Inc (TWOU), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and Total SA (TOT) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 0.22%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.46%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.67% the Nikkei 225 is down -0.86% and the Hang Seng is down -1.31%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.27%, the CAC 40 is up 0.16%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.09% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.67%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.45 at 58.5 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.45 at 65.17 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.02 at 2.15. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -0.07 at 1430.87 per ounce. Platinum is up 3.92 at 875.23 while silver is down -0.09 at 16.47. 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. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 851,995 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 618,704 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.73 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 07/27 07:00 ADP Employment Change Jul 08:15 Employment Cost Index Q2 08:30 Chicago PMI Jul 09:45 EIA Crude Oil Inventories 07/27 10:30 FOMC Rate Decision Jul 14:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: GE QCOM AMT ADP CME EPD D SO SPG MET VRTX PRU EQIX OXY MCO CTSH HUM WELL WMB SPOT FCAU WDC |
