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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for PLNT and More... for 2019-05-23
PriceWatch Alerts for PLNT, ZEN, MNST, DPZ, IAC, AMP, CTLT, GPN, CERN and RACE.

Today's optimal covered call on Planet Fitness has an assigned return rate of 2.52%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PLNT stock at 76.15 per share and selling one contract of the Planet Fitness Jun 2019 75 call for 3.00 for a net debit of $73.15 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.83%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Zendesk Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.52%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ZEN stock at 89.01 per share and selling one contract of the Zendesk Inc Jun 2019 85 call for 6.09 for a net debit of $82.91 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.72%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Monster Beverage has an assigned return rate of 2.41%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MNST stock at 64 per share and selling one contract of the Monster Beverage Jun 2019 63.5 call for 2.00 for a net debit of $62.00 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.45%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Dominos Pizza has an assigned return rate of 4.66%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DPZ stock at 284.42 per share and selling one contract of the Dominos Pizza Jul 2019 280 call for 16.89 for a net debit of $267.53 per share. This trade lasts 57 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 29.84%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Iac/Interactive has an assigned return rate of 2.36%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of IAC stock at 226.41 per share and selling one contract of the Iac/Interactive Jun 2019 220 call for 11.50 for a net debit of $214.91 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 29.74%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Ameriprise Financial has an assigned return rate of 2.35%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMP stock at 146.36 per share and selling one contract of the Ameriprise Financial Jun 2019 145 call for 4.70 for a net debit of $141.66 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 29.67%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Catalent Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTLT stock at 46.18 per share and selling one contract of the Catalent Inc Jun 2019 45 call for 2.20 for a net debit of $43.97 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 29.19%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Global Payments has an assigned return rate of 2.30%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GPN stock at 150.61 per share and selling one contract of the Global Payments Jun 2019 150 call for 4.00 for a net debit of $146.62 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 29.01%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Cerner has an assigned return rate of 2.29%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CERN stock at 70.12 per share and selling one contract of the Cerner Jun 2019 70 call for 1.70 for a net debit of $68.42 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 28.87%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Ferrari has an assigned return rate of 2.25%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of RACE stock at 142.86 per share and selling one contract of the Ferrari Jun 2019 142 call for 4.00 for a net debit of $138.87 per share. This trade lasts 29 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 28.36%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

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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
L Brands Inc (LB), Medtronic PLC (MDT) and Best Buy Co Inc (BBY) are moving higher this morning, while Fastenal Company (FAST), NetApp Inc. (NTAP) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) are headed lower. Target Corporation (TGT), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) and Centurylink Inc (CTL) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Chubb Ltd (CB), Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are down. The Hang Seng is down -1.58%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -1.36%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.76% the Nikkei 225 is down -0.62% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.21%.Stocks in Europe are down. The CAC 40 is down -1.5%, the CAC 40 is down -1.5%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -1.43% and the FTSE 100 is down -1.24%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.97 at 60.45 per barrel. Brent crude is down -1.15 at 69.84 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.02 at 2.56. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 4.79 at 1278.13 per ounce. Platinum is down -4.54 at 800.2 while silver is up 0.02 at 14.47. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, down against the Yen and up against the Pound.

PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 841,043 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 607,282 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.72 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.67.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Initial Claims 05/18 08:30
Continuing Claims 05/11 08:30
New Home Sales Apr 10:00
EIA Natural Gas Inventories 05/18 10:30

EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY:
MDT
RY
TD
INTU
ADSK
ROST
HPQ
HRML
HPE
SPLK
BBY
DXC
WB
TTC
VSAT
DECK
BJ
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