MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SYK and More... for 2019-05-17 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BPOP stock at 55.54 per share and selling one contract of the Popular Jun 2019 55 call for 1.83 for a net debit of $53.71 per share. This trade lasts 35 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.04%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Progressive has an assigned return rate of 2.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PGR stock at 77.84 per share and selling one contract of the Progressive Jun 2019 77.5 call for 2.10 for a net debit of $75.75 per share. This trade lasts 35 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.09%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Te Connectivity has an assigned return rate of 2.30%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TEL stock at 90.31 per share and selling one contract of the Te Connectivity Jun 2019 90 call for 2.35 for a net debit of $87.96 per share. 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PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,114,336 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 730,249 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.66 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.65. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Leading Indicators Apr 10:00 Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Prelim. May 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: DE CAE |
