MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for KSU and More... for 2019-05-13 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for KSU, ATV, NSC, TXN, PLAY, SBNY, PGR, SYK, AMP and BX. Today's optimal covered call on Kansas City Southern has an assigned return rate of 2.68%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KSU stock at 120.66 per share and selling one contract of the Kansas City Southern Jun 2019 120 call for 3.79 for a net debit of $116.85 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.14%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Avnet has an assigned return rate of 2.57%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AVT stock at 45.36 per share and selling one contract of the Avnet Jun 2019 45 call for 1.50 for a net debit of $43.86 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.10%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Norfolk Southern has an assigned return rate of 2.56%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NSC stock at 202.58 per share and selling one contract of the Norfolk Southern Jun 2019 200 call for 7.59 for a net debit of $194.99 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.04%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Texas Instruments has an assigned return rate of 2.51%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TXN stock at 112.59 per share and selling one contract of the Texas Instruments Jun 2019 110 call for 5.29 for a net debit of $107.29 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.55%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Dave & Buster's Ente has an assigned return rate of 2.43%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PLAY stock at 59.09 per share and selling one contract of the Dave & Buster's Ente Jun 2019 55 call for 5.40 for a net debit of $53.69 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.83%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Signature Bank has an assigned return rate of 2.43%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SBNY stock at 126.93 per share and selling one contract of the Signature Bank Jun 2019 125 call for 4.90 for a net debit of $122.03 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.77%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Progressive has an assigned return rate of 2.43%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Tapestry Inc (TPR), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) are moving higher this morning, while Mylan NV (MYL), Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) are headed lower. Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX), Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) and Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Deere & Company (DE) and Boot Barn Holdings Inc (BOOT) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 0.84%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.18%, the Nikkei 225 is down -0.72% the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.99% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -1.21%. Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -0.86%, the CAC 40 is down -0.57%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.54% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.14%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.67 at 62.33 per barrel. Brent crude is up 1.08 at 71.7 per barrel. Natural Gas is flat 0 at 2.61. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -0.76 at 1285.29 per ounce. Platinum is down -9.9 at 855.65 while silver is down -0.13 at 14.66. 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. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,016,185 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 815,091 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.8 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.62. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR None EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: TME TTWO STE STNE BILI MIME LM |
