MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for MSFT and More... for 2019-05-08 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of UTX stock at 135.44 per share and selling one contract of the United Technologies Jun 2019 135 call for 4.34 for a net debit of $131.09 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.74%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Danaher has an assigned return rate of 2.90%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DHR stock at 130.72 per share and selling one contract of the Danaher Jun 2019 130 call for 4.40 for a net debit of $126.32 per share. This trade lasts 44 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 Discover has an assigned return rate of 2.86%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DFS stock at 80.47 per share and selling one contract of the Discover Jun 2019 80 call for 2.70 for a net debit of $77.76 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.78%. 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 2.85%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CMCSA stock at 42.75 per share and selling one contract of the Comcast Jun 2019 42.5 call for 1.43 for a net debit of $41.32 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.68%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Illinois Tool Works has an assigned return rate of 2.85%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ITW stock at 151.63 per share and selling one contract of the Illinois Tool Works Jun 2019 150 call for 5.79 for a net debit of $145.83 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.66%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). 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Mosaic Co (MOS), Qorvo Inc (QRVO) and US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR), United States Steel Corporation (X) and The Western Union Company (WU) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Nikkei 225 is down -1.46%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -1.27%, the Hang Seng is down -1.17% the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -1.12% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.5%.In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.13%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.12%, the CAC 40 is down -0.17% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.2%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.01 at 61.41 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.12 at 69.76 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.02 at 2.56. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 4.77 at 1289.2 per ounce. Platinum is down -2.81 at 267.59 while silver is flat 0 at 14.92. 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, 1,062,079 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 727,217 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.68 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.6. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 05/04 07:00 EIA Crude Oil Inventories 05/04 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: DIS PBR HMC MPC ET KHC TRI MPLX SLF MCHP MCK FOXA GOLD IAC CBRE WB ATHM CTL CVNA |
