MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for BSX and More... for 2019-02-13 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of RL stock at 126.66 per share and selling one contract of the Polo Ralph Lauren Mar 2019 125 call for 4.79 for a net debit of $121.85 per share. This trade lasts 30 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Intuitive Surgical has an assigned return rate of 2.52%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ISRG stock at 539.71 per share and selling one contract of the Intuitive Surgical Mar 2019 535 call for 17.89 for a net debit of $521.81 per share. This trade lasts 30 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.75%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Proofpoint Inc has an assigned return rate of 2.47%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (IPG), Hilton Hotels Corporation Common Stock (HLT) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) are moving higher this morning, while DISH Network Corp (DISH), Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock (TRIP) and Mylan NV (MYL) are headed lower. Shopify Inc (SHOP), Bloom Energy Corp (BE) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Deere & Company (DE), Aquantia Corp (AQ) and First Data Corp (FDC) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.84%, the Nikkei 225 is up 1.34%, the Hang Seng is up 1.15% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.14% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.66%. In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 0.63%, the CAC 40 is up 0.39%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.34% and the DAX is up 0.28%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.29 at 53.39 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.53 at 62.95 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.09 at 2.6. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -1.54 at 1309.26 per ounce. Platinum is down -3.08 at 788.54 while silver is down -0.04 at 15.65. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and down against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 996,011 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 570,208 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.57 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.62. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 02/09 07:00 CPI Jan 08:30 EIA Crude Oil Inventories 02/09 10:30 Treasury Budget Dec 14:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: CSCO AIG WMB EQIX MFC SCCO PXD WCN HLT SLF TEVA NTAP GPN GOLD CBRE CTL MGM IFF HCP DISH NLY TECK MRO REG |
