MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for EWY and More... for 2019-02-01 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for EWY, NSC, XLK, LRN, XLB, AMTD, FRC, KRE, LUV and XLI. Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI South Korea Index has an assigned return rate of 2.46%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWY stock at 64.72 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Mar 2019 64 call for 2.25 for a net debit of $62.46 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.42%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Norfolk Southern has an assigned return rate of 2.45%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NSC stock at 167.74 per share and selling one contract of the Norfolk Southern Mar 2019 165 call for 6.70 for a net debit of $161.04 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.37%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Technology Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.45%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLK stock at 66.27 per share and selling one contract of the Technology Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 66 call for 1.86 for a net debit of $64.42 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.31%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on K12 Inc has an assigned return rate of 7.97%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LRN stock at 31.51 per share and selling one contract of the K12 Inc Jun 2019 31 call for 2.79 for a net debit of $28.71 per share. This trade lasts 140 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.79%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Materials Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.23%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLB stock at 53.34 per share and selling one contract of the Materials Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 53 call for 1.51 for a net debit of $51.84 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.44%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on TD Ameritrade has an assigned return rate of 2.23%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMTD stock at 55.95 per share and selling one contract of the TD Ameritrade Mar 2019 55 call for 2.14 for a net debit of $53.80 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.38%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on First Republic Bank has an assigned return rate of 2.22%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FRC stock at 96.62 per share and selling one contract of the First Republic Bank Mar 2019 95 call for 3.70 for a net debit of $92.92 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on S&P Regional Banking ETF SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.16%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KRE stock at 52.95 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Regional Banking ETF SPDR Mar 2019 52 call for 2.06 for a net debit of $50.89 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.78%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Southwest Airlines has an assigned return rate of 2.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LUV stock at 56.75 per share and selling one contract of the Southwest Airlines Mar 2019 55 call for 2.89 for a net debit of $53.85 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.39%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Industrial Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.09%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLI stock at 71.76 per share and selling one contract of the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 71 call for 2.23 for a net debit of $69.53 per share. This trade lasts 42 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.24%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Are you looking for a more conservative strategy that solves the pitfalls that come with covered calls investing? Check out our RadioActive Home Study Kit (http://www.poweropt.com/psDetails.asp?pid=25)! 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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 Symantec Corporation (SYMC), Johnson Controls International PLC (JCI) and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) are moving higher this morning, while Cigna Holding Co (CI), Weyerhaeuser Co (WY) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) are headed lower. Cooper Companies Inc (COO), Tuesday Morning Corporation (TUES) and Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) and General Electric Company (GE) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.3%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.59%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.07% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.03% and the Hang Seng is down -0.04%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The FTSE 100 is up 0.21%, the CAC 40 is down -0.11%, the DAX is down -0.21% and the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.35%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.13 at 53.66 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.01 at 60.83 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 2.81. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 0.7 at 1325.9 per ounce. Platinum is up 5.05 at 827.05 while silver is down -0.07 at 16. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,438,657 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 762,358 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.53 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Nonfarm Payrolls Jan 08:30 Average Hourly Earnings Jan 08:30 Unemployment Rate Jan 08:30 Average Workweek Jan 08:30 ISM Manufacturing Index Jan 10:00 Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment - Final Jan 10:00 Construction Spending Nov 10:00 Wholesale Inventories Nov 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: XOM CVX MRK HON SNE SPG HMC CI D ITW AON LYB JCI ROP IMO ZBH WY IDXX KKR SPR BAH MSG |
