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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for XLI and More... for 2019-01-22
PriceWatch Alerts for XLI, XLY, EIDO, XLV, SPY ,MDY, XLB, EWY, SBNY and KBE.

Today's optimal covered call on Industrial Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.75%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLI stock at 70.19 per share and selling one contract of the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 70 call for 2.06 for a net debit of $68.12 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.37%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.60%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLY stock at 106.8 per share and selling one contract of the Consumer Discret Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 106 call for 3.50 for a net debit of $103.31 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.27%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Indonesia Invstble Mkt Idx has an assigned return rate of 4.28%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EIDO stock at 27.04 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Indonesia Invstble Mkt Idx Apr 2019 27 call for 1.14 for a net debit of $25.89 per share. This trade lasts 86 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.19%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Healthcare Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.58%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLV stock at 90.08 per share and selling one contract of the Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 90 call for 2.35 for a net debit of $87.73 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.16%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on S&P 500 ETF SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.55%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SPY stock at 266.45 per share and selling one contract of the S&P 500 ETF SPDR Mar 2019 266 call for 7.08 for a net debit of $259.37 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.91%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on S&P Midcap 400 SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.48%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MDY stock at 330.79 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Midcap 400 SPDR Mar 2019 330 call for 8.80 for a net debit of $321.99 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.46%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Materials Select Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.41%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLB stock at 53.5 per share and selling one contract of the Materials Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 53 call for 1.76 for a net debit of $51.75 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.95%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI South Korea Index has an assigned return rate of 3.88%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWY stock at 61.45 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Apr 2019 61 call for 2.73 for a net debit of $58.72 per share. This trade lasts 86 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.47%. 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 2.30%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SBNY stock at 124.4 per share and selling one contract of the Signature Bank Mar 2019 120 call for 7.09 for a net debit of $117.30 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.15%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on S&P Bank ETF SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.28%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KBE stock at 42.65 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Bank ETF SPDR Mar 2019 42 call for 1.60 for a net debit of $41.05 per share. This trade lasts 52 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.06%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

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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
eBay Inc (EBAY), Under Armour Inc Class C (UA) and Synchrony Financial (SYF) are moving higher this morning, while Arconic Inc (ARNC), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) and Gap Inc (GPS) are headed lower. Under Armour Inc Class C (UA), Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (BUD) and Fiserv Inc (FISV) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while United States Steel Corporation (X), Weibo Corp (WB) and Gap Inc (GPS) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are down. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -1.18%, the Hang Seng is down -0.7%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.49% the Nikkei 225 is down -0.47% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.37%. Stocks in Europe are down. The Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.48%, the CAC 40 is down -0.45%, the DAX is down -0.44% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.4%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.8 at 53 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.84 at 61.9 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.23 at 3.25. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 2.37 at 1282.84 per ounce. Platinum is up 0.75 at 797.59 while silver is down -0.08 at 15.32. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound.


PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 1,656,518 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 895,294 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.54 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.67.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Existing Home Sales Dec 10:00

EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY:
JNJ
IBM
PLD
COF
TRV
AMTD
HAL
IBKR
SWK
FITB
EDU
ZION
STLD
WTFC
MBFI
FNB
ATI
GATX
NAVI
ONB

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