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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for KBE and More... for 2019-01-15
PriceWatch Alerts for KBE, TAN, FFTY, XLU, OIL ,MCHI, EWG, EIDO, MDY and VTI.

Today's optimal covered call on S&P Bank ETF SPDR has an assigned return rate of 3.06%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KBE stock at 40.2 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Bank ETF SPDR Mar 2019 40 call for 1.39 for a net debit of $38.81 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.96%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Guggenheim Solar ETF has an assigned return rate of 4.71%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TAN stock at 20.35 per share and selling one contract of the Guggenheim Solar ETF Apr 2019 20 call for 1.25 for a net debit of $19.10 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.49%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Innovator Ibd 50 Fund ETF has an assigned return rate of 7.85%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FFTY stock at 28.95 per share and selling one contract of the Innovator Ibd 50 Fund ETF Jun 2019 28 call for 3.00 for a net debit of $25.96 per share. This trade lasts 157 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.26%. 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 2.82%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLI stock at 67.86 per share and selling one contract of the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Mar 2019 67 call for 2.70 for a net debit of $65.15 per share. This trade lasts 59 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 Ipath S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR Index ETN has an assigned return rate of 7.48%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of OIL stock at 52.38 per share and selling one contract of the Ipath S&P GSCI Crude Oil TR Index ETN Jun 2019 52 call for 4.00 for a net debit of $48.38 per share. This trade lasts 157 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.39%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI China Index has an assigned return rate of 5.63%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MCHI stock at 54.61 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI China Index May 2019 54 call for 3.50 for a net debit of $51.11 per share. This trade lasts 122 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.85%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Germany Index has an assigned return rate of 4.29%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWG stock at 26.07 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Germany Index Apr 2019 26 call for 1.14 for a net debit of $24.92 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.84%. 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 4.12%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EIDO stock at 26.31 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Indonesia Invstble Mkt Idx Apr 2019 26 call for 1.35 for a net debit of $24.96 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.18%. 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 2.54%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MDY stock at 318.98 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Midcap 400 SPDR Mar 2019 315 call for 11.80 for a net debit of $307.18 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.74%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has an assigned return rate of 2.50%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of VTI stock at 132 per share and selling one contract of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Mar 2019 131 call for 4.20 for a net debit of $127.79 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.49%. 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
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) and Incyte Corporation (INCY) are moving higher this morning, while PG&E Corporation (PCG), Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) and CBS Corporation Common Stock (CBS) are headed lower. Viacom, Inc. Class B (VIAB), Docusign Inc (DOCU) and Box Inc (BOX) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while VMware, Inc. (VMW), Oracle Corporation (ORCL) and Albemarle Corporation (ALB) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 2.02%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.36%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.96% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.66% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.43%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The FTSE 100 is up 0.1%, the CAC 40 is up 0.07%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.11% and the DAX is down -0.21%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.81 at 51.32 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.95 at 59.94 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.01 at 3.6. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -2.55 at 1289.17 per ounce. Platinum is down -3.02 at 799.11 while silver is down -0.07 at 15.62. The dollar is up compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, up against the Yen and up against the Pound.


PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 878,155 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 568,896 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.65 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.72.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
PPI Dec 08:30
Core PPI Dec 08:30
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Jan 08:30

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