MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for KEYS and More... for 2018-12-27 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for KEYS, DVMT, AMJ, SLV, EWP, GLD, EPP, and ESL Today's optimal covered call on Keysight Technologies Inc Comm has an assigned return rate of 4.73%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KEYS stock at 58.7 per share and selling one contract of the Keysight Technologies Inc Comm Feb 2019 57.5 call for 3.79 for a net debit of $54.90 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 34.57%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Dell Technologies Inc Cl V has an assigned return rate of 4.12%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DVMT stock at 81.12 per share and selling one contract of the Dell Technologies Inc Cl V Feb 2019 80 call for 4.29 for a net debit of $76.82 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.11%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN has an assigned return rate of 4.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMJ stock at 22.37 per share and selling one contract of the JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN Mar 2019 22 call for 1.25 for a net debit of $21.12 per share. This trade lasts 78 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.26%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares Silver Trust has an assigned return rate of 7.36%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SLV stock at 14.1 per share and selling one contract of the iShares Silver Trust Jul 2019 14 call for 1.07 for a net debit of $13.03 per share. This trade lasts 204 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.17%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Spain Index has an assigned return rate of 3.37%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWP stock at 26.7 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Spain Index Apr 2019 26 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $25.14 per share. This trade lasts 112 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 11.01%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Gold SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GLD stock at 119.66 per share and selling one contract of the Gold SPDR Mar 2019 119 call for 3.35 for a net debit of $116.31 per share. This trade lasts 78 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 10.82%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan has an assigned return rate of 2.53%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EPP stock at 40.56 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Apr 2019 40 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $39.01 per share. This trade lasts 112 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 8.27%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Esterline Technologies has an assigned return rate of 2.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ESL stock at 121.29 per share and selling one contract of the Esterline Technologies Dec 2019 120 call for 4.00 for a net debit of $117.29 per share. This trade lasts 358 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 2.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate 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 United Rentals, Inc. (URI), Carnival Corp (CCL) and Centurylink Inc (CTL) are moving higher this morning, while Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC), Western Digital Corp (WDC) and Fiserv Inc (FISV) are headed lower. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 3.88%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 1.84%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.44% the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.61% and the Hang Seng is down -0.67%. Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -2.01%, the FTSE 100 is down -1.06%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.92% and the CAC 40 is down -0.26%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -1.03 at 45.19 per barrel. Brent crude is down -1.2 at 53.27 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.04 at 3.58. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 6.26 at 1273.4 per ounce. Platinum is down -0.48 at 796.97 while silver is up 0.02 at 15.14. 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, 940,209 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 585,603 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.62 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.74. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 12/22 07:00 Initial Claims 12/22 08:30 Continuing Claims 12/15 08:30 FHFA Housing Price Index Oct 09:00 New Home Sales Nov 10:00 Consumer Confidence Dec 10:00 Natural Gas Inventories 12/22 10:30 Crude Inventories 12/22 11:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: None |
