MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for VRA and More... for 2018-09-26 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for VRA, AOBC, YEXT, LOW, INTU ,CRM, CSCO, VIAV, HD and PLAY. Today's optimal covered call on Vera Bradley has an assigned return rate of 14.24%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of VRA stock at 15.32 per share and selling one contract of the Vera Bradley May 2019 15 call for 2.20 for a net debit of $13.12 per share. This trade lasts 233 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.31%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on American Outdoor Brands Corp has an assigned return rate of 10.14%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AOBC stock at 15.46 per share and selling one contract of the American Outdoor Brands Corp Mar 2019 14 call for 2.75 for a net debit of $12.71 per share. This trade lasts 170 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.79%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Yext Inc has an assigned return rate of 8.32%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of YEXT stock at 25.06 per share and selling one contract of the Yext Inc Feb 2019 22.5 call for 4.29 for a net debit of $20.76 per share. This trade lasts 142 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.40%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Lowe's has an assigned return rate of 2.86%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LOW stock at 115.19 per share and selling one contract of the Lowe's Nov 2018 115 call for 3.39 for a net debit of $111.79 per share. This trade lasts 51 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.48%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Intuit has an assigned return rate of 2.82%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE CarMax, Inc (KMX), Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN) and Agilent Technologies Inc (A) are moving higher this morning, while Cintas Corporation (CTAS), Nike Inc (NKE) and J M Smucker Co (SJM) are headed lower. STMicroelectronics NV (STM), Viacom, Inc. Class B (VIAB) and GoPro Inc (GPRO) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Paycom Software Inc (PAYC), Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) and DowDuPont Inc (DWDP) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.15%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.92%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.39% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.14% and the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.3%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The CAC 40 is up 0.3%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.14%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.09% and the DAX is down -0.22%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.53 at 71.75 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.6 at 81.27 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.02 at 3.07. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -6.52 at 1194.7 per ounce. Platinum is up 3.25 at 926.28 while silver is down -0.07 at 14.42. 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, 981,752 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 509,042 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.52 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.59. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 09/22 07:00 New Home Sales Aug 10:00 Crude Inventories 09/22 10:30 FOMC Rate Decision Sep 14:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: KMX FUL WOR BBBY |
