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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for PETQ and More... for 2018-08-27
PriceWatch Alerts for PETQ, CLR, SQ, ZEN, LNG ,GRUB, PBF, CMG, XPO and DK.

Today's optimal covered call on Petiq Inc Class A has an assigned return rate of 13.23%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PETQ stock at 37.5 per share and selling one contract of the Petiq Inc Class A Jan 2019 35 call for 6.59 for a net debit of $30.90 per share. This trade lasts 144 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 33.53%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Continental Resources has an assigned return rate of 4.83%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CLR stock at 65.5 per share and selling one contract of the Continental Resources Oct 2018 65 call for 3.50 for a net debit of $62.00 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 33.32%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Square has an assigned return rate of 4.77%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SQ stock at 78.18 per share and selling one contract of the Square Oct 2018 75 call for 6.59 for a net debit of $71.58 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 32.90%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Zendesk Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.56%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ZEN stock at 66.76 per share and selling one contract of the Zendesk Inc Oct 2018 65 call for 4.59 for a net debit of $62.16 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.46%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Cheniere Energy has an assigned return rate of 4.55%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LNG stock at 65.11 per share and selling one contract of the Cheniere Energy Oct 2018 65 call for 2.94 for a net debit of $62.17 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.34%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Grubhub Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.53%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GRUB stock at 138.44 per share and selling one contract of the Grubhub Inc Oct 2018 135 call for 9.30 for a net debit of $129.13 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 31.25%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on PBF Energy Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.47%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PBF stock at 49.79 per share and selling one contract of the PBF Energy Inc Oct 2018 49 call for 2.89 for a net debit of $46.89 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.83%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Chipotle Mexican Grill has an assigned return rate of 4.43%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CMG stock at 520.71 per share and selling one contract of the Chipotle Mexican Grill Oct 2018 520 call for 22.80 for a net debit of $497.91 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.55%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Xpo Logistics Inc has an assigned return rate of 4.42%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XPO stock at 105.75 per share and selling one contract of the Xpo Logistics Inc Oct 2018 105 call for 5.20 for a net debit of $100.54 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.47%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Delek has an assigned return rate of 4.37%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of DK stock at 54.4 per share and selling one contract of the Delek Oct 2018 52.5 call for 4.09 for a net debit of $50.29 per share. This trade lasts 53 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.12%. 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
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), and Dollar General Corp. (DG) are moving higher this morning, while Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Eli Lilly And Co (LLY) and Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) are headed lower. AK Steel Holding Corporation (AKS), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD) and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc (PTLA) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while United States Steel Corporation (X), Oasis Midstream Partners LP (OMP) and CIT Group Inc. (CIT) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are up. The Hang Seng is up 2.17%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.89%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 1.16% the Nikkei 225 is up 0.88% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.36%. In Europe stocks are up. The DAX is up 0.58%, the CAC 40 is up 0.5%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.33% and the FTSE 100 is up 0.19%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.09 at 68.81 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.2 at 76.02 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 2.91. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 1.06 at 1206.41 per ounce. Platinum is up 3.04 at 794.25 while silver is down -0.03 at 14.87. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound.


PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 1,019,951 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 579,479 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.57 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63.

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