MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM and More... for 2018-08-22 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM, CTAS, TRN, CP, MLPX ,AVX, UTX, VFC, CNC and LPSN. Today's optimal covered call on Maxim Integrated Products has an assigned return rate of 3.02%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MXIM stock at 60.54 per share and selling one contract of the Maxim Integrated Products Oct 2018 60 call for 2.29 for a net debit of $58.24 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.69%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Cintas has an assigned return rate of 3.00%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTAS stock at 212.86 per share and selling one contract of the Cintas Oct 2018 210 call for 9.00 for a net debit of $203.87 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.60%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Trinity Industries has an assigned return rate of 3.00%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TRN stock at 36.65 per share and selling one contract of the Trinity Industries Oct 2018 36 call for 1.70 for a net debit of $34.94 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.58%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Canadian Pacific Railway has an assigned return rate of 2.94%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CP stock at 201.47 per share and selling one contract of the Canadian Pacific Railway Oct 2018 200 call for 7.20 for a net debit of $194.28 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.21%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Mplx LP has an assigned return rate of 2.89%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MPLX stock at 37.45 per share and selling one contract of the Mplx LP Oct 2018 37 call for 1.50 for a net debit of $35.96 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.89%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on AVX has an assigned return rate of 5.87%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AVX stock at 20.04 per share and selling one contract of the AVX Dec 2018 20 call for 1.14 for a net debit of $18.89 per share. This trade lasts 122 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.58%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on United Technologies has an assigned return rate of 2.78%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of UTX stock at 135.13 per share and selling one contract of the United Technologies Oct 2018 135 call for 3.79 for a net debit of $131.33 per share. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Target Corporation (TGT), TechnipFMC PLC (FTI) and Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) are moving higher this morning, while Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) are headed lower. Systemax Inc. (SYX), Mercadolibre Inc (MELI) and Itron, Inc. (ITRI) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Zoetis Inc (ZTS), Centurylink Inc (CTL) and Coty Inc (COTY) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.64%, the Hang Seng is up 0.63%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.02% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.14% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.7%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The FTSE 100 is up 0.23%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.21%, the DAX is up 0.15% and the CAC 40 is down -0.24%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 1.13 at 66.97 per barrel. Brent crude is up 1.27 at 73.9 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.01 at 2.97. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 4.94 at 1200.93 per ounce. Platinum is up 3.13 at 799.2 while silver is up 0.08 at 14.85. 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, 932,105 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 545,101 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.58 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.64. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 08/18 07:00 Existing Home Sales Jul 10:00 Crude Inventories 08/18 10:30 FOMC Minutes Aug 14:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: RY LOW TGT ADI SCCO SNPS SQM HTHT ZAYO LB MOMO EV WSM BMA |
