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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM and More... for 2018-08-21
PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM, CTAS, TRN, CP, MPLX ,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. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.23%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on V F Corp. has an assigned return rate of 4.09%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of VFC stock at 92.86 per share and selling one contract of the V F Corp. Nov 2018 92.5 call for 4.00 for a net debit of $88.85 per share. This trade lasts 87 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.18%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Centene has an assigned return rate of 2.72%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CNC stock at 143.08 per share and selling one contract of the Centene Oct 2018 140 call for 6.79 for a net debit of $136.28 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.88%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Liveperson Inc has an assigned return rate of 6.88%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LPSN stock at 24.95 per share and selling one contract of the Liveperson Inc Jan 2019 22.5 call for 3.89 for a net debit of $21.05 per share. This trade lasts 150 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.76%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate 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
Medtronic PLC (MDT), Lennar Corporation (LEN) and American Tower Corp (AMT) are moving higher this morning, while Coty Inc (COTY), E*TRADE Financial Corp (ETFC) and Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock (SCHW) are headed lower. Johnson Controls International PLC (JCI), DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INC. Common Stock (DISCA) and Symantec Corporation (SYMC) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), Fabrinet (FN) and Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 1.31%, the Hang Seng is up 0.53%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.09% the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.02% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.81%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.73%, the CAC 40 is up 0.72%, the DAX is up 0.63% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.05%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.83 at 67.26 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.53 at 72.74 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.03 at 2.97. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -0.26 at 1190.22 per ounce. Platinum is up 1.95 at 798.06 while silver is up 0.05 at 14.72. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, up against the Yen and down against the Pound.


PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 1,038,005 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 569,867 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.55 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.64.

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