MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for LDOS and More... for 2018-08-14 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of VFC stock at 92.81 per share and selling one contract of the V F Corp. Nov 2018 92.5 call for 4.20 for a net debit of $88.61 per share. This trade lasts 94 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.00%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Global Payments has an assigned return rate of 4.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GPN stock at 116.94 per share and selling one contract of the Global Payments Nov 2018 115 call for 6.70 for a net debit of $110.23 per share. This trade lasts 94 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.76%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Amgen has an assigned return rate of 2.92%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMGN stock at 195.61 per share and selling one contract of the Amgen Oct 2018 195 call for 6.15 for a net debit of $189.46 per share. 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(AAP), Tapestry Inc (TPR) and Synchrony Financial (SYF) are moving higher this morning, while Chubb Ltd (CB), Fiserv Inc (FISV) and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) are headed lower. Noble Corporation PLC (NE), JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) and Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN), Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH) and Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 2.28%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.71%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.55% the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.18% and the Hang Seng is down -0.7%. In Europe stocks are mixed. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.24%, the DAX is up 0.14%, the CAC 40 is up 0.09% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.18%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.82 at 68.02 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.88 at 73.49 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.02 at 2.95. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 2.51 at 1196.01 per ounce. Platinum is up 2.26 at 805.56 while silver is up 0.06 at 15.05. 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, 865,026 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 554,120 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.64 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Jul 06:00 Import Prices Jul 08:30 Export Prices Jul 08:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: HD EC A TPR AAP WPM CDK CGC CAE AREE GDS PRSP MMYT ARRY MYGN |
