MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for ESIO and More... for 2018-08-13 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for ESIO, CTAS, NSC, LPSN, LLL ,JPM, GWR, ASH, FDC and AAPL. Today's optimal covered call on Electro Scientific Industries has an assigned return rate of 11.85%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ESIO stock at 23.18 per share and selling one contract of the Electro Scientific Industries Mar 2019 20 call for 5.29 for a net debit of $17.87 per share. This trade lasts 214 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.22%. 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 2.14%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTAS stock at 210.99 per share and selling one contract of the Cintas Sep 2018 210 call for 5.40 for a net debit of $205.59 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.07%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Norfolk Southern has an assigned return rate of 2.13%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NSC stock at 171.94 per share and selling one contract of the Norfolk Southern Sep 2018 170 call for 5.50 for a net debit of $166.43 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.01%. 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 8.59%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LPSN stock at 24.02 per share and selling one contract of the Liveperson Inc Jan 2019 22.5 call for 3.29 for a net debit of $20.71 per share. This trade lasts 158 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.84%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on L3 Communications has an assigned return rate of 2.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LLL stock at 210.05 per share and selling one contract of the L3 Communications Sep 2018 210 call for 4.40 for a net debit of $205.65 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.75%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on JPMorgan has an assigned return rate of 2.10%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of JPM stock at 115.73 per share and selling one contract of the JPMorgan Sep 2018 115 call for 3.10 for a net debit of $112.63 per share. This trade lasts 39 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.69%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Genesee and Wyoming has an assigned return rate of 2.06%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GWR stock at 87.08 per share and selling one contract of the Genesee and Wyoming Sep 2018 85 call for 3.79 for a net debit of $83.28 per share. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN), SYSCO Corporation (SYY) and Newell Brands Inc (NWL) are moving higher this morning, while Xcel Energy Inc (XEL), DISH Network Corp (DISH) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT) are headed lower. Eaton Corporation PLC (ETN), Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (PZZA) and Mylan NV (MYL) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH), Planet Fitness Inc (PLNT) and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Nikkei 225 is down -1.98%, the Hang Seng is down -1.52%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.59% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.4% and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.34%.In Europe stocks are mixed. The CAC 40 is up 0.02%, the FTSE 100 is down -0.33%, the DAX is down -0.4% and the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.42%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.16 at 67.47 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.09 at 72.9 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.04 at 2.91. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -10.81 at 1199.76 per ounce. Platinum is down -13 at 814.63 while silver is down -0.15 at 15.15. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is up against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 935,697 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 652,943 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.70 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR None EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: HDB SYY TSG TV VIPS YY SWCH |
