MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SCHW and More... for 2017-08-10 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for SCHW, ETFC, SLX, COF, EWY ,XOP, SKX, TMUS, EWW and KRE. Today's optimal covered call on Schwab has an assigned return rate of 2.51%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SCHW stock at 42.02 per share and selling one contract of the Schwab Sep 2017 42 call for 1.05 for a net debit of $ 40.97 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.48%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on E*Trade Financial has an assigned return rate of 2.47%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ETFC stock at 41.15 per share and selling one contract of the E*Trade Financial Sep 2017 41 call for 1.14 for a net debit of $ 40 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 25.08%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Market Vectors Steel Index Fund has an assigned return rate of 2.44%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SLX stock at 41.27 per share and selling one contract of the Market Vectors Steel Index Fund Sep 2017 41 call for 1.25 for a net debit of $ 40.02 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.82%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Capital One has an assigned return rate of 2.39%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of COF stock at 85.14 per share and selling one contract of the Capital One Sep 2017 85 call for 2.13 for a net debit of $ 83.01 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.3%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI South Korea Index has an assigned return rate of 2.33%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWY stock at 67.47 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Sep 2017 67 call for 2 for a net debit of $ 65.46 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.69%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod SPDR has an assigned return rate of 4.56%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XOP stock at 30.82 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod SPDR Oct 2017 30 call for 2.13 for a net debit of $ 28.69 per share. This trade lasts 71 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.47%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Skechers USA has an assigned return rate of 9.97%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SKX stock at 28.76 per share and selling one contract of the Skechers USA Jan 2018 28.33 call for 3 for a net debit of $ 25.76 per share. This trade lasts 162 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.47%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on T-Mobile US has an assigned return rate of 2.19%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TMUS stock at 63.80 per share and selling one contract of the T-Mobile US Sep 2017 62.5 call for 2.64 for a net debit of $ 61.15 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.21%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Mkt Idx has an assigned return rate of 2.18%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWW stock at 56.06 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Mkt Idx Sep 2017 56 call for 1.26 for a net debit of $ 54.8 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.2%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on S&P Regional Banking ETF SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.17%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KRE stock at 54.07 per share and selling one contract of the S&P Regional Banking ETF SPDR Sep 2017 54 call for 1.22 for a net debit of $ 52.85 per share. This trade lasts 36 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.06%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Are you looking for a more conservative strategy that solves the pitfalls that come with covered calls investing? Check out our RadioActive Home Study Kit (http://www.poweropt.com/psDetails.asp?pid=25)! 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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 Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN), Raytheon Company (RTN) and Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) are moving higher this morning, while Western Digital Corp (WDC), Mylan N.V. (MYL) and Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) are headed lower. Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS), First Horizon National Corp (FHN) and Cerner Corporation (CERN) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while NetEase Inc (ADR) (NTES), Cempra Inc (CEMP) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACHN) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Hang Seng is down -1.13%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.84%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.42% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.1% and the Nikkei 225 is down -0.05%.Stocks in Europe are down. The FTSE 100 is down -1.13%, the DAX is down -0.75%, the Euronext 100 is down -0.43% and the CAC 40 is down -0.31%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.56 at 50.12 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.83 at 53.53 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.03 at 2.91. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 4.88 at 1282.18 per ounce. Platinum is up 4.88 at 980.33 while silver is up 0.27 at 17.13. 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, 754,195 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 628,435 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.83 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.65. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR PPI Jul 08:30 Core PPI Jul 08:30 Initial Claims 08/05 08:30 Continuing Claims 07/29 08:30 Natural Gas Inventories 08/05 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: NVDA BBD PBR BAM REPYY CCE GRFS GLPEY AEG BAK BRFS PRGO SNAP BR WPM NWS JWN YPF KSS M INVH DSCSY NWSA CAE This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: |
