MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SWFT and More... for 2017-08-02 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for SWFT, EWY, WAL, EWW, FXI ,CUDA, MSFT, CMA, FDN and TCBI. Today's optimal covered call on Swift has an assigned return rate of 5.7%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SWFT stock at 25.25 per share and selling one contract of the Swift Nov 2017 25 call for 1.6 for a net debit of $ 23.64 per share. This trade lasts 107 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.47%. 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 2.23%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWY stock at 70.25 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Sep 2017 70 call for 1.78 for a net debit of $ 68.46 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.53%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Western Alliance Bancorporation has an assigned return rate of 2.14%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of WAL stock at 50.7 per share and selling one contract of the Western Alliance Bancorporation Sep 2017 50 call for 1.75 for a net debit of $ 48.95 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.79%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Mkt Idx has an assigned return rate of 2.09%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWW stock at 56.24 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Mkt Idx Sep 2017 56 call for 1.38 for a net debit of $ 54.85 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.39%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund has an assigned return rate of 2.04%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FXI stock at 43.02 per share and selling one contract of the iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund Sep 2017 43 call for 0.89 for a net debit of $ 42.14 per share. This trade lasts 44 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.92%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Barracuda Networks Inc has an assigned return rate of 7.58%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CUDA stock at 22.88 per share and selling one contract of the Barracuda Networks Inc Jan 2018 20 call for 4.29 for a net debit of $ 18.58 per share. This trade lasts 170 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.28%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Microsoft has an assigned return rate of 3.1%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MSFT stock at 72.58 per share and selling one contract of the Microsoft Oct 2017 72.5 call for 2.25 for a net debit of $ 70.31 per share. This trade lasts 79 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.32%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Comerica has an assigned return rate of 3.07%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CMA stock at 72.3 per share and selling one contract of the Comerica Oct 2017 70 call for 4.4 for a net debit of $ 67.9 per share. This trade lasts 79 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.21%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on First Trust DJ Internet Index has an assigned return rate of 3.06%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FDN stock at 98.98 per share and selling one contract of the First Trust DJ Internet Index Oct 2017 98 call for 3.89 for a net debit of $ 95.08 per share. This trade lasts 79 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.13%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Texas Capital Bncsh has an assigned return rate of 5.18%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TCBI stock at 79.09 per share and selling one contract of the Texas Capital Bncsh Dec 2017 75 call for 7.79 for a net debit of $ 71.29 per share. This trade lasts 135 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.03%. 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 Lam Research Corporation (LRCX), Carnival Corp (CCL) and American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) are moving higher this morning, while Deere & Company (DE), Altria Group Inc (MO) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) are headed lower. Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) was upgraded by analysts this morning, while Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN) and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (BWP) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are up. The Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.81%, the Hang Seng is up 0.79%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.6% the Nikkei 225 is up 0.3% and the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.19%. In Europe stocks are up. The FTSE 100 is up 0.7%, the DAX is up 0.69%, the CAC 40 is up 0.51% and the Euronext 100 is up 0.4%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.33 at 49.84 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.42 at 52.3 per barrel. Natural Gas is flat 0 at 2.8. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is down -1 at 1272.4 per ounce. Platinum is up 1.01 at 941.61 while silver is down -0.13 at 16.66. 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, 787,418 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 503,073 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.64 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.62. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Applications Index 07/29 07:00 ADP Employment Change Jul 08:15 Crude Inventories 07/29 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: IDEXY TWX ING MDLZ RIO AIG MET TSLA PRU D OXY SO DPSGY WPZ NXPI EXC EQIX HUM BSBR FIS FUJHY AVB WMB CAH DLPH |
