MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for CSOD and More... for 2017-02-24 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for CSOD, ANET, AMAT, CTB, MRC ,SWIR, NCR, AMP, EXAS and BKU. Today's optimal covered call on Cornerstone Ondemand has an assigned return rate of 5.45%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CSOD stock at 42.33 per share and selling one contract of the Cornerstone Ondemand May 2017 40 call for 4.4 for a net debit of $ 37.92 per share. This trade lasts 84 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.71%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Arista Networks Inc has an assigned return rate of 3.55%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ANET stock at 117.84 per share and selling one contract of the Arista Networks Inc Apr 2017 115 call for 6.79 for a net debit of $ 111.04 per share. This trade lasts 56 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.18%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Applied Materials has an assigned return rate of 3.53%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMAT stock at 36.15 per share and selling one contract of the Applied Materials Apr 2017 36 call for 1.38 for a net debit of $ 34.76 per share. This trade lasts 56 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.05%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Cooper has an assigned return rate of 3.44%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTB stock at 42.15 per share and selling one contract of the Cooper Apr 2017 42 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $ 40.6 per share. This trade lasts 56 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.47%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Mrc Global Inc has an assigned return rate of 12.48%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MRC stock at 20.22 per share and selling one contract of the Mrc Global Inc Sep 2017 20 call for 2.45 for a net debit of $ 17.78 per share. This trade lasts 203 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.45%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Sierra Wireless has an assigned return rate of 6.83%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SWIR stock at 26.6 per share and selling one contract of the Sierra Wireless Jun 2017 25 call for 3.2 for a net debit of $ 23.4 per share. This trade lasts 112 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.28%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on NCR has an assigned return rate of 3.27%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NCR stock at 48.47 per share and selling one contract of the NCR Apr 2017 48 call for 2 for a net debit of $ 46.47 per share. 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(JWN) and Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) are moving higher this morning, while International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Metlife Inc (MET) and Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW) are headed lower. AMC Networks Inc (AMCX), PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (PTR) and Danaher Corporation (DHR) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) and Wayfair Inc (W) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 0.1%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.06%, the Nikkei 225 is down -0.45% the Hang Seng is down -0.62% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.78%.Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -1.67%, the CAC 40 is down -1.47%, the Euronext 100 is down -1.21% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.93%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -0.43 at 54.02 per barrel. Brent crude is down -0.56 at 56.02 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.03 at 2.65. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 9.79 at 1259.35 per ounce. Platinum is up 16.04 at 1025.65 while silver is up 0.23 at 18.35. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and up against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 911,460 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 567,903 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.62 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.65. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Michigan Sentiment Feb 10:00 New Home Sales Jan. 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: ADPT ARES BCC COG CRK DFRG DEL SSP SATS ENH ENV ERA FL GHC JCP KBR LUK RDC SHLD SHEN TDS This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: |
