MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for LPX and More... for 2017-02-21 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for LPX, WNC, TER, YHOO, ATVI ,FN, NCR, MXL, BANC and CTXS. Today's optimal covered call on Louisiana Pacific has an assigned return rate of 4.98%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LPX stock at 24.55 per share and selling one contract of the Louisiana Pacific May 2017 24 call for 1.7 for a net debit of $ 22.85 per share. This trade lasts 87 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.92%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Wabash National has an assigned return rate of 8.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of WNC stock at 20.53 per share and selling one contract of the Wabash National Jul 2017 20 call for 2.1 for a net debit of $ 18.42 per share. This trade lasts 150 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.71%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Teradyne has an assigned return rate of 3.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TER stock at 29.17 per share and selling one contract of the Teradyne Apr 2017 29 call for 1.1 for a net debit of $ 28.07 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.48%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Yahoo has an assigned return rate of 3.28%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of YHOO stock at 45.09 per share and selling one contract of the Yahoo Apr 2017 45 call for 1.53 for a net debit of $ 43.57 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.3%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Activision has an assigned return rate of 4.79%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of ATVI stock at 45.32 per share and selling one contract of the Activision May 2017 45 call for 2.39 for a net debit of $ 42.92 per share. This trade lasts 87 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.12%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Fabrinet has an assigned return rate of 3.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FN stock at 48.39 per share and selling one contract of the Fabrinet Apr 2017 45 call for 4.79 for a net debit of $ 43.6 per share. This trade lasts 59 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.85%. 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 3.18%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NCR stock at 46.77 per share and selling one contract of the NCR Apr 2017 46 call for 2.2 for a net debit of $ 44.57 per share. This trade lasts 59 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 Maxlinear Inc has an assigned return rate of 6.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MXL stock at 26.62 per share and selling one contract of the Maxlinear Inc Jun 2017 25 call for 3.1 for a net debit of $ 23.53 per share. This trade lasts 115 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.67%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on First Pactrust Bancorp has an assigned return rate of 7.62%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BANC stock at 19.85 per share and selling one contract of the First Pactrust Bancorp Jul 2017 19 call for 2.2 for a net debit of $ 17.64 per share. This trade lasts 150 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.6%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Citrix Systems has an assigned return rate of 5.82%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTXS stock at 80.5 per share and selling one contract of the Citrix Systems Jun 2017 80 call for 4.9 for a net debit of $ 75.59 per share. This trade lasts 115 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.46%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate 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)! Learn how to limit your risks in any trade and keep your upside open ? 'Cut your losers short and let your winners run'. These limited risk techniques have saved investors thousands of dollars during unexpected market downturns and Black Swan events. The RadioActive Home Study Kit teaches the proper limited risk trade setup and the 10 different Income Methods that are used to lower the initial risk, potentially bulletproof your stock positions and earn extra income. 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(VZ) and Laredo Petroleum Inc (LPI) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Lear Corporation (LEA), Dicks Sporting Goods Inc (DKS) and Marriott International Inc (MAR) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.68%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.41%, the Mumbai Sensex is up 0.35% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.09% and the Hang Seng is down -0.76%.In Europe stocks are mixed. The DAX is up 0.53%, the Euronext 100 is up 0.35%, the CAC 40 is up 0.29% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.26%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.94 at 54.34 per barrel. Brent crude is up 0.83 at 57.01 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.1 at 2.74. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -9.34 at 1229.13 per ounce. Platinum is down -14.2 at 911.3 while silver is down -0.14 at 17.89. 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, 1,092,005 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 641,036 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.59 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.66. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Nothing Scheduled EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: AAP AER ACC ANAT AWK AGR CACQ CXO CPRT CBRL ECL EIX EDR ENBL EXAS EXPD EXR FSLR FDP GPC HLS HSIC HEP HD IRWD KAR MIC M MDT MORN NFX NEM PZZA PSB QTS PWR SNI SHO SPN TX TXRH TREX VMI VRSK WMT WRI WAB WLK WLL WMGI XPO This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: |
