MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM and More... for 2016-08-01 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for MXIM, SLB, TRN, SWFT, NCR ,FFIV, WHR, CTXS, QCOM and SWFT. Today's optimal covered call on Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.62%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MXIM stock at 40.78 per share and selling one contract of the Maxim Integrated Products Inc. Sep 2016 40 call for 1.8 for a net debit of $ 38.98 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.76%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Schlumberger Ltd. has an assigned return rate of 2.6%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SLB stock at 80.52 per share and selling one contract of the Schlumberger Ltd. Sep 2016 80 call for 2.55 for a net debit of $ 77.97 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.66%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Trinity Industries Inc. has an assigned return rate of 4.46%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TRN stock at 23.21 per share and selling one contract of the Trinity Industries Inc. Oct 2016 22 call for 2.15 for a net debit of $ 21.06 per share. This trade lasts 81 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20.11%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Swift Transportation Company has an assigned return rate of 9.42%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SWFT stock at 19.25 per share and selling one contract of the Swift Transportation Company Jan 2017 18 call for 2.8 for a net debit of $ 16.45 per share. This trade lasts 172 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 20%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on NCR Corp. has an assigned return rate of 4.34%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NCR stock at 32.97 per share and selling one contract of the NCR Corp. Oct 2016 32 call for 2.3 for a net debit of $ 30.67 per share. This trade lasts 81 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.54%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on F5 Networks Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.46%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FFIV stock at 123.42 per share and selling one contract of the F5 Networks Inc. Sep 2016 120 call for 6.3 for a net debit of $ 117.12 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 19.51%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Whirlpool Corp. has an assigned return rate of 2.31%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of WHR stock at 192.36 per share and selling one contract of the Whirlpool Corp. Sep 2016 190 call for 6.65 for a net debit of $ 185.71 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.33%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Citrix Systems Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CTXS stock at 89.13 per share and selling one contract of the Citrix Systems Inc. Sep 2016 87.5 call for 3.6 for a net debit of $ 85.53 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.28%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on QUALCOMM Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.21%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of QCOM stock at 62.58 per share and selling one contract of the QUALCOMM Inc. Sep 2016 62.5 call for 1.43 for a net debit of $ 61.15 per share. This trade lasts 46 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.52%. 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Cubic (CUB), Continental Resources (CLR) and UDR (UDR) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Skechers USA (SKX), Potbelly (PBPB) and Host Hotels (HST) were downgraded. Sientra, Inc. (SIEN), Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU), and General Electric Company (GE) are early risers, while VirnetX Holding Corp (VHC), Comstock Resources Inc. (CRK) and Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL) are down. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Asian stocks finished mixed Monday as investors reacted to mixed results in regional economic data. The Shanghai Composite was down 0.87% while the Nikkei was up 0.40%. European markets are mixed after industry stress tests weighed on banking shares. The FTSE is down 0.31%, while the The DAX is up 0.03%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are lower today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down $0.41 to $41.19 per barrel, while natural gas is down $0.03 to $2.84. Metals prices are mixed. Gold is down $2.40 to $1,355.10 per ounce and platinum is up $3.20 at $1,153.80. The Dollar is up versus the Euro and the Yen. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 873187 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 543734 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.6227005211942 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.62. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR ISM Index July 10:00 Construction Spending June 10:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: AMG ARE LNT AMC APU BLKB BWP CNA DNB DO CONE CTRP EDR ENH FDC FTR GGP GWR HTA IDTI L LTC MAC MIC MCY NGHC OLN OGS PPS PGND RXN THC TEX TXRH TSE UGI VNO VMC WMB WPZ This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: |
