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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SNE and More... for 2016-07-29
PriceWatch Alerts for SNE, MXIM, USG, X, VWL ,TXRH, KSU, EBAY, LRCX, and TXT

Today's optimal covered call on Sony Corporation has an assigned return rate of 5.67%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SNE stock at 30.39 per share and selling one contract of the Sony Corporation Oct 2016 30 call for 2 for a net debit of $ 28.39 per share. This trade lasts 85 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Maxim Integrated Products Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.3%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MXIM stock at 41.24 per share and selling one contract of the Maxim Integrated Products Inc. Sep 2016 41 call for 1.55 for a net debit of $ 39.69 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 24.09%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on USG Corp. has an assigned return rate of 3.28%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of USG stock at 28.71 per share and selling one contract of the USG Corp. Sep 2016 28 call for 1.6 for a net debit of $ 27.11 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.97%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on United States Steel Corp. has an assigned return rate of 11.43%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of X stock at 25.49 per share and selling one contract of the United States Steel Corp. Jan 2017 23 call for 4.85 for a net debit of $ 20.64 per share. This trade lasts 176 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 23.71%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Newell Rubbermaid Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.14%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NWL stock at 49.16 per share and selling one contract of the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Sep 2016 49 call for 1.65 for a net debit of $ 47.51 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.89%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Texas Roadhouse Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.12%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TXRH stock at 45.94 per share and selling one contract of the Texas Roadhouse Inc. Sep 2016 45 call for 2.3 for a net debit of $ 43.64 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.75%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Kansas City Southern has an assigned return rate of 3.05%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of KSU stock at 95.39 per share and selling one contract of the Kansas City Southern Sep 2016 95 call for 3.2 for a net debit of $ 92.19 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.25%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on eBay Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.02%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EBAY stock at 31.31 per share and selling one contract of the eBay Inc. Sep 2016 31 call for 1.22 for a net debit of $ 30.09 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.08%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Lam Research Corp. has an assigned return rate of 3.02%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LRCX stock at 91.96 per share and selling one contract of the Lam Research Corp. Sep 2016 90 call for 4.6 for a net debit of $ 87.36 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 22.06%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Textron Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.01%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TXT stock at 39.27 per share and selling one contract of the Textron Inc. Sep 2016 39 call for 1.41 for a net debit of $ 37.86 per share. This trade lasts 50 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.98%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).









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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
Pinnacle Foods (PF), and Oshkosh (OSK) were upgraded by analysts this morning, whileAutomatic Data (ADP),andGrubHub (GRUB) were downgraded.Barclays PLC (BCS), Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd. (KONE), and Trinity Industries Inc. (TRN) are early risers, while Cigna Corporation (CI), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) and Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) are down.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Asian stocks finished mixed Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced plans to double its purchases of exchange traded funds. The Shanghai Composite was down 1.11% while the Nikkei was up 0.56%. European markets are mixed this mornings as banking shares helped markets toward closing out a strong month. The FTSE is down 0.12%, while the The DAX is up 0.32%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down $0.36 to $40.78 per barrel, while natural gas is down $0.02 to $2.84. Metals prices are up. Gold is up $0.10 to $1,341.30 per ounce and platinum is down $5.40 at $1,133.50. The Dollar is down versus the Euro and the Yen.


PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 967,086 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 596,175 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.61 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.62.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
GDP-Adv. Q2 08:30
Chain Deflator-Adv. Q2 08:30
Employment Cost Index Q2 08:30
Chicago PMI July 09:45
Michigan Sentiment - Final July 10:00

EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY:
ABBV
ACHC
ALGT
AON
AWI
AN
B
BLMN
COG
CPN
CBOE
CVX
CI
OFC
XOM
FNFG
GVA
HST
KBR
LXK
LPNT
LYB
MRK
NWL
PBF
PSX
PSXP
PFS
PEG
SHEN
SAVE
TDS
TEN
TYC
UPS
USM
VTR
XRX

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