MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for LH and More... for 2016-05-18 |
| PriceWatch Alerts for LH, AON, RAI, HSY, AFL ,VTR, SYY, SYK, NOC and EXR. Today's optimal covered call on Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has an assigned return rate of 3.83%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LH stock at 126.19 per share and selling one contract of the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Aug 2016 125 call for 5.8 for a net debit of $ 120.39 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 15.03%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Aon Corp has an assigned return rate of 2.32%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AON stock at 105.72 per share and selling one contract of the Aon Corp Jul 2016 105 call for 3.1 for a net debit of $ 102.62 per share. This trade lasts 58 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.6%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Reynolds American Inc has an assigned return rate of 3.5%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of RAI stock at 50.31 per share and selling one contract of the Reynolds American Inc Aug 2016 50 call for 2 for a net debit of $ 48.31 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.73%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Hershey Co (The) has an assigned return rate of 3.33%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HSY stock at 90.7 per share and selling one contract of the Hershey Co (The) Aug 2016 90 call for 3.6 for a net debit of $ 87.1 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.07%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on AFLAC Inc has an assigned return rate of 3.07%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AFL stock at 68.44 per share and selling one contract of the AFLAC Inc Aug 2016 67.5 call for 2.95 for a net debit of $ 65.49 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 12.05%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Ventas Inc. has an assigned return rate of 3.06%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of VTR stock at 66.37 per share and selling one contract of the Ventas Inc. Aug 2016 65 call for 3.3 for a net debit of $ 63.07 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 12.01%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Sysco Corp has an assigned return rate of 3.05%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SYY stock at 49.3 per share and selling one contract of the Sysco Corp Aug 2016 49 call for 1.75 for a net debit of $ 47.55 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 11.97%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Stryker Corp has an assigned return rate of 3.93%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SYK stock at 110.14 per share and selling one contract of the Stryker Corp Sep 2016 110 call for 4.3 for a net debit of $ 105.84 per share. This trade lasts 121 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 11.86%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Northrop Grumman Corp has an assigned return rate of 2.89%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of NOC stock at 213.6 per share and selling one contract of the Northrop Grumman Corp Aug 2016 210 call for 9.5 for a net debit of $ 204.1 per share. This trade lasts 93 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 11.35%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). 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STOCKS ON THE MOVE Holly Frontier (HFC), and Exxon Mobil (XOM) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while New Residential Investment (NRZ), and Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC) were downgraded. LSB Industries Inc. (LXU), MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (MGT), and SeaDrill Limited (SDRL) are early risers, while Target Corp. (TGT), Wal-Mart Stores Inc.(WMT) and Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) are down. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS In Asia, markets finished lower Wednesday as concern for the Chinese economy grows. The Shanghai was down 1.27% while the Nikkei was down 0.05%. European stocks are down today as a stronger dollar pulled mining stocks lower. The FTSE is down 0.48%, while the DAX is down 0.24%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $0.01 to $48.32 per barrel, while natural gas is down $0.03 to $2.15. Metals prices are down. Gold is down $2.00 to $1,274.20 per ounce and platinum is down $11.80 to $1,042.70. The Dollar is up versus the Euro and the Yen. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 669,465 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 539,064 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.81 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.76. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR MBA Mortgage Index 05/14 07:00 Crude Inventories 05/14 10:30 FOMC Minutes Apr 27 14:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: AEO ADI BAH CSCO EXP HRL HLI LB LOW RXN CRM SFUN SPLS SNPS TTWO TGT URBN WSM |
