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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for LPX and More... for 2016-05-16
PriceWatch Alerts for LPX, FB, BSX, TSN, JEC ,TAP, LH, AMT, AON and CB.

Today's optimal covered call on Louisiana-Pacific Corp has an assigned return rate of 10.84%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LPX stock at 18.19 per share and selling one contract of the Louisiana-Pacific Corp Nov 2016 18 call for 1.95 for a net debit of $ 16.24 per share. This trade lasts 186 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 21.27%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Facebook has an assigned return rate of 4.82%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FB stock at 119.81 per share and selling one contract of the Facebook Aug 2016 115 call for 10.1 for a net debit of $ 109.71 per share. This trade lasts 95 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.53%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Boston Scientific Corp has an assigned return rate of 4.81%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of BSX stock at 22.35 per share and selling one contract of the Boston Scientific Corp Aug 2016 22 call for 1.36 for a net debit of $ 20.99 per share. This trade lasts 95 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.49%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Tyson Foods Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.97%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TSN stock at 68.75 per share and selling one contract of the Tyson Foods Inc. Jul 2016 67.5 call for 3.2 for a net debit of $ 65.55 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 18.1%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has an assigned return rate of 2.84%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of JEC stock at 49.14 per share and selling one contract of the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Jul 2016 47.5 call for 2.95 for a net debit of $ 46.19 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 17.25%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Molson Coors Brewing Co has an assigned return rate of 2.67%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TAP stock at 98.76 per share and selling one contract of the Molson Coors Brewing Co Jul 2016 97.5 call for 3.8 for a net debit of $ 94.96 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 16.27%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has an assigned return rate of 3.89%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of LH stock at 126.82 per share and selling one contract of the Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Aug 2016 125 call for 6.5 for a net debit of $ 120.32 per share. This trade lasts 95 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.94%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on American Tower Corp has an assigned return rate of 2.44%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AMT stock at 105.7 per share and selling one contract of the American Tower Corp Jul 2016 105 call for 3.2 for a net debit of $ 102.5 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.84%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Aon Corp has an assigned return rate of 2.23%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AON stock at 105.81 per share and selling one contract of the Aon Corp Jul 2016 105 call for 3.1 for a net debit of $ 102.71 per share. This trade lasts 60 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 13.56%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Chubb Corp (The) has an assigned return rate of 3.2%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CB stock at 125.12 per share and selling one contract of the Chubb Corp (The) Aug 2016 125 call for 4 for a net debit of $ 121.12 per share. This trade lasts 95 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 12.31%. 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
J.C. Penney (JCP), BB&T (BBT) and Synergy Resources (SYRG) was upgraded by analysts this morning, while Infoblox (BLOX) was downgraded. Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(ANAC), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), and Ternium S.A. (TEX) are early risers, while Weibo Corporation (WB), YY Inc.(YY) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) are down.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
In Asia, markets rose Monday in spite of downbeat economic data out of China. The Shanghai was up 0.84% while the Nikkei was up 0.33%. European stocks are mixed today as oil prices move higher. The FTSE is down 0.37%, while the DAX is up 0.92%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $1.05 to $47.26 per barrel, while natural gas is down $0.03 to $2.21. Metals prices are up today. Gold is up $11.40 to $1,284.10 per ounce and platinum is up $5.90 to $1,058.00. The Dollar is down versus the Euro and up against the Yen.

PUT/CALL RATIO
Yesterday, 697,241 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 584,639 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.84 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.76.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Empire Manufacturing May 08:30
NAHB Housing Market Index May 10:00
Net Long-Term TIC Flows March 4:00

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