MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for AAXJ and More... for 2018-12-20 |
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Today's optimal covered call on Market Vectors Gold Miners has an assigned return rate of 4.68%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of GDX stock at 19.95 per share and selling one contract of the Market Vectors Gold Miners Apr 2019 19 call for 1.80 for a net debit of $18.14 per share. This trade lasts 119 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.36%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Spain Index has an assigned return rate of 4.65%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EWP stock at 27.14 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Spain Index Apr 2019 27 call for 1.35 for a net debit of $25.79 per share. This trade lasts 119 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 14.26%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Wisdomtree India Earnings has an assigned return rate of 4.16%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EPI stock at 24.29 per share and selling one contract of the Wisdomtree India Earnings Apr 2019 24 call for 1.25 for a net debit of $23.03 per share. This trade lasts 119 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 12.78%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares Silver Trust has an assigned return rate of 6.97%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SLV stock at 13.68 per share and selling one contract of the iShares Silver Trust Jul 2019 13.5 call for 1.07 for a net debit of $12.61 per share. This trade lasts 211 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 12.06%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on S&P 500 Utilities Sector SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.46%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of XLU stock at 54.52 per share and selling one contract of the S&P 500 Utilities Sector SPDR Mar 2019 54 call for 1.83 for a net debit of $52.70 per share. This trade lasts 85 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 10.59%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan has an assigned return rate of 3.35%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of EPP stock at 40.45 per share and selling one contract of the iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Apr 2019 40 call for 1.75 for a net debit of $38.70 per share. This trade lasts 119 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 10.30%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Gold SPDR has an assigned return rate of 2.24%. 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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 Newell Brands Inc (NWL), Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (REGN) are moving higher this morning, while Conagra Brands Inc (CAG), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) and Accenture Plc (ACN) are headed lower. Phillips 66 (PSX), Humana Inc (HUM) and Halliburton Company (HAL) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Noble Corporation PLC (NE ), Macerich Co (MAC) and Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (HST) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Mumbai Sensex is up 0.59%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -0.52%, the Hang Seng is down -0.94% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -1.36% and the Nikkei 225 is down -2.84%. Stocks in Europe are down. The CAC 40 is down -1.64%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -1.43%, the DAX is down -1.13% and the FTSE 100 is down -0.28%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -1.44 at 46.73 per barrel. Brent crude is down -1.53 at 55.71 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.17 at 3.89. Precious metals are mixed this morning. Gold is up 14.16 at 1257.24 per ounce. Platinum is up 7.92 at 794.26 while silver is flat 0 at 14.82. The dollar is down compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, down against the Yen and down against the Pound. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 754,723 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 640,131 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.85 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.72. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR Initial Claims 12/15 08:30 Continuing Claims 12/8 08:30 Philadelphia Fed Dec 08:30 Leading Indicators Nov 10:00 Natural Gas Inventories 12/15 10:30 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: NKE ACN WBA CCL CTAS CAG BB NEOG |
