MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for KEYS and More... for 2018-12-06 |
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To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FL stock at 54.93 per share and selling one contract of the Foot Locker Jan 2019 52.5 call for 4.09 for a net debit of $50.82 per share. This trade lasts 43 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 27.88%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Seaworld Entertainment has an assigned return rate of 7.21%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SEAS stock at 27.75 per share and selling one contract of the Seaworld Entertainment Mar 2019 26 call for 3.50 for a net debit of $24.25 per share. This trade lasts 99 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.60%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Agilent has an assigned return rate of 3.12%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of A stock at 72.91 per share and selling one contract of the Agilent Jan 2019 72.5 call for 2.60 for a net debit of $70.29 per share. This trade lasts 43 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.56%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on Telephone and Data Systems has an assigned return rate of 3.12%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TDS stock at 35.09 per share and selling one contract of the Telephone and Data Systems Jan 2019 35 call for 1.14 for a net debit of $33.94 per share. This trade lasts 43 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.51%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk). Today's optimal covered call on CVS Caremark has an assigned return rate of 3.11%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CVS stock at 78.91 per share and selling one contract of the CVS Caremark Jan 2019 77.5 call for 3.75 for a net debit of $75.15 per share. This trade lasts 43 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.42%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk). 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Toyota Motor Corp (TM), Aqua America Inc (WTR) and Hostess Brands Inc (TWNK) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), Macy's Inc (M) and Facebook, Inc. Common Stock (FB) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Stocks in Asia are down. The Hang Seng is down -2.47%, the Nikkei 225 is down -1.91%, the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down -1.68% the Mumbai Sensex is down -1.59% and the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -0.22%.Stocks in Europe are down. The DAX is down -2.43%, the CAC 40 is down -2.26%, the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -2.14% and the FTSE 100 is down -2.07%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES Energy futures are down today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down -1.43 at 51.46 per barrel. Brent crude is down -1.4 at 60.16 per barrel. Natural Gas is down -0.06 at 4.4. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down -0.3 at 1236.99 per ounce. Platinum is down -9.31 at 790.89 while silver is down -0.11 at 14.48. 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, 910,062 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 632,459 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.69 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.69. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR ADP Employment Change Nov 08:15 Productivity - Rev. Q3 08:30 Unit Labor Costs - Rev. Q3 08:30 Trade Balance Nov 08:30 Initial Claims 12/01 08:30 Continuing Claims 11/24 08:30 Factory Orders Oct 10:00 ISM Services Nov 10:00 Crude Inventories 12/01 11:00 EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY: AVGO KR ULTA LULU COO DOCU TTC FIVE HRB FIZZ THO SAIC VRNT MIK KFY SIG PDCO PLCE |
