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MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for FL and More... for 2018-12-04
PriceWatch Alerts for FL, SEAS, MOS, POST, CRM ,HLF, AAP, TMUS, PKI and HSIC.

Today's optimal covered call on Foot Locker has an assigned return rate of 3.79%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of FL stock at 56.29 per share and selling one contract of the Foot Locker Jan 2019 55 call for 3.29 for a net debit of $52.99 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 30.76%. 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 3.48%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of SEAS stock at 28.54 per share and selling one contract of the Seaworld Entertainment Jan 2019 27 call for 2.45 for a net debit of $26.08 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 28.29%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Mosaic has an assigned return rate of 3.41%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of MOS stock at 36.86 per share and selling one contract of the Mosaic Jan 2019 36 call for 2.04 for a net debit of $34.81 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 27.72%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Post Holdings Inc has an assigned return rate of 3.36%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of POST stock at 95.01 per share and selling one contract of the Post Holdings Inc Jan 2019 95 call for 3.10 for a net debit of $91.91 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 27.26%. The risk assessment of this trade is 2 keys, (Considerable relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Salesforce.com has an assigned return rate of 3.32%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of CRM stock at 144.14 per share and selling one contract of the Salesforce.com Jan 2019 140 call for 8.65 for a net debit of $135.50 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.93%. The risk assessment of this trade is 4 keys, (Low relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Herbalife has an assigned return rate of 3.26%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HLF stock at 57.56 per share and selling one contract of the Herbalife Jan 2019 57.5 call for 1.87 for a net debit of $55.67 per share. This trade lasts 45 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 Advance Auto Parts has an assigned return rate of 3.25%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of AAP stock at 177.88 per share and selling one contract of the Advance Auto Parts Jan 2019 175 call for 8.40 for a net debit of $169.48 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.36%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on T-Mobile US has an assigned return rate of 3.24%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of TMUS stock at 67.8 per share and selling one contract of the T-Mobile US Jan 2019 67.5 call for 2.41 for a net debit of $65.37 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.30%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on PerkinElmer has an assigned return rate of 3.21%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of PKI stock at 90.59 per share and selling one contract of the PerkinElmer Jan 2019 90 call for 3.39 for a net debit of $87.19 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.04%. The risk assessment of this trade is 3 keys, (Moderate relative risk).

Today's optimal covered call on Henry Schein has an assigned return rate of 3.21%. To enter this trade, buy 100 shares of HSIC stock at 90.4 per share and selling one contract of the Henry Schein Jan 2019 90 call for 3.20 for a net debit of $87.20 per share. This trade lasts 45 days, giving it an annualized return rate of 26.04%. 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
Nucor Corporation (NUE), Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX) and AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) are moving higher this morning, while Dollar General Corp. (DG), Symantec Corporation (SYMC) and Tiffany & Co. (TIF) are headed lower. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ), Waste Management, Inc. (WM) and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc (KDP) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Apple Inc. (AAPL), Intel Corporation (INTC) and Fastenal Company (FAST) were downgraded.

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Shanghai SE Composite Index is up 0.42%, the Hang Seng is up 0.29%, the Mumbai Sensex is down -0.29% the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is down -1% and the Nikkei 225 is down -2.39%. Stocks in Europe are down. The FTSE 100 is down -0.71%, the DAX is down -0.58%, the CAC 40 is down -0.45% and the Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.37%.

FUTURES & CURRENCIES
Energy futures are up today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 0.95 at 53.9 per barrel. Brent crude is up 1.24 at 62.93 per barrel. Natural Gas is up 0.13 at 4.47. Precious metals are up this morning. Gold is up 9.46 at 1240.13 per ounce. Platinum is up 0.48 at 808.12 while silver is up 0.14 at 14.64. 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, 1,077,314 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 609,209 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.57 while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.68.

TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Auto Sales Nov 14:00
Truck Sales Nov 14:00

EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY:
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