MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for GILD and More... for 2015-04-24 |
| MORNING UPDATE FOR APRIL 24, 2015 PriceWatch Alerts for GOOGL, EJ, DPZ, MDSO, ARIA, GWPH, JCI, MSFT, PBR, DNKN, GILD, YPF, GLD, SFUN and NUAN. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $577.00 while selling the July $590.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $551.00. At that price, this position has a target return of 7.1%. This trade will have roughly 4.5% downside protection, while still aiming for a 7.1% return in 84 days. It will lock in that return as long as Google is above $590.00 on 7/17/2015. For comparison purposes only, this GOOGL covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 30.7%. E-House (NYSE: EJ) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $6.75 while simultaneously selling the November $7.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 19.7%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $5.85, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 13.3% downside protection, while still providing a 19.7% return in 210 days as long as EJ is above $7.00 on 11/20/2015. For comparison purposes only, this E-House covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 34.2%. Dominos Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $109.50 while selling the September $110.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $103.50. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.3%. This trade will have roughly 5.5% downside protection, while still aiming for a 6.3% return in 147 days. It will lock in that return as long as Dominos Pizza is above $110.00 on 9/18/2015. For comparison purposes only, this DPZ covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 15.6%. Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ: MDSO) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $60.00 call while at the same time buying MDSO stock for $57.50 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 8.9%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $55.10, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 4.2% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 8.9% return in 84 days. If MDSO is higher than $60.00 on 7/17/2015, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 38.6%. Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the August $10.00 call while simultaneously buying ARIA stock for $9.67 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $8.42. At that price, this position has a target return of 18.8%. This trade has 12.9% downside protection, while still providing a 18.8% return in 119 days as long as ARIA is above $10.00 on 8/21/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Ariad Pharmaceuticals covered call targets an annualized return rate of 57.5%. GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $120.60 while selling the June $125.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $113.10. At that price, this position has a target return of 10.5%. This trade will have roughly 6.2% downside protection, while still aiming for a 10.5% return in 56 days. It will lock in that return as long as GW Pharmaceuticals is above $125.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this GWPH covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 68.6%. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $53.09 while simultaneously selling the July $55.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 6.4%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $51.67, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 2.7% downside protection, while still providing a 6.4% return in 84 days as long as JCI is above $55.00 on 7/17/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Johnson Controls covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 28.0%. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $44.85 while simultaneously selling the October $46.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 5.0%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $43.83, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 2.3% downside protection, while still providing a 5.0% return in 175 days as long as MSFT is above $46.00 on 10/16/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Microsoft covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 10.3%. Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the October $10.00 call while at the same time buying PBR stock for $9.37 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 20.2%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $8.32, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 11.2% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 20.2% return in 175 days. If PBR is higher than $10.00 on 10/16/2015, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 42.1%. Dunkin (NASDAQ: DNKN) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the September $55.00 call while simultaneously buying DNKN stock for $52.80 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $51.60. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.6%. This trade has 2.3% downside protection, while still providing a 6.6% return in 147 days as long as DNKN is above $55.00 on 9/18/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Dunkin covered call targets an annualized return rate of 16.3%. Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $105.25 while selling the June $110.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $102.85. At that price, this position has a target return of 7.0%. This trade will have roughly 2.3% downside protection, while still aiming for a 7.0% return in 56 days. It will lock in that return as long as Gilead Sciences is above $110.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this GILD covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 45.3%. YPF S.A. (NYSE: YPF) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $30.08 while simultaneously selling the June $32.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 10.0%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $29.08, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 3.3% downside protection, while still providing a 10.0% return in 56 days as long as YPF is above $32.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this YPF S.A. covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 65.4%. Gold SPDR (AMEX: GLD) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $114.60 while selling the July $118.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $112.62. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.8%. This trade will have roughly 1.7% downside protection, while still aiming for a 4.8% return in 84 days. It will lock in that return as long as Gold SPDR is above $118.00 on 7/17/2015. For comparison purposes only, this GLD covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 20.7%. SouFun (NYSE: SFUN) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the August $9.00 call while at the same time buying SFUN stock for $8.59 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 18.6%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $7.59, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 11.6% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 18.6% return in 119 days. If SFUN is higher than $9.00 on 8/21/2015, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 57.0%. Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the October $15.00 call while simultaneously buying NUAN stock for $14.99 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $13.79. At that price, this position has a target return of 8.8%. 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Cablevision (CVC) and Juniper Networks (JNPR) were upgraded by analysts this morning while Jacobs (JEC), Medidata Solutions (MDSO), BB&T Corp (BBT), Capital One (COF) and Omnicare (OCR) were downgraded. INTERNATIONAL MARKETS In Asia, stocks ended mixed Friday. The Hang Seng rose 0.89% on the day, while the Nikkei fell 0.83%. European markets are higher today as German business sentiment is higher. The FTSE is up 0.26% while the DAX is up 0.31%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down $0.25 to $57.49 while NYMEX natural gas is up $0.02 to $2.55. In metals, gold is down $6 to $1,188, silver is down $0.01 to $15.88 and platinum is down $7 to $1,136. The US Dollar is down against the Euro and the Yen. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,052,971 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 691,952 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.66, while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 08:30 AM Mar Durable Orders 08:30 AM Mar Durable Goods ?ex transportation EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY AAL AAN AOS BIIB COG FLIR HMC IMS LEA SHOO TYC XRX This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: PowerOptionsPlus.com - The Best Way To Find, Compare, Analyze, and Make Money On Option Investments - Forbes Best of the Web |
