MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for TSLA and More... for 2015-04-23 |
| MORNING UPDATE FOR APRIL 23, 2015 PriceWatch Alerts for SWKS, STJ, WB, ASML, VSI, TSLA, XOM, VMW, VALE, SKX, GPRO, GMCR, T, VIMC and SODA. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $96.40 while selling the June $97.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $92.15. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.3%. This trade will have roughly 4.4% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.3% return in 57 days. It will lock in that return as long as Skyworks Solutions is above $97.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this SWKS covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 33.7%. St Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $73.69 while simultaneously selling the June $75.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 3.9%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $72.19, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 2.0% downside protection, while still providing a 3.9% return in 57 days as long as STJ is above $75.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this St Jude Medical covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 24.9%. Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $15.80 while selling the June $16.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $14.45. At that price, this position has a target return of 10.7%. This trade will have roughly 8.5% downside protection, while still aiming for a 10.7% return in 57 days. It will lock in that return as long as Weibo is above $16.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this WB covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 68.6%. ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $110.00 call while at the same time buying ASML stock for $107.81 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 6.3%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $103.51, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 4.0% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 6.3% return in 85 days. If ASML is higher than $110.00 on 7/17/2015, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 26.9%. Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the May $45.00 call while simultaneously buying VSI stock for $44.30 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $42.85. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.0%. This trade has 3.3% downside protection, while still providing a 5.0% return in 22 days as long as VSI is above $45.00 on 5/15/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Vitamin Shoppe covered call targets an annualized return rate of 83.1%. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $219.60 while selling the June $220.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $206.10. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.7%. This trade will have roughly 6.1% downside protection, while still aiming for a 6.7% return in 57 days. It will lock in that return as long as Tesla is above $220.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this TSLA covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 43.2%. Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $87.47 while selling the October $87.50 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $84.12. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.0%. This trade will have roughly 3.8% downside protection, while still aiming for a 4.0% return in 176 days. It will lock in that return as long as Exxon Mobil is above $87.50 on 10/16/2015. For comparison purposes only, this XOM covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 8.3%. VMware (NYSE: VMW) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $90.97 while simultaneously selling the July $95.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 7.0%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $88.75, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 2.4% downside protection, while still providing a 7.0% return in 85 days as long as VMW is above $95.00 on 7/17/2015. For comparison purposes only, this VMware covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 30.2%. Vale (NYSE: VALE) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the January $7.00 call while at the same time buying VALE stock for $6.46 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 22.0%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $5.74, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 11.1% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 22.0% return in 267 days. If VALE is higher than $7.00 on 1/15/2016, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 30.0%. Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $80.00 call while simultaneously buying SKX stock for $77.77 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $74.07. At that price, this position has a target return of 8.0%. This trade has 4.8% downside protection, while still providing a 8.0% return in 85 days as long as SKX is above $80.00 on 7/17/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Skechers USA covered call targets an annualized return rate of 34.4%. GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $46.30 while selling the June $47.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $43.00. At that price, this position has a target return of 9.3%. This trade will have roughly 7.1% downside protection, while still aiming for a 9.3% return in 57 days. It will lock in that return as long as GoPro is above $47.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this GPRO covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 59.6%. Keurig Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $114.50 while simultaneously selling the June $115.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 7.7%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $106.75, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 6.8% downside protection, while still providing a 7.7% return in 57 days as long as GMCR is above $115.00 on 6/19/2015. For comparison purposes only, this Keurig Green Mountain covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 49.4%. AT&T (NYSE: T) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $33.50 while selling the January $34.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $32.50. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.6%. This trade will have roughly 3.0% downside protection, while still aiming for a 4.6% return in 267 days. It will lock in that return as long as AT&T is above $34.00 on 1/15/2016. For comparison purposes only, this T covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 6.3%. Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the June $14.00 call while at the same time buying VMC stock for $13.42 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 14.6%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $12.22, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 8.9% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 14.6% return in 57 days. If VMC is higher than $14.00 on 6/19/2015, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 93.2%. SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the June $21.00 call while simultaneously buying SODA stock for $20.67 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $19.35. At that price, this position has a target return of 8.5%. This trade has 6.4% downside protection, while still providing a 8.5% return in 57 days as long as SODA is above $21.00 on 6/19/2015. 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The CAC 40 is down 0.95% and the DAX is down 1.28%. FUTURES & CURRENCIES West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up $0.18 to $56.34 while NYMEX natural gas is down $0.03 to $2.58. In metals, gold is up $3 to $1,190, silver is up $0.08 to $15.95 and platinum is up $1 to $1,138. The US Dollar is down vs the Euro and up vs the Yen. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 997,741 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 572,000 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.57, while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.63. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 08:30 AM 4/18 Initial Claims 08:30 AM 4/11 Continuing Claims 10:00 AM Mar New Home Sales 10:30 AM 4/18 Natural Gas Inventories EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY ABBV ALK ALTR AMZN CAT CB COF CVTI DGII DGX DNKN DOW DPS DPZ ERIC GM GOOG GOOGL HSY JNPR LLY LUV MMM MO MSFT MTX NEW NTGR NVS P PEP PG RTN SBUX SIAL UAL UHS UNP VIVO VRSN 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 |
