MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for TSLA and More... for 2014-03-19 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- MORNING UPDATE FOR MARCH 19, 2014 PriceWatch Alerts for VJET, QCOM, CSIQ, NQ, BMRN, TSLA, SODA, LULU, GRPN, EMC, LINE, ADP, AVGO, MDT and WAT. Voxeljet (NYSE: VJET) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $29.68 while selling the April $27.50 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $26.08. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.4%. This trade will have roughly 12.1% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.4% return in 31 days. It will lock in that return as long as Voxeljet is above $27.50 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this VJET covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 64.1%. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $77.45 while simultaneously selling the July $77.50 call will result in a new position with a target return of 4.5%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $74.15, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 4.3% downside protection, while still providing a 4.5% return in 122 days as long as QCOM is above $77.50 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Qualcomm covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 13.5%. Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $34.77 while selling the April $34.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break- even point around $31.67. At that price, this position has a target return of 7.4%. This trade will have roughly 8.9% downside protection, while still aiming for a 7.4% return in 31 days. It will lock in that return as long as Canadian Solar is above $34.00 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this CSIQ covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 86.5%. NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the April $20.00 call while at the same time buying NQ stock for $20.44 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 18.8%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $16.84, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 17.6% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 18.8% return in 31 days. If NQ is higher than $20.00 on 4/19/2014, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 220.9%. BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) 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 BMRN stock for $81.19 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $73.79. At that price, this position has a target return of 8.4%. This trade has 9.1% downside protection, while still providing a 8.4% return in 122 days as long as BMRN is above $80.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this BioMarin Pharmaceutical covered call targets an annualized return rate of 25.2%. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $240.04 while selling the April $235.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $222.39. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.7%. This trade will have roughly 7.4% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.7% return in 31 days. It will lock in that return as long as Tesla is above $235.00 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this TSLA covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 66.8%. SodaStream (NASDAQ: SODA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $41.11 while simultaneously selling the April $40.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 4.3%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $38.36, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 6.7% downside protection, while still providing a 4.3% return in 31 days as long as SODA is above $40.00 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this SodaStream covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 50.3%. Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $49.01 while selling the April $47.50 call will produce a new covered call with a break- even point around $45.21. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.1%. This trade will have roughly 7.8% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.1% return in 31 days. It will lock in that return as long as Lululemon Athletica is above $47.50 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this LULU covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 59.6%. Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the October $8.00 call while at the same time buying GRPN stock for $8.38 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 19.6%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $6.69, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 20.2% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 19.6% return in 213 days. If GRPN is higher than $8.00 on 10/18/2014, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 33.6%. EMC (NYSE: EMC) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $28.00 call while simultaneously buying EMC stock for $27.84 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $26.63. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.1%. This trade has 4.3% downside protection, while still providing a 5.1% return in 122 days as long as EMC is above $28.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this EMC covered call targets an annualized return rate of 15.4%. Linn Energy (NASDAQ: LINE) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $29.26 while selling the July $29.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $27.76. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.5%. This trade will have roughly 5.1% downside protection, while still aiming for a 4.5% return in 122 days. It will lock in that return as long as Linn Energy is above $29.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this LINE covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 13.3%. Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $78.99 while simultaneously selling the August $80.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 4.6%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $76.49, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 3.2% downside protection, while still providing a 4.6% return in 150 days as long as ADP is above $80.00 on 8/16/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Automatic Data Processing covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 11.1%. Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $63.82 while selling the July $62.50 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $58.82. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.3%. This trade will have roughly 7.8% downside protection, while still aiming for a 6.3% return in 122 days. It will lock in that return as long as Avago Technologies is above $62.50 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this AVGO covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 18.7%. Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the August $60.00 call while at the same time buying MDT stock for $59.85 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 4.6%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $57.35, 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 4.6% return in 150 days. If MDT is higher than $60.00 on 8/16/2014, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 11.2%. Waters (NYSE: WAT) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the May $115.00 call while simultaneously buying WAT stock for $114.23 will result in a new position with a break- even point around $110.33. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.2%. This trade has 3.4% downside protection, while still providing a 4.2% return in 59 days as long as WAT is above $115.00 on 5/17/2014. 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