MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SSYS and More... for 2014-02-25 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ MORNING UPDATE: PriceWatch Alerts for SSYS, RFMD, BWA and More... February 25, 9:00 AM ET - PriceWatch Alerts for SSYS, ORCL, FFIV, TM, TWX, INTC, VIAB, CAT, RFMD, TEVA, PM, DWA, CAKE, JWN, BWA, Market Overview, News Leaders and Laggards, Today's Economic Calendar, and Index Support & Resistance Levels. PriceWatch Alerts for SSYS, ORCL, FFIV, TM, TWX, INTC, VIAB, CAT, RFMD, TEVA, PM, DWA, CAKE, JWN, BWA. Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $125.31 while selling the June $115.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $106.51. At that price, this position has a target return of 8.0%. This trade will have roughly 15.0% downside protection, while still aiming for a 8.0% return in 116 days. It will lock in that return as long as Stratasys is above $115.00 on 6/21/2014. For comparison purposes only, this SSYS covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 25.1%. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $38.14 while simultaneously selling the June $39.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 5.9%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $36.82, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 3.5% downside protection, while still providing a 5.9% return in 116 days as long as ORCL is above $39.00 on 6/21/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Oracle covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 18.6%. F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $111.91 while selling the July $105.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break- even point around $98.46. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.6%. This trade will have roughly 12.0% downside protection, while still aiming for a 6.6% return in 144 days. It will lock in that return as long as F5 Networks is above $105.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this FFIV covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 16.8%. Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $115.00 call while at the same time buying TM stock for $116.17 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 4.3%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $110.22, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 5.1% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 4.3% return in 144 days. If TM is higher than $115.00 on 7/19/2014, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 11.0%. Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $65.00 call while simultaneously buying TWX stock for $65.01 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $62.01. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.8%. This trade has 4.6% downside protection, while still providing a 4.8% return in 144 days as long as TWX is above $65.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Time Warner covered call targets an annualized return rate of 12.2%. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $24.63 while selling the October $25.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $23.36. At that price, this position has a target return of 7.0%. This trade will have roughly 5.2% downside protection, while still aiming for a 7.0% return in 235 days. It will lock in that return as long as Intel is above $25.00 on 10/18/2014. For comparison purposes only, this INTC covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 10.9%. Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $86.98 while simultaneously selling the April $90.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 5.0%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $85.73, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 1.4% downside protection, while still providing a 5.0% return in 53 days as long as VIAB is above $90.00 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Viacom covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 34.3%. Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $97.32 while selling the May $100.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $95.28. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.0%. This trade will have roughly 2.1% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.0% return in 81 days. It will lock in that return as long as Caterpillar is above $100.00 on 5/17/2014. For comparison purposes only, this CAT covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 22.3%. RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) 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 RFMD stock for $7.03 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 21.1%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $5.78, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 17.8% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 21.1% return in 689 days. If RFMD 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 11.2%. Teva Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: TEVA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the June $46.00 call while simultaneously buying TEVA stock for $48.20 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $44.00. At that price, this position has a target return of 4.5%. This trade has 8.7% downside protection, while still providing a 4.5% return in 116 days as long as TEVA is above $46.00 on 6/21/2014. For comparison purposes only, this Teva Pharmaceutical covered call targets an annualized return rate of 14.3%. Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $79.17 while selling the September $82.50 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $77.30. At that price, this position has a target return of 6.7%. This trade will have roughly 2.4% downside protection, while still aiming for a 6.7% return in 207 days. It will lock in that return as long as Philip Morris International is above $82.50 on 9/20/2014. For comparison purposes only, this PM covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 11.8%. DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is an ideal candidate for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $34.85 while simultaneously selling the April $34.00 call will result in a new position with a target return of 5.4%. Based on recent prices, this position will cost about $32.25, which is also the trade?s breakeven point. At that level, this covered call has 7.5% downside protection, while still providing a 5.4% return in 53 days as long as DWA is above $34.00 on 4/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this DreamWorks Animation covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 37.3%. Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) has been identified by InvestorsObserver analysts as being well-positioned for a new covered call today. Buying the stock for $46.62 while selling the July $46.00 call will produce a new covered call with a break-even point around $43.62. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.5%. This trade will have roughly 6.4% downside protection, while still aiming for a 5.5% return in 144 days. It will lock in that return as long as Cheesecake Factory is above $46.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this CAKE covered call aims for an annualized return rate of 13.8%. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) has been chosen by InvestorsObserver analysts as a candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $57.50 call while at the same time buying JWN stock for $58.61 will produce a new covered call with a target return of 4.2%. Based on recent data, this trade will cost about $55.16, which is also the covered call?s breakeven point. At that price, this covered call has 5.9% downside protection, while seeking an assigned return of 4.2% return in 144 days. If JWN is higher than $57.50 on 7/19/2014, we are assured that simple return. For comparison purposes only, that equates to an annualized return rate of 10.7%. BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) has been selected by InvestorsObserver analysts as a stock that is a strong candidate for a new covered call today. Selling the July $60.00 call while simultaneously buying BWA stock for $61.30 will result in a new position with a break-even point around $57.00. At that price, this position has a target return of 5.3%. This trade has 7.0% downside protection, while still providing a 5.3% return in 144 days as long as BWA is above $60.00 on 7/19/2014. For comparison purposes only, this BorgWarner covered call targets an annualized return rate of 13.3%. *Annualized returns are shown for comparison purposes only Are you looking for a more conservative strategy that solves the pitfalls that come with covered calls investing? Check out our RadioActive Home Study Kit (http://www.poweropt.com/psDetails.asp?pid=25)! Learn how to limit your risks in any trade and keep your upside open ? 'Cut your losers short and let your winners run'. 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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS Tesla (TSLA), Blackberry (BBRY) and Nabors Industries (NBR) are headed higher this morning, while RealPage (RP), VIVIS (VVUS) and Home Depot (HD) are in decline. Nordson (NDSN) and Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) were upgraded by analysts this morning, while Greenbrier Companies (GBX) and RealPage (RP) were downgraded. MARKET OVERVIEW Asian indices were widely varied overnight. The Shanghai SEC dropped 2.0% while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.4%. Chinese stocks are still hampered by concerns in the real estate sector that have resulted in banks reducing lending to property developers. Elsewhere in the region, the Mumbai Sensex and Taiwan TSEC each rose 0.2% while the Hong Kong Hang Seng dropped 0.3%. In Europe, the major stock markets are all in negative territory so far this morning. The FTSE 100 is down 1.0%, while the French CAC 40, German DAX, and Euronext 100 are each losing about 0.5% at last check. German GDP met expectations and business confidence rose, while French business confidence held steady. Energy futures are lower this morning, with West Texas Intermediate down 1.2% to $101.50. Heating oil and natural gas are both slightly lower, while natural gas fell sharply and lost 10% in Monday's session. Gold and other precious metals are all lower and the U.S. Dollar is weaker versus both the euro and the Yen. The Bitcoin global average cratered overnight as onetime leading exchange MtGox seems to going through its death throes. The crypto-currency lost more than $100 at one point this morning, which is roughly 20% of its value, but has bounced back to $500, which is still a sharp loss. PUT/CALL RATIO Yesterday, 1,446,605 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 794,231 put contracts. The single-session put/call was 0.55, while the 20-day moving average is now at 0.59. SUPPORT & RESISTANCE LEVELS The S&P 500 Depository Receipts (SPY) ETF has support at $182 and is above resistance. The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) has support at $87 and is above resistance. TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 09:00 AM Dec Case-Shiller 20-city Index 09:00 AM Dec FHA Housing Price Index 10:00 AM Feb Consumer Confidence EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY AMT ARIA AVGO CBRL DPZ DWA FSLR GA HD HFC JAZZ M PBR ROSE SAM TMUS 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 Winner. InvestorsObserver -- Better Strategies for Making Money in Up, Down, and Flat Markets -> Get Started with InvestosObserver's 100% Free Essentials Service: http://www.poweropt.com/io All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security and they do not represent in any way a positive or negative outlook for any security. 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