Ventas (VTR) Offering Possible 7.53% Return Over the Next 29 Calendar Days

Ventas's most recent trend suggests a bearish bias. One trading opportunity on Ventas is a Bear Call Spread using a strike $45.00 short call and a strike $50.00 long call offers a potential 7.53% return on risk over the next 29 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bear Call Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were below $45.00 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.35 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $4.65 would be incurred if the stock rose above the $50.00 long call strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving down which suggests that the short-term momentum for Ventas is bearish and the probability of a decline in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving down which suggests that the medium-term momentum for Ventas is bearish.

The RSI indicator is at 56.98 level which suggests that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold at this time.

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Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:28:41 +0000
Back in the late 1990s when the dotcom boom was in full bull mode, a common refrain among brokers asserted “growth is the new income.”These days, you could say that income is the new income. People are looking for growth and income for either some security over the long term — rather than pure growth stocks — or, they're looking to move some cash out of bank accounts and CDs that barely have yields at this point.Either way, there are some solid dividend paying stocks out there; I'm finding plenty of exciting contenders for my Growth Investor Buy List. But these are not those stocks.InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsThese are stocks that face significant fights to stay afloat in some cases and to save their dividends in others. 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And the current selloff isn't going to help. Schlumberger (SLB)Source: Valentin Martynov / Shutterstock.com Schlumberger is the gold standard in the oil field services sector. And aside from the Big Oil companies, it's about as reliable as you can get in the energy market.Over its nearly 100-year history, SLB has always found a way to survive. But the current challenge is unique in many ways, including a shift toward renewable energy sources.That, coupled with the global recession, means the it'll be tough going for energy producers and the companies that help them explore and produce oil from new and existing fields. In fact, with demand near zero for multiple months, production and inventories of oil have turned into an oversupply. 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Given that many states' biggest outbreaks occurred in senior housing facilities, there is likely to be greatly increased state and federal oversight on standards. And that will mean pressure on margins.Since VTR is a triple net lease REIT (meaning it doesn't pay for construction, taxes or maintenance on its facilities) it doesn't have to deal with those issues directly. But its customers will.With a generous 8.1% dividend and the stock off 32% year to date, that dividend may not last much longer. And once it's cut, the blood is in the water. Dow (DOW)Source: Daniel J. Macy / Shutterstock.com 123-year-old Dow Chemical has seen a lot changes over its life. Its first commercial product was bleach, which founder H.H. 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