Southern Company (SO) Offering Possible 7.76% Return Over the Next 33 Calendar Days

Southern Company's most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on Southern Company is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $45.00 short put and a strike $40.00 long put offers a potential 7.76% return on risk over the next 33 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were above $45.00 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.36 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $4.64 would be incurred if the stock dropped below the $40.00 long put strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the short-term momentum for Southern Company is bullish and the probability of a rise in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the medium-term momentum for Southern Company is bullish.

The RSI indicator is above 80 which suggests that the stock is in overbought territory.

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LATEST NEWS for Southern Company

Nuclear Science Week returns to Georgia and Plant Vogtle
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:30:00 GMT
PR Newswire – ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Georgia Power announced today that it is celebrating national Nuclear Science Week again this year by hosting and participating in a series of special local events in and around the company's Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga. The annual celebration is organized to draw attention to all aspects of nuclear science and the vital role it plays in the lives of Americans, as well as encourage education and highlight the energy careers of tomorrow. The week is especially poignant in Georgia as the construction of Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 continues to progress, employing more than 5,000 workers currently as the largest job-producing project in the state. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), nearly 20 percent of the nation's electricity is currently generated from nuclear power plants. With more than 60 new nuclear units currently under construction around the world and nuclear energy poised to play a critical role in the face of increasing pressure from environmental regulation in the U.S., Nuclear Science Week provides a valuable week-long opportunity for local students to explore the various elements of nuclear science and consider future careers.

Southern Company announces quarterly dividend
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:45:00 GMT
PR Newswire – ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 52.50 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Dec. 6, 2014, to shareholders of record as of Nov. 3, 2014. This marks 268 consecutive quarters – dating back to 1948 – that Southern Company will have paid a dividend to its shareholders. With 4.4 million customers and nearly 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. Southern Company brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average.

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noodls – BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Plant operators safely took Unit 2 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant offline Oct. 14 to investigate the cause of the loss of a support system following …

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