Stocks were indicated to open sharply higher on Brexit hopes and U.S./China trade hopes, and earnings season will kick off next week. The bull market is now well over 10 years old, and volatility has been elevated despite strong double-digit percentage gains in 2019. Now is a time that investors need to be considering what changes they should be making for their portfolios and assets heading into late 2019 and as 2020 approaches.

24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst research reports each day of the week to find new ideas for traders and long-term investors alike. Some of the daily analyst calls cover stocks to buy, while some calls cover stocks to sell or to avoid.

We have provided these calls in a quick-hit summary for easy reading, and additional comments and trading data have been added on some of the calls. The consensus analyst price targets and other valuation metrics are from the Refinitiv sell-side research service.

These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Friday, October 11, 2019.

Alteryx Inc. (NYSE: AYX) was named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks, which said that this big-data analytics engine is growing sales at 80% from companies drowning in dark data. Its shares most recently closed at $109.78, with a consensus price target of $139.75.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was reiterated as Outperform at Wedbush Securities, but the firm raised its longstanding $245 price target up to $265 as the battle against Disney and Netflix begins and based on the sum of the parts in the businesses as a whole. Apple closed up 1.4% at $230.09. It has a 52-week range of $142.00 to $230.44 and a consensus target price of $229.28.

Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies. The stock closed down 10.6% at $20.42, in a 52-week range of $20.42 to $59.25.

Clarus Corp. (NASDAQ: CLAR) was started with a Buy rating and an $18 target price at Jefferies. It closed up less than 1% at $11.26 and has a 52-week range of $8.56 to $15.10. The consensus analyst target is $15.90.

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) was downgraded to Sell from Neutral with a $66 target price at Goldman Sachs. It closed down 2.7% at $61.41, in a 52-week range of $51.61 to $101.88. The consensus target price is $89.76.

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) was raised to Buy from Hold with a $170 target price at Stifel. Shares closed flat at $143.73, in a 52-week range of $102.97 to $180.76. The consensus target price is $176.08.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Argus. Delta closed down 1.5% at $53.10. It has a 52-week range of $45.08 to $63.44 and a consensus target price of $67.00.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Merrill Lynch. It closed up 2.1% at $26.18, in a 52-week range of $22.12 to $30.20 and with a consensus target price of $30.80.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (NYSE: IHG) was started with a Hold rating at Deutsche Bank. The shares closed up less than 1% at $59.37. The 52-week range is $53.57 to $71.02, and the consensus target price is $69.20.