27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
Top Upgrades
- Analysts at BMO Capital upgraded NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) from Market Perform to Outperform. NetApp shares rose 12.18 percent to $51.40 in pre-market trading.
- Guggenheim upgraded SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG) from Sell to Neutral. SCANA shares fell 0.25 percent to close at $44.39 on Wednesday.
- Baird upgraded Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) from Neutral to Outperform. Stryker shares fell 0.74 percent to close at $154.80 on Wednesday.
- Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) from Sell to Hold. Patterson shares gained 2.74 percent to close at $34.45 on Wednesday.
- Susquehanna upgraded DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) from Neutral to Positive. DSW shares rose 2.5 percent to $20.12 in pre-market trading.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded Constellium NV (NYSE:CSTM) from Equal-Weight to Overweight. Constellium shares gained 4.37 percent to $9.55 in pre-market trading.
- Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded Diebold Nixdorf Inc (NYSE:DBD) from Neutral to Overweight. Diebold Nixdorf shares rose 5.26 percent to $17.00 in pre-market trading.
- BMO Capital upgraded Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) from Market Perform to Outperform. Pandora shares rose 6.29 percent to $5.24 in pre-market trading.
- Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) from Hold to Buy. Dollar General shares fell 1.14 percent to close at $82.30 on Wednesday.
- Analysts at Buckingham upgraded Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) from Neutral to Buy. Hawaiian shares rose 2.55 percent to $38.15 in pre-market trading.
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Top Downgrades
- Raymond James downgraded VeriFone Systems Inc (NYSE:PAY) from Strong Buy to Outperform. VeriFone shares fell 1.70 percent to close at $17.39 on Wednesday.
- Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) from Buy to Hold. Acorda Therapeutics shares fell 1.76 percent to $16.70 in pre-market trading.
- Baird downgraded Diplomat Pharmacy Inc (NYSE:DPLO) from Outperform to Neutral. Diplomat Pharmacy shares declined 3.51 percent to $18.40 in pre-market trading.
- JP Morgan downgraded Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SHO) from Neutral to Underweight. Sunstone Hotel Investors shares dropped 0.67 percent to close at $16.26 on Wednesday.
- Jefferies downgraded Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP) from Buy to Hold. Triangle Capital shares declined 0.11 percent to $9.48 in pre-market trading.
- Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) from Neutral to Underweight. LaSalle Hotel Properties shares declined 0.60 percent to close at $28.16 on Wednesday.
- Analysts at DA Davidson downgraded Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) from Buy to Neutral. Sally Beauty shares dropped 3.25 percent to close at $15.16 on Tuesday.
- Jefferies downgraded Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (ADR) (NYSE:SMI) from Buy to Hold. Semiconductor Manufacturing shares rose 0.42 percent to $7.25 in pre-market trading.
Top Initiations
- Berenberg initiated coverage on Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE:NOMD) with a Buy rating. The price target for Nomad Foods set to $18. Nomad Foods shares closed at $14.34 on Wednesday.
- Stephens & Co. initiated coverage on Access National Corporation (NASDAQ:ANCX) with a Overweight rating. The price target for Access National set to $31. Access National shares closed at $27.94 on Wednesday.
- Analysts at Berenberg initiated coverage on Vantiv Inc (NYSE:VNTV) with a Buy rating. The price target for Vantiv set to $85. Vantiv shares closed at $68.97 on Wednesday.
- Analysts at Pivotal Research initiated coverage on NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) with a Hold rating. The price target for NetApp is set to $54. NetApp shares closed at $45.82 on Wednesday.
- Berenberg initiated coverage on Amplify Snack Brands Inc (NYSE:BETR) with a Hold rating. The price target for Amplify Snack Brands is set to $5. Amplify Snack Brands shares closed at $5.13 on Wednesday.
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.