A Peek Into The Markets: U.S. Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of Factory Orders Data


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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.


Pre-open movers

U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Data on factory orders for April will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 130 points to 24,756.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures rose 9.70 points to 2,743.00. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 28.25 points to 7,111.00.

Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 1.46 percent to trade at $75.67 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures dropped 0.65 percent to trade at $65.38 a barrel.

 

A Peek Into Global Markets

European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 1.8 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 0.51 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 0.14 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.84 percent, while French CAC 40 Index rose 0.36 percent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.37 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 1.66 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.52 percent and India’s BSE Sensex fell 0.32 percent.


Broker Recommendation

Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) from Neutral to Outperform.

Whirlpool shares rose 1 percent to $146.77 in pre-market trading.


Breaking news


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  • Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) disclosed that its Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System has received the FDA 510(k) clearance.


  • Teladoc, Inc. (NYSE:TDOC) reported that it has acquired Advance Medical for $292 million in cash and $60 million in stock.



27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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.


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