A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Signal Higher Start On Wall Street


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.


Pre-open movers

U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic is set to speak in Kingsport, Tennessee at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 57 points to 25,731.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures traded rose 5.30 points to 2,857.50. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 23.75 points to 7,411.25.

Oil prices traded mixed as Brent crude futures rose 0.13 percent to trade at $71.92 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures dropped 0.27 percent to trade at $65.73 a barrel.

 

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European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 0.26 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index surging 0.51 percent and German DAX 30 index climbing 0.87 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.55 percent, while French CAC 40 Index rose 0.53 percent.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.32 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.41 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.11 percent and India’s BSE Sensex jumped 0.87 percent.


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Analysts at Susquehanna upgraded Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) from Neutral to Positive and raised the price target from $78 to $93.

Nike shares rose 1.69 percent to $81.10 in pre-market trading.


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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.


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