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.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.36 percent to 26403.38 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.04 percent to 8120.43. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.56 percent to 2,934.13.
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Friday morning, the energy shares rose 1.3 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT) up 31 percent, and Covia Holdings Corporation (NYSE:CVIA) up 13 percent.
In trading on Friday, real estate shares fell 0.1 percent.
Top Headline
DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter,
Earnings came in at $0.65 per share, missing estimates of $0.66 per share. Sales came in at $3.19 billion, in-line with estimates. The company’s pay-TV business lost a net 259,000 subscribers during the quarter.
Equities Trading UP
Zix Corporation (NASDAQ:ZIXI) shares got a boost, shooting up 27 percent to $10.48 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results. The company also gave strong guidance.
Shares of Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:OLED) shot up 16 percent to $182.21 after the company reported higher-than-expected Q1 sales results.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WW) shares were also up, gaining 19 percent to $24.23 after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter and raised its FY19 guidance.
Equities Trading DOWN
Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI) shares dropped 23 percent to $5.24 after reporting Q1 results. Titan International posted Q1 earnings of $0.2 per share on sales of $410.4 million.
Shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) were down 18 percent to $23.10 after the FDA notified the company its PMA supplement for its products lacked information on the clinical analysis and evidence that would permit the completion of a review to determine safety and effectiveness.
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) was down, falling around 20 percent to $18.00 after the company reported wider-than-expected Q1 loss.
Commodities
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In commodity news, oil traded up 0.4 percent to $62.03 while gold traded up 0.1 percent to $1,272.60.
Silver traded up 0.6 percent Friday to $14.705, while copper rose 0.1 percent to $2.7825.
Eurozone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 0.4 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.1 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 0.2 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX gained 0.5 percent, and the French CAC 40 gained 0.3 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.8 percent.
Economics
The U.S. economy added 263,000 new jobs in April, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent versus 3.8 percent in March. However, economists were expecting a gain of 185,000 jobs in April.
U.S. advanced trade deficit in goods increased 0.7 percent to $71.4 billion in March.
US Services Purchasing Managers' Index declined to 53 for April, versus prior reading of 55.3.
The ISM's non-manufacturing index fell to 55.5 in April, compared to a reading of 56.1 in March.
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chairman Richard Clarida will speak in Stanford, CA at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the recent week will be released at 1:00 p.m. ET.
New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams is set to speak in Stanford, CA. at 1:45 p.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Member Michelle Bowman will speak in Stanford, CA at 3:00 p.m. ET.
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard is set to speak in Stanford, California at 7:45 p.m. ET.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly will speak in Stanford, California at 7:45 p.m. ET.
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan is set to speak in Stanford, California at 7:45 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester will speak in Stanford, California at 7:45 p.m. ET.
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.