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 Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.01 percent to 25,968.23 while the NASDAQ declined 0.05 percent to 7,959.57. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.01 percent to 2,883.62.
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Wednesday morning, the utilities shares slipped by just 0.3 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) up 4 percent, and Genie Energy Ltd (NYSE:GNE) up 4 percent.
In trading on Wednesday, information technology shares fell 2.5 percent.
Top Headline
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
Earnings came in at $3.69 per share, beating estimates of $3.66 per share. Sales came in at $52.43 billion, missing estimates of $53.15 billion.
McKesson now projects 2020 adjusted profit of $13.85 to $14.45 per share.
Equities Trading UP
Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BURG) shares got a boost, shooting up 37 percent to $2.08 after the company announced it would begin offering its guests a 100 percent plant-based Beyond Burger patty.
Shares of MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) shot up 29 percent to $16.30 after the company reported Q2 financial results. Craig-Hallum upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy.
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Avalara, Inc. (NYSE:AVLR) shares were also up, gaining 17 percent to $69.79 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
Equities Trading DOWN
Inogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:INGN) shares dropped 24 percent to $69.25 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales and lowered FY19 outlook.
Shares of Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) were down 22 percent to $8.33 after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results.
2U, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU) was down, falling around 26 percent to $44.08 after the company issued Q2 EPS and sales guidance below analyst estimates.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.4 percent to $61.63 while gold traded up 0.4 percent to $1,291.20.
Silver traded up 0.2 percent Wednesday to $14.95, while copper fell 0.5 percent to $2.7725.
Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.2 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.3 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index dropped 0.3 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX gained 0.3 percent, and the French CAC 40 declined 0.1 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.3 percent.
Economics
The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Treasury is set to auction 10-year notes bills at 1:00 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.