A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Fall Ahead Of Earnings


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 lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) will release earnings after the closing bell. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 79 points to 29,200 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures traded fell 12.65 points to 3,312.25. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index declined 43.25 points to 9,131.25.

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Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 1.5% to trade at $64.24 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures fell 1% to trade at $57.95 a barrel.

A Peek Into Global Markets


European markets were lower today, with the Spanish Ibex Index falling 0.8%, STOXX Europe 600 Index declining 0.7% and German DAX 30 index dropping 0.4%. The UK's FTSE index was trading lower by 1.2%, while French CAC 40 Index slipped 1.1%.

In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.91%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 2.81%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.41% and India’s BSE Sensex fell 0.49%.


Broker Recommendation

Analysts at KeyBanc upgraded L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) from Sector Weight to Overweight and announced a $25 price target.

L Brands shares rose 2.2% to $20.60 in pre-market trading.


Breaking News

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  • F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE:FNB) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter.
  • UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) reported a 129% increase in its net profit for the fourth quarter, but lowered its mid-term profitability guidance.

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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