Why ExxonMobil Could Continue To Rally


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.


On CNBC's "Options Action," Michael Khouw of Optimize Advisors said that trading in ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) implied a move of about 3.4% on Thursday. This was higher than the average of 2.7% move in the last eight reported quarters, he said.

The stock traded at 1.3 times its average daily call volume on Thursday, Khouw added.

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There were buyers of 1,000 of the December 120 calls at an average price of $1.60 per contract, Khouw said. The traders expect ExxonMobil’s stock to rise by at least 12.5% by December expiration, he added.

XOM Price Action: Shares of ExxonMobil had risen by 0.38% to close at $107.55 on Thursday.

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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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