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.
News of Note
September Chinese exports rose 15.3 percent on year (versus expectations of an 11.8 percent rise) after rising 9.4 percent in August. Imports rose 7.0 percent (versus expectations of a 2.7 percent decline) after falling 2.4 percent in August. The country's trade surplus fell to $31 billion (versus expectations of $41 billion) from $49.83 billion in August. Also, China's central bank stated that it still expects to meet its 7.5 percent growth target this year.Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades of Note
Analysts at Bank of America maintained a Buy rating on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) with a price target lowered to $390 from a previous $400. Shares lost 1.59 percent, closing at $306.45.Analysts at JPMorgan maintained a Neutral rating on Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) with a price target lowered to $14 from a previous $17. Shares lost 0.22 percent, closing at $13.45.Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) with a price target raised to $50 from a previous $45. Shares lost 2.37 percent, closing at $49.09.Analysts at Barclays maintained an Overweight rating on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) with a price target lowered to $112 from a previous $117. Shares lost 1.56 percent, closing at $91.68.Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE: CTB) to Buy from Neutral with a price target raised to $37 from a previous $34. Shares gained 2.12 percent, closing at $28.43.Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) to Neutral from Overweight with a price target lowered to $50 from a previous $55. Shares lost 2.67 percent, closing at $47.08.Analysts at Piper Jaffray maintained a Market Outperform rating on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) with a price target raised to $92 from a previous $90. Shares gained 0.11 percent, closing at $72.99.Recommended: Interest Rates Headed Lower Even As Fed Ends Quantitative EasingAnalysts at FBR Capital maintained an Outperform rating on Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) with a price target raised to $133 from a previous $125. Shares lost 2.21 percent, closing at $101.44.Analysts at Hudson Square upgraded Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to Buy from Hold with a $700 price target. Shares lost 2.07 percent, closing at $533.21.Analysts at UBS downgraded J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) to Sell from Neutral with a price target lowered to $5 from a previous $10. Shares lost 0.42 percent, closing at $7.09.Analysts at CRT Capital upgraded L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) to Fairly Valued from Sell with a price target raised to $115 from a previous $90. Shares lost 5.12 percent, closing at $109.25.Analysts at Piper Jaffray maintained an Overweight rating on Mastercard (NYSE: MA) with a price target lowered to $88 from a previous $91. Shares lost 1.02 percent, closing at $69.78.Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Hold rating on Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) with a price target lowered to $60 from a previous $62. Shares lost 4.30 percent, closing at $56.14.Analysts at Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) with a price target raised to $40 from a previous $38. Shares lost 2.27 percent, closing at $28.47.Analysts at JPM organ maintained an Overweight rating on SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) with a price target lowered to $74 from a previous $83. Shares lost 9.82 percent, closing at $48.29.Analysts at Northland Securities upgraded Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) to Outperform from Market perform with a price target raised to $100 from a previous $95. Shares lost 1.08 percent, closing at $78.42.Analysts at BGC Partners upgraded Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) to Buy from Hold with a price target raised to $50 from a previous $37. Shares lost 3.08 percent, closing at $38.38.Equities-Specific News of Note
Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Studio received regulatory approval from the Chinese government to open a $3.27 billion theme park in Beijing. Shares lost 1.86 percent, closing at $51.64.Level 3 (NASDAQ: LVLT) successfully obtained a $2 billion loan which expires in 2022 to finance its acquisition of TW Telecom at a rate of LIBOR + 3.5 percent. Shares lost 2.31 percent, closing at $38.05.Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) can now resume open pit mining at its complex in Indonesia after it agreed to make changes to its safety measures. Shares gained 0.20 percent, closing at $30.72.J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) announced that it appointed Marvin Ellison to be its next CEO. Ellison is currently a vice president at Home Depot. Shares lost 0.42 percent, closing at $7.09.Related: Sozzi: 'Say Hello To The New CEO Of Your Mom's J.C. Penney'Bloomberg speculated that Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) has considered a potential merger with Pepsi. (NYSE: PEP) Shares of InBev lost 0.22 percent, closing at $106.03 while shares of Pepsi lost 0.75 percent, closing at $93.94.Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) revealed its Wave cloud analytic and business intelligence software during its annual “Dreamforce” conference event. Shares lost 2.81 percent, closing at $53.23.Boeing (NYSE: BA) reported that Garuda Indonesia plans to purchase 50 737-MAX airlines valued at $4.9 billion. Shares of Boeing lost 0.86 percent, closing at $120.45.b>Steris (NYSE: STE) has agreed to acquire U.K. based Synergy Health for $1.9 billion. Steris plans to incorporate itself in the U.K. but maintain its headquarters in the U.S. Shares of Steris gained 0.32 percent, closing at $56.56.Winners of Note
The Wall Street Journal reported that Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) approached CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX) recently to discuss a potential combination of the two railroad operators. Shares of Canadian Pacific fell 2.32 percent, closing at $184.97 while shares of CSX hit new 52-week highs of $34.09 before closing the day at $31.70, up 5.88 percent.Iron ore prices posted the largest intraday rise since May helping boost shares of Cliffs Natural Resources. (NYSE: CLF) Shares gained 12.70 percent, closing at $8.25.Decliners of Note
A France based journalist reported that Formula 1 superstar Michael Schumacher's head injuries are due to the “mounting of the GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) camera that he had on his helmet that injured his brain.” The article also claimed that the race car driver's helmet completely broke while a lab has been testing to see if the GoPro camera was responsible. Note: The Telegraph reported a similar story back in February. Shares lost 9.85 percent, closing at $76.67.Targa Resources Partners (NYSE: NGLS) and Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP) has agreed to acquire Atlas Pipeline Partners (NYSE: APL) and Atlas Energy (NYSE: ATLS) in a deal valued at $7.7 billion. Targa Resources Partners expects 11 13 percent distribution growth in 2015 while Targa Resources expects approximately 35 percent dividend growth in 2015. Targo also expects the deal to add $1.00 to $2.00 per share dividend accretion over the long term. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter 2015. Shares of Targa Resources Partners fell 7.42 percent, closing at $59.23 while shares of Targa Resources lost 10.39 percent, closing at $109.01. Shares of Atlas Pipeline Partners gained 1.34 percent, closing at $34.07 while shares of Atlas Energy gained 14.93 percent, closing at $37.25.Recommended: S&P 500, Homebuilders And Gold ETFs To Watch This WeekGlobelstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) said that Kerrisdale Capital's FCC filling is “nothing more than another attempt by a short seller to drive the price of Globalstar's stock down for its own short term financial game” and that Kerrisdale's arguments “demonstrate a lack of understanding of our company and our industry.” Shares hit new 52-week lows of $1.56 before closing the day at $1.71, down 5.0 percent.Luxottica's (NYSE: LUX) CEO Enrico Cavatorta resigned over the weekend allegedly due to disagreements he had with the company's founder Leonardo Del Vecchio. Shares hit new 52-week lows of $46.68 before closing the day at $47.01, down 9.07 percent.Quote of the Day
“"They're somewhat overvalued but that's not the core of the insanity. Tech investors always overrate growth and always underrate durability. You can measure growth but you can't measure durability." – Peter Thiel speaking on CNBC.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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