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 0.33 percent to 17,441.86 while the NASDAQ surged 0.12 percent to 4,629.33. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.38 percent to 2,019.65.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
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In trading on Wednesday, non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.86 percent. Top gainers in the sector included Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ), up 5.5 percent, and Snyder's-Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE), up 5 percent.
Basic materials sector was the top decliner on Wednesday. Top losers in the sector included Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE), down 6.6 percent, and Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY), off 5.8 percent.
Top Headline
Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) reported upbeat earnings for the third quarter.
The New York-based company posted a quarterly net profit of $967 million, or $1.11 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $1.18 billion, or $1.26 per share. Adjusted EPS rose to $1.22 from $0.91. However, adjusted earnings, excluding tax benefit, came in at $0.97 per share.
Its revenue climbed 3% to $6.24 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.94 per share on revenue of $6.16 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Coupons.com (NYSE: COUP) shares shot up 30.39 percent to $16.22 after the company reported upbeat quarterly results.
Shares of Callidus Software (NASDAQ: CALD) got a boost, shooting up 14.01 percent to $15.54 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 results and issued a strong revenue forecast.
EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) shares were also up, gaining 4.98 percent to $94.78 after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its production growth forecast.
Equities Trading DOWN
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Shares of Albany Molecular Research (NASDAQ: AMRI) were down 22.58 percent to $17.55 after the company reported a Q3 loss of $0.02 per share on revenue of $62.47 million.
FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) shares tumbled 15.22 percent to $29.04 after the company reported downbeat third-quarter revenue.
Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS) was down, falling 12.81 percent to $43.96 after the company issued a weak forecast for the current quarter.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.12 percent to $77.28, while gold traded down 2.13 percent to $1,142.80.
Silver traded down 4 percent Wednesday to $15.32, while copper fell 0.68 percent to $3.00.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 tumbled 1.01 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index declined 2.12 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index dropped 2.24 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX fell 0.92 percent and the French CAC 40 slipped 1.52 percent while UK shares dropped 0.52 percent.
Economics
The MBA reported that its index of mortgage application activity declined 2.60% in the week ended October 31, 2014.
Private-sector employers added 230,000 jobs in October, versus 225,000 in September. However, economists were expecting an addition of 220,000 jobs.
The final reading of Markit services PMI fell to 57.10 in October, versus a prior reading of 57.30. However, economists were expecting a reading of 57.10.
The ISM non-manufacturing PMI fell to 57.10 in October, versus a prior reading of 58.60. However, economists were expecting a reading of 58.00.
The Treasury is set to auction 3-and 10-year notes.
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.