Markets Rattled By Weak December Retail Sales


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S&P 500 and Dow Jones Futures each fell more than 1 percent following disappointing retail sales news, while the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries fell to 1.79 percent.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, December retail trade sales were down 1.1 percent (±0.5 percent) from November 2014, but 2.6 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers were up 9.8 percent (±3.0 percent) from December 2013 and food services and drinking places were up 8.2 percent (±3.3 percent) from last year.

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“Weakness in core retail spending is at risk of confirming the wage deterioration is more severe than perhaps thought,” Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at Maria Fiorini Ramirez Inc. in New York, told Bloomberg before the report. “We had very strong job growth last year, but wage growth left something to be desired.”


 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau


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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