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.
The U.S. dollar has been extremely strong recently due to global economic weakness. The U.S. economy’s growth is nothing special compared to the country’s historic economic growth rate, but weakness and instability in Europe and other major economies has boosted the dollar’s strength.
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The strong dollar is bittersweet for equity investors. A strong dollar caps inflation, which means imports are cheaper and prices are cheaper for U.S. consumers.
However, with U.S. goods and services becoming more expensive relative to the rest of the world, American companies that rely heavily on foreign profits can suffer during times of a strong dollar.
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American consumers and businesses pay less for imports and commodities during times the dollar is strong. For example, the price of oil has plummeted more than 50 percent over the past year, and that has greatly reduced energy expenses for many large American companies.
With more money in the pockets of American consumers, a strong dollar usually brings about a rise in discretionary spending.
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Companies that depend on discretionary spending can see rising profits from a strong dollar.
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Typically during times of dollar strength, companies that earn a high percentage of revenue from domestic sources will do best and companies that rely on foreign revenue will suffer.
For example, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM), Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) and The Proctor & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG) all derive more than 60 percent of their sales from international sources and will likely see dollar-related headwinds.
Companies that derive a majority of their income domestically could see a relative boost in business.
These companies include American banks such as Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE: PNC), retailers such as The TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ: ROST), and companies that rely on discretionary spending such as AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and the Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE).
Disclosure: the author owns shares of Bank of America.
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.